What kickstarted your weightloss?

daynaxxanne

Hey all!

I'm back after a bit of a break from MFP and I'm ready to start making changes.

So my question for you today is, what was the first thing you changed when you decided it was time to lose weight? Did you walk more? Did you cut a type of food out? What was it?

Let me know!!
Xx Dayna

mgbcan2

I'm having severe back problems due to my weight I have 5 two- 218 lb s and I went from a size 6 to a size 18 and expand of 3 years I'm very disappointed in myself but now I see that losing weight is going to help my health and it's as good a better be and by Future. I would say look at myself and the picture and seeing how hard it is to walk and how hard it is to do simple things I'm only 31 years old and I feel outdated enough is enough it's time to help myself and stop going for these quick fixes that I think they're going to help me but they only hurt me

estherdragonbat

I developed an obesity-related complication. Docs told me it can be managed, not cured. Losing weight is going a long way toward managing it.

riffraff2112

This may not sound encouraging but I have never had much success with doing little things that make a difference. I only have success when I am firing on all cylinders...eating at deficit(or maintenance), weight training and doing cardio. With that goes carefully monitoring my weight and logging and keeping a journal.
As soon as I stop doing any of the things mentioned above, I tend to fall off the wagon and my progress regresses.

So for me...I commit to a full program. Good luck

BettingOnIt

Honestly, I know it's not the most healthy thing to do, but I needed to control something, to get a handle on something in my life. I turned to monitoring my calorie intake. I have gained 30+ pounds in the last year, due to over eating, and binge eating. I finally chose to do something, to take a step in a new direction. I've been logging food on myfitnesspal for 3 weeks now, and I've lost 6 pounds so far, and that's just with mindful eating and light exercise. It's something that's working for me. It's nice to have that control again. And that reasoning to say "no" to heaping servings, and just overall being mindful of what the hell I'm eating, and how much I'm eating.

pigheaded

I was in a store two years ago. Standing in line and waiting to buy a three liter bottle of Dr. Pepper and a bag of ruffles potato chips before a football game. I turned around and a little six year old boy was with his mom behind me. He looked up at me and grinned. I smiled back and turned around. I heard him tell his mom “ That man is fat.” I was no embarrassed and hurt. I left my stuff at the checkout and walked out of the store. I haven’t touched a bag of ruffles or a Dr. Pepper since. I was 220 at the time. So I was fat and I am glad that I got a kick in the pants to get the weight off, even if it took the words of a child to get me started. Glad I didn’t have bacon and beer at the time!

kommodevaran

I changed my eating habits, my attitudes and my environment at the same time, and I'm still tinkering with all of them, four years later and three years into maintenance.

I cut out sweets and snacks and stopped having sugar in my tea. I started to eat meals, consisting of real food. I started going for short walks every day.

But I also started to think like the normal weight person I wanted to be. And I stopped buying things I have trouble moderating.

meltamy

daynaxxanne wrote: »

Hey all!

I'm back after a bit of a break from MFP and I'm ready to start making changes.

So my question for you today is, what was the first thing you changed when you decided it was time to lose weight? Did you walk more? Did you cut a type of food out? What was it?

Let me know!!
Xx Dayna

meltamy

I have high blood pressure and just wanted to live a longer healthier life. I started slowly cutting out sugar and dairy.

sytchequeen

I have had an acceptable (although not naturally slim - I've always been a little stocky) weight for a lot of years, but in early 2016 I had a serious back injury, spent some time in hospital, was immobile for some time and on a lot of medication. All of this caused my weight to balloon. (along with quitting smoking while I was unable to get about).
I naively thought the weight would start to come off naturally when I became more active. I had to accept it wasn't.
I bought a handful of things I could wear at work, but had a whole wardrobe of things looking at me that I couldn't wear, and I refused to get rid of them.
I can now confirm my "fat pants" are now way too big and can be taken off without unfastening them.
I still have a way to go. But I know I can get there.

livingleanlivingclean

I decided to consistently eat less than I required....

msdemmie

A warning from my doctor is the short answer. What did I cut out - sweets, cream, cake, puddings, soda, pasta, rice, pizza, hard cheeses, wine and all/most processed foods - cut down bacon, cups of tea and coffee, ( I take both with one sugar now instead of two) potatoes, fried foods, bread, butter. I joined here, weigh all my food, watch my macros and WALK WALK WALK.

ISweat4This

This time around I made the decision to consistently track my meals/beverages.

vanilla_frosting

My best friend is a type 2 diabetic and her doctor told her that it's necessary for her to lose weight or she will begin having some serious health problems. He sent her to a nutritionist and she was put on a "diet" - more of a calorie deficit (lower carbs, higher protein, etc.). I told her I would start on this journey with her and we would be weight loss buddies.

