Remember the day you said enough is enough?????

4492

good for you, I hate that it has to take rock bottom for us to see the light, but now we have each other to help one another.

4492

This particular time it was back in November 2010. I was following my oldest daughter's 4H group in the local Christmas parade. We were the first group in the parade. From the git-go, I started following behind. The smaller kids like my daughter were riding in a horse drawn wagon with the bigger kids, the leader, and a few other parents following behind on foot. The further down the parade route we got, the further behind I got. It was horrible. I used to be able to walk and walk and walk. After a while, I actually fell out of the parade because I was holding the rest it up. There was a HUGE gap between our group and the next. I DID finish the parade, but I felt miserable and humiliated. I vowed then that next year I would finish the parade WITH the group.

Just after this I decided to step on the scale and see just how bad my weight had gotten. The day before Thanksgiving, I weighed in at 301lbs. That day I began to change my life.

good for you, I hate that it has to take rock bottom for us to see the light, but now we have each other to help one another.

christydufrene78

mine, was October 2010, when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was just tired of being FAT!

amycal

I didn't have one particular day but in late October I just though after Halloween I am going to get rid of junk and watch what I eat and start going to gym. I had downloaded the mfp app to my iphone but never used it. But since Nov 1 I have been logging and exercising very regularly!

wendiee211

mine was recently in early December 2010 and it was actually a process over a matter of days. i lost my car and saw myself forced to ride the bus. i remembered cycling daily in my early 20s and really wanted to pick that up again. at 268 lbs, i realized there was no way my FAT butt would survive a bike ride even for just a block. that made me sad, but as always i brushed it off and ignored the need to take care of myself. a couple of days later, i was trying to decide what to do for my birthday (12/30), when i realized there's a 230lb weight limit to sky diving... that triggered a series of thoughts and emotions 'causing everything around me to come crashing down on me. so on December 10, 2010 i walked into LA Fitness and signed up for a gym membership for the first time in my life. On 12/15/2010, i started a year long program with a personal trainer, four times a week. here I am now, almost a month later, and so far i've lost 17 pounds.

dainj

I moved from London, England to Cairo, Egypt to experience something new. Out on the town one night I noticed I was actually the fattest girl in the nightclub...it was a cool venue but small and hot, I felt ugly and fat. As I was around new friends and not my usual crew back in the UK I felt aware that this was their first view of me and I was not looking my best. As its a new chapter in my life its time to change how I look and feel. The girls here are beautiful and I really feel out of place so am going to do something about it!!

NikkisNewStart

It was always "my plan" to get my body back after dedicating it to having children. However, in the meantime, I used being pregnant and going through fertility treatments (although the drugs did affect my hormones, the burgers and fries affected my weight even more) as my excuse not to do what I could in the meantime to get healthier.

Being blessed with so many healthy children already, I was a paranoid freak during this last pregnancy. How could God bless me AGAIN with a healthy child? Why am I so worthy? I decided during my pregnancy to start working out and eating healthier and being a better example for my kids. How dare I use them as my excuse for stuffing my face with unhealthy food and not exercising! It was MY fault- not theirs... so I got my *kitten* up and did something about it.

Previous pregnancies I gained 40+ lbs... because of my changes, I only gained 21 lbs this time! I had a beautiful baby girl on July 7. I also had a tubal that same day... no more babies for us... time to get serious about being the hot woman I always wanted to be!

I started the pregnancy at 196 lbs and ended at 217 lbs. After her birth, I upped the healthy eating and water in order to breast feed. A month after her birth, I was at 186 lbs and on her 1 month birthday, August 7, 2010, I joined this site and REALLY became dedicated and I haven't looked back.

My life changed on August 7, 2010. I am now in the best shape of my life and I'm still going. Most cannot believe I have 5 kids, just finished graduate school in December, worked full time (now staying home), and STILL manage to eat right and exercise. It is possible!!! How bad do you want it?!?

marber

When my son who was very ill in hospital was too impatient to wait for the lift (elevator) back up to the hospital ward after tests and I couldn't keep up with him on the stairs.

I have lost 18kg before coming on here but have been stuck for the last 6 months.

mochama12487

Mine was Monday, December 27, 2010 at 309 pounds.

Natalie0506

Mine was the day of my youngest daughters 1st birthday party. I saw pictures of myself, and I was disgusted with how I looked. I'm down 17 lbs (gained 10 lbs back of the 25 I had originally lost). I'm starting to feel better about myself now!

Silvergamma

11/16/2010, 221 lbs. I had just finished reading Portia de Rosi's book about her battles with eat disorders. I realized that, while I was on the other end of the spectrum, I still had struggled with disordered eating for a very long time. I started really examining what I was putting in my mouth and why, and have started moving through the denial I was living in.

