How did you commit to weightloss?

ncfitbit

I had the goal of losing weight for years, but my wake up call push came from seeing pictures of myself with friends where I had done my best to look "thin" (spanx in the summer, yep) which made me realized there was no hiding it from myself or others. And yet, that was all just the ignition. Anyone can decide to lose weight. It's the decision to do what it takes to lose weight that is trickier.

My decision to lose weight and to sticking with it came from logging in one full day and then another and then 10 days and then 30 and then having a goal of logging in one full year (which I recently did). After a few weeks of seeing the relationship between complete, honest logging and losing weight, I was hooked. It was no longer mysterious to me what I had to do. I was also inspired by so many MFP people who had lost a lot of weight and I would read everything I could about how they had done it. The people who inspire me the most do very reasonable things to lose weight. Their stories gave me the confidence to keep going and made me realize you don't have to be perfect or have a loss every single week to be successful.

LowCoffinLucifie

rainbowbow wrote: »

When do people change? When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

Love that quite there

Lounmoun

MandyQ1972 wrote: »

Now that I've joined I keep thinking "I'll start tomorrow". What steps did you take to begin and how did you stay focused?

I randomly joined MFP on a Wednesday afternoon in the middle of the month about a year ago because I was tired of being left behind when walking with my family and getting out of breath climbing stairs. I entered my stats and activity level and just went with the calorie goal MFP gave me. I started logging food the day after I joined MFP and have logged every day since. Most days I have pre-logged my food.
I started reading on the forums and got some friends and that inspires me.

sakurablush

I just woke up one morning and thought "that's it, I've had it. I'm not stopping until I feel I'm done."

Never dieting before. Never been as big as I was at the start of the year before (and never will be again if I have any say in it). I don't actually find the weight loss process that difficult or depriving as I found something that really works for me, but if it was I'd tell myself it's not as tough as all the depressive thoughts, aches and low self esteem when I was bigger.

Oh and I've thrown out any clothing bigger than a UK size 12. So if I do gain weight, then I have to go out nude (not a pleasant thought. and I don't exactly relish the thought of being arrested for indecent exposure so guess I'll be stuck being smaller lol).

solnapug

I had surgery scheduled. Anesthesia scares me so to make me a bit less likely to die on the table I decided to lose some weight. After surgery I just continued what I had started. A few months later I added strength training and got back to twice weekly deep water running. I'm in better shape now - and 58 pounds lighter - than I have been in decades. My only regret is not doing this sooner.

eileensofianmushinfine

for me, the impetus for change was seeing myself in pictures that were so unflattering. I realized, "that's exactly what I look like". It took a couple more weeks for me to decide on a course of action. I hired a personal trainer who worked with me on fitness and tweaking my diet. I've slowly made over my lifestyle and it keeps me committed. I love this new body (although I still have another 25-30 pounds to go). I love wearing a size 16 (started at a size 22 at 243 pounds).

riffraff2112

Pure vanity. Looking at pictures that no amount of cropping was going to fix. I knew I had some huge events, and trips coming up and wanted to look at the pictures and be proud of the way I looked in them.
Its shallow but it worked!

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Bxqtie116

I was sick and tired of looking like this. My weight kept going up and I was tired all the time. Last year I made a commitment to myself that this year was gonna be the year that I start making changes to not only look better, but feel better. Finding this app has helped me be more accountable for what I eat. Although I've lost 40 lbs so far, I only wish I found this app when I first started my journey.

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pgonzalez740

MistressNom wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

When do people change? When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

Love that quite there