So we began tracking on MFP. I love logging my meals, snacks, occasionally exercise! I don't know if it's part of the OCD, but I always feel satisfied when I close out the day, even if I've gone over my calories (which rarely happens).

Two and a half(ish) months later, I'm still tracking everything and I'm down 18 lbs! My bestie, on the other hand, quit tracking. According to her, she knows what she's eating - there's no need for all of that! She hasn't lost a pound; in fact, I think she may have gained a bit.

So, that's my kickstart...and I plan to keep it going. And kick her in the butt to get her back on track.

Cindy01Louisiana

riffraff2112 wrote: »

This may not sound encouraging but I have never had much success with doing little things that make a difference. I only have success when I am firing on all cylinders...eating at deficit(or maintenance), weight training and doing cardio. With that goes carefully monitoring my weight and logging and keeping a journal.
As soon as I stop doing any of the things mentioned above, I tend to fall off the wagon and my progress regresses.

So for me...I commit to a full program. Good luck

That's the EXACT SAME for me! When I slack in one area, the other areas are not far behind!

NorthCascades

Summer. It was just too hot to eat so much. I didn't decide to lose with until I noticed I'd already lost 20 pounds.

CSARdiver

I signed on to be a Den Leader and needed to set a good example for my scouts.

Signed onto MFP that evening and did 30 mins of elliptical at the gym.

Cindy01Louisiana

When I smoked, I was always thin. What they call "skinny fat." No muscle to speak of.

I quit smoking in 2014. And started menopause. The weight crept up up up.

In 2016, I joined a gym and, coincidentally, at the same time, joined their annual team competition thing. It was fun -- hard work, but fun. The accountability to a coach and to my team members was very motivating -- as was being able to wear smaller clothes, and not feeling big and dumpy in my body.

After the program, I spent nine months off and on with motivation and being on the ball, but slowly everything tapered off -- the weighing my food went first, the logging my food went next, then I was going to the gym only three times a week, then only twice a week, then the holidays, and before I knew it, I had put all 23 or so pounds back on. It is possible the gain was a bit to do with hormone replacement therapy, but nevertheless, I'm back to my old weight and I had to box up my smaller clothes.

My jump start is again another team competition at my gym. Yes, I "SHOULD" be self-disciplined to able to do ALL of the right things on my own and incorporate it as a lifestyle change. But y'know, I've decided that it is okay for me right now to be motivated by competition, accountability, camaraderie and teamwork. For now, I am HAPPY that I'm back on the wagon. I'm back to the gym, I'm weighing and logging my food and I'm excited about fitting back into my clothes!

EatingAndKnitting

Honestly? It was a thread back in December on a rather nasty website I stumbled on about a couple vloggers on YouTube. They were so big that they couldn't find clothes for themselves anymore. They sat on the couch wearing a sheet over their torso. I don't remember the website I was looking at, or who the vloggers were.

I know that doesn't make me look very nice, and I'm sorry, but it was a real wakeup call. Diabetes wasn't. It's controlled by meds fairly well. High cholesterol wasn't. Again, just take a pill. The knowledge that my dad had a heart attack at 48 and I'm built just like him wasn't. I'm only 37, I've got time and my cholesterol isn't that high and my blood pressure is normal.

I was wearing tight 28s at the time, was probably really a size 30. Most plus size stores go to a 32. I knew if I didn't change I was looking at my own very near future. I didn't want to grow out of my clothes and have to sit on the couch wearing a sheet. I knew these poor girls probably are going to look at very serious health problems in the near future, and I'm already staring down the barrel at my own health problems.

Before that on September 28, 2016 my dad died at age 76 of congestive heart failure. He had diabetes, high cholesterol, was obese - just like me. That was my first wakeup call, but I didn't do anything about it, I was too busy grieving.

I felt out of control, lots of things were going on in the world that I couldn't control, but my future scared me and I realized I could control that . I don't mean control in an eating disordered way, just in a healthy watch what you're doing way. I started logging my food on December 30, took a three-four month break this summer, and here I am today.

My future no longer scares me. I will always be diabetic, but my numbers are coming down and I have faith that I'll be able to put it in remission. Hopefully by this time next year. My cholesterol is coming down and I hope to be able to come off my meds for that next year as well.

DeniseWilson43

My portion size of what I eat... Denise

SoulOfALion5

Cut down my alcohol intake, cut down on takeaway food intake and began walking.

seltzermint555

Mostly pictures that were taken of me and posted on the company website all the dang time, reminding me of how out of control my weight had become. Also feeling winded at the train station on a business trip. Before that, I'd always easily kept up with my normal weight peers. It was time to change.

bellaesprita000

My 30th birthday is in April and I'll be completing my PhD the year after that. A chapter of my life is coming to an end and another one beginning right around the corner.

