What was your turning point?

katsheare

I glanced sidelong at myself in a mirror and realised my midsection looked similar to when I'd been pregnant (I didn't get a baby bump, just ballooned in general). I'd already had one successful round of getting down to a healthy weight, thought I had it under control and stopped tracking my food intake. So I knew what I had to do, and have been at maintenance since the beginning of the year. I have a vague goal of another 5kg off, but frankly I can get where I need to now and that last bit isn't worrying me much.

And the thing that's really kept me in maintenance? I'm a big ol' geek, and I participate in the Ilvermorny Challenge (Harry Potter world, sort of). The community I've found there is supportive and not only do they keep me going, but I don't want to let my house down, so I keep my calories under control, work out harder and keep having fun. It's helped me tone and stay in maintenance, and encouraged me to be accountable without any sort of hate or guilt if I fall short. There's always someone there to just listen, or suggest ways to succeed the next time. For me it's been a winner!

bizgirl26

When I was going on vacation and I couldn't do up the seat belt on the plane . I was so embarrassed. Rather than ask for an extender I hid the fact that I couldn't close the belt with my hands , Not just from the crew but from the person I was travelling with . I knew I couldn't get away with that in the future . Down 90 pounds and at a normal BMI now

Snowflake1968

PrettyMissKarma wrote: »

My turning point is more of a story - I am 22 going on 23, I have an amazing boyfriend and our beautiful daughter is almost four and I refuse to take pictures with them. I look in the albums and all I see is her and my boyfriend and it’s supposed to be ‘family pictures’. I became ashamed once again of how I look and that I feel embarrassed of myself, I didn’t want to see my friends, I didn’t want to be seen in public, I didn’t even want to go on dates with my boyfriend. I would stay home and eat my emotions. Our daughter keeps asking why mommy doesn’t want to come and I feel bad. I’m way too young to let myself go the way I did. I’m 5’6 and started my journey 2 weeks ago at 203 pounds. The heaviest I’ve ever been. 2 weeks of kicking my butt and I’m at 193 and I’m going to keep pushing because I do not want to disappoint myself and especially not my daughter. I lost myself, I don’t see my friends and I don’t have a life because of this weight and what it did to my self esteem. And honestly I don’t know where this motivation and determination and discipline came from but I am extremely happy it’s here and I never want to go back. From crying with boxes of pizza to going hard at the gym and cooking healthy meals!!

This post makes me want to cry. I have lost people that refused to have their picture taken because of how they looked. Let me tell you, it hurts, not having a picture to look back on. Your little girl will not care what you looked like she'll just want to have the picture. I am 1inch shorter than you and started out at 202 pounds in February, it was a picture of myself that motivated me to get started again. Good luck to you, don't waste time on worrying about what others think about you. Enjoy the time out with your daughter and boyfriend.

Its_Haleeyyy

I was always heavy and gained about 30 pounds this last year. I kept saying I was gonna lose weight and didn't because of laziness and liking to eat what I want. Went to the doctor recently and my cholesterol is extremely high. I NEED to get my cholesterol down and I want to get this weight off and feel good about myself.

MissJessAU77

The photos taken of me at a triathlon in October 2015, oh god they were awful.

ata1anta

bizgirl26 wrote: »

When I was going on vacation and I couldn't do up the seat belt on the plane . I was so embarrassed. Rather than ask for an extender I hid the fact that I couldn't close the belt with my hands , Not just from the crew but from the person I was travelling with . I knew I couldn't get away with that in the future . Down 90 pounds and at a normal BMI now

I absolutely REFUSED to ask for an extender the last time I flew and I think I managed to contort myself to get it to close - but I undid it as soon as I could and left it that way.

MissJessAU77 wrote: »

The photos taken of me at a triathlon in October 2015, oh god they were awful.

March of 2017 we went to a wedding and I had to buy something from "Omar the Tentmaker" to wear. I didn't see the pics with me until a couple weeks ago, the wedding was right before I joined WW and I wanted a "before" pic. I just have to get them from BF before he deletes them, he thinks they're awful (they are!) and they're not me.

But that wasn't my moment. The week before Thanksgiving 2016 I was in a MVA. Between the guilt I felt with the EMTs having to move my fat *kitten* and that same fat *kitten* not fitting in the hospital walker (I had a broken hip), wheel chair, and - the worst - commode, I realized something needed to change. Six months later, I joined WW. I'm down nearly 80lbs which will put me about half way to goal.

xmarye

A few things that put together made me say: it's enough!

Before:
-Eating to the point of my stomach hurting, and still feeling hungry. Everyday.
-Spending most evenings in a food coma and not wanting to do anything.
-Ending up at the store every night to buy more junk because I would empty the cupboards daily. No self-control at all.
-Not wanting to wear anything remotely cute or even do my makeup/hair because I just felt ridiculous.
-Not getting any joy from anything but food.
-I just felt empty and out of control all the time.


Now:
- I eat three square meals with real food and allow myself a small dessert after dinner. I'm not grazing on junk food all day and feeling sick.
- I don't expect food to make me happy, I do things for myself once again.
- I feel like I can set goals, makes plans and take action. I am not a victim anymore.
- I am hopeful and learning to love myself as I am. I work daily on being a positive, problem-solving person.

PS. I only lost 9lbs, but I feel like a whole new person. You have to fix your thoughts first to incur change.

servant2you

It was difficult to do simple things

showjack70

I was about to have to move up to a size 40 pant, man boobs, and seeing myself in photos.

BreezyWerner

PrettyMissKarma wrote: »

My turning point is more of a story - I am 22 going on 23, I have an amazing boyfriend and our beautiful daughter is almost four and I refuse to take pictures with them. I look in the albums and all I see is her and my boyfriend and it’s supposed to be ‘family pictures’. I became ashamed once again of how I look and that I feel embarrassed of myself, I didn’t want to see my friends, I didn’t want to be seen in public, I didn’t even want to go on dates with my boyfriend. I would stay home and eat my emotions. Our daughter keeps asking why mommy doesn’t want to come and I feel bad. I’m way too young to let myself go the way I did. I’m 5’6 and started my journey 2 weeks ago at 203 pounds. The heaviest I’ve ever been. 2 weeks of kicking my butt and I’m at 193 and I’m going to keep pushing because I do not want to disappoint myself and especially not my daughter. I lost myself, I don’t see my friends and I don’t have a life because of this weight and what it did to my self esteem. And honestly I don’t know where this motivation and determination and discipline came from but I am extremely happy it’s here and I never want to go back. From crying with boxes of pizza to going hard at the gym and cooking healthy meals!!

You can do this. Four months ago, I was close to 200 pounds. I have lost over 30 pounds. I feel so much better. I have more to lose. My self esteem has sky rocketed. You got this!