When did you decide to start losing weight?

butterflylover527

When I saw a really unflattering photo of myself from the party ( I thought I looked great before I saw it )

This is what happened to me! Yesterday felt like I looked good, then I saw a picture and I'm like "is this SERIOUSLY what I look like?!?"

butterflylover527

Right before the holidays. I knew if I could get through the holidays, I could really do. Plus, I like really challenging myself. It's worked out pretty well so far.

That's so true! That's the biggest challenge and if u get throughout that u cam get through anything, way to go!

PulchritudinousLady

I realized that I was becoming a martyr to myself. I was diagnosed with a pain disorder and decided that exercise was too painful. Plus, my birth control was making me gain weight. A friend of mine came to visit and i realized that I'd put a ton of limits on myself that were completely unnecessary. I could just try another type of birth control, start small with exercising (just MOVE when I can), eat better, and celebrate the little things.

Katiemarie4488

I was sitting at a big brunch, , weighing in at 230 lbs, stuffing my face and saying I want to lose weight.... We started talking about this one girls friend who signed up for a bootcamp program, I took a bite of a muffin and said I'll try it. Finished the food in front of me, went home and signed up! :P Now, Im 159 lbs, and on the right track for a healthier me!! woo hoo lol

sthrnchick

The MOMENT my sister posted a side profile pic of me on FB... I looked 8 months pregnant... havent looked back since!

cheshirequeen

when we took xmas pics of me, hubby and our 2 year old. i decided right then and there to do it. i saw them on december 28th, and i refused to even wait until january 1st, i did it right then and there. went down 30 pounds and 12 pants sizes. maintained it over a year now.

butterflylover527

I really liked your post and so real. I seen a picture of myself around October I was at my heaviest 245 lbs. A coworker also made a negative statement to me once giving me even more drive. I was asking directions from a co-worker she named several landmarks my reply was no I did not know where they where. She then said you know where dairy queen is my reply yes her reply thought so, My daughter in law also called me a fatass and my son did not say a word to her. My current weight now is 195lbs and is about the or not far from that coworker. My daughter in law has put on several lbs. I am now smaller than her and gave her some of my fatass shirts yesterday that no longer fit me. I want to be able to say look at me now jerks.

Omg how terrible! People can be so cruel!! Well I'm glad you could give you DIL ur "fatass shirts" and soon you'll be like "hey, thanks for the comments, might want to take some advice from yourself"

Wtg!

sandiburn

I decided I had had enough when I saw myself in the picture in my profile from last spring. That is the biggest I have ever been and i'm not going back.:happy:

rasp12

I had lost weight before and then over the years put it back on again. I started again in early January, 2012 but when we went away for a miniholiday to visit friends, I got derailed but back on after a few weeks. I did not want a diet in itself but more proper portion control. A friend had lost 50+ lbs on a diabetic diet program at a local hospital as strongly suggested by her new doctor so she helped me with the proper size to make up one portion of whatever food item. I read and reread a book about the diabetic exchanges to become really comfortable with that approach.

The best motivation came from an April 3 TV panel discussion that mentioned that food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, shopping or sex
abuse were the result of addiction. New behaviour required new neural pathways by bringing all decisions from an automatic nibble or graze approach to conscious choice. I had to recognize that food especially starch was my addiction.

Did I want to be in control or controlled by food. If I picked up anything, I would ask myself if it was worth eating and the right portion and my conscious choice.I restricted STARCH intake to 30gms per meal as much as possible.
I followed Canada's Food Guide guidelines for the number of portions for my age and activity for a balanced diet.

I needed a place to record anything that crossed my lips and MFP is perfect for that.

ericborchert

When my Brother in laws youngest son looked at me a couple of years ago and said "you look like you're pregnant"

redcut

When I saw a picture of me 2 years ago in Florida I started then lost 30 then was stuck found MFP nov of 2011 and have droped another 31 lbs 55 more to go

norabeth

A photo of myself where I look 7 months pregnant and I have NEVER been pregnant

BrionyTallis

I didn't decide, my body did. I fell really sick and lost 15kgs in 3 weeks. Since then I have gone through hell trying to get myself to a goal weight. Doing this triggered an eating disorder which I have pushed out of my system but have to live with for the rest of my life. Now I am happy in going to the gym and changing what I eat to try and get that even balance and start losing weight the healthier way.

