I knew I had to lose weight when....................

kettlewitch

I bath every night rather than shower and I love those puff things that are made out of a sort of netting to get a good lather going on. I came home from work one evening and got ready for my bath and found a body puff tucked under my stomach. It had been there since the night before.

Marcellus_08

hahahahahahaha. Totally HILARIOUS!
Your doing fantastic!

gumby101ca

are you pulling our leg ..lol

jteammom

Any motivation is good motivation!

monkeybuttsmommy

I knew I had to lose weight when I was placed on bp meds and my father died due to illnesses associated with obesity. And when my son was born. I wanted to live long enough to see his first birthday.

meljr66

Oh, No! Congratulations on your success so far. I knew I had to lose weight when...the kids in my preschool classes said that they liked to hug me because I was so "squishy"!

nolachick

I bath every night rather than shower and I love those puff things that are made out of a sort of netting to get a good lather going on. I came home from work one evening and got ready for my bath and found a body puff tucked under my stomach. It had been there since the night before.

hahahahaha NO WAY! wow. glad u decided to make a change!

for me it was when I split my pants lol. literally. i have a big booty and thick legs so i always have to wiggle into my jeans but 2 summers ago i ripped one of my favorite pairs :grumble:

I realized it wasn't just a big booty problem it was all of me needed to get in shape!

Tzavush

OMG that sounds horrible....
(something to laugh about when you look back)


I knew I had to lose weight when......................my 4 year old told his daddy he didn't need a new trampoline (after it broke), because mummy had a fat bouncy tummy.
I knew I had to lose weight when..................... my 6 year old asked me if the new baby was going to be a boy or girl (not pregnant this time)

tuscaroragal

I would end up with injuries just from sleeping! Now, that's OUT OF SHAPE!!

cdngirl71

Good for you on your weight loss!!! I knew I had to lose weight when I couldn't even go up a flight of stairs without huffin and puffin then had to stop to catch my breath.

eeeekie

I've never had that happen...did you fall asleep in the bath while washing up?

I knew I had to lose weight when..

- I couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes at a time.

- When I realized I became a bad friend for not wanting to join my friends during holidays (mainly halloween) and go to a place called Haunted Trails or the Haunted Hotel. I couldn't walk it.

- Realizing that when I buy a car that I can't get "the cute one". I have to get the one that I fit in...

- I want to be in a relationship and I DIDN'T love myself so how can I expect someone else to love me.

- I also want to have children at some point and my obesity won't get me there.

- I realized I decided on a career that would aid in sitting all day long...when what I really wanted to do was go to culinary school (required standing)

- Flying to the UK (or flying in general) is/was very uncomfortable. I've been lucky had have had awesome people who've sat by me who are very understanding. Not having to ever squeeze into the seat and ask for a seat belt extender.

- Being able to fit on rides at parks

- Not being able to fit in booths at restaurants....

There are tons more but these are the ones that pop into my head right now.

taldie01

Thats so sad

maryritt529

I saw a looked at a picture of myself someone had taken and I honestly didn't recognize myself

maryritt529

I saw a looked at a picture of myself someone had taken and I honestly didn't recognize myself

Sorry...I looked at a picture of myself that someone had taken and I honestly didn't recognize myself.:(

sh3lby03

I knew I had to lose weight when....

1) My fiance proposed and I pictured my current body in a wedding gown

2) When my weight prone areas (thighs/butt) became so full that my body started a muffin top

3) I was pant shopping and had to try on pants a size up

4) When I hit 150...never again

rhonda1981

Oh my goodness. That is so funny, I can't believe you didn't feel it scraping you. It looks like you have made great progress, don't ever give up. We are here to support you.

Hopey1994

I had to squeeze to fit on the rides at Six Flags.

lenwie

When you get in the bath and the water behind you sits higher than the water in front and when it drains away, its all gone in front but still left behind you! also when you end up sitting half perched on the sani bin in the public bathrooms cos your booty hangs over the end of the seat oooooooow.

kacylaine

When I started purposely sitting to the side of the room with no mirrors during my boyfriend's little girl's dance classes!

evseqvar

hahahaha!!! got the laugh of the day!
You're going in good direction, good for you!

alejan1975

i overheard my wife complaining about me to her cousin. Kinda blows the confidence! And not fair to her since she is not overweight. Good news is i'm halfway to my goal!

SabrinaJL

- When I realized I became a bad friend for not wanting to join my friends during holidays (mainly halloween) and go to a place called Haunted Trails or the Haunted Hotel. I couldn't walk it.

When I read this, I had to see if you were from San Diego. We're practically neighbors! lol

I knew I had to lose weight when I finally realized that being this big is holding me back from doing a lot of things that I'd really like to do.

rileysowner

Wow! That is a wake up.

For me it was having run away blood pressure 220/180 and a stroke at 43. Happily the stroke was not blood pressure related so is very unlikely to ever happen again, and the blood pressure is under such good control I have been consistently coming off meds. I am not off all of them yet, but it is so low right now I am sure I will be coming off another soon.

eeeekie

When I read this, I had to see if you were from San Diego. We're practically neighbors! lol

I am

jacquejl

I grew up with an obese mother. Although I'd like her to lose the weight, I'll admit any day of the week that I LOVED snuggling in her cushy belly! I'd take an overweight mommy over a skinny one any day. Except, of course, I'd want her to be healthy and live FOREVER!!!!

SabrinaJL

I grew up with an obese mother. Although I'd like her to lose the weight, I'll admit any day of the week that I LOVED snuggling in her cushy belly! I'd take an overweight mommy over a skinny one any day. Except, of course, I'd want her to be healthy and live FOREVER!!!!

My 17 year old feels this way. She says I'm "cuddly". She also likes to jiggle my belly fat which makes me wanna smack her upside the head.

kettlewitch

In response to a couple of posts, no, I'm not pulling your leg and I have no idea how I ended up there lol. Of course there are other far more serious reasons why I'm losing the weight but this has kinda stuck in my memory. It does seem pretty funny now.

jacquejl

I grew up with an obese mother. Although I'd like her to lose the weight, I'll admit any day of the week that I LOVED snuggling in her cushy belly! I'd take an overweight mommy over a skinny one any day. Except, of course, I'd want her to be healthy and live FOREVER!!!!

My 17 year old feels this way. She says I'm "cuddly". She also likes to jiggle my belly fat which makes me wanna smack her upside the head.

Omigosh, that's so funny! :laugh: I never did that. I'd just curl up next to her on the couch and suck my thumb, LOL! By the time I was 17, my mother was too stressed with 4 teenagers to snuggle anymore. :grumble:

jacquejl

In response to a couple of posts, no, I'm not pulling your leg and I have no idea how I ended up there lol. Of course there are other far more serious reasons why I'm losing the weight but this has kinda stuck in my memory. It does seem pretty funny now.

You've done well!! 48lbs is AWESOME!! I'm very proud of you! :flowerforyou:

nkenga

...when I realized that no woman in my family has lived past the age of 65, because of high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer, realized that my mother was already on that route with all three, and that I was well on my way with prehypertension at age 36.

Georgie_P

I grew up with an obese mother. Although I'd like her to lose the weight, I'll admit any day of the week that I LOVED snuggling in her cushy belly! I'd take an overweight mommy over a skinny one any day. Except, of course, I'd want her to be healthy and live FOREVER!!!!

Ok San Diego folks - we need to met and do a Group HUG!