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

tjones7

Thank you to everyone who has posted. Reading the post are cool because you find that you are not the only one with certain issues and seeing people's progress is very motivating.

For me, I think I have tried almost every diet out there. I have had some success but I always seem to quit on myself. I find that I am always starting over. I started because I realized that I was avoiding life because of my weight and I hate seeing pictures of myself. And I hated the sound of my thighs and belly slapping everytime I did something physical ( sososo gross) I also don't want to be on any kind of medicine or be diagnosed with anything. what will help me stay committed is the realization that I invest my time in everyone but myself but I'm the only one unhappy

niknak0508

Ha.. just posted up something about this yesterday on here. My spark was when my doctor told me I was OBESE and needed to lose some weight.... totally embarrassing!

nikkishai

I really missed wearing pants...

MissMarthaGrace

I turned 40!

tladame

An unflattering photo of my backside last Christmas! Decided it was time to lose the baby weight.

3GKnight

Read through all the previous posts and have to say kudos to you all, but especially to those who had cancer scares. You didn't let it get you down. Good for you!

1. A divorce. Being fit is part of my 'self re-invention'.
2. Needed a hobby. I used to play video games, but they don't hold much interest anymore.
3. Hit my highest ever weight of 188.
4. I have a slender body type. All the fat sits right at my waist and looks horrible.
5. Come summertime, I plan on hiking on a regular basis and want to keep up with all those freaky healthy Coloradoians...

polar135

I had Gout. 32 and Gout didn't work for me so i changed.

simple82

My dad had a heart problem and this guy I had a crush on for a few months asked me out. It pretty much sums it up :laugh:

kngarber

When I stepped on the scale and weighed more than I did when I was 9 months pregnant That was a very rough day.

heykatieben

- Was annoyed at myself for always complaining about my poochy belly, wanted to stop complaining
- Wanted to eat healthier to lower my risk of disease, cancer, improve my asthma
- Hoped healthier eating would improve my mindset
- I hit the 140s for the first time
- Had trouble fitting into jeans
- Friend introduced me to MyFitnessPal and it was the first thing that's really WORKED! Woohoo!! Thanks guys

filmfanatic29

My annual doctor's appointment. I almost had a heart attack when I saw that I was at 225 pounds; I'm only 5'3"! I was mortified. I ignored it for a week and then said "Okay, I have to do something."


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Pandahead

I've been trying to find the motivation to lose the baby weight from my final kid for the last two years. Like some other folks, it was a picture that snapped me out of denial. I didn't recognize myself:



Because I used to look like this before baby:



And in the interim, my husband had a major career change--joined the military. I hate feeling embarrassed to meet the men and women he works with--especially his commanding officers--because I'm overweight. My husband doesn't care--he treats me as the sexiest thing on the planet no matter what size I am. Which, of course, makes me want to be fit all the more. A man like that deserves to have arm-candy for a wife!

adrian_indy

My pelvic fat was slowly eating my penis.

along21291

After gaining weight my freshmen year I said enough is enough and I wanted to learn how to sensibly control my weight and live a healthy lifestyle. It wasn't until I found MFP that I found out how to count calories and eat foods I liked while losing weight. I've eaten all my exercise calories and I'm close to meeting my goals for myself Love this site!

jmgcummins

The first time I lost weight it was hitting 199 on the scale. I didn't want to hit the 200's.

I kept it off until having a baby. This time what got me going was when my 'baby weight' was still not off after my daughter turned 1. She's 13 months now and I have lost 15 pounds.

bluebird321

Visiting relatives last year and realizing I was too embarrassed to take off my shirt when we went to the beach.

MummaAimz

We got family pictures done and I couldn't even look at them without crying...my thighs were wider then my 6 year olds waist! at 5'1 217 pounds was WAY too heavy! Plus I couldn't play with my kids outside durring the summer because I was so depressed about it and instead of doing somethin I just MOPED! Enough was enough! 2 months= 21 pounds gone for me so once I saw that there was no stopping me!

kimtpa1417

went braidemaid dress shopping with my best friend for her wedding. Saw that I looked horrible in everything she picked. That was just the icing on the cake...... I had known for a while and trying to find something that worked for me and my budget. This website is a life saver

Sweet_Potato

My girlfriend. She used to be a size zero but went up to a size 8 when she hit her 30's and her metabolism slowed down. I've always been a size 2, but I'm 29 and was worried that would happen to me. I'm not the most active person in the world, and I noticed I'd gained about 8 pounds in the decade since high school. I was a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding last year, and looking at the pictures I found myself wishing my arms were a little less thick. So I'm trying to get ahead of the game and get back to my ideal weight before I get older and it's harder to do.

kimad

Well I knew I needed to lose weight but I was doing nothing about it - I had yo-yo'd since the birth of my twins almost 6 years ago. My friends started running and were eating healthy and I said if I am sitting here fat in 1 year and they are at their goal weight I will be PISSED! So I joined them and we are all doing fantastic. This time I have made the lifestyle changes and have started exercising

Good work everyone.