Breaking Point

AmberBucsis

What was everyones Breaking Point when you realised that you needed to change your life. What was happening when you told yourself youve had enough???

shrednyc85

The approach of the summer did it for me. Had a baby 3 years ago and completely let myself go. Ate unhealthfully 80% of the time and did zero exercise. I would try to be better and failed each time saying "Ill start next week/next month/Monday". Some of those failures were beyond my control, but most were completely my fault, and with this summer approaching I just got fed up with myself. So, I bought the 30 day shred knowing there could not be any excuse for not finding 20 minutes a day, and set my alarm for the next morning. That was about 6 weeks ago and I only wonder why I waited so long to do this!

It just takes mindset.

vcorbin01

Stepping on the scale and then shortly after going to Aruba, coming back and realizing how much of a fat *kitten* I was....yeah I got my sh#t together real quick lol

bakercj13

It was multiple things hitting at once for me. I had a physical last year, first time in ages and the doctor sai that while overall the numbers were not bad, I was borderline for diabetes, hypertension and one other thing I can't remember. She said I was fat and needed to lose weight but didn't have the be in the government scale of healthy to be healthy.

After that, I realized (yes as a man) that I have a bucnh of clothes that for most part I was one pound or two too much to wear them without it being uncomfortable or looking like I just wedged myself into my clothes. Also I after the doctors visit, I realized I was wearing pretty mich the same clothes over and over again. I started thinking that others were thinking I was poor or something (joking)....

So that's when I decided to get serious. The last month and half was a bit of a set back, but I am back on the horse now and looking forward to hitting my goal by October.

nikinyx6

My nephew came to visit, wanted to play tag, and I couldn't...2 minutes in and I could hardly breath.... I'm not even really over weight, but so out of shape, it's unbelievable. Now, 30 days in, I feel better than ever!

sofakingawesome69

Finally seeing pictures of this really fat unhealthy guy got me. Especially when I saw it was me.

ladybug1620

Just tired of hating everything when I looked in the mirror. Now I find something new I love every single day, I love it.

chelleRmcgrath

Divorce and the thought of having to date again.

AZnewme

Went on a family trip (the first in a long time) to a town built into the side of a moutain (Jerome, AZ), inclines and stairs all over the place. I was exhausted. I couldn't keep up, my face was red and I was just so dissapointed in myself!!! NEVER again!

AmberBucsis

loving eveyones answers!! I had a major breaking point a few months ago. It was mine and my hubbys bday party and there was a picture taken of all of us and i was leaning on the couch and i looked massive. I felt horrible discusting and ugly.

odditblue

My last driver's license pic was so horrible... it began the whole decision to change. Then I went to a concert and saw a man my same age (favorite musician) who could sing while dancing and running around the stage... so why couldn't I do that? Why was I old and fat sitting in a chair and he was still fit and running like a kid? Something hit home then... I took a good hard look at myself. Did I want to sit down in a recliner and slowly become disabled because of what I wasn't doing? Too old and fat to do anything? Or did I want to change and still live life to the very end, up and doing what I want to do, going where I want to go, enjoying things I never thought I would? Yeah. I got up and started this whole thing. I've a long ways to go, but it's better than sitting by sitting in the audience of my own life instead of being on the stage really living it. I refuse to be passive and just accept that I cannot change. Life is too short to sit by.

harley0269

my health was in a downward spiral. my doctor gave me this website, a nutrtionist & 3 months to start losing the weight on my own. or face another sugery
proud to say im doing it! no surgery needed, & ive already reversed all my serious medical health conditions!

AshRyd

10 years ago i had a beautiful baby boy ) Three days after that his dad left --- then suddenly last fall a guy walked by me at work and I felt that little skip! you know the one ..... hadn't felt that in a long time and discovered I missed that feeling. Then i took a long hard look at myself and i realized i missed a lot of things over the last 10 years ............ i don't want to miss anymore!

BobbyDaniel

Not long after I turned 39 I realized that I had put 20 of the 30 pounds I had previously lost back on...and was going to be 40 years old in less than a year.

Heaven71

What was everyones Breaking Point when you realised that you needed to change your life. What was happening when you told yourself youve had enough???

I couldn't affor to replace all of my work suits and many pairs of pants had gotten shoved to the back and I was wearing skirts half zipped and leaving my shirt out to cover it. Those were sad days for me.

RLDeShazo

Divorce and the thought of having to date again.

