What was your breaking point?

beautybiz

When the cashier at Walgreens asked me when I was due. :grumble:

Kritie12

Mine was after gaining 70lbs in three years I had so many clothes I didn't fit into. I knew I had gained a ton of weight but it wasn't until one day a friend from school asked me if i wanted to go on a trail hike with him. (He is in crazy great shape) I didn't think much of it, I thought I can do this, I've hiked before.

I was so tired going up the hill. He kept getting ahead of me and then would have to wait for me to catch up. I kept telling him to leave me and to just wait for me at the top. I started crying at a couple points because I was so embarassed that I couldn't do it. But thankfully he kept encouraging me, telling me I could do it and kept waiting for me. We finally did make it to the top and took a photo of us. I hate the way I look in that photo, hands on my hips because I was out of breathe and looking heavy.

I never want to feel that way again. I have lost 30lbs since that day but I just can't seem to motivate myself to drop 40 more pounds. That is why I am on this site, to find people that will encourage me to lose weight, be happy again, and I am hoping I can meet some people that live around me so I have an actually workout buddy.

scotto105

I swore I would never hit 300 and 280 was just to close for comfort, plus my clothes wouldn't fit. I am sick and tired of letting food run my life!


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sarahliftsUP

mines is kinda stupid compared to everyone elses.. but my breaking point was in high school in PE class..
when we were running the mile, i passed by the boy i had been crushing on , and he said
"uh oh can't let the whale beat me" .

That isn't stupid at all but seriously sad and upsetting... what a jerk!

Mine is similar.. having to buy pants in a bigger size because my currents ones were so tight and I couldn't fix the muffin top from protruding. Oh, and having a bunch of cute tops that I can't wear because of said muffin top!

irishdancer23

i've had a few, but the most painful one was when i was at my friend's house last summer. we were up in her room watching a movie, and her mom yelled up at us that we should go take a walk. my friend said no, we wanted to finish the movie. a few minutes later, her brother came running upstairs yelling "guess what mom said?!?!?!?! he went on to say that after she told us to go take a walk, she commented that I "could use it." now granted, she is a very healthy person, always exercising, vegan, etc. but still, it was embarrassing and humiliating. from then on, i decided that i was going to change my lifestyle, not her her, but for me!

virginiejaubin

When I couldn't like myself in a picture and couldn't look at myself anymore in the mirror, this was March 2011.

Megthatgirl

Mine was a culmination of things- When I go out with the girls, I used to always get approached... at my highest it was just creepy older men... now I get a few cuties who dont mind some curves lol...I moved back home from California and I decided that I HAD to do something with my life...I was 267 and hating myself.. I had no goals, no dream job- ( Im not interested in going to school because I havent found something that has me fired up to do-) So, I had a serious heart to heart with myself- I knew how insanely proud my mother would be of me if I were able to battle my demons and actually join the military. My mom was in the service and other than having my sister and me, that was the highlight of her life. She passed away 4 years ago, But I know she can see me, and Im certain she would be proud of me. Ive always wanted a way to give back- I know America has its problems, but I feel so blessed to live here! Im tired of being good enough, or a last resort... Its time for me to pick and choose how I want my life, and who I want in it!!

lkmisztela

I stood on the scale @ my mom and dad's house on New Year's eve, last year. I saw the number 292 staring back at me, and I knew I had to do *anything* to not get to 300. So far, I've lost 70lbs, about 39 more to go!

CindiBryce

I didn't have a huge epiphany like many of you did. However, I did weigh myself periodically, and noticed my weight increasing, until I gained a total of 17 pounds. I have no breaking point (as of yet). It is more like a realization I should eat healthily.

ChitownFoodie

When my size 2 jeans were getting tight....size 0 is my happy size.

:huh:

I've never been bigger than a 25" waist. Everyone has their breaking point....it doesn't mean it has to be dramatic.

BeautifulScarsWECHANGED

When my size 2 jeans were getting tight....size 0 is my happy size.

:huh:

I've never been bigger than a 25" waist. Everyone has their breaking point....it doesn't mean it has to be dramatic.

No no, I get it. :yawn:

mmelledge

When my friend (age 43) had a heart attack. He's by no means fat, but he's been a smoker his entire adult life. After talking (seemingly endlessly) about losing weight, I finally told my doctor I was scared and needed some help. She told me exactly what I didn't want to hear: eat less. Move more. Duh. *sigh*

She suggested WW, which is a good program. But I can't fit the meetings or online membership into my budget right now. When I found MFP the same day, I was ecstatic!

adjones5

When my size 2 jeans were getting tight....size 0 is my happy size.

Same here except it was a skin tight leather dress...my roommate had to help me get it off. I left our apartment immediately and went directly to the gym.

Hoppymom

I should have had a million of them. Growing out of size after size of clothes, seeing myself in pictures, not being able to reach my feet to put on my sandals, noticing my body takes a lot more effort to keep smelling good, getting winded walking up a flight of stairs, I could go on and on.....I can't believe all that happened and I still kept eating. Then suddenly, I decided to stop without anything new happening in my life. I guess it's just way past due.

