When Was Your First Time?

rammsteinsoldier

When my scale topped 200 pounds and I saw myself in pictures. I knew it was time to do something about the disaster I had become.

Erisad

It was two events happening kinda close to each other. I saw pictures uploaded for the end of the year celebrations at college and I looked sooo much bigger than my friends. Then I was at Friendly's with my mom and I saw what I ended up ordering (a honey barbeque supermelt sandwich with fries) and I actually broke down and started to cry. That's when I started to really watch my weight and learn about exercising.

Broderick50

when i was rewinding the tapes at work and saw myself and someone asked who is that

Mizzy91

When I stepped on the scale and the hand went alllll the way around in a full circle ah!

OBXoceansoul

I had to be triggered the other way. I always knew I was heavy and thought of myself as a big girl but didn't realize just how blah I looked until I took "before" pictures of myself when I started MFP. It wasn't the fact that I looked fat in the pictures but how unhappy i looked. I have taken regular pictures during this physical change and it has helped to keep me honest and I smile now:)

Ahanaz

I've always known I've gained weight, but I was in a relationship, and he did not care. He had the philosophy that you should eat what you think tastes good. He liked me as I was, so I didn't really think about the pounds creeping up on me.
Now I'm single, and I've changed most of my lifestyle, I'm back in school, living with my parents again and so on. I've tried both while I was in the relationship and after I moved back with my parents to track calories, gone to gym and so on. Not at the same time though. All without success. I lost a few pounds, gained about the same if not more after a while.
When I realized I'm about the same weight as my mom, but 8 inches shorter than her, then I really put my foot into it. I first found another site to track food and exercises, but then I was recommended MFP. I managed to make my mom join too, and now when we do it together, I think it'll work out just fine!

reshapemariah21

When I was about 2 weeks postpartum, tipping the scales at 275 pounds (when I became pregnant I was 186),and my doctor told me I needed to get lap band surgery. Also my fiancee temporarily left because I was really lazy and very depressed, and I don't blame him. I didn't get surgery, just dropped that doctor and changed my eating habits, started moving more, got help with my postpartum depression. I'm down 61 pounds so far and my relationship with my fiancee is better than ever now.

InMyJeans

I think just like a lot of ppl when I saw the pictures! Yep...the ones from the holidays. Never realize how big I was until I saw them and after stepping on the scale I was damn near pushing 250 SMDH...250! Which means I was bigger then when I was 9 months pregnant -which was the saddest part. How could I be bigger solo than when I had another human inside my body? Thats when I made the initial change that I keep falling off of and getting back on.

rbn_held

Not being able to fit into my clothes. I literally wore the same few tops and jeans over and over again because it was all I could fit into. I had a whole nother wardrobe from when I was smaller that I held onto. I knew I didn't want to go up a another size so I told myself this was going to be the year to change it. I still can't fit into some one the smaller clothes but each week I find a few more pieces of clothing that I can fit into again. Love being able to wear my summer dresses again. Been a long time since I have wore dresses.

irishdancer23

our school's photo company posted our HS graduation pics today. EW. BIG wake-up call.

AviaBatyah

I think I have SHALLOW HAL syndrome because I thought I looked good and was just a little over weight. Then after Hanukkah I weighed myself and I was over 200 lbs. I had my husband take some pics of me and I was shocked to see how lumpy my bum was and big my legs were. I have been with my husband 23 years and over weight for 16 of those years, so I felt terrible cause I am always flaunting myself to my husband like I was all that..lol ... He laughed and said I always loved you no matter your size. So as I lose weight he takes pics of me so I can see in photos the truth...Shalom

kay88

I couldn't stand looking in the mirror. My clothes were tight. Then I stepped on the scale and saw 196. I was almost to two hundred and I just sat down and cried. I am down to 187, but I can't get consistent on working out and eating right. I'm a teacher and school just ended, so I told myself I was dedicating my summer to ME. All about me this summer, I'm going to join the gym, have a work out buddy, eat right and show up next year a healthier person.

weldinchic

The very first time was in high school when I realized I didn't have a chance with that cute boy I met over the summer. Lost 40 lbs back then. The second first time was 6 months into my marriage (different cute boy). Hour commute to and from my last semester in nursing school killed my diet and it's totally true about weight gain in a committed relationship but 30 lbs in a six month period is excessive. I am not buying one more pair of jeans "just one size up" ANY MORE!

PhiMuHoney

My realization hit when I went to the beach with my whole family and didn't have enough energy or strength to keep up with my 8 year old twin cousins who wanted to spend as much time with me as possible. I felt so bad everytime I had to tell them that I was tired and needed to rest.

LauraSmyth28

I sat on my son's swing and the chains dug into my thighs on either side. I sat on it again recently though and the chains don't dig in anymore. :drinker:

EmilyGetsSkinny95

Realizing I had stretch marks at 15 was one thing that woke me up, and the other was going shopping for new tee shirts, only to bring home several large tees that were skin tight. Mission: Muffin Top Elimination.

tbaker1330

When I got on the scales at the doctors office and realized that I was within 38lbs of 300lbs- knew things had to change

hoskibn

Went to the Dr. and the scale read 300...that was my moment.

trout3063

For me, I decided I needed to lose weight March 2012, when I announced to my friends that my daughters (3rd) birthday would be at the new waterpark. My neighbor said "you're going to make us put on bathing suits"....it was THEN that I thought, OH CRAP....I don't want all my friends/family/neighbors to see me in a suit right now. I'd better do something about it.

