What sparked "I'm going to lose that weight!"

SmileyJ23

Everything else in my life is going well. Good job-although its not my dream job, school is going great, why not get on the ball with losing weight.I have a clean bill of health and would like to keep it that way. Excess weight isn't healthy and I want to be the healthiest me I can :bigsmile:

Plus my father's side of the family is morbidly obese. A lot of them have died from all kinds of things- diabetes, weight, etc. I don't want that to be me.

Freyja2023

Three years ago I never wanted to leave my house and I refused to let anyone take any pictures of me at all. It was at this time of the year I finally climbed on the scale and hated the fact that I couldn't lie my way out of the number. I had hit an all time high of 240 and it finally woke me up. I asked my husband for the Wii Fit for x-mas that year and it yelled out at me "That's Obesite". Depressed that a video game told me just what I didn't want to hear. So I started on the Wii Fit then moved on to the biggest loser workout tapes and then on to Jillian Michaels 30 Day shred. In 3 years I have managed to lose 85 pounds and keep it off. I am 15 pounds away from my goal weight and started Turbo Jam combined with 30 day shred to help shake off those last 15 pounds. My sister found me this site and so far I am loving it and finding it the most helpful out of everything I have done over the last 3 years. I take pride in knowing that now I am showing my children proper workout ways as well as healthy eating patterns. My eldest is 12 and just started working out and lifting weight now and I know that part of that is because he is a boy and all boys want to look buff but a part of that is from watching his mom lose weight and workout in a healthy way.

taramaureen

I had a baby, I was 220lbs. My grandma was diagnosed with colon cancer from a lifetime of horrible diet. She died at 69 years old. I realized that I didn't want that for myself or my child. I didn't want to perpetuate the cycle of obesity that is in my family.

xmommyof2boysx

My SO telling me that I looked uncomfortable in my bathing suit this past summer. It's the right thing I needed to hear.

dwhite1111

I decided I was putting more time and effort into thinking negative about myself and spending more time trying to avoid social situations than it would take to begin to eat right and exercise to look and feel better.

linzirussell

my ex told me the titanic didnt sink until i stepped on it ahhahhah. that was the time i knew somethin had to be done

angelbeville

When my doctor diagnosed me with a genetic immune system deficiency and said "if you get pneumonia again, there's a good chance you will die."

keeponkickin

After years of putting everyone before myself and then caring for my mom 24/7 while she died of cancer was what put me over the edge. I was too young to be killing myself. I had 4 kids, one with special needs, that needed me to put myself first in order to be there for them. I'm happy to say I've lost 105 pounds in 10 months and gained my life back.

BrettPGH

When I stepped on the scale and it said 263. I had no idea I was that big. I figured I was around 235 at my heaviest.

Goes to show you can't tell on your own. You need tools. Scales, the Y and My Fitness Pal.

Now I'm almost under 200lbs. Just a little more work to do.

geniebelle

So many things in my life sparked a fire in me to lose weight. Everything from breaking a chair I was sitting in at a party, to being asked by a little kid if I was pregnant when i most definitely wasnt. Most recently it was being in disney world and wishing I could walk around the parks without being tired or my legs hurting and being able to fit on any and all the rides without constantly worrying if I would be able to. I realized that I always found myself bowing out of social situations with friends, because I am asahamed of myself and dont want to put myself in a situation that is uncomfortable. I just dont wanna be that person anymore. I've tried losing weight many times before, but this time the approach is realistic and I can't wait to stop putting my life on hold because of low self esteem.

kbanzhaf

Hi,

For me, it was a couple of things. I had my annual physical, and wanted to get off of the cholesterol medication I had been taking as my legs were "killing" me. He wasn't sold on that idea, but I quit taking it cold turkey, and within a week, my legs felt MUCH better. However, he indicated to me that my blood sugar was elevated at that time. Please come back in two months.
Two months later, my cholesterol level had skyrocketed (but I was NOT going to go back on Lipitor), and my blood sugar levels were still elevated. So he sent me to a dietician who basically told me these things: 1. Begin eating breakfast 2. Keep your total "carbs" to 15 or under a day (15 grams of carbohydrate = 1 "carb") 3. Write down EVERYTHING you eat.

Well, I left her office, convinced she was a 'quack' but totally willing to try it. That was the end of August, and by December, I had lost about 30 pounds. I kept at it, and by the following summer, I had lost about 70 pounds. I didn't do it just by dieting. I began walking, and walking, and walking. When I saw a friend of mine, and he asked what I had done, I told him about the diet, and said, "and then, I walked my *kitten* off." He turned me around and whispered in my ear, "Literally." He died about two months later, and that is one of my favorite memories of Dave.....and him telling me that his dad didn't believe him when he told him who I was. His dad totally didn't recognize me.

Kaye

staceyseeger

My body was telling me to and I listened.

^^^This^^^

HockeyHolic

My Mom, who has battled weight all her life, got shoulder replacement surgery and is on track for both knees to be done as well. She's yo-yo'd three times since her late 20's, mostly by cutting calories and not exercising. I don't want to end up like her in my 60's.

WoWmamaErin

For me it was a group of women I'd known (online) for almost 2 years. We've been through a lot together (all of us had babies in April 2010) and 1 woman wanted to lose weight and needed motivation. So we started a biggest loser contest for those that wanted to join. We all put $5 in the pot and winner takes all. That's what really did it for me.