Although there is something to having your doctor suggest you get your stomach stapled. I don't know, I guess you just have to be mentally ready. I am just so done being fat. I wish it were next year already.

HUmMMM me too and it wasn't being asked twice at my 20 year class reunion when my baby was due:noway: and I "only" weighed 160 that day. I rry most of y weight in my stomach. It wasn't getting put on high blood pressure medicaine 6-7 years ago.

What turned me around was when the doctor said this number is your glucose. You are now pre-daibetic. BOOM
the next day I had my last Diet Coke and my last potato chips. The following day was my 54th birthday and I have lost 23.5 pounds just by eating right and (for the last 2.5 weeks,) working out.

Maryfullofgrace

When I cooked a recipe my mom used to make for us all the time for dinner. I called her and told her I made it for dinner. My spouse and I had eaten the whole thing. I asked her, "How many of those did you have to make for our whole family?" she said, "Just the one, and we always had some left over." "Ummmm, yeah. Leftover. Lord help me, I am eating the same amount of food that used to serve a family of 5+" :embarassed:

barbiex3

When my size 2 jeans were getting tight....size 0 is my happy size.

:huh:

I've never been bigger than a 25" waist. Everyone has their breaking point....it doesn't mean it has to be dramatic.

that is too weird! I'm 135 pounds and i'm a size 0

CindiBryce

When my size 2 jeans were getting tight....size 0 is my happy size.

:huh:

I've never been bigger than a 25" waist. Everyone has their breaking point....it doesn't mean it has to be dramatic.

that is too weird! I'm 135 pounds and i'm a size 0

Really? I have the same BMI as you and I'm a 4-6. I was a size 2 when I was 12 pounds lighter. But I probably have less muscle, and a smaller frame.

barbiex3

that is too weird! I'm 135 pounds and i'm a size 0
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Really? I have the same BMI as you and I'm a 4-6. I was a size 2 when I was 12 pounds lighter. But I probably have less muscle, and a smaller frame.
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i guess being a college athlete will do that to yaaa

gabbyhayes82

i was almost 200 lbs. i was 197 lbs and i was about to gain 3 more lbs and get it over with but i decided to lose the weight instead and im so glad i did

dontletmegetme

I have a bit of a different breaking point from everyone else. Mine was when I realized that I couldn't live the way I was living anymore. I was essentially killing myself with my eating disorder. Now, my focus is to live a healthier lifestyle.

Pitterpatter

when my 11 year old could do more pushups than i could. military style.

lisaisso

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photo_kyla

mines is kinda stupid compared to everyone elses.. but my breaking point was in high school in PE class..
when we were running the mile, i passed by the boy i had been crushing on , and he said
"uh oh can't let the whale beat me" .

That isn't stupid at all but seriously sad and upsetting... what a jerk!

Ditto! Just wait until your 10 year reunion when he's got a beer belly and you look like a million bucks :bigsmile:

SmangeDiggs

When i realiesed i have no photos of me with either of my children because i deleted all the ones I looked fat in....hmmm realising its not the cameras fault decided to loose weight before both children have grown up and i have no photo memories with them.

ShannanLaNae

Mine was when I couldn't pull my jeans anymore and I had to go a size up...it was time. It scared me so much because I was already big and I got even bigger. That's when I knew that I had to change not just for me but for my lil guy. And I so flipping ready to not be the fat friend anymore!

laylina

When i realiesed i have no photos of me with either of my children because i deleted all the ones I looked fat in....hmmm realising its not the cameras fault decided to loose weight before both children have grown up and i have no photo memories with them.

I do this too!!! I also had enough when I realized i was afraid to go out and be social because of how I Felt about myself.

mntgrl68

Funny, mine was today when a neighbor asked me if I was "expecting". And I made the realization that I weigh 20 pounds more right now than I did at full term with my 3rd child who was born at 11 pounds! I came back inside, cried for awhile, pouted all day and finally got on my stationary bike for awhile. And updated my food tracker for today. I can also relate to most of the posts on here today about the jeans and the photos.

classyhoney

When I was shopping and looking for my size in Forever 21 and I realized that I was confined to a small section with limited options labeled "Plus Size" when there was an entire store with tons of different styles and clothes that I couldn't fit because I was a size 14. This was when I said enough is enough.

legsfordays

Me, alone in my dorm, eating Nutella out of the jar. I've "started over" many times, but that was the very first time I took a look at myself and knew I needed to change. Not just for my weight, but for my health.

raw_sugar

First breaking point: When my legs started hurting all. the. time and I talked to my mom about it and I went to her place and weighed myself and started to cry, because I was 232 lbs at 5'5". I came out to the kitchen at my moms place and started to cry and my mom offered to pay for weight watchers for me. I joined that week but I never did end up letting them pay for it.

My second breaking point was realizing that I had put 20 of the 65 lbs I had managed to lose back on, and that I essentially had two pairs of jeans and one pair of work pants I could still wear.