What one thing

dcglobalgirl

Inspired you to change your behavior?

kommodevaran

I was fed up with my stressful lifestyle - the constant hunt for junk food and the constant struggle to hide from the fact that I was slowly killing myself.

TavistockToad

dcglobalgirl wrote: »

Inspired you to change your behavior?

i didn't want to look fat any more

neugebauer52

I knew that I can do it - now I am out to proof my point. 155 days gone, still going strong.

Machka9

I couldn't fit in a certain cycling jacket anymore. I looked at getting a larger size but discovered that the price had gone way up! It was either shell out nearly $300 for another one ... or lose weight.

I lost weight.

shaf238

I didn't want to be skinny anymore

88olds

Fear. I thought I would die soon. Or maybe worse, have a debilitating stroke. We had 2 little kids.

I think CPAP saved my life. I wasn’t capable of clearheaded thinking before I got the CPAP. After some actual sleep, my situation became clear. I was in serious trouble.

LivingtheLeanDream

My size 14's were getting tight and I did not want to become a 16.

cmriverside

I think like any big changes one day I just had enough and set out to make it happen. I always knew it was about calories so I looked for a free calorie counting website.

I landed here and very glad I did.

TeresaW1020

I've been an on and off dieter my whole life and when my 51st birthday rolled around and I was just as heavy as ever I got really mad at myself and I started to make changes. For me food issues goes all the way back to my childhood and losing weight is 90% mental. That has been the hardest part but I'm making strives towards freedom everyday. Yesterday, I wore a shirt that has been hanging in the back of my closet for 6 years. It was almost a little big on me. What a motivator!!

peggym4640

Therapy. Once I started valuing, caring and loving myself I wanted my physical body to reflect that.

amusedmonkey

Diabetes is a potent deterrent and I was very surely headed there with only a couple of points away from an official diagnosis. Since diabetes is not something you can solve and forget, I knew I needed something that is sustainable enough to help me avoid or delay it as long as possible, and that requires behavior modification. No quick fixes worth there.

VUA21

Was told that at my weight, health, and diet; I probably wouldn't live to see 40. (I was 36). I'm now 42 and in the best shape of my life.

mulecanter

Size 42 pants, 42!!! (now in 34's, goal 32)

1BlueAurora

I remembered that when I was younger I could climb stairs without feeling like I was lugging an invisible 30 pound lead weight. Oh, and there was that picture of me at a BBQ where my head looked so tiny compared to the bulky body I had. That's 2 things, but it was that combo that got me going.

gstaubs1

Ok here go's...My girlfriend recently broke it off after 5 years. The day before she left she called me a fat *kitten*. This hurt my feelings so I decided then and there it was time to get my body back, and also not to ever let anyone run me down...11 lbs lost and I can totally see the difference already. My midsection starting to look good again. 10 more lbs. and I text here a pic saying "But you could have had this"? lol j/k...Moral of the story never let anyone make you feel bad about yourself. We are all beautiful anyways.

FireVixen_Fayth

My wife and the fact I look absolutely gross

Idontcareyoupick

My dad has kidney failure and looked up transplant options. Bmi has to be under 30 to do it and I was at 40. Don't know if I'm a match but wanted to lose weight so that I could if needed. Now on this journey, it's nice to see the weight come off, feel better and healthier

Wendyanneroberts

For me it was finding (and then using) mfp. Previously I had lost weight several times, but always ended up regaining. Constant fluctuations between "on diet" or "healthy eating", to extremes, then life happening and I would falter. A period of time followed and I was "off diet". No longer even thinking about what foods or how much I was eating. Also stopped weighing both food and myself during these periods.

Then I found mfp; finally found the right tool to help me. Reading the forums, learning so much, the simplicity of what I needed to do. Daily logging "no matter what", ending of "dieting". Tracking nutrition/calories for health. Persistence and not perfection; an end to "all or nothing".

sherbear702

Winter is coming, I have tons of jeans, it's just that none of them fit. Initial goal get down to 199 (25lbs to go). Then 10lbs at a time from there until I get down to 170. Then ALL my clothes would fit properly again

besmith11

My nieces (15 & 4) said that I was not fun anymore because I couldn't play with them. They asked me if I loved them still. Broke me to pieces. I am now 24 lbs. down with 76 to go.

vinisc

I want to know I am doing everything I can to have the best life possible.

lililomo

getting cancer

Bex953172

I sacrificed my body for 4 pregnancies resulting in 3 children from 2014-2018.

I want my pre pregnancy body back!

mrsallenmoore

The way I looked and how people treated me

urloved33

clothes way too tight. moving slow. labored breathing...fear of death or aging badly.

emmies_123

Realizing I would be near useless for our upcoming house move. I had no upper body strength and would have had to be relegated to sidelines while other friends/family moved all our stuff.

Jadesfire93

My weight has yo-yo'ed my entire life and I've pretty much been "dieting" since I was 8. I've felt the need for a real change (finally) for the past six months or so as I've gotten bigger and bigger for a variety of reasons.
Addiction runs in my family, and food is mine. Two months ago I had to go to my uncle's funeral after he committed suicide caused by his alcoholism. My black dress was too tight and I had to wear a full set of spanx underneath it. It was a wake-up call, and I can't hit the snooze button any more.

roarkesdrift

At the beginning of the summer, I had to buy size 46 dress pants, which was the biggest I'd ever needed, and I couldn't fit into my suit anymore. Also, I just didnt want to do things/go out with friends for a while, so I decided I needed to change.

steveko89

My weight got up to close to 180lbs (6'1" male) in the winter of 2015 and I was unhappy with how I looked. I also knew I was only marginally less unhappy with how I looked at 170 or 160. This realization shifted my mindset from losing weight to improving my body composition and I started taking resistance training more seriously (to that point I'd half-kittened P90X and P90X3 because they were supposed to make me hot, right?). Now, at 29 I'm stronger, better looking, and happier in my own skin than at any point in my life.

Cassandraw3

I had gotten down to 120 lbs in 2014 and was finally happy and comfortable with my body. Add diet changes and a baby and I had crept back up. Then almost a year ago I went from a job where I was on my feet moving all day to a desk job and gained another 10 lbs in 5 months. Finally had enough and I decided to lose the weight again to be comfortable and happy in my body once more.