What Was Your Wake Up Call?

titletown

Mine happened 4 years ago today...

My father, only in his md 60's, passed away from complications from diabetes and cancer.

Love & miss you Dad!

Cysso

My original wake up call happened while I was still in highschool. My mom came up to me and said "Sam, I've noticed you've been gaining a lot of weight. You should come to Weight Watchers with me." I cried. Then I lost 40 lbs on WW and then I gained it back and have been battling the weight ever since.

sdwelk11

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my Mom 10/13/2005 and I know how hard the anniversary date of their loss is. Sending you hugs!

Here is my Wake up Call: January 2010. I work at a hospital and went with a friend to weigh in and couldnt believe how much I weighed. Aside from wanting to faint I wanted to throw up at the number I saw. Didnt stop me! I lost 35 lbs after that. Then fell hard off of the wagon and gained 20 back. But now I am back with more knowledge in what my body needs , doesnt need, and how I need to treat it. I am now down almost 50 lbs and recently joined the gym. I am motivated and excited to finally be on the right track.

wildkatt7

my wake up call was on valentine's day 2010 when I spent the night in the ER only find out I have fibroids and weighed 387 pounds... I knew that had to change... and it has... I have lost 62 pounds, with only 75 to go to my goal weight...

Fairysoul

My wake up call was everyone around me sick, with untreatable deseases. I knew I had to change things for the sake of my children, so they can have me and I can have them!!

Hayesgang

I hated what I saw in the mirror!!

I have always been a yo-yo dieter and never had a good relationship with food or other things - it was either all or nothing. Starve and lose or binge and get fat!!!!

This is a huge transistion year for me - I quit drinking almost a year ago and about 3 months ago it just clicked - I traded one addiction for another.

This time its different for me - I am learning how to eat (I was never really taught ), I don't want to binge and beat myself up anymore, I have found exercise to be truly theraputic for me. I want to start valueing myself probably for the first time in my 42 yrs.

ejohndrow

Umm, they told me I was too fat for my job and I would get kicked out if I didn't lose weight. I was too lazy to find another job.

Misiaxcore

I'm sorry to hear about your dad =[ I lost mine a year and a half ago.

I didn't have a wake-up call really. I've always wanted to lose weight but didn't know how exactly xD
I found this app somehow on my phone (I don't remember downloading it) and logged my breakfast and lunch, saw how easy it was. Tried it for the day to see if I could stay under my calorie goal. I did, and now I'm still here!

Alexdur85

I saw my cousin post about doing Tough Mudder and thought "I wish I could do that". Then I saw a video of me playing with my 10 month old and I couldn't believe how big I'd gotten. Then I decided to make Tough mudder my goal because if my cousin who has two kids also can do, so can I!

Tenoreo90

Becoming out of breath after a flight of stairs...at 21, that's preeetty embarrassing!

stevwil41

Mine was a combination of 40 creeping up on me and last April my dad had a heart attack. He's 61 and has been reasonably thin and active his entire life. I haven't been either so I decided to change things. My decision was reinforced when my mom had to have a quadruple bypass in October. I doubt I'll ever be a super healthy eater but now I eat way better than I did before and I'm way more active.

laurenrenee1025

Mine just happened a couple of weeks ago. I guess I just didn't notice how much weight I've gained since the baby last January until I saw it on video, for a school project...uggh.

Saruman_w

For me, after realizing how much I felt like crap, having zero confidence in myself and low self esteem and being single all my life. Not only that, diabetes and other health related issues that might flare up. I knew I had to act now or else things would just get worse from there.

mznisaelaine

For me, after realizing how much I felt like crap, having zero confidence in myself and low self esteem and being single all my life. Not only that, diabetes and other health related issues that might flare up. I knew I had to act now or else things would just get worse from there.

Aww!! But at least your hardwork paid off and you look amazing!

But for me......Gaining 30 lbs while in college and while I was with my ex-bf...and yes I blame the stress dealing with school and my ex...Immediately after I broke up with him, this sort of thing just clicked, when I was looking back at a bunch of pictures of us, and I look like a big hot air ballon..Then things just changed from there.....Ate better and ran at the beach 5 days a week all summer and now to date I lost 23.2 pounds to date and counting....and went down 5 jeans/dress sizes. I am happy but would be so much satisfied when I lose the last 36 pounds! Wish me the best

Laces_0ut

ive been very fat the last 10 years. my wake up call was turning 40, having my dad die this year and realizing my dating options have drastically shrunk over the last 10 years.

TexasNurseMom78

When I had my physical last december and saw I was over 300 pounds. Was on meds for blood pressure already and got put on meds for diabetes. I was 32! I want to live a LONG life and I saw that would not happen if I continue4d on the road I was on. So in Feb of this year I had lap band surgery. It has changed my life!