Why did you start trying to lose weight?

pleasepleaseno

I realized I was getting larger than I wanted to be. I would look in the mirror and think "I look fat today" like everyday. Then I realized...Maybe I'm just getting fat haha. I gained a lot of weight really fast after my sister passed away 4 months ago.. How about you guys?

FatDadSlim

When even my "Homer pants" started to become tight!

summertime_girl

Because I'm fat, and not getting any younger.

carlxo21

my mom got diagnosed with lung disease. I want to be healthy and avoid disease

kylee_marie

I was in the dressing room at target trying on clothes for work and I had my son with me. He is only 4 and he said to me... Mom you are too fat to wear that.... I know he doesn't know any better by I definitely felt like crying. Sometimes it takes people that love you to tell you what you don't want to hear! I want to be a good role model for him, I want to run around with him and enjoy it!

Tuffjourney

I broke the bed, starting getting heart palps, snoring, sleep apnea. Then broke a chair. Looked in a mirror and wondered where did I go?

kaylaortega

Because when I was walking up my stairs I was winded and my chest started hurting! I have two grandchildren and I want to be the grandma to run and be able to play with them! I

unicorn19girl

Had chest pains one night...scared me straight. Now 112 pounds lighter, I will NEVER go back to that.

SeanC86

When the army said shape up, or get out. haha Pretty serious there. I was quite overweight for the standards, and I needed to get better on my run and PT test. Frankly... it feels a lot better being healthier then I was before, so I now use that as my reason.

meemo88

after a guy stopped calling me and i called him and asked why he told me he doesnt like "big girls"

littleali

I was in a group doing a team building activity at school, there were 10 of us and the RAF guys running it threw out two free tee-shirts that everybody wanted. I was lucky enough to grab one and was chuffed, until the other girls made comments such as 'that won't fit you! god, give it here!' 'come on, just give me the tshirt!' and being a wetblanket at that point I just handed it to them and ran off to cry. From then on I pledged to not only get smaller, but also stand up to myself. What's funny is looking back on it, those girls were a pretty similar size to me!

leonardk09

Well, I've been overweight my entire life. I have a broader bone/body structure, so I realize that it just sort of came naturally with who I am. My parents got divorced when I was 9, and I started binging food like crazy, and it was a serious problem that my parents never realized. It lasted until I was 18. When I was 8, I was diagnosed with premature hypothyroidism, which my mother failed to even pay attention to. I ended getting the full on diagnosis when I was 17. Long story short, I've been on and off diets since I was 13, and I finally decided that I needed to this for myself and no one else. My weight has caused me a lot of emotional stress, and I want to grab it by the balls before it's too late.

maryd523

I've never been overweight, and then last fall my clothes started feeling tighter. I never weighed myself so I didn't really think much of it. Then I realized I didn't like wearing anything fitted. Then I realized I had fat rolls on my back. That was the point where I decided enough is enough!!

BobertC

when my wife told me she was no longer attracted to me

ChantalGG

I had chest pains, stomach pains, everyday. I was unhappy and stressed out. I didnt want to go anywhere and i felt old and ugly. I was always tired, my clothes didnt fit me anymore and i told myself months ago i was not going to go back to being in the 150lbs again. i got up to 159lb and i refused to go into the 160lbs. I started eating better and my fiance a few days later found this site and we both joined. I am 16ls down and he is 20lbs down. I hardly am in any pain anymore. Oh i used to have constant lower back pain and it is gone.

SeasideOasis

I want "me" back. My confidence has been and is lacking. I'm usually the "over-confident" woman who isn't scared or anything....However, since I gained all this extra weight, I don't feel as comfortable presenting, being in front of people, or even enjoying summer time activities. This "WILL" be the last summer that I avoid beach outings. Time to get back to being me again ;D

mlemonroe2

I have an 18 month old daughter and when she started eating the food my husband and I were eating, I knew I had to change the way we ate. I want her to be healthy and she deserves a mother who is healthy and a good example. I once heard someone say being the the best person you can be is a gift you give those who need you the most. That really resonated with me.

Heather75

I went for a physical and didn't like what the scale said.

mlemonroe2

I want "me" back.

I feel the same way.

ak_in_ak

I had this idea I would just get skinny, then I realized I had to make it happen. I would excersise but not track my calories, and I finally decided I at least had to try. What was the point of being fat and unhappy. There are so many places I want to go and things I want to do and I will never do them becasue of my weight.

outersoul

Two words: vacation pics.

Bsp120167

I had always had good control over my weight then realized it was gone. Had always been within a 160 to 165 range but the creep caught up with me and my range started to grow. Memorial day I weighed in at 188 and said this has got to stop. Downloaded myfitnesspal and bought the Insanity workout and have not looked back.

ckspores

When I went to my favorite store and nothing in their regular clothing department fit me anymore. I had to go to the plus-sized section and pretty much freaked out.

aj_rock

I was overweight in middle school... you know how precious children of that age can be

My peers proved to give me more than enough motivation to drop weight just so I wouldn't have to keep putting up with their s**t

waterjogger

Type 2 Dibetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, blood clots, and stage 3 renal failure from the blood sugar and blood pressure. Scared the crap out of me and I've dropped 50 lbs. since January. NOTHING tastes good enough to risk dialysis at 43!! I'm happy to add that everything is almost within the normal range as of 25 lbs ago-I'm hoping at my next check-up all the labs will be normal!

ickybella

Saw a picture of myself, the one in my profile pics where I'm sitting outside with a can of diet pepsi or coke or something. I didn't even recognise myself.

methetree

Many realizations brought me to this point. I have always been overweight. I am tall and big boned and carry the weight fairly well so it never mattered.

After a divorce and ending up with custody of my grand daughter, I finally realized that I needed to take control of me, my life, and above all my happiness. I discovered I am not happy when I can't tie my shoes because my belly is in the way. I am not happy gorging on unhealthy foods and then feeling like crap after...

I am happy running after the little one, working out, and looking in the mirror and liking who I see looking back at me.

Lovinmyself1st

I started my journey to lose weight because I'm a 37 year old mother of a 3 year old. We went on vacation and I was in so much pain from walking. My feet and my knees hurt. I also had some blood tests done and found out that I'm boarder line diabetic. I want to be around for many many years and enjoy my life with my son. I want to be around to be a grandma one day. I want to enjoy our next vacation next summer and be able to walk and run. My husband seemed like he had more fun then I did. They rode go carts and I'm to big to get in one. So I sat on the side lines taking pictures. I wasn't in none of the pictures because I was taking them all from the side line. I refuse to spend another vacation or summer like I did this year.

JDMPWR

Was in my boys house using the washroom, looked down, saw a scale, weighed myself, wasn't happy with the #, took a pic and have been at it since!

JessPaul93016

I never had the motivation to do it. I knew I was (still am) fat, but I made excuse after excuse. Well at the end of December I stepped on the scale and I was at my heaviest. It scared me, I'm on 27 years old, and with my weight I could become sick and start to need to take medication. My very best friend, who is more like family, said she was going to start at the beginning of the new year. I decided why not? At least I will have someone to support me. 7 months later and 44lbs lost it was the best decision I have ever made in my life. I also couldn't have done it with out the support of my friend or MFP!

deniseg31

My Doctor looked me straight in the eye and with a frustrated look said "Just Do It!" I think he was tired of my excuses. His words just triggered something in me because I walked out of his office thinking I could do it. Something clicked! I was ashamed of getting this big and just stuffing my face every chance I got. I was tired of being the BIG person everywhere I went. I was a very unhappy person.

Being on MFP has kept me motivated to do more and push a little harder day after day. :bigsmile: