What motivated you to begin your weighloss journey?

ready2smile

I am just curious to know everybodies motivation


*Thanks to those of you who have commented on my post i appreciate that you are sharing your motivation with me. All your comments will help me push more to reach my goals.
Thank you,
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oceanchristy

Seing old pictures of myself , and new ones..... wanting to be healthy while im young.

techigirl78

Going to docs and finding out I was almost morbidly obese. Not being able to look at pictures. Finally admitting some of my relationship and career issues were likely due in part to my weight.

tangiesharp

Getting dumped by a stupid guy. Such a bad reason, but he's seen me now and is starting to regret his decision. Now, I'm doing it for my health. That feels so much better than thinking about a stupid guy.

ready2smile

Going to docs and finding out I was almost morbidly obese. Not being able to look at pictures. Finally admitting some of my relationship and career issues were likely due in part to my weight.

i can relate to you, ever since i started losing weight my relationship is way better i guess we become so unhappy with ourselfs that we let it interfier with our lives good thing we made a change for good.
congrats!

ready2smile

Getting dumped by a stupid guy. Such a bad reason, but he's seen me now and is starting to regret his decision. Now, I'm doing it for my health. That feels so much better than thinking about a stupid guy.

forget that guy, that was his lost now enjoy your new vision on life
congrats!

ready2smile

Seing old pictures of myself , and new ones..... wanting to be healthy while im young.

congrats on your achivements, keep pushing forward

si_puedo

needed to buy a bigger size......crap and when i did i wanted to die......

SassyCalyGirl

I am 44 soon to be 45 and I started to see the beginnings of a "muffin top" and there is no way I was gonna let that happen!
Happy to say-3.5 inches are gone from my waist! I WIN!

sylvuz323

Got divorced and saw how easily I lost 170 lbs, I figured the rest of the pounds needed to come off of me.

But really a bad relationship takes a lot out on someone, better days were waiting for me and I needed/wanted to remember who I once was.

twistygirl

having my belly sit in my lap :grumble:

gnrduff1

Being my heaviest at someone's wedding and having to buy a suit at a larger size than I've ever had to. Also needing to buy a larger size of jeans. Now I'm down 2 sizes and I need to keep going.

DaisyHamilton

I hit highest weight, and I saw a picture of myself where my face was the chubbiest I've ever seen it.

tabithajoyy

To be able to play with my Children in the summer & not get so tired. also All the cute bikinis/beautiful models in the VS mag.

Pifflesmom

...I think my biggest one was that I was heading down a path of self destruction and I realized that I didn't want to continue with the self loathing, and all the fun things that come with it. I'm 44 - I want my life back!!!!

bellavie23

I was sooo in shape when I graduated army basic training, I went through a divorce shortly after, met my now husband and we had/have 3 kids. Mind you I had one in 2009, 2010, and just recently in Dec 2011. Through all of this, I was 154 when I graduated basic, I was admitted into the hospital Dec 19, 2011 weighing in at 228. I hate having double digit pants, I hate having to search for a size that fits me or dig to the bottom of clothes piles to find one that fits. My main motivation despite my love of clothes, is I know that if I am ashamed or it makes me sick to say my weight, it obviously makes me unhappy, and I need to change that. I am finally down to 199 as of this morning, but still so much left to go but yeah, want to be happy at the number, not frown.

nekosimba

Seeing a picture of myself at a wedding social. I thought I looked pretty good that night, until I saw the pictures. I was mortified. After that I decided to start getting into better shape.

Time to get hot by 30!

bellavie23

In fact my profile pic is what I was shortly after graduating and i look at it everyday as a reminder

marylouise123

Tired of feeling fat & having no energy... I just turned 45 & there were days I felt 85... I am just three weeks into this MFP & I feel so much better.. I am down 16 pounds and a few inches off to.. No more excuses.. I feel so much better & that is my motivation to keep doing it.. My familiy & friends say I am a changed person.. Happier, Healthier & feeling so much better.. I love the "new" Mary & she is not going anywhere except to become smaller.. Good luck everyone... Try to stay strong & know things will get easier.. We so got this...

