What triggered your desire to lose weight ?

Guy04

What triggered me was, I was laying in bed trying to get comfortable in bed for the 3rd night in a row,again I had painful heart burn with this feeling that my stomach was full all the way up to my Adams apple. The next day I read up on GERD and Sliding Hiatal Hernia's. According to what I read everything I was doing was making the situation worse. In order to relieve myself of these symtoms I needed to lose weight and stop drinking alcohol. So that day I decided no more beer and I'm gonna get serious about getting down to a healthy BMI. So what your trigger to get serious about losing weight ?

kshama2001

Setting a wedding date and thinking about the pictures.

cwolfman13

I had to fix my diet and start getting some exercise for health reasons and to reverse a bunch of bad blood work...a nice bi-product of that was dropping about 40 Lbs, but that wasn't really my goal initially...just kind of happened.

TheVirgoddess

Being diagnosed with insulin resistance.

jeannettemancini

Seeing a picture of me (the one in my profile, but my full body) next to my sister, and realizing just how bad I had let myself get. Although, I have tried a few times... my motivation this time is higher b/c my BF has lost about 80 lbs and she looks incredible!

Kalikel

Health issues. Had a Come To Jesus at the doctor and stopped at grocery store on my way home.

Woke up eating Crunch Berries and donuts, went to bed eating baked chicken and green beans.

smotheredincheese

I just couldn't stand the way I looked in photos anymore and needed to do something about it.

DeguelloTex

The doctor's casual mention of BP meds, solidified by digging up a picture of me from my last vacation.

niharikashukla28

my desire to wear good clothes and obviously to avoid future health problems

Need2Exerc1se

I'm 51 with a family history of heart disease and diabetes. Keeping weight down, diet balanced and staying active seems my best bet for avoiding those.

Graymanstole

Had a pinched Ulnar nerve and went to get seen. Nurse was concerned about my BP (162/127). I had never had high blood pressure until then. Went on meds to control it, but promised myself I would only use those until I could come off on my own. I didn't want to live my life in the pharmacy line picking up medications. Started running, eating less (still eat poorly, just less of it), drinking only water. Haven't been on any medication for over a year now.

strong_curves

$$$ I didn't want to start buying clothes in a bigger size and not liking how I looked naked. Plain old vanity reasons.

xkitxkatxkaix

Bawling my eyes out in my closet because none of my clothes fit anymore.

nordlead2005

Nothing in particular other than wanting to be healthy. I was 175 and all muscle in college and life got the best of me until we were pregnant for our first child (210lb). I wanted to be healthy for my wife and kid and 12 months later and I was back down to 185. For some reason I stopped logging calories and exercising and hit 220 this past winter (5 years later).

This time my wife started exercising and I knew I was overweight, so I started lifting again and started counting calories again. I've been enjoying the challenge of lifting, as I didn't have room for a bench for years, and I'm too lazy and cheap to go to the gym. I'm now down to 204. I hope to be at 175 by Christmas.

KateSimpson17

Lots of things... pictures, thinking about getting married in the next few years and not wanting to have to lose the weight then, being out of shape when I have a job that requires a lot of hiking. I post this quote on a lot of threads, but it's honestly become my mantra whenever I'm feeling unmotivated or when I screw up here and there "Eating well (losing weight) is hard. Being fat is hard. Chose your hard."

ATL_Geiger

Been 5'10" 128-130lbs since I was 17. Quit smoking and trying to put on weight. Tired of looking like a teenage boy in my mid 30's.

WeddedBliss1992

i was down to my goal weight for about a year. i had an old pair of shorts size 14 that i used to wear and i kept them so i could remember how big i used to be. i got pregnant and gained weight, then went through some difficult times. all i could wear were those big shorts. that's when i knew i had to do something to get back to my goal.

atypicalsmith

Got sick and tired of being fat and tired.

atypicalsmith

ATL_Geiger wrote: »

Been 5'10" 128-130lbs since I was 17. Quit smoking and trying to put on weight. Tired of looking like a teenage boy in my mid 30's.

I was between 105 and 110 until I quit smoking at age 51. I'm almost halfway back there!

ClaudePou

My Doc, told me twice to go see a weight clinic. I knew i would feel better if i got it under control.

Sharon009

Busting out of the largest size clothing in my closet. Severe acid reflux and hiatal hernia (no processed food for me anymore). wanting to feel good as well as look good.

nxd10

Not getting diabetes. I've logged almost 4 years and have maintained 3. Happy about it every single day.

bpetrosky

An uncomfortable business trip to Taichung, a visit to a KTV.

ffbrown25

First push: breaking up with a boyfriend who was a literal feeder and actively rooted for me to gain weight. Second push: decided to run a half marathon and knew that I needed to be just a little stronger for it. Almost there...

ATL_Geiger

atypicalsmith wrote: »

ATL_Geiger wrote: »

Been 5'10" 128-130lbs since I was 17. Quit smoking and trying to put on weight. Tired of looking like a teenage boy in my mid 30's.

I was between 105 and 110 until I quit smoking at age 51. I'm almost halfway back there!

Congrats on quitting! I tried a few times over the years but this time was no problem at all. I guess it was really time.

jjmusgrave

I realized I was starting to not want to play around with my 3 and 2 yr old on the floor and just being exhausted when I came home from work so all I would do is want to lounge on the couch and make excuses to my kids about how I didn't want to play. I don't want to be that kind of mom. I want to be the mom that runs around and throws balls to her kids and is building towers and pretending to be a horse. Plus, because I was tired all the time, I was actually encouraging my kids to come watch TV with me. No, I don't want my bad habits to make my kids overweight. (We have a good diet, I just tend to eat too much and not exercise enough.)

wolfsbayne

My doctor telling me that my cholesterol was high and I was at risk for a heart attack. Got my butt in gear real quick.

atypicalsmith

ATL_Geiger wrote: »

atypicalsmith wrote: »

ATL_Geiger wrote: »

Been 5'10" 128-130lbs since I was 17. Quit smoking and trying to put on weight. Tired of looking like a teenage boy in my mid 30's.

I was between 105 and 110 until I quit smoking at age 51. I'm almost halfway back there!

Congrats on quitting! I tried a few times over the years but this time was no problem at all. I guess it was really time.

Congrats to you! Wish I had done it at your age, but it was so widely accepted back then. It's funny how once you REALLY decide to do it, it's not nearly as hard as all the times you wanted to quit, but hadn't DECIDED!

initialsdeebee

Mostly vanity, to be honest. Was tired of being the super active, healthy person who still looked thick and slightly chunky in spite of all that. Realized that moderate as opposed to extensive exercise and portion control work better than exercising super intense every time then eating as much food as I want just cause it's healthy.

Dariasen

1st)My son was put on medication with increases his hunger. He's a bottomless pit most days. I want him to make better choices in food and excersize. I have to set an example.
2nd) Having the BP monitor go beep like I won the jackpot at a casino when I went to the hospital.
3rd) Being able to wear more than the 1 pair of jeans I could still barely squeeze into.

yopeeps025

Me being attracted to women that did not prefer my size.