what was your turning point..

mickipedia

..that made you decide to lose weight?

I want to hear your stories

Mine is a funny one.. I did a bungee jump in August and they weighed me (I wasn't paying attention) to see which cord i needed.. they then wrote "75" on my hand which i thought was some sort of code for the rope.. then turns out it was kilograms and the last time i had weighed i was under 60kgs.. that was the shock i needed and after seeing the footage of my bungee and seeing all the jelly wobble i thought i've gotta change!!

mickipedia

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avoiceinsideabody

When arising in the morning I would get up out of bed and both knees would hurt as I stood up.

gigiwaterloo

Mine wasn't cute like yours, but it was actually more stressful.. I went on a diet back in March 2010, did GREAT, lost about 18 lbs in NO time... Only to get laid off in May & gain IT PLUS back... So I weighed back in November (when I went back to work) and I was at an enormous never seen before weight (except with my last child) and I said OK, this isn't cool... Plus I had JUST quit smoking & drinking & I knew I was suddenly eating everything I could fit in my mouth... TIME TO STOP & get healthy... here I am!

barbied123

I got diagnosed with PCOS. The only "real" natural cure is to lose weight. I feel like I can finally get this started after yearsssss of trying and giving up because if I beat it, I get the one thing I want most in the world. A baby.

mickipedia

Mine wasn't cute like yours, but it was actually more stressful.. I went on a diet back in March 2010, did GREAT, lost about 18 lbs in NO time... Only to get laid off in May & gain IT PLUS back... So I weighed back in November (when I went back to work) and I was at an enormous never seen before weight (except with my last child) and I said OK, this isn't cool... Plus I had JUST quit smoking & drinking & I knew I was suddenly eating everything I could fit in my mouth... TIME TO STOP & get healthy... here I am!

maybe not so much of a cute story but well done for doing something about it!! you've already overcome smoking and drinking so this should be a doddle for you

Alicja_W

After amazing holidays in tenerife ( april 2010 ) with my family i weighted myself :sad: it was a shock, 93 kg :noway: , i started exercising and from then i lost 28 kg :happy: i weight 65 kg now, and i still want to lose a bit more

kir911

There were alot of moments that should have been THE moment, like my youngest daughter asking if there was a baby in my tummy again after I had her baby sister. Seeing pictures of myself looking disgusting, but the moment I decided to do it was more motivated by seeing several close friends losing weight. I had been making alot of excuses and when I saw them doing it, I decided there were no more excuses to be made. So I went for it and I am not looking back!

louisau

From the neck down my body looked exactly like my mom's.... not a pretty sight

thoma74

I had lost and gained weight over the years. But in April I moved back in with my boyfriend to an apartment that is on the 2nd floor. And our apartment has 2 floors. I was KILLING myself trying to walk these damn steps! LOL I gave up smoking the night before I moved in here, gave up drinking a month later. I thought Id start feeling better after that, and I didn't. July 4th we went to my nephews bday party. Seeing the pics literally made me sick. I couldn't do it anymore, live like I was. So 3 days later I started changing my eating and joined Planet Fitness. I've had my ups and downs, but I'm back on track again and starting to feel great!

TheDoctor90

When my female flatmate thought I weighed less than my male flatmate (he's 6ft, 55kg and stick thin, never done a days exercise in his life).
It was a major shock to think that she saw me as a similar size to him.

I'm now 5ft10 and 78kg.

wellbert

Turning 30.
I figure I'll get in shape now while it's still "easy"

stryfe101

even though this picture was taken a few months before I started...looking back at it in october was my turning point....

I was out riding with friends this day (with my bike - while being a hot rod of sorts - struggling to keep up) and we stopped at a local dealership for one of my buddies to have a tire switched out.....and I decided to sit on this chopper.....that and I had to custom order a new shock for my bike since I blew out the stock one due to my 350# weight at the time...


2011-06-18_13-49-41_650 by stryfe101, on Flickr

I decided the morning my fiance had knee surgery in october to finally start and when I could tie my shoes more easily my motivation was solidly locked in...

Gray

mickipedia

these stories are actually pretty inspiring!!

shellma00

I'm 32 yrs old, I have been on Cholesterol medicine approximately 11 years and High Blood Pressure medicine for maybe 4 or 5 years, and my lower back hurts all the time. My mom keeps telling me... "if you lose weight your back will quit hurting and you can probably get off those meds." Last year I tried Weight Watchers for like the 3rd time and lost 16 lbs, which was far from my goal, but they eliminated the At Work program at my aunts work where I was attending meetings. So I fell off the ladder and gained it all back. Right around Christmas (2010) I stepped on my scale to realize... I am almost the heaviest I have ever been. The day after Christmas I joined myfitnesspal at the advice of a co-worker whose nutritionist suggested it. My daughter got Just Dance 3 for the Wii for Christmas so we have been doing that almost every night as exercise and I have been really watching my calorie intake. I have lost 5 lbs in a week and a half. I know I can do this... for my health and for me.

callikia

Mine started way back in 2004. My mom handed me over a picture she had taken of me the Christmas before and stated that it should be my "before" picture and she was worried about me. So I considered weight loss surgery and went to a consultation about it. At my initial weigh in I hopped on the ginormous scale and weighed in at 466.6 pounds. That alone was enough to get me started. (Never got the surgery, btw.)