Renee0608

Seeing old pictures of me as a cheerleader in high school....and finding an old pair of size 8 Abercrombie jeans that I am hell bent on fitting back into! I'll never admit it to my family, but my stepbrother is getting married June 30th, and I cannot stand my future SIL's sisters, who are in the wedding......and well frankly I want to be the smallest one at the wedding purely to boost my ego (they think they are better/hotter than everyone else)....sadly it won't take much for me to beat them. It sounds petty, and it is....but I frankly don't care. They just rub me(and my family) the wrong way.

peachlow

OMG ~~~~~ Multiple factors got me on my weight loss journey...high BP, thighs scrubbing together (seriously), and then waking up one day and not recognizing myself anymore...I hated going out...I hated shopping.... all in all I gained 2 of me in less than 20years.... went from 115lbs to 230lbs.... no joke... then my doctor placed me on a 3rd BP med & I flat out refused... I told him there was no way at age 35 I was going to be on all that crap...that's when my story began...

It's been a constant battle but I'll make it....I'm better than I was then...:bigsmile:

SexyCook

Not being able to get into the cute clothing I wanted...Some how when you are bigger the cute clothing are in the smaller size...besides 8yrs going to gym and not knowing how and when to eat....JUST PLAIN TIRED!

hpraiano

I was just sick of being heavy, and hating what I saw in the mirror. I want to feel comfortable with myself. I have 72 pounds to go, and I figured that I need to get it all off now while I'm young!

tistal

Lots of things but the biggie was my health. Heart disease runs in my family. Also realizing that my kids are 8 and 5 and I think I only have a dozen or so pictures that I have taken WITH them.

fightingautism

Several things. For one, I was 36 yrs old, 100lbs overweight, on 2 bp meds & diabetes medication. My cousin who is my age and diagnosed with t-2 diabetes since 20 yrs old was beginning to develop diabetes-related complications, largely a result of not taking care of herself & managing her condition. I was also starting to come out of a depression from my middle daughter getting sick and realized I was not living a life I wanted. My husband was also topping the scales at near 400lbs at 5'9" tall and I saw how sick we both were and were reflecting that on to our children, who I swore to care for and protect. I began the weight loss journey to try and inspire my husband, as well as to be a good example.

I lost the first 10 lbs as I started nursing school. I saw first-hand on a daily basis the results of obesity...heart disease, diabetes, renal failure, lymphedema, and depression. I saw how entire families and generations are negatively impacted from obesity/morbid obesity. This encouraged me on. I began to feel better and look better. I was able to finally admit the problems in my marriage to myself and others, that inspired me more to stop hiding behind weight. In my mind, if I was fat, I had a convenient excuse for why things were the way they were. More pounds came off. Being okay with men seeing me as a physical, sexual creature allowed more weight to come off.

I've plateaued at around 65lbs lost when I found myfitnesspal..com I began to revert back to my old habits last fall, and gained about 15 lbs. I've now got 10 of those 15 off, myfitnesspal isn't counting it all because I gained after I first used this site. I decided new year's to make a 90 commitment to myself. I'm within 50lbs of my goal now. 90 days of serious commitment could put me a lot closer. 10 lbs down the first month, 2 months to do. I'm aiming to be within 30lbs of my goal weight, 150lbs, by the end of March. This will be the year that I find success with my ideal weight.

glendeb

My friend had been on a health buzz since the beginning of January. I weighed myself at her house in the middle of February, (after half heartedly joining her in the healthy stuff), got a HUGE shock at the number, took a week to process the information and then said I can do this!

So told my 2 closest friends that I wanted to lose 50kg in a year. I'm almost at that year now and have only lost 26kg, but I feel so much better. I had hit a mental block but am back on track, and again am feeling the benefits of lots of exercise and healthier eating.

regions02

High cholestrol and the fact that heart disease runs in my family, along with diabeties. My cholestrol has come down below 200 - yay! Also tired of tight fitting clothes and not being able to even wear my rings!

wxchaser

Finding out on Twitter that former friends were talking smack about my appearance. These were the same "friends" who ditched me when my life fell apart. It seriously hurt and really made me decide it was time to turn my life around.

rahrah82

Finally had enough of feeling like crap and putting on pound after pound.. after some tests I found out I have an alergy to dairy so had to cut it out of my diet.. figured new year, new diet, new me and this time I don't really have a choice if I want to feel better... so far feeling 100 percent and have since bumped it up to aiming to be back in the healthy weight range to start off my 30's is May

Pifflesmom

Lots of very inspirational stories here. Thanks for sharing.

KeegansMomma

I can't stand to see pictures of myself. I'm currently doing daily vlogs and really can't stand to see myself on video...but I am keeping up with it so I can look back and see how much I change. I ache all the times...knees, ankles, back...and I can't keep up with my 4 year old some days.

Plus, I notice after I binge on the bad stuff and/or overeat, I feel completely awful. Like so bad I wish I could throw up so I could feel better.