What was your turning point?

mommabenefield

Why not, I'll bite

For me it was many things hearing my SO talk about my weight and snoring, being jealous of other fitspo chicks... BUT the two big ones were

A. realizing my daughter was born a year and a half ago but i still look preggo :noway:
B. remembering that 4 years ago I made a promise to myself, I failed my promise to myself to never get to this weight again

and I'm tired of being tired and snoring :blushing:

DonnaMarie1943

Like many others who posted, mine was when I saw pictures of myself recently. I have been in denial about the weight I gained. Pictures and numbers on the scale don't lie! It's encouraging to see the weight loss numbers from different people's posts. Good job everyone!

SeattleJill

I've been fat all my life, and I've hated it all my life. But I just accepted it as something I had no control over. When I turned thirty I knew I wanted to change, but I knew I wasn't ready for it. I had too many other issues going on I wanted to take care of first, like my self esteem, grieving for my childhood, learning to care for myself emotionally and mentally, and my job. I've been building up to this point, mentally, for a while, and when I hit 35 I had a physical. I was at my all time high of 272, which embarrassed me. But, a few days after my blood work I got an email from the GP telling me I was perfectly healthy, and to carry on. Curious I logged in (my doctor lets you log into the internet to check your patient files) and started googling my blood work results. My blood sugar had me in the pre-diabetic range. No Dr. I AM NOT perfectly healthy. I am 120lbs over weight and my blood sugar is high enough to make me pre-diabetic. Well, I work in a hospital, and with transplant doctors, and that scared me. I am very much aware of what diabetes does to you. Most of our patients who need kidneys need them because of uncontrolled diabetes. It was my lightbulb moment. Not the moment when I realized I needed to lose weight. I've known that since I hit puberty. It was the moment when I realized I was finally ready for it. Found a new doctor (who got me onto MFP) and met with a nutritionist and haven't looked back. It was a lot of work to get up to the point that I was ready to lose the weight that let me feel safe for so long. And I have a lot more work ahead of me to get to my goals. It's hard, and it's slow, and sometimes I cry, but I am more proud of myself and feel more in control of my own destiny at this point than I have even felt in my entire life, and that is something to celebrate.

brookielaw

I can't quite put my finger on it...but in 2012, I lost 15 friends and colleagues. When people I knew would say they were concerned about me, I almost felt like they were saying "you're next," and I may as well have been, because I wasn't living much of a life. Everything hurt, all the time. My severe OA, sedentary lifestyle, and crappy choices were pushing me towards an early grave. I was shopping at the deepest end of the fat-lady stores (If they had clothing big enough) or buying my clothes online. I wheezed all the time and got winded when I was forced to walk a half a block. I couldn't bend my left knee. There was so much I couldn't do, and so much I missed out on. I was miserable and I was in a prison of fat that I had inflicted on myself and the only one who could free me WAS me.

At the tail end of 2012 I had a pre-employment physical for a new job that I would start in January 2013. I weighed over 350 lbs at that physical but still got the job, complete with a steadier paycheck, set hours, health insurance, and some handy discounts and health incentives. I'd had it with being super morbidly obese. I felt anything but Super.

These days I feel super. I move faster. I can bend BOTH legs and I use them to swim, bike, hike, dance, and whatever else comes to mind. I look and feel better than I've ever felt. I'm having adventures because I'm FINALLY under the weight limits for the things on my "bucket" list. My first triathlon is in 30 days and best of all, I am showing my friends and family that it CAN be done.

TLDR: It was time to get busy living or get busy dying. These days I'm busy living.

JanieC93

Not being able to fit into my pants that I was able to wear a few months ago - the Freshmen 15 is REAL GUYS! Haha

viciouslitany

I got on a scale, and it said: 292 lbs.

and I went "oh god" and cried. a lot.
because I don't actually think anyone strives to be 300+ pounds. and I had been losing some weight from before that... but nothing really fit. I was shoving myself into size 20 pants, when my size 22 still didn't fit quite right.

so, enough was enough. that was in october. I lost about 10 lbs on my own and then the new year hit, which is when I started going to the gym and using MFP, which had long since been recommended to me by a friend that used it.

noneya2010

I woke up one day and thought, my boyfriend deserves someone beautiful and I had let my self go, That and it just hurt to do anything, it was just not comfortable anymore!