This^

Except for me it was a medication that triggered the weight loss. I didn't lose as much as fast but I have been feeling awful for the last 2 1/2 months. Finally, I have been off the medication for a week. In fact today was the first day I was able to eat a meal with more calories in it than I have eaten in a day during that time ... and boy do I feel good now. The challenge now will be to start losing weight in a healthier way.

celesteflenory

I saw a sign once that says: It takes 4 weeks for you to notice a difference; 8 weeks for your friends and family to notice a difference, and 12 weeks for the world to notice... Just keep going.

reneelee

My point was when we booked a trip to Hawai for this summer and I did not want to look like a balloon in a swim suit. Plus, over the last year my husband lost about 35 lbs so I had to start keeping up with him. At this point I still have not talked about all of this with my outside family and friends. Obviously my family knows but so far no one else has noticed the weight lose yet. I am interested to see how long it takes before people really notice.

Go out and buy clothes that fit and they will notcie.

alujan74583

I decided to get in shape a year ago when my mother ended up being hospitalised for fluid aroud her lungs that was caused by a scarred liver due to being over weight. I see what she has to go through every month when she has to go back and get the fluid drained so she can breathe. I don't want to go through that. After spending hundreds of dollars on diffrent weight loss programs/ products i found MFP and decided to give it a try. Since starting this 2 weeks ago i have worked out every day and lost 1.5 lbs it would have taken me a month to lose that on other programs/products. I even feel healthier! :happy:

hoppinfroggin22

Honestly January 1, 2012 and 33 lbs down all together

celesteflenory

After avoiding cameras for years. I kept buying clothing that was bigger and bigger...never really noticing the size of the clothes until I went to go get another pair of jeans (since my thighs rubbing together wore holes in them) and I couldn't zip up the 24's... I struggled so hard to make them close, and when they finally did, i couldn't breathe. I still ignored the weight gain, I just wouldn't buy anything bigger than a 24... finally, a year later, after doing the Vagina Monologues for a college class, i didn't see myself in the cast photo. And my friend was like "sweetie, that is you, front and center." and she pointed me out... I was horrified. 352lbs, I was scared. I mean... 48lbs from being 400lbs... only 48lbs... DO YOU ALL KNOW HOW EASY I CAN PUT ON 40LBS?? So yeah, I started two a day workouts. 2x a day five days a week 2 hrs each. I was a college student who worked in a gym (how ironic, right??) So I could afford the time as long as the front desk was covered. Three and a half months later I weighed in at 315. The smallest I got after that was 250, and I was in a size 18... almost in my 16's... I then lost sight of why I wanted to loose weight... I moved here to Hawaii Jan 31st... I weighed in at 328lbs. I am currently at 315 and working on it.

badapdos

I guess it was an impulsive thing to do... I just woke up one morning and thought, "I'm tired of being fat, unconfident, and uncomfortable with my body. I need to make a change."

xYumzx

November 2011 I went to Cali to visit my brother, we went to Catalina Island to go zip lining and the walk to the zip line was like a mile long and up and own hills and all that great stuff I was so out of shape and deff lost the race with my brother... that I just decided that it was time to take back my life and live it the way I know I should.

ajohn252

I was and still am for the most part pretty self conscious and it was
affecting my relationship with my fiancée even though he is totally supportive.
I felt tired, had no stamina, and even though I for the most part ate healthy
I had moments where I would justify indulging just a little too much.

I had started working out and eating better on my own a few weeks before I
joined this site but I was still not being totally accountable because I couldn't see the
calories coming and going like I can on here so I decided to join.

I haven't lost that much weight (I really don't have that much to lose in the first
place anyway) but I feel a little difference in my clothes and my fiancée has said he's
seen differences as the weeks have gone by.
That's motivation enough for me!

