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

wish21

For me it was mainly my health. I was just thinking that I am young, my bones are young and I should'nt have any problems with exercising. Also seeing the adults in my life struggle with health issues from being overweight all i could think was "no way". Also just to feel better about myself in general. Not appearance wise, but 'physical'. I want to be able to walk or jog up stairs & not feel like a ballon when I lie down from lack of exercise and to much food.

SafireBleu

A boy on my son's football team told him, "Your mom is fat" and he got into a fight. I figure if he is going to fight because someone says something about me I prefer he punch someone out for saying, "Your mom is HOT". I am down 33 lbs as of this morning.

bizchic

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...

HAHAHAHA!:laugh: I am in Colorado too and yes, everyone here is freaky healthy,but fun!

JWolf7911

My husband and I are trying to start a family and I want to be healthier

honeysprinkles

Hating every picture that I was in, getting stretch marks on my side from gaining weight quickly, just all around losing my confidence and energy sparked it for me!

Mrsfreedom41

Dr told me I needed to lose weight because I was borderline diabetic. Scared me so I started changing my eating and exercise habits right away. So far, 20 lbs down and I feel so much better. Next Dr. appt. is next week so anxious to see what the outcome will be.

cheree1965

pain and a man, Man gone i gained back in pain again going to lose it again for me.

THISisTARRAN

Looking in the mirror. Looking at old pictures of myself. Not wanting to go swimming or to the water park and I LOVE THOSE! I want to be healthy so that my daughter has a good example to follow.

thetorontokid2

my "fat pants" were too tight!! that was the final straw!

directorj

My cousin in law lost a lot of weight by running. I was speaking to her one day (didn't see her for a while) and I noticed something different put couldn't put it in my head. I thought she got a new piercing or new hairstyle. Then my girlfriend said "she lost a lot of weight didn't she". I'm like OMG so that's what was different. :laugh: This got me motivated.

Then a few days later my friend told me to go buy Nike+ so we can compete online. I bought it online and had it shipped to my house.

The same day the package came to my house, I got lay off from my job :sad: . So I realized that I had too much free time now and I'm able to go ahead and lose some weight. 6 months later I'm still unemployed (working part timers) and I'm down 40lbs. I believe things happen for a reason and if I never got lay off I would be even more fat than I already was. My eating habits from working was fast food / restaurants for breakfast and lunch. Nowadays its clean but not spotless :bigsmile:

ymachick

I lost 50 pounds around 18 months ago and then plateaued in March 2011 while still needing to lose about 40 more. It seemed no matter what I did, the scles and inches didn't move. So, I lost motivation and focus and just...stagnated...made half hearted attempts to eat right, worked out but not like I was before (I did P90X.)...just moped along feeling sorry for myself for not being able to keep going.
Now, nine months later, I've gained back 10 and I'm furious. WHY? Because I made a promise to myself to not go back to the way I was. no way! I refuse! I was too happy when I was losing and too miserable when I was overwieght to go back.

All my clothes are tight and I gave all my next size up to charity so unless I plan on going to work naked (yikes!), it's back to work on the weight-loss wagon.

So, here I am with myy MFP firends back on the wagon. It's good to be back.

loki3981

My husband is a type 2 diabetic and was placed on insulin. It totally shattered my world (not judging, just personal). I made a vow then and there to get healthier and do something about the unhappiness that I constantly have with my body. 17lbs down (11 with MFP) and already starting to get the workout high. I love it!

aleexFIT

Just being fed up with being unhappy with how I looked, feeling ugly, having no confidence, being "the largest" among my friends and always getting comments about it. Plus I knew summer was coming up and I wanted to look good on holiday, but once I started living healthier I saw the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and it turned into something a lot more than just losing weight.

WilliamsPeggy

I started really bringing my "A" game to my health after taking care of my in-laws for a week. They have so many health issues at 71, that they are less capable than my Nana who is turning 97 in Feb.

amfmmama

My pelvic fat was slowly eating my penis.

MFP really needs a "like" button!! ahhhaaaaahaaaa!

lawtechie

Hitting 199 my breaking moment. I absolutely refused to have a scale that showed 200.

MaraDiaz

World takeover is harder when you're fat.

Actually, I just woke up one day two and a half weeks ago full of energy for once and motivated to work out. So then I found this site, and lucky for me, it's keeping me motivated. So I've kept on moving. I hope I'll keep on moving, but no one knows what the future will bring.

amoffatt

Being over weight my whole life, doing the starvation diet in high school down to size 0 had kids and gained it back plus some. Being bullied and made fun of, refuse to have my picture taken and see myself as disgusting in pictures I do see. I want to be free from this feeling once and for all.