Awww - that's how I feel too. But your boyfriend obviously loves you for you - so it's a good choice for your health - and a bonus for him!

lrob98

I have been overweight since middle school. I gained the "freshman 15" and then some. When I was pregnant with my daughter, who turns 9 today, my weight reached a then-peak of 267lbs. I love my daughter more than anything, but I was unhappy during pregnancy & after I had her (single, low-paying job, became unemployed.) Even though I ended up with a great job, a wonderful boyfriend, & a sense of stability, I still had a sense of unhappiness & I still gained weight.

I had been avoiding the doctor for several years...I didn't want to face what was happening to me. However, last October, I finally decided to get checked out. When I got on the scale, it read 297lbs. I hadn't realized how far I had let myself go. My doctor had labs run on my bloodwork. My cholesterol was a little high, but the shocker was that I was flagged for prediabetes. I signed up for MFP in November, but I didn't track meals in my food diary. I just tried to think more about what I was eating (kinda eat this, not that.)

About 1.5 months later, my long-time boyfriend's father passed away (the week before Christmas.) He was only 59...but he had diabetes, a pacemaker, and was overweight. That was a wake-up call for me. I wanted to enjoy this life I have been blessed with, for as long as I can.

After getting past the funeral & what we could salvage of the holidays, a co-worker commented on my weight loss in mid-January. I hadn't been tracking or weighing in, so I was pleasantly surprised. I stepped on the scale when I got home and discovered I had lost 13lbs since my initial doctor's appointment! I began logging my progress in MFP. I logged everything in my food diary (good & bad days.) I began exercising, walking more. If I hit a plateau, I recalculated my calories to adjust. Clothes began getting looser & I felt less winded when walking. Stairs started getting easier. I began feeling better & more confident.

I've got a long way to go...but I've got plenty of motivation to get (and stay) there! :happy:

funkybert

Hi
My first post on here...
Turning point when i saw a picture taken December 2013 was 17 st 4 lbs
Almost 4 months later today the scales of truth said im 14 st 13 lbs - 35 lbs lighter and still going strong
Chucked all my old XXL threads out, Im never going back there again
keep ii up everyone
cheers
bert

witmer1

Being unable to be weighed at the doctor's office, worrying about every chair I sat on being broken, but the biggest one was my son worrying something bad was going to happen to me because of my weight. I couldn't live with myself if I fell ill because I couldn't put a cheeseburger down.

BahamaMama85

Looking at old & current pictures on facebook.

Getting out of breath when I bent over to buckle my shoes.

RJKontos

Looking at old pictures and then at the mirror. Needing clothes two sizes up. Enough was enough! I'm doing it slowly and I'll see where it takes me.

sjdowhower

Getting results from a health insurance assessment I had to do for work. It said my blood sugar was high, 97 when fasting which isn't even that high over the 90 they said it should be but that's all it took was some bold lettering on a piece of paper. My dad died from diabetes and it's horrible to think I would do the same to my children. 60 days in and 23lbs lighter

Rozydreams

Photo's from a wedding. WOW, I thought I looked so cute, then I saw the photos on facebook. I was so embarrassed I could have cried. It's amazing how in denial we can all be.

It's been a long journey with ups and downs along the way. I have a lifetime of bad food habits I have to break but I feel so much better now. I feel like a normal person. Regular clothes, not hot all the time, way more energy! It's worth the struggle.

dancer2u

I was tired of being tired, nothing fitting comfy, outgrowing most of my clothes, & seeing fat pics of myself. When I reached 215 lbs @ 5'7 1/2, I knew enough was enough. I been working out since January; February started MFP, & really in awe of myself sticking to it. I have never stuck to anything this long. I think if you really want a change, & want it bad enough....you can do anything you put your mind to.

ZombieEarhart

I hit 320 on my doctor's scale and it just hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't know why I cared that day when I spent years not caring. It was like a switch flipped in my head, and i knew i needed to live differently.

ZombieEarhart

I was tired of being tired, nothing fitting comfy, outgrowing most of my clothes, & seeing fat pics of myself. When I reached 215 lbs @ 5'7 1/2, I knew enough was enough. I been working out since January; February started MFP, & really in awe of myself sticking to it. I have never stuck to anything this long. I think if you really want a change, & want it bad enough....you can do anything you put your mind to.