It's been slow...now still 9.5 lbs away from goal. I've been bouncing at this weight for about six months....I'm not as focused as I was for the first 16 lbs....they came off fairly easily. In fact the weight I'm carrying I put on before ever getting pregnant the first time...so this weight has been with me for 10+ years. I just need to get the motivation to get it off. I keep tricking myself that the running/training I'm doing for an august event will help shed those last lbs...but it's not.

adet983

never even noticed it until i lost weight....looking back now at pictures i thought i looked ok in at time i now look at in disbalief

AGirlandHerFrenchie

When my boyfriend's new "friends" and I say friends losely started making fun of me and telling my boyfriend that he deserved to be with someone who was hot and beautiful not an ugly cow. Eventually my boyfriend told me that he felt he deserved someone who was hot and beautiful and that he couldn't overlook my weight. It was a real wake up call.

brendaj39

I seen a picture of me sitting in a lawn chair with a white tank top and black shorts. I weighed 252. I didn't believe that was me in the picture...I asked my husband why he didn't tell me I was that huge!!! I mean I knew I was big, but I didn't realize I was just about to 300lbs...That was about 6 years ago. I lost 76lbs, but then life somehow got in the way again, so I gained about 40 back..I'm half way to loosing what I gained back. And I'm hoping this is the last time I need to go on this journey..

Prahasaurus

I had always been athletic and in decent shape. But over time, I just let myself go (work, travel, kids, etc.). At my heaviest, I was around 6'2" and over 230 lbs. And terribly flabby. I had really grown weak and out of shape. Couldn't do 15 push-ups. Pathetic.

My young kids - who both play lots or sports and are thin - began teasing me about my weight. Just joking, but still, I realized they were right. This was around 4-5 months ago or so.

It was a huge motivator to get it back together. Now I'm at 188 lbs, eating healthy foods, cutting back on the alcohol, running every other day, and lifting weights. My chest is bigger than when I was in college. It's amazing how fast your body will respond to being treated well... ;-)

--Prahasaurus

Crochetluvr

When last years bathing suit wouldn't go over my thighs. When spandex quits on you, its time for action.

rowlandk

When I could hardly sit on the floor and tie my shoes. I couldn't get my knee up close enough to my chest to reach my feet. I have always been athletic and I finally REALLY looked at myself in the mirror. I am in my first long term relationship and I had heard people get "comfortable" with each other and we both love to cook and grill and bake so we had been spending a lot of time trying new recipes at night after work and I finally realized, I can't eat like a guy. He put on maybe 15 pounds, I put on 60. IN SIX MONTHS. I'm slowly getting back to the person I use to be and feeling better in my skin every day. I feel terrible that he used to be so proud of the athletic girlfriend he had and I wasn't her anymore. I felt disgusting about myself and was very unhappy. It took me a month or two to realize that's why I was unhappy. I didn't like myself anymore so it put a huge strain on our relationship although he has always told me I am beautiful, he now says he has his sexy, healthy girlfriend back.

justinamay0535

After having my 2nd child in January and having to be put on BP meds because my weight was pushing 300 lbs I had an ah-ha moment. As a child I always knew my dad had high BP and I thought it couldnt happen to me. My mom would talk to me about how overweight people had higher chances of heart attacks and strokes but it never bothered me. Until my doctor told me she would have to put me on BP meds because my BP was not coming down. Im only 25 how can I be on BP meds?! On the drive home it hit me that I might not see my children graduate high school let alone get married and have kids of their own one day. That day I knew I had to change my life so I could be around to see my children live theirs. Im almost 40 lbs down since then and I feel like I am finally living my life! I love it and never, ever want to go back to the "old me."

*writing that made me tear up because the thought of not seeing my two beautiful babies grow up breaks my heart. I love being outside with my kids running around and being active. THIS is the way to really live life...sitting on my *kitten* was just getting me closer to my grave. This is hard but I wish I could tell everyone keep going and just do it. It gets easier and you find a love for yourself you never knew you had.

UhOhItsKylie

There wasn't really a specific moment for me. I got married and moved in with my husband. We struggled financially at first, and I had a really hard time adjusting my already hectic schedule to include going to the grocery store and cooking dinner every night. No money plus no time meant A LOT of hamburger helper, frozen meals, and fast food. Needless to say, the weight crept on.

Little by little, none of my clothes fit anymore. It was a pretty big shock when I went jean shopping and had to buy a size 10, when I was previously a size 4. I always said I didn't want to be "that girl" that gets married and let's herself go, so I put down the cheeseburgers, got off my booty, and made some changes.

I am now back in my size 4's and back to my old, happy self. I am not completely satisfied with how I look (I don't know that I ever will be!) but so glad to be out of that terrible time...and don't plan to go back!

Pneeleysmom

when I looked down and couldnt see my vagina.

LOL, that made me spit my water all over the place! So true!!!

PERFECT!

sarahharmintx

Looking at my wedding photos and other pics that friends took and realized that I looked about 14 months pregnant. ALL THE TIME. I hate my belly. Ive never been small/thin/fit/sexy but I have to do something so that I am smaller. I will never be tiny or have a 6pack but I have to lose the weight so that when I actually get pregnant, I can slowly see it. Oh and then reading about obesity induced pregnancy problems. Thats enough to get my butt moving.

sarahharmintx

When my boyfriend's new "friends" and I say friends losely started making fun of me and telling my boyfriend that he deserved to be with someone who was hot and beautiful not an ugly cow. Eventually my boyfriend told me that he felt he deserved someone who was hot and beautiful and that he couldn't overlook my weight. It was a real wake up call.

And why isnt he an ex?