For the last 5 years or so I'd been obese (even morbidly so at a couple times) and knew I had to drop the weight. I wanted to look good and be able to keep up with my kids at the park and not just stay home watching TV and eating junk food. I wanted to set a better example. And I had motivated myself (about a year ago) and lost about 20 lbs and then fell off the wagon. At least I didn't gain during that time. But it really was the support and motivation of the contest that did it for me. Having a little contest where there is almost $100 to win was a great motivator and we push each other to eat well and exercise. We're even planning on keeping the group together after the fact and set goals for ourselves but with no more money on the line! lol

bsavage13

Not recognizing myself in a photo. I was looking at photos I took at a friend's wedding and didn't recognize myself standing next to my brother. It was a huge eye opening experience. That was April 2009. Have lost 70lbs since then.

KaylaKilgore

I decided I was putting more time and effort into thinking negative about myself and spending more time trying to avoid social situations than it would take to begin to eat right and exercise to look and feel better.

Sameee here. I feel better though knowing I'm doing something about it.

trophywife24

I got a job that required dressy clothes every day. Every single morning I would stand in my closet, upset that nothing fit or nothing looked nice. I opened my eyes one morning and said "oh hell no!" and started that day.

amfmmama

My husband had an affair the first 8 months of my youngest sons life. I let my husband destroy my self esteem, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and get it back for myself.

jmruef

1) Facing the thought of having to buy a bigger pants size AGAIN.
2) FINALLY owning up to the fact that a past history of an eating disorder is NOT A free pass to eat whatever I wanted now, however much I wanted now, and not take care of myself now. I have to be careful to not go overboard into Obsessive Mode about counting calories, but I owe it to myself to be healthy. Period.

jchester71

When I found myself in the Big and Tall section of a clothing store, and being called "Big John" ceased to feel like a compliment after 3 years of full time graduate school coupled with a (nearly) full time desk job.

monainmn

Honestly it was so many things. I was having issues at work with a bully and my thought was how can I deal with this when I feel like crap about myself. In some way I wanted to blame myself and my thought was I had to feel better to do better. I also have 15 year old twin girls, one with her own weight issues and it was as if a brick hit me in the head that I better be a positive role model for them before they are out of my hands. Dealing with rheumatoid arthritis and not wanting to take the medication, I decided I would do everything in my power to feel better naturally. I simply got sick and tired of being sick and tired. This is what sparked my motivation to drop the weight burden, now and forever!!!

missdaisy79

Agonising back pain, weighing in at 99kgs/218lbs, the doctor being concerned about my weight and birth control pill combination...

it was a combination of those three things that prompted me to start. Losing 9kgs has improved my back pain to the point that I only ever notice it if I've had a bad night's sleep. I feel so much more alive now as well.

Sweetcheeks278

We had a vacation planned with my husbands best friend, his wife and their daughter. While talking on the phone with her making plans for the trip she said to me, "Well at least I don't have to worry about you being all skinny and making me look bad this trip. hahaha" :noway: She is a heavy girl and the last time we saw them was before I had my daughter and I was thin. It made me so angry and hurt me so much that it was enough to push me. The next day I started my journey and I've never looked back. 25 lbs down went from a size 12/13 to a size4/ 6 and my profile pic is the bikini I bought while we were on our trip with them. I love her to death but EAT YOUR HEART OUT HONEY bc I worked my *kitten* off to get where I am! :bigsmile:

jsteffen80

I want to be a positive influence on my step-son and my son-on-the-way.

rahawk93

Barely fitting on a roller coaster. That as the thing that put me over the edge.

Ericgunner

341lbs and realised that I was too young to die, because if I hadn't done anything about it. That's where I was heading.

deksgrl

I had previously lost weight a few years ago and gotten rid of all of the pants I couldn't wear any more. Now putting on weight again and having to cram myself into my pants, having them cut into my gut all day, and facing the fact that I would have to buy all new pants in a size bigger. Most of the jeans I had bought when I dropped the weight are wearing out and ripping and I need new clothes. I decided I'd rather not have to buy the bigger size.

bluiz13

initially it was seeing myself in my son's 1st birthday pics weighing the same as i did when i delivered him...263lbs...


after losing weight from 2005-2007, i had my second child in sept 2007 and decided 3 months postpartum that i was not going to wait to see myself in her 1st birthday pics to get started again...

so on january 1, 2008 i started from the "beginning" moving my *kitten* and counting calories...


the rest is history LOL and now i'm a warrior :blushing:

jaxdiablo

Back surgery and realizing that I disliked myself because of my weight. Sooner or later you hit that point where you just can't take it anymore. I realized that I used to be in great shape, and it was completely accomplishable. I kept talking myself out of weightloss years before and saying I couldn't do it because I was already too big, and I'd need to lose weight to be able to function actively. Then 1 month ago I did a 5k just for kicks with no training. I finished in under 45 minutes. I'd been working out with a trainer, but not doing any cardio. When I actually finished the thing at 290 pounds approx. (down from 330+), I'd come to the realization I can do it, and I need to do it. And now, I AM doing it. At the gym 4-5 times a week, lifting 2-3 times a week, cardio 1-3 times a week. And I'm now down at 280, that's 25 pounds of tracked weight loss since september 26th, now there's no looking back.

wren176

My husband had an affair the first 8 months of my youngest sons life. I let my husband destroy my self esteem, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and get it back for myself.

This was me also. My husband and I had 4 children and had been married for 10 years. We were disagreeing over who would have the tubal/vasectomy and I finally had it done because he was to chicken. I spent a week in the hospital after my "outpatient surgery" then come to find out a couple of years later that he was having an affair during that time and surprise he has a daughter. It was really depressing because the woman was tiny and 10 years younger than myself. As I sat feeling sorry for myself and eating everything in sight I realized I was my own biggest enemy. That I could be hot and I could lose weight and that it was my husbands loss and not mine He was the one with the low moral standards!I am responsible for myself and I do not have to look fat and feel frumpy ashamed. I can be strong and in shape physically and mentally and my weight is coming down. I am more inspired than ever to lose the weight.