When was you "Oh Hell No" Moment

scottacular

Beginning of 2012 when I realised I couldn't bend down to tie my shoelaces without feeling out of breath and I'd spent almost half of my life being over weight. At this point I was 28 years old and had been in bad shape since 16 and. I am only 165 cm tall and weighed about 15 stone. I didn't quite get the diet/exercise combination right at first but after a few months I did and by October I was below 10 stone and have hovered around there ever since. My fitness going up dramatically has been a nice bonus I'd never even considered. Being able to finish my 20's and start my 30's being in shape has at least balanced out the shame of being over weight for so long. Now I'm trying to go further by getting my body fat percentage into single digits. Because when I've come this far and actually been quite good at it, it seems I might as well see how far I can go. Sort of like I'm making up for all those years of being in poor shape by making sure the years that come I'm at the complete opposite end of the scale.

apparatus195316

When my family's pediatrician pointed out the my 5 year-old daughter's BMI had been consistently increasing over the last 2 years. She's not overweight, but is in the top percentile for height and weight in her age group. The doctor recommended that I try to reduce her sugar intake (juice, sweets, soda, etc) and I started really thinking about how many 'treats' we have during the day, and how very little outdoor play time I give her on weeknights. OH HAIL NAW.

It's my responsibility to set my children and myself up to be healthy, happy, and strong. I refuse to curse them with bad habits and a sedentary lifestyle. We shouldn't be sitting around snacking all the time. We should be out having adventures! And eating food that tastes great and makes us feel amazing.

atreides42

When I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea at age 32...

caitconquersweight

When I was only six pounds away from 300.

And when I was almost going to have to buy size 24 jeans.

NOOOOOPE

FarmersWife10

My moment sounds a lot like yours! You know its an oh hell no.. when you dread seeing your own picture! It really hit me seeing myself holding my precious child and looking the way I do... I never wanted this for myself, but I really hate to see myself like this for my child. So I said OH HELL NO.. I am going to do something about this! Just started my journey.. and praying I stay with this and really put the effort in it.. because I have to do this!

Sunflower8D

I'm a nurse and my realization came when I sat down at work and my scrubs were cutting off the circulation across my upper thighs! Also I was dangerously close to showing butt crack when bending over (which we do a lot of). Refused to buy new scrubs ! Down 10 lbs and all circulation is restored.

LumberJacck

I thought that if I continued to gain weight, then if I ever reached goal weight, i might have loose skin.

meghan_lovely

Realizing I was starting to get a double chin.....

wherethereis

I had a coworker about a year/year and a half ago tell me that I'd gotten fat. Rude as hell on her part, yes, but still. It got me thinking.

Crimsonbutterfly74

I have a few of those moments over an extended period of time. Looking at my pictures from vacation, my body is huge. When I saw family members that I haven't seen in years and they just stared at me and all everyone can say is how pretty my face is and I have great hair. Wth???? I have a hard time being around the opposite sex and I was the best flirt. My confidence level isn't existent and I get super nervous whenever I have to be around people I haven't seen in ages. I have back fat and my skin was starting to discolor....Enough is enough....last year ,my mother died of a heart attack in her sleep.....no more...I'm changing my carbon footprint!

Crimsonbutterfly74

I can relate. .. I can't wait until I'm where you are.

Crimsonbutterfly74

One day at a time.

Whiskybelly

It was when a friend pointed out that I looked exactly like Sam Tarly.

Docsdanes

The first time I had to put on a CPAP mask. It was humiliating to have my husband see that (he is great about it - it's my own issue). It was bad enough looking at ll the clothes in my closet I couldn't wear but know that I was killing myself was a wake up call bar none.

