What was your oh f#!; moment

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  • cmlndammom
    cmlndammom Posts: 3 Member

    lkpducky wrote: »
    An HbA1c reading of 5.9 (prediabetes). That was the first time I've ever had that. Diabetes does run in my family, and I don't want to be next.

    This was me yesterday. Officially diagnosed as prediabetic. I’ve always been really healthy but have let my diet go downhill for a few years. This is a wake up call. My mom has been this way for 15 years. My dad has fought it for 12. I’m holding it off as long as I can. So I’m changing my lifestyle to lose this weight and eat healthier to get rid of my sugar addiction because I don’t want to end up with diabetes.
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,432 Member
    Last April when the pain in my knees drove me to see an orthopedic DR. who then went out on a limb and referred me for a knee replacement despite my being at least 130 lbs over weight.

    I figure if he had faith in me I had to do my part.

    I've lost 98 lbs since then with about another 30 or so to go.

    Hopefully I will be in maintenance for a couple of months before my surgery this fall!
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    My oldest daughter's high school graduation. When I saw the pictures I should have been happy and proud of her, but all I wanted to do was cry at how I looked. I was so FAT! That next day I started counting calories. In April that same daughter will graduate from college (it's taken 6 years). Since then I've lost 30 pounds, gained 10 back, started lifting heavy weights, and am so much healthier and I have MUSCLES. I can't wait to compare pictures from high school graduation to college graduation.

    I may even go out on a limb and post them in the Success Stories forum :D
  • LoriAnne0621
    LoriAnne0621 Posts: 24 Member
    I started losing in 2003 and maintained my goal weight for 10 years. This go 'round my weight had been slowly climbing from 132 up to 180ish after foot surgery and other health issues. I was in denial. I had not thought about my weight for several years. I refused to buy new clothes and live in sleep pants and t-shirts. Then I began to notice how uncomfortable I was. When I put my arms down to my side, there was a bulge around my bra line that kept me from putting them down to my sides all the way. I was fatigued and always had a headache. It suddenly occurred to me I was on my way to the 200 lb mark. I could not believe I let my weight get out of hand again!

    I am on the right track now to bring the weight back down. It seems so much harder this time as I am nearly 15 years older. But I WILL get back into my jeans. :smile:
  • alicia163425
    alicia163425 Posts: 80 Member
    I have been overweight my whole life. Last year my husband and I tried to get pregnant and we weren’t able to so that’s when I realized it was my weight that was the probable issue. I got off track when my dad passed away in September but I restarted in February.
  • LMDlove230
    LMDlove230 Posts: 63 Member
    When I stepped on the scale & saw 280, and realized I was approaching 300.
    I was also having trouble conceiving #2, when my first was super easy to conceive. It took 1.5 years for #2.

    Had baby #3 almost two years ago, and am now down to 177, with another 30-40lbs to go.

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