when did you wake up and realise....
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I have woke up almost everyday for the last 9 years realizing I have been putting on weight and seemed to always make myself empty promises that "this is gonna be my time, my year" but as each day then year went by, I didn't lose any weight, I gained more! I am now at my heaviest weight and I'm going to be 40 this year. I want to start this new decade of my life in a good direction. My 30's had alot of sadness and heartache. I am ready to make my 40's the beginning of my new happy me!0
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When I kept seeing my reflection and would not accept that it was ME... "I don't look like that" I told myself. Then sometime in December I had to face that fact that it WAS me, and I'd done that to myself! I woke up and started to care again. Then I joined some challenges in January to keep me motivated. Thank God I didn't pretend I was skinny too much longer, or I might have gone off the deep end!0
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I kept buying new clothes to accomodate my new size...but until I stepped on the scale and saw that number I hadn't realized JUST how much weight....
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My ah ha moment was when i saw a pic of me sitting next to santa on 12-18-11 and i was BIGGER than Santa WTF.
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when the scale legitimately said 160
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When I couldn't bend over and paint my own toe nails.0
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When the scale went up to 181 lbs and my size 18 pants were getting tight. I said Oh Hell No!0
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The first time was when my husband and I lived in Atlanta and I was uncomfortable sleeping being the way my stomach rolled. I dropped weight not long after and maintained that for a while. Then when the jeans were not getting looser and I felt uncomfortable in shorts while living in Florida and I got engaged.
Most recently, when I put on my 'comfy jeans' and my legs were rubbing together in the jeans because they wouldn't come up all the way.0 -
Mines was when my little boy was taking pics of me at xmas...i was disgusted!! and thought how can my man even be near me when i look like that. After my son was born 3 years ago my heaviest was 13.8, I got down to 12 after 3 months and dont know how i ended up at 14.12!! definately wont be going there again I tell ye! My goal is 10.7 for June :-)0
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It happened to me several different times before I finally got my act together enough to do something about it. But pretty much every time it was because someone tagged me in a photo on facebook. Those little moments of reality, of seeing what I *really* looked like and not what I was trying to fool myself into thinking, were hard to take.0
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Oh I believe it was leggings...as my stomach expanded so did they and i didnt take any notice!!! lol0
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MIne wasn't a wake up moment; it was when I stepped on the scale randomly and saw 140 staring back at me. I was 140 when I graduated and lost 12lbs (not sure how) and when I saw pictures of myself at that weight I was disgusted. Never wanted to go back.0
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Like others have said, I didn't have a real wake up moment either, I was very aware from the first 30 lbs gained. But I did finally have a moment when i said to myself, that is IT, something has to be done. I was at a baby shower, and on my way out another woman (bigger then I was by at least 50+ lbs!) asked me when I was due........yeah.......I told her I was not pregnant and what she did next was unreal.....she looked me up and down and said "oh come on, yes you are".........yep, the woman actually argued with me! This went on for several minutes before she finally realized what she was saying and apologized. I cried the whole way home and for a while after I got home. Was a bad night. But, I have since taken action and lost 108 lbs, so I guess maybe I should thank her.......but....no....probably not! lol0
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I woke up one morning and looked in the mirror and said "whoa!!! Whose legs are these?", "These are not my legs!!"0
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When I had to use a rubberband to "button" my jeans.....0
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The moment I realised I needed to lose weight was when I was rushed to the hospital because I had a heart attack scare. The dr pretty much told me I should write my will now or try to lose the weight. The bad thing? Im only 18...0
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For me, I realized I had gained weight when I was getting hand-me-downs from my older brother who is A LOT bigger than me and they were fitting me fine.0
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My 9 year old daughter is the most truthful and honest person I know. I asked her last August sweetie does mommy look fat? She said mom I really don't want to answer that(lol). That was my wake up call. So far I have lost 10 lbs. This month I asked her do you think mommy is fat? She said NO! with no hestitation.0
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When I got on the scale one morning and it said 181, and realized that I've put on 10 lbs a year for the past four years and that I would be 200lbs in 2 years or less if I kept up with my crappy lifestyle.
Mine is exactly the same--even to the number of pounds. It's funny, though, I started on Halloween (before any candy was handed out) last year after never having given a thought to changing my diet. I did one day of calorie counting the next day--and was totally shocked. Since that day, I've been eating responsibly. What's so odd, though, was that the timing was not planned at all--something just happened on Halloween for me. Now it's 15 lbs down and counting.0 -
I was big, always have been big, but thought that I looked OK. Then in March 2011 the Dr. told me that I have Type 2 Diabetes, high triglycerides, all the great stuff. That did it for me. I've seen too many people getting toes cut off, losing sight, etc. not me baby!0
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When i noticed scars on my sides caused by a girdle I have wear to fit into my clothes that's digging into my skin....so uncomfortable!0
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When my mother and husband pointed out I have almost no pictures of me with our 3 year old son. I realized that it was a terrible thing to do to my son and it was time to fix it.0
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I realized several years ago when I would try to bend over and tie my shoes and it felt like a friggin chore! I mean...I felt like I could barely bend over like I could barely move and it made me short of breath! UHM! WTH!
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When I saw a photo of myself at a friend's wedding posted on Facebook. I was holding a plate of appetizers "pushing" my way through a crowd and the caption from a friend read "All for some cheese" She didn't mean it maliciously, she was really just commenting on the craziness of the crowd. But I looked at myself, I was HUGE and willing to put myself in that ridiculous crowd for some cheese and crackers. It was like seeing an addict pick coins up out of the gutter or something. I felt so ashamed of myself.0
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Like others have said, I didn't have a real wake up moment either, I was very aware from the first 30 lbs gained. But I did finally have a moment when i said to myself, that is IT, something has to be done. I was at a baby shower, and on my way out another woman (bigger then I was by at least 50+ lbs!) asked me when I was due........yeah.......I told her I was not pregnant and what she did next was unreal.....she looked me up and down and said "oh come on, yes you are".........yep, the woman actually argued with me! This went on for several minutes before she finally realized what she was saying and apologized. I cried the whole way home and for a while after I got home. Was a bad night. But, I have since taken action and lost 108 lbs, so I guess maybe I should thank her.......but....no....probably not! lol
I've had similar issues. Don't you give her none of the credit! You did the work and you did FANTASTIC! Your story is inspiring, thank you for sharing!0 -
when my husband called me fat; tough love but it's true. Now I'm skinny and i'm calling him fat!!
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January 3rd 20120
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When i seen a picture of myself at christmas of 2010 with my neices and their cousin and i was like oh no this has got to change . And i have lost 44 pounds have another 60 some to go but this girl is not going back to the weight that i was before .0
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I had been disgusted with myself for a while, but my daughter who was 7 last summer told me that boys aren't supposed to have boobs bigger than girls 0
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When I went to the doctor thinking (and feeling like) I had lost weight and had actually gained another 12 pounds.0
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