In summer 2005, though, after losing about 80 pounds we moved to another state and while I fought hard for the next 20 so I could say I lost 100, that didn't stick around long. Eventually the old habits returned but it took a long time for me to notice as I was going through a lot of changes (the move, new job, quit job, newer job, then school full-time and a part-time job on top of my full-time work and full-time school). Graduation from college did it for me. It was something I had put off, dropped out in 2001 and no one ever thought I'd go back and finish (and I did! Top in my class too! While working 2 jobs!!). I realized if I could pick this up again with such success, I could probably pick up other things too - mainly, my healthy lifestyle. I set out April 2010 to sort myself out at 416.2 pounds. I started walking more, started eating healthier meals...and here I am over 100 pounds lighter and ready to start Phase III of the journey - the Long Haul I never thought I would ever get to. The last 100 or so to that final goal I *NEVER* thought I could achieve realistically on my own. I'm here to prove them all wrong once again. And to teach my children a healthy lifestyle while they're still young enough to absorb it!

Begood03

I'm 5'7" and weighed 215. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE would tell me how fat I was, well I got sick of hearing that. So I did something about it!

jacksonpt

I was driving down a rough road one day and could feel my boobs jiggle. That did it for me.

Classalete

I was never out of shape...but one day I decided I wanted to exceed the superficial value of the very females I'm attempting to attract...You know, turn the tables a little.

Now I disregard them entirely...yet still end up acquiring them.

Mission complete.

kit_katty

Looking at last Christmas's photos and hating the way I looked, I took up running but would get so hungry, I'd eat and wasn't seeing weightloss. Finally someone one one of my running sites said MFP and here I am!

likeaphoenix28

I've known for a little while that I had gained an unacceptable amount of weight, but still I didn't do anything about it. Then, I just got sick and tired of not living my life. It hit me that I was holding myself back from doing things because I felt uncomfortable with myself. Some things, I actually can't do because I'm overweight (skydiving, horseback riding,etc). It was just recently that this happened. So I got a gym membership and joined MFP. I'm not all the way into the swing of things yet, but it's a start.

Vipecap

Mine started with my father having medical issues due to his severe obesity, so I went and met with a small personal training group about possibly working out there. I wasn't completely sold until I went to the doctor the next day, and weighed. Seeing the scale read 301lbs was pretty shocking.

shellma00

I'm 32 yrs old, I have been on Cholesterol medicine approximately 11 years and High Blood Pressure medicine for maybe 4 or 5 years, and my lower back hurts all the time. My mom keeps telling me... "if you lose weight your back will quit hurting and you can probably get off those meds." Last year I tried Weight Watchers for like the 3rd time and lost 16 lbs, which was far from my goal, but they eliminated the At Work program at my aunts work where I was attending meetings. So I fell off the ladder and gained it all back. Right around Christmas (2010) I stepped on my scale to realize... I am almost the heaviest I have ever been. The day after Christmas I joined myfitnesspal at the advice of a co-worker whose nutritionist suggested it. My daughter got Just Dance 3 for the Wii for Christmas so we have been doing that almost every night as exercise and I have been really watching my calorie intake. I have lost 5 lbs in a week and a half. I know I can do this... for my health and for me.

LOL.. I just realized I put the wrong year... Christmas of 2011 (just 2 weeks ago)

mickipedia

I've known for a little while that I had gained an unacceptable amount of weight, but still I didn't do anything about it. Then, I just got sick and tired of not living my life. It hit me that I was holding myself back from doing things because I felt uncomfortable with myself. Some things, I actually can't do because I'm overweight (skydiving, horseback riding,etc). It was just recently that this happened. So I got a gym membership and joined MFP. I'm not all the way into the swing of things yet, but it's a start.

hey, well done for stepping up and starting to change things.. friend request coming your way

I'll happily keep you motivated

GrahamBarwick

i was on holiday with my ex gf in dom republic, i weighed 17 stone and wouldn't take my t-shirt of all holiday, then i found she had been cheating on me. So i got my backside into gear and shed the weight.

seal57

This time?....My work shirt was getting a bit snug and I knew that I needed to lose some weight...The day I found MFP was the day I started on my last trip to lose weight.......Soon I think I might have to ask for a smaller size....:bigsmile:

lizzue

I think the turning point was a holiday I was on and I get really jealous of my boyfriend talking to a lady we were away with! The only reason was because she was thinner then me that I thought something must be going on?

That was then I thought my weight not only puts pressure on my joints but only my relationship!

Gotta change!

OooLaurenooO

I think for me it offically kicked in that i needed to lose weight was in June 2011 on holiday with my boyfriend. (although he tells me im beautiful and has never mentioned my weight gain in the 3years weve been together) It was him looking at other women (skinny women) and i thought he preferes them to me and looking through the pictures from holiday of me sitting on sun loungers with a BIG rolls of fat hanging out, in my opinion i looked a right state, a huge heffer!! Not a pretty sight so i thought this is it. Ive got to do something about it no more silly crash diets before holidays this weight loss is for good and the start of my new life.

To date i have lost 12lb and i hope to lose another 12lb by June/July ready for our next holiday and then eventually get down to 139lb. Im eating healthier and exercise a hell of a lot more than i use to so i no i CAN achieve this!!

escher83

One day someone asked me if I truly loved my boyfriend or if I loved him because he stayed with me even though I was fat. I couldn't answer that question honestly so I thought I should lose the weight and find out.

MaximalLife

2 things
ONE: A picture of my fat butt somebody snapped, and I could not believe how fat I was.
TWO: My wife said I was unattractive fat - OUCH!

I lost that weight starting that very moment...

yesiamaduck

On my 24th Birthday I realized I had lost a lot of my personality and energy, I was this bloated uncomfortable husk of a man! I got home, looked in a mirror then wrote on a big piece of paper 'CUT IT OUT' and since then I have!