I've had success losing weight before by working out and getting out less, but never approached in a systematic way. I never had a goal beyond being smaller. After a few years of developing better eating habits and routinely going to the gym, I decided to give CICO a try. It was completely on a whim and I was very doubtful it would work.

I've known about MFP for a while, but thought it was too time-consuming to log calories for EVERY meal EVERY day. I finally re-downloaded the app and started counting calories. That's really the only thing that has changed the last two months. I have the same gym schedule and eat the same types of food but the portions are smaller. I also eat out less mainly because it makes counting calories a pain.

I'd say CICO has expanded my diet because I don't restrict myself listening to all the diet myths floating around. I'm eating carbs. I'm eating fat. I'm eating protein. I have dessert. I eat chocolate multiple times a day. All of these things in moderation is key.

whosshe

pigheaded wrote: »

I was in a store two years ago. Standing in line and waiting to buy a three liter bottle of Dr. Pepper and a bag of ruffles potato chips before a football game. I turned around and a little six year old boy was with his mom behind me. He looked up at me and grinned. I smiled back and turned around. I heard him tell his mom “ That man is fat.” I was no embarrassed and hurt. I left my stuff at the checkout and walked out of the store. I haven’t touched a bag of ruffles or a Dr. Pepper since. I was 220 at the time. So I was fat and I am glad that I got a kick in the pants to get the weight off, even if it took the words of a child to get me started. Glad I didn’t have bacon and beer at the time!

I started at 230lbs and the first thing I did was stop buying chips. Haven't bought a bag since. My kick in the butt was my grandmother who hadn't seen me in a couple of months telling me I was getting really fat. My family never commented on my weight like that before. The day after I signed up for MFP and I've lost 60lbs since. Thanks grandma! lol

meggs9605

I have been absent for a long time too. I just downloaded the app yesterday. I have gotten lax with focusing on myself and self care in general. In the last 6 mo, i have gained about 14 lbs. I didnt even realize it until i made myself get on the scale last week. I am not proud of it but I wasn't exactly motivated to do anything. Last weekend (after a very rocky and emotion past month), I randomly ordered a acupressure mat and teeth whitening products from Amazon. Then on Monday, I had some produce that was about to go bad so I pulled out my dusty Ninja and made green smoothie for a couple of days. After just those few things that I prioritized for MYSELF (not my husband, toddler, or work), my motivation started going up. But, i am also an "all or nothing " type. If i commit, i become hyperfocused on something.

need2belean

daynaxxanne wrote: »

Hey all!

I'm back after a bit of a break from MFP and I'm ready to start making changes.

So my question for you today is, what was the first thing you changed when you decided it was time to lose weight? Did you walk more? Did you cut a type of food out? What was it?

Let me know!!
Xx Dayna

I committed to a full program. I hired a PT I found on IG who gives me my macros/calories do eat each week and gave me workouts to follow each week and I check-in with her every week with measurements and weight and progress photos.
I started in February and have lost a total of 15" over my body and nearly 25lbs.

angmarie28

This time around (i lost weight before, and gained it all back with my last pregnancy) I have 3 daily goals
1-drink 3 bottles of water(thats 9 cups),
2-avoid binging after work (I tend to eat my feelings)
3-workout, whether it be running, weight training, or just a walk on rest days.
so far its working for me. of course also, record everything you eat.

killenmike

I’m a 50 year old man and I woke up one day and realized that I was turning 50 this year, whether I liked it or not. I decided I wanted to be fit and 50 and not Fat and 50. I started walking a mile 2 times a day at work on breaks. For me it was a mind set change. I was determined to do this. On Jan 7 2017 I weighed 199.6, today I weighed 151. Clean eating, logging EVERY calorie that crosses my lips and 30 to 50 minutes on the elliptical Every day is what did it for me. Food is fuel for your body, nothing else. It’s not your friend or your lover. It’s fuel, you need so many calories a day to maintain your weights and so much of a deficit each day to lose weight. Eat good calories, drink LOTS aid water, cut the crap, quit lying to yourself and MOVE YOUR *kitten*. Good luck.

changetime77

I was feeling uncomfortable so I started to log my food because I have a bad habit of not eating more then once or twice a day and drank a lot of Coke... So I started logging my food, drink more water and less Coke....

babythea

I turned 20 earlier this month and it sunk in that I'm officially not a teenager anymore. I don't want to spend the rest of my youth unhealthy so here I am. I started drinking lots more water, choosing healthier food options, and exercising on days my disability allows me.

leggup

Pulling the food scale back out and measuring everything. That's how I lost 72 lbs the first time around. I maintained for 6 months.. then let myself slideeeeee, tried to get back down by just cutting a little and being mindful but nope.. now I'm back to using the food scale.