SmartAlec03211988

When I went to the doctor. She had me go on the scale and I was HORRIFIED to see I was 206 lbs. I knew I was large, but I never thought I was over 200 lbs.

hlandry6

Being asked if I was expecting >.<

Feeling depressed about how I was looking in my clothes

Buying bigger and bigger jean sizes

Jmstill300

April 25, 2011...I was sitting at my desk doing my work and I was halfway through a can of Pepsi when I had that epiphany moment. I decided at that point that I was NEVER going to live that way again. A little over a year later, well, see my ticker.

heatherterp

August 2, 2011 was my ah ha moment. we were on vacation. Why the Biltmore has a scale in the rooms of a swanky hotel is beyond me. What moved me to step on that scale is still unknown. Deep down I am glad I did. we were celebrating our anniversary and I never want my husband to have sex with that me ever again. We were also reading a book by Dave Ramsey while on the trip. Dave talked about how getting out of debt is like getting into shape. This really struck me and I have never looked back.

Simone_King

When I realized I was over 230 pounds.

I think it started before that because my pants size kept on going up. I remember being able to fit into a size 14. All the way over to a size 18 W.

I don't think I will never be a size 14...I just don't want to be classfied as obies.

gatorginger

Feb 27, 2012 my daughter convinced me to try this program because I was having trouble losing weight. I always watched what I ate during the week and pigged out on the weekend and this has worked for me for years but once I turned 50 I couldn't seem to lose all the weight I would gain from eating to much on the weekend. This has been a great tool for me because now I can keep track of my calorie intake but still enjoy the foods I love. I look at this as change of eating habit not a diet

jadedone

My hormones. I am hypothyroid. I was fairly recently diagnosed, but I think it started 10 years ago, but I didn't have a ton of symptoms. Oer the past 12 months, my period patterns shifted. It got to the point where it was lasting 3 weeks. (And not the previously pleasant long periods I had)

I talked to my doctor, and she said it could be caused by your thyroid or your recent weight gain (I had gained 15 pounds over the previous 2 years after starting a new job). So we decided to try the pill, and weight loss.

I actually hadn't made any serious attempts to lose weight before, but I decided I wanted to be in the best shape of my life before I turned 35. The heaviest point for me was the last 2 years. Prior to that I stayed in about a 10 pound range from age 22-32 -- I was overweight from childhood on, but I don't have any health issues. This January it was time to start. I have about a year to go, and I hoping to hit my goal in the fall. I am about 50% of the way to my goal weight. I think my goal weight should be pretty close to my ideal look as well.

I also decided I wanted to lose a few dress sizes before my family reunion this year. One relative or another told me at the last one, the reason I didn't look like my mom was because I was too heavy. #fail I was sort of crushed, as I always have thought I looked like her. I have another 1.5 sizes or so to go to hit my family reunion goal.

And I was getting a little annoyed at all of the cute clothing that stopped at size 12. Oh and the fact that I could never get cute lingerie sets due to my size combo. (The bras in my size had matching underwear that stopped at 14. And I was more like an 18.)

Skeena4

March 27th 2012. I have no idea why... my brain shifted... it was almost imperceptible and I don't even know exactly what happened. I lost 30 lbs a few years ago and have kept it off since, but haven't gone any further... now I just really want to. And I've been stubborn about it.
So I completed a C25K in April with a time of 34:14 and am on day 19 of the 30 day shred... haven't skipped a day so far. I've gained 2 lbs since starting the shred but I don't care, (well okay, SOME days I care, and I wish we could get a 10 lb bonus loss for trying SO DAMN HARD), I've lost 7.5 inches doing the shred. I couldn't do a girl pushup before I started it, and now I can do a REAL one...

So yeah... just plain old stubborn-ness and I don't want to let fat and laziness win anymore.

glennstoudt

April 25, 2011...I was sitting at my desk doing my work and I was halfway through a can of Pepsi when I had that epiphany moment. I decided at that point that I was NEVER going to live that way again. A little over a year later, well, see my ticker.

Doctor says, "your cholesterol is a little high" and he had recently lost 20 pounds. Figure if he can do it with his schedule I certainly have no excuse. Lost 35 lbs in 6 months and all the important numbers are now in line. Most exciting is feeling a lot younger. Now weigh in at what I did when I was 20 something. It is awesome. I am still old, but I don't feel that way any more.