NicoleL83

I have a lot of aha moments but nothing came of them. I joined this site right before Christmas and just started using it this week. For me I am sick of not wanting my picture taken. I just finished looking through our friends pics of the snowboarding trip I went on for New years and I am barely in any pictures and the ones I am in I am curled up in my sweats and sweater. I realized it is up to me to change my behaviour and work every day at doing it.

Everyone's stories are so inspirational!

jimanderson2473

My day of had enough? Well..one would think when I was told I was morbit obese by my doctor, or the time when I was told I had to loose weight due to sleep apnea....or just the gross feeling I had daily with the weight I had gained. I got hurt in the Navy back in Feb of 1993. That was when my weight just started going up and up....I will fast forward from that..to last january/feb time frame. I was taking my son on the Max Train system we have here in Oregon. He said, "Dad when are you going to lose weight so you can play with me?"
Wow, what a blow to the Ego of being a dad.. I told him I will lose the weight buddy....I was at 326ls.... I started on Feb 17, 2010 with a weight loss suplement....and dropped some weight, but On may 17th 2010...I started working out 24hr fitness...and changed my eating habits...I am now down to 249.8lbs...was in a size 57 pants down to a size 42 pants......
Jim A

LisaZaugg1976

mine was when I was 170 lbs Jan 2008 and was to be in my daughters wedding in may 2008 I did not want to be the fat bridesmaid. so I started my journey and by time the wedding was here I was 135 lbs not at my goal but I did lose quite bit in time for the wedding and could fit in small dress instead of XXL dress

Elizabeth_C34

Not too long ago for me, but the day I stepped on the scale after playing the 'denial' game for months on end in early December 2010 and hit 210. I also saw a bunch of photos of me that friends had taken on some outings, and I was just disgusted. I still am. I've not lost enough to lose the disgusted feeling yet. I've lost 11lbs sofar, and have 54 more to go. Feels like it's taking forever...

golfbrew_matt

12/24/2009 - Saw a picture of myself that made me sick....

tara3103

1. July 2010- My husband and I took our 2 kids (ages 6 and 3) camping. I watched my kids have a water baloon fight with some other kids and their parents as I sat in a lounge chair in the shade because I was too tired, too hot and too fat to get up and run around with them. I was soooo mad! It should not be someone else playing with my kids, it should be me! That's when I joined and lost 20 lbs.

2. Had a short relapse and restarted again 1/3/10 after watching a video someone recorded of me and some friends dancing to Just Dance 2 on the wii and actually seeing myself. I avoid all cameras and video normally, but was having a blast. The next day, I seen myself dancing next to 2 skinny chicks! I don't want to be that person anymore!

Down 3.6 lbs since 1/3/11!!

shoegirl2

I can't remember exact dates because I've had so many, but the most recent date is 1/8/10. I LOVE to exercise, but have been so sluggish, especially in the winter. I do best in group exercise classes and love Zumba! My challenges are getting home after a long day and snacking instead of preparing a meal. I am so tired of not being able to fit into great clothes, and when I saw myself in the mirror the other day, I really did not recognize myself. Something has finally clicked. I AM IN! After all, every day is 24 hours no matter what you do, so why can't I use the same time on the sofa and do something else??! Thanks for the motivation!

KenzieKidwell

6/15/10<

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When I realized that only 10lbs out of the 52lbs I gained during my pregnancy was off my body after delivery and 3mths of brestfeeding! And I lost all 10lbs the night she came into the world.

enygmatic1

12/1/2010 was the day I said it and meant it. I've said the words so many different times throughout my life but the first day of the last month of 2010 something clicked and I realized being afraid of the unknown was the reason I had failed so many times before and even though I'm still scared I choose to act instead of sabotage.

ItsCasey

Jan. 12, 2010 for me. I had been thinking about it for nearly 2 years prior to that, but I had not yet made the commitment to suck it up and do the work. Somehow I always managed to talk myself out of it. But that day, 2 weeks after my dad's 55th birthday party, it hit me that my dad's mom was 55 when she died of a heart attack ... my dad was my age when his mother died of a preventable disease. It was surreal. But that's when I finally decided I was tired of being fat and that I wasn't going to accept no for an answer anymore.

raindancer

1/4/2004 Hubby and I had decided that driving a truck longhaul was killing us. I weighed in that day at 306lb. I could barely climb the steps to get in my home. I made the choice that day to change. It has been slow with some setbacks but I can climb my steps now.

polo571

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gypsyrosedog

Background:
Have a chronic condition for which low fat diet is recomended...as a child I clearly remember my Dr. at the local Pediatric hospital stating "You'll never be fat". I couldn't eat chocolate, fats etc. without an episode of my ailment. I also have a grandparent who is obsessed with weight to this day in her 90's won't eat if she's up a lb.
Round 1 Wake-up:
January 2005 I was a awarded a trip through work through peer nomination for work I had done. Although I was proud I was terrified of being seen in shorts & swim suits. I ended up joining a weight loss program at 241 lbs. and was down about 20 lbs by trip time and stayed on it two years losing about 80 lbs.
Round 2 Change:
When I was pregnant late 2009 my chronic illness got me good. I was hospitalised twice and sick quite a bit since then. Facing the specialist recomendation for treatment I realized my health was totally dependent pretty much on what I ate and I could prevent most of my attacks with diet...so why was I killing myself. With a weight of around 200 lbs. and a happy healthy 6 month old staring at me I realized my food issues are pretty selfish and I better do something quick.

hotpickles

I'm going to mark today as that day.

