What was your final straw?

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  • Chantal34
    Chantal34 Posts: 128
    When I went to the gyn for a new birth control and while it works, and she said it would, she said, "You're within the weight range, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if you lost some weight."

    I went back a month later for a check up and she was stunned. I had lost four pounds. She asked me if what she said had pushed me to do that, and I said yes. And she said, "Well, you are probably the only woman to ever LOSE weight while on Implanon."

    She asked what I was doing to lose and she's suggesting MFP to others now as a result. I have A LOT more to lose, but that's really what did it. I was causally counting calories, but now, I'm doing it religiously. I had to stop 30 DS for a couple of reasons, but aim to get back on it as soon as I am clear of this last illness.
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    Implanon caused me to gain a lot of weight too.
  • shannong311
    shannong311 Posts: 59 Member
    The last 5 months my blood pressure has been high... that was the last straw for me.
  • moodykat
    moodykat Posts: 3
    Final straw was when a coworker I haven't seen for awhile had said to me, "What happened? You got so fat". =(

    Atleast now I can thank her for getting my butt in gear, ha.
  • SilentJo
    SilentJo Posts: 66
    My final straw was when I was spending time with my family and we were joking about school, and we started talking about gym class. Somehow we ended up daring each other to doing as many push-ups/sit-ups as you can do in one minute. I figured that I'd be fine because I was pretty active in school as far a gym class. My stomach hit the floor well before I was completely down for a push-up, and it was too much in the way for me to complete a sit-up. It was really embarrassing and that really showed me how much I had changed since high school.

    I haven't tried doing any push-ups or sit-ups again, but I have lost over 20lbs in the past 2 months, so I know I'll be there before I know it :)

    jo
  • Chipmaniac
    Chipmaniac Posts: 642 Member
    I rarely allowed pictures to be taken of me. At a Christmas party my son grabbed the camcorder and filmed me without me knowing. When I looked at the video I was appalled. I had stopped looking at myself in the mirror and though I knew I was fat I was in denial about how much. I deleted the video and vowed to fix things.
  • pumpkinoodle
    pumpkinoodle Posts: 36 Member
    I got tired of looking at what I don't have and decided I'd rather stay motivated by looking at what I do have - the power to be healthy. I may never have big boobs and a flat tummy, but I certainly can monitor my BMI. I can take the steps necessary to get down to a healthy, happy weight. :smile:
  • giggles7706
    giggles7706 Posts: 1,491 Member
    The final straw for me was seeing how much I weighed at my 6 week check up after having my son. I guess I really thought the weight I had put on during the pregnancy really would just vanish after those 6 weeks. And when it finally hit me that it wasn't going anywhere, I decided I was going to make it go away. I was going to change because I was wanted to be there for my kids and I knew going down the road I was going wasn't gonna let me be here for them.
  • natasha160
    natasha160 Posts: 3
    Ive had about a 100 "final straw moments" I just wish I would find one that would stick around. I really want to have another baby but I do not want to add any weight to my current weight. any support my way would help. I am refusing to step on the scale at this point because every time I do it is like permission to eat more...
  • natasha160
    natasha160 Posts: 3
    Well same boat, Im pissed at me too... I am on day 2 of genuinly tracking, and Zumba is a regular part of my routine 3- 5 days per week. Here is the worst part....I actually worked for Jenny Craig...How Ironic right? I would love a buddy/accountability/weigh in friend if you need one.

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