Yep, basically all of this!

aaron2735

At 240 pounds, while laying on the floor in my house, I couldn't see over my stomach to watch the tv........And thus the journey began

BekaBooluvsu

I was too fat for lane bryant clothing store. I was bulging out of a 28/30 women's plus size pants. It was the last good styled clothes for big girls I could find. I didn't want to settle for moo-moo's.

Day58

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ZombieEarhart

I was too fat for lane bryant clothing store. I was bulging out of a 28/30 women's plus size pants. It was the last good styled clothes for big girls I could find. I didn't want to settle for moo-moo's.

This speaks to my soul! When I moved to Chicago I discovered a massive plus-size department at Macys and I thought I was in heaven!! But when I reached 320 pounds, I was starting to size out of their 3X stuff.

kezzie88

Big turning point recently after 3 years of yo-yo-ing - thinking a wouldn't have any problems finding a pretty dress to wear to an event - dragged my poor baby boy around the shops all day and couldn't find anything that fitted besides something a 'fat person' would wear.... So disgusted and in denial of how I had let myself go I almost didn't go just because of that..But I did end up going and wore the fat dress and now look at the horrible pictures to keep me motivated lol

Also, a:noway: fter spending the last 15 years having babies and putting their needs first the realisation that im 42 and heading towards 50 - that seems unreal to me.... i want to get my body back stat!!!!!!

QueenE_

I was sick of being the overweight, alcoholic that I was. I wanted to be healthy.
I'm almost 100 pounds less now and when I have a beer it's one and not a case.

Mallory_ChiHawks

When I left college I was completely in denial, and I didn't gain much. My weight fluctuated due to stress and a lot of running around. I think the weight put on when it was my senior year because I was in my room doing homework and not being as active. .....but not being able to fit into your favorite things can be so depressing! I had seen a pic of me and I had enough. This past winter was extremely brutal, and I had a horrible, HORRIBLE case of cabin fever, but when it finally warmed up, I put my foot down. I said no to the soda, and started drinking water. It's been a month for me on here, and I've hit the gym more since I have more free time, and I've also started really paying attention to what I eat. I've lost about 10 so far, and it feels great getting a few things back on rather than them feeling snug. I stopped complaining and feeling sorry for myself when I finally realized if other people could lose the weight, so can I.

kkmalay

Mine was 5 weeks after having my second son, looked in the mirror at the 'wreakage' and was gutted, id previously been very fit and active, I had handfuls of rolls on my hips and everything jiggled, clothes didnt fit. I decided that day if this was gonna be a happy household I was gonna have to make an effort,

KittiePerry

My turning point was my PCOS. It stopped me from having my "monthly" and is still currently keeping me from having it. I can't get pregnant right now because of it and have no clue if I even can at this point. The best way to combat it is weight loss so I'm going to lose weight because I want to be a mother. And when I become a mother I want to keep up with my kids. Also clothes, I love clothes and I want to be skinny enough to get the cute clothes I want!

I want to be active and healthy for myself and my future family, and I'm sure my boyfriend will appreciate my new body one day too

KittiePerry

@zombie

I totally get this, I was 340, I'm 327 now and I'm tired of size 30 jeans Dx
I wear moomoos all the time though, only at home! So comfy! Who needs pants lol

amwood89

A photo from my 21st birthday with my Mum in NY. I was too embarrassed to share any of the photos with family/friends because I was so fat! It was as though I had been living with my eyes closed for the past 5 years & suddenly I saw what everyone else was seeing! YUCK! :sick:

TTeBri

When I was 26, I weighed 110 pounds. I read once that a woman gains an average of ten pounds every decade. I remember thinking, NOT ME! So here I am 35 years later and instead of gaining 35, I've packed on 70, 30 of those just in the last 10 years.

Enough is enough. My best friend from high school just died from cancer last month, two weeks before I was finally able to find her on Facebook. It hit me hard. This life is a gift. I need to get healthy for my grown children, my grandchildren, and myself.

sgvdms

My brother told me I was fat and asked me if I was going to lose any weight.

I was really upset at the time (I was only 15), but I'm so glad he did, I'll thank him one day for being so blunt haha...
Lost 20kg (44 pounds) now and people never believe I was overweight!

P.S I was actually more offended recently when my best friend told me I was so thin now I look ill, she's always been a size 6 (UK) or smaller for the whole ten years I've known her so that hurt!