I've struggled on and off and on and off again for YEARS. Should I eat this or that, what should I do, how should I exercise, etc.

I've come to a realization I will not be 100% clean, 100% carb free, 100% vegan. What I will do is eat what I need to, and stop when I am full.

Some days, I want a piece of cake. Other days, I want a salad. It's just the way I feel. Everything in moderation. I am so lucky that I have a love for cooking, and a hate for fast processed food.

So today I make a vow, to fill my body not only with healthy nutritional foods, but not worry when I do eat that piece of cake, or pound of chicken wings. I don't do it every day, and I know what foods work best for me

L.

sarahwright01

January 23rd 2010: My birthday. My brother in law took this picture of me that was HORRIBLE. He posted it on Facebook, and I was MORTIFIED. I was weighing in at 230 on my 24th birthday. I started to try to eat healthier, got a gym member ship in march and began the journey. It all clicked into place finally about july. Then I started losing about 1 pound a week. I am down 35 pounds, and weigh in at 195. For 2011, i plan on continueing the marathon, 5 pounds at a time. (That is the goal i set on my Wii Fit each month) I pound hopped through the Holidays (gain 2 pounds drop 2 pounds....at one point I was down to 192....then right back up to 195)

So here I am, first of the year with two goal in mind: Drop 40-50 more pounds by Christmas 2011, Pay off 1/2 of our financial debt: Because in 2 years, I want to be a cute skinny pregnant lady who has one of those cute basket ball stomachs, not just the chubby lady who looks like she is getting chubbier until the 9th month when everyone realizes "oh she was pregnant, and is out on maternity leave"

revphillips

I can't say that I remember the day, but I know it was when my BMI said I was obese. I've always seen reports about how obese the USA is, how our children are obese and I just never considered myself obese. I knew I was overweight, and I was OK with that, but I never thought of myself as obese.

I downloaded an app on my phone about two years ago that was similar to MFP (It was pre-iphone) and remember inputting my information only to find out that I was OBESE.

I seriously told myself (and believed it!) that this App was wrong, there's no way I was OBESE, I was still just overweight. I stopped looking at my BMI after that. I went on a "diet" then, but lost 4 pounds and then stopped caring about losing weight. I still stopped looking at my BMI.

I want to be in shape when I'm 30. I already struggle with the fact that I'm single, never-been-married and have no children at my age while all my friends are doing the marriage/baby thing - so this is for ME. I want to be fit, in shape, and FABULOUS when I hit 30. If I'm not "together" with anyone when I'm 30, I at least want people to ask, "I wonder why this catch is still single?" - and NOT "It's always hard to date when you're overweight."

Honestly though - I need EVERY DAY to be my "enough is enough" day - it keeps me motivated to keep going - all 24 hours of that day - even when I'm tired and have so many things to do - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - and you must keep going!

kirra_80

Beginning of 2003 I realized how unhappy I was and how I had gained a ton of weight while with my now ex-fiance. I was 5' 2 1/2" and 180 lbs. I wasn't working, lived somewhere I didn't have any friends, and was just generally housebound because I didn't like the way I looked. I was uncomfortable with who I had become. So I bought an exercise bike that my ex said I wasn't ever going to use. And I did use it and I still use it almost everyday. That bike paved the way. I started losing weight and feeling better about myself. A year later I got a job, 50 lbs lighter and left my fiance. I lost 10 more lbs for a total of 60 lbs. I have gained back about 7 lbs but I'm still at a healthy weight, exercise almost every day and try my hardest to eat well but at the same time not deprive myself. Everyday is a choice, whether to exercise or to eat something good or bad. Sometimes I make good choices, sometimes I don't. But I think everyone that has reached that point in their life when they want to change for the better, you'll remember it always and every time you start to slip, you'll think back and it'll give you motivation to keep trying.

mumofflea

September 2010

shardown

Today is that day. I'm sick and tired of looking in the mirror and not liking what I see. I'm getting married in March 2012 and for once in my adult life, I want to look good and confident in pictures instead of thinking of ways to hide my fat. I love myself and I know my body deserves better than the junk I keep consuming and the lack of exercise I do. Enough is enough. I don't want to hide, I don't want to make excuses and I don't want to avoid mirrors anymore.

I'm losing weight and gaining my life back.