Russandol

I have a few, including the time I saw a sneakily-taken picture (I was facing away from the camera) of me at a family get-together and realized my backside looked wider than a barn door! Another was when I actually hit 80 kg (~176 lbs) which is definitely too much for my 5'8" frame.

tar0809

I've always been that tiny girl that weighed nothing. I was 94lbs in a size 00 pants xxs shirts. then I started having kids, after my 1st I didn't look too bad but after my 2nd I ballooned up to 145lbs, size 11 pants and xxl shirts!! I would binge eat all kinds of junk then feel bad and eat some more. after a lot of my neighbors starting losing tons of weight I was like oh hell no I need to do something as well. I ended up doing hypnosis and from there I've been eating a lot healthier and watching everything I put in my mouth and I exercise regularly. Now I'm down to 110lbs, size 2-3 pants, and small shirts. I'm almost there mostly I'm just trying to tighten, tone and gain muscle and strength!!

krazy1sbk

Realizing I gained 15 lbs in one year! It was my first year being married and my husband does not eat healthy - and I haven't learned to cook healthy yet. Since I started MFP I have gained 2 lbs but lost 5 since I started taking it seriously. Hoping to keep the weight off when I go back to working full time (teacher on summer break here - only tutoring).

I know my parents both have weight-related conditions and I am terrified that I will inherit them sooner than later.

rubyred138

I had lost close to 80 lbs and over the course of 5 years it crept back up. my "oh hell no" moment was last november when I realized I was only 10 lbs away from being back to my heaviest weight ever. Nope! Never again am I going through that! I was able to get 30 lbs off but then regained 7 but so far I've lost a total of 36 and hopefully 80 more if I just keep working at it.

lizbrocklpl

My husband said I was getting fat and lazy, and instead of apologizing, he defended himself by saying that he was insinuating that I was lazy and thats why I am getting fat...Oh Hell No! I will show him! I have lost 3 lbs to date (one week into it) and have 57 to go. I will be a skinny person and he likes thick women. I will NEVER allow myself to feel that way by someone else's opinion. I love him to much to have him feel that way. And love myself to much to get any fatter or lazier.

Louttie

I moved to Sydney Australia about 5 months ago. Much longer summers than England so i need to get myself bikini ready, no hiding in winter clothes for months on end any more!

__hannah_

Combination of stepping on the scale and being 195 lbs when I never thought I'd ever be close to 200, and realizing that my family had stopped bugging me about losing weight, apparently they accepted I was just going to be fat no matter if they teased me about it.

atbrod

atbrod

Pictures of me after my son was born and the fact that the scale read 200lbs. Never in a million years did I ever think I would weigh 200lbs. I did not recognize myself in pictures and that was an awful feeling. And then going to my daughters classroom for the first time (she started Kindergarten the month my son was born)...I didn't want to be that parent a kid is embarrassed of. Started shortly after...spent a year watching what I ate and lost 65lbs. Have maintained it the last 3 years give or take 5-10lbs.

@_KrunA_ - How have you maintained it for that long? Do you follow the maintenance suggestions from MFP?

Railr0aderTony

Great stories everyone. We got this.

makwich

A few weeks ago when I got my license in the mail. I couldn't tell where my face ended and my neck started. Actually I couldn't tell where my neck ended and my chest started either. I didn't use the word HELL, though. My word started with an F.

mommy22alyns

Well, I reached my all-time high weight of 214 after a trauma set me off and I stopped caring what and how much I ate. Bad news all around. My wedding band was stuck on my finger, I got winded taking a shower, and while reading to my girls, I could see my fat cheeks just looking down at the book. Some weight came off naturally as I started to stabilize, and I spent some time dieting from 187 down to 162. I was able to wear size 12 pants after needing size 16. My Oh Hell No moment was the 12's getting snug again. Someone on a message board I frequent had lost half her body weight just by doing 1200 calories and I finally thought, "I can do this." Started Jan. 1 and down to a size 6 now!

abbeyjones1994

When I went to the beach with two of my best friends and saw the pictures that we took...I thought that a high waisted bikini would help hide what I needed to hide and it definitely didn't.

Railr0aderTony

Hoping to read a few more great stories, Bump

SallyJones1985

My boyfriend's ex (who's as skinny as anything and that he was having an affair with for months) decided she was going to give me the nickname hippo. 1 year and 51lbs gone I'm halfway to my goal weight and she'll never be able to call me that again!

Bubble_Cloud

6 months ago I was a size 10 and I rose to a 12 which I wasn't too bothered about. Now the 12s are starting to get tight and I'm not impressed!