What was your.....

zorbaru

We made a demo video for my karate school and i saw myself next to my runt of a cousin.

batalina

like a lot of other people, my realization came while looking at a photo. it was taken at my sister-in-law's baby shower, and i'd thought i'd looked cute that day. i check the full-length mirror every day before i leave the house and... that picture looked nothing like what i thought i'd seen in the mirror.
but the picture's more accurate -- people in day-to-day life don't see me the way i see me in the mirror, posing and with the right angles... they see me candidly and at all the wrong angles, just like that camera did.
quite a wake-up call.

alienblonde1

First was seeing pictures my sister took of me when she was visiting I was like I'm not THAT big. Second was my Dr telling me if I keep going the way I was going that I would be on heart/cholesterol meds and diabetic. At that time I wasn't on any meds.

perty09

What really woke me up honestly was being dumped by my ex-boyfriend, who was my 1st boyfriend, 1st love, 1st kiss and first everything and having to deal with the fact that one of the reasons he left me was because of my weight. He'd had lost 60lbs before having met me and so he tried helping me lose weight during the 1.5 year that we were together but, I just wasnt mentally ready to make that lifestyle change and instead I gained 40lbs while we were together which I know had a huge effect on my relationship. He had become less attracted to me, he valued me less (i felt) and in the end he started crushing on another girl (who is thin). We broke up and he is now dating her...

Losing him made me realize how problematic my weight had become and I decided to finally change my life right then and there. The gym was the perfect place to go and feel good about myself and it also gave me something to do instead of stitting at home crying over my ex. I started working out literally a week post breakup and I weighed 235 at 5'3''. Now im currently 187 and I will not stop till I get to 130

I cant wait until I reach my goal weight, have higher self confidence and KNOW i am beautiful inside and out and meet a guy who will appreciate me, feel like hes got the best girl in the world & will never want to let me go. Also I cant wait for my ex to see me and realize hes made a huge mistake

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

sister-in-laws wedding pictures. then weighing myself and realizing I gained another 20 pounds after putting on 30. yeah.........:ohwell:

cofakid

A few things all at the same time - 1 looking the mirror and actually being disgusted, not just unhappy but really dusgusted by my own body!

Health issues that popped up that were uncomfortable and painfull. Id already had some health problems from my weight gain but even though they were painful i lived with them, but the extra health issue was the last straw.

No more uni as an excuse, no more iratic lifestyle, and less stress - time to stop using those an excuse and get up.

Was job hunting and trying to change my life - new outlook , new job, new me, no more bad stuff!

My motivation definetly comes alot from this site! this has really got me "into" diet control and exercise. i was doing it already but now its like my new addiction, my new fb, its something that is really becoming a big part of my life.

also my family, we r all not the healthiest and im helping them to get healthier. my sister is having a baby and she was told her weight might be an issue and has had to make changes to her eating habbits - that motivates me i want to be healthy when i have kids. my own desire to look good, my partner, and wanting to make the changes to my life to BE a fitness junkie not just aspire to be one. also recently diagnosed with a medical condition that is something i'll be dealing with the rest of my life and healthy diet and exercise will make a massive difference to my maintance of the medical condition.