AudgePaudge

<---- When my cousin posted my before picture on Facebook!! Yuck...

karenhs2

Otherwise than relatively temporary pregnancy weight gain, I have only been really overweight for about 6 years. The first 50 lbs was due to a medication. The next 30 or so was a gradual climb from yoyo dieting and emotional eating. I kept thinking that I might just get okay with it - a matronly look for this stage of my life. Not even my 30 year high school reunion was enough to kick my butt in gear and it was painful going to that so fat. I have noticed myself getting more and more photo and mirror phobic. But for some reason, staring my 50th birthday in the face (January 2012) was the catalyst. Don't mind the age - I do mind the fat. I don't recognize myself when I look in the mirror.

There is a strong, fit, healthy me trapped in here and I want out!!

mevfranklin

I just woke up one morning and thought, "I can't take this fat on my body ANYMORE!" plus, I want to be healthy when I have kids!

tangiesharp

Spectacularly bad break up with ex. Wanted him to know what he was missing. 30 pounds later, he has seen the changes and is very impressed. Best thing is, now I don't want him back. I can and will do better!!

pattycakes726

Turning 50.
Having my dad tell me I was going to die and leave my son alone.
Visiting a city I used to live in and not calling old friends because I didn't want them to see how fat I was.
Feeling tired all the time.
Hating to look in the mirror.

TheFitHooker

Well a number of things for me. My dad had a heart attack and found out he had Diabetes, I realized then that this could happen to me one day. A quote a friend of my posted "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interest in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results - Kenneth Blanchard" This was a real kick in the butt to me. Then I posted something on facebook to one of my health nut friends, it was me being jealous is what it boil's down to, and he pretty much kicked me in the write direction with tough love. I have since realized he isn't a health nut or exercise junky, he is doing what is good for his body and wants everyone else to do it too and in hopes to being an inspiration. He is one of my biggest inspirations. Also my kids, when I run around and hear myself short of breath really fast, I know something needs to give. When I was diagnosed with Gestational diabetes in my pregnancy, and though I lost a lot of weight in my pregnancy and was no longer considered a diabetic after my pregnancy, I knew that my chances were really high and I had better do something about it now.

So here I am 72lbs lighter

KatiePeca

Its been a rough few years, I've had four babies, one of which who passed away at 20 days old, I've had marital struggles, and recently seperated, and I just found myself really eager to dig the old me out of this mess and revive a little bit of who I used to be before life got rocky. I'm excited to be healthier and happier and more confidant for my kids, as well as for me. Its time to shake off this excess and feel free!

Katie

niknak0508

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!

I can relate to you when it comes to your Husband. My Boyfriend treats me like I am the most beautiful, sexiest thing on the planet too........ even at 255 (my heaviest when we first meant a little over two years ago). I just want to show him how sexy I really can be :-) And bring out my inner beauty along with it! GO YOU for getting on the weight loss train..... and btw you have such a BEAUTIFUL family!!

amybell68

having the doctor tell me I have to go on cholesterol meds!!! I said, no, and she said, well loose the weight and eat better, so I said okay!! and here I am!!!

vytamindi

I've finally become happy with my weight. If I were to stay 235 (current weight) for the rest of my life I would be fine, but now I want to be better! I started taking anti-depressants in May because my doctor and I thought I had chemical depression. Once I started taking them, I had LOADS of energy and lost 20 lbs (was almost 270)! I then felt better, joined MFP, and am finally losing more weight.

However, I need to be honest... I wasn't really committed to logging everything. Then my super skinny sister challenged me to a two week test of logging everything under our calorie goal. Whoever went over first, or didn't log at all would buy sushi. Thus began our December Sushi Challenge! Now that I am taking EVERYTHING I eat and logging it, I have lost 5 more lbs bringing my total MFP weight loss to 15 lbs! My fiance and I joined a gym and I look forward to going.

Now that I know weight loss is easy when you have a calorie deficit, I look forward to being a size 12 (or smaller) and living a looooong health life!

finabella

The above photo was my breaking point. I thought I looked good then I got photographic proof that I did not!! I could hardly recognise myself, I had no collar bones but I did have back fat and I could feed a village with my arms.

FutureMsFit

I thought one day "Life doesn't last forever and I have wasted 31 years not liking myself". "I want to feel skinny(healthy) for the first time in my life".

Pretty much that

Awesome and I feel the exact same way!!! Good for you!!! YAY!