This was pretty much it for me too. For so long, I have hid behind all my fat and used it as an excuse not to go out and enjoy life. I wanted to change that. And I am. The fat is still there (although a little less, and not for much longer), but I'm not letting it hold me back any longer.

cbeutler

The Doctor told me Craig you have three choice:

1. Take the pills
2. See the Therapist
3. Stay depressed

I chose two as the option that sucked the least. The depression was the final road block to progress.

doughnutwretch

I went through a series of three injuries in the span of about 2.5 years, was newly 21 and partying a lot and dating a guy who had TERRIBLE eating habits which I of course picked up and it all just added up so fast that before I knew it I had gained 35 lbs. I was out with friends and was tagged in pictures the next day which was the point reality slapped me in the face and I realized just how fat I had gotten. I made up my mind, in the middle of the week, that it was time to change. Not next week. Not next month. Now. So I found MFP on May 17, 2011, a Tuesday, and started my journey.

cobaltis

First step was not fitting in the desks in college, had to get there early to pic a larger desk....
The final kicker was my ex-fiance ending things and I didn't want to die alone (I often use the worst case scenario to motivate myself lol)

mbk830

I had been doing strength training for several years and thought my once extremely weak ankle was invincible. I was in Florida with a friend and turned it to the point that I thought it may be broken while sitting down into a lounge chair. I realized that they may be stronger, but I still needed to lose the weight.

Im_NotPerfect

Saw a picture of myself in a bathing suit from 2 years ago and realized that I was turning 35 soon (as of June 18 this year). And I'd always heard that once you turn 35, it just gets harder and harder to control your weight and get into shape. I didn't want my kids or my husband to have an overweight mother/wife. And I wanted to be a healthy role model for my kids.

yoovie

I won a sailboat race. I felt like I was flying. I didnt look like I felt. I couldnt live with the disconnect anymore.

I was in the wrong life and I had to get back to myself before it ran away with me.

itsgood

I had a couple of years before turning 50, and I wanted so badly to be able to enter that decade healthy and active. I dreamed of kayaking, hiking in the mountains, running, and playing on that birthday! I couldn't bear to think it wouldn't happen. I had serious weight to lose, but realized how incredibly lucky I'd been to have never experienced any medical conditions and in fact was rarely ever sick in my life. Still, I knew it was just a matter of time. Then a friend had a heart attack, and did NOTHING to change his lifestyle after having stents. Unbelievable! I realized this was my wake-up call and I was listening!!! So I started and have never looked back. 90+ lbs. lost, work out nearly every day, eat well (most of the time!!!) I LOVE LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE!!!!!!!

1960HikerDude

I've always loved the outdoors and have been active. I cut back on my hiking a year and half ago to spend more time with my GF. I was overweight to begin with. After I stopped hiking, I blew up like the frickin' Good Year blimp.

My GF is an RN at one of those "Dial a Nurse" operations. She councils people on their chronic health conditions. She had been bugging me for months about my weight gain. But, I just couldn't find the motivation to do anything about it until a couple months ago when I saw my doctor.

My doc told me, according to my BMI, I was considered obese and my good cholesterol was low due to lack of exercise. If that wasn't enough, she said, if my BP got any worse she would put me on meds to control it. I've been on a CPAP for a couple years now for obstructive sleep apnea.

I simply couldn't reconcile any this with my self-image. I've always seen myself as an active outdoor person who embraces life and thrives on adventure. But according to medical numbers, I was just another fat *kitten* sitting in front of a TV eating his way to an early grave. I missed the mountains and my hiking friends

So, here I am.

BSBgirl337

I had a cupcake last night and felt bad about it anyway.

This morning I tried to put on a pair of pants that should fit by now, and they still don't. Not really my first breaking point, but my "re-breaking" point.

DawnB86

As some others have said...not my first breaking point but the most recent one that kicked me back into gear. Last month my 22 year old niece was diagnosed with acute liver failure (didn't drink, do drugs, eat bad, no pre-existing conditions...no idea how it happened.) She died a week later. She has three children with no mom or dad. I realized that I needed to be there for them. I couldn't continue on this self-destructive path that would eventually take me away from my family as well.

Losing her also made me remember that I'm an organ donor but at the rate I'm going, when I die, my organs won't be good for anyone. I don't want to leave this world not having helped some other people. I know it won't matter to me after I die but it matters to me now and it's been good motivation.

AmberBucsis

would have been nice if your gf would join you on those hikes.. never stop doing what you love. You only have one life. Do what you want with it. Have fun, get out there, explore the world. One day at a time, make small goals, you can do it. !

1960HikerDude

Thanks Amber.

To be fair, my GF has some physical limitations (that I won't go into) that prevent her from hiking with me. We do other outdoorsy things together such as kayaking and camping. She has been very supportive of my efforts to regain my fitness.

At the time I stopped hiking, I had just completed my goal of hiking all the 4,000 foot peaks in New Hampshire's White Mountains. My intention was to take a short break, maybe one or two months. That turned into an 18 month hiatus.

It's tough rationing my time. We only get to see each other on weekends. Our family and professional obligations keep us apart during the week. I just wish this stinking economy would improve . That would make it much easier for one or both of us to relocate .

sallyrose88

What was everyones Breaking Point when you realised that you needed to change your life. What was happening when you told yourself youve had enough???

losing someone very close to me from cancer.(my second mum)
a perfectly healthy, happy and fit woman of 43 emmigrated to australia on the 25 march 2012 , found out she had cancer on the 12 april 2012, her funeral was on the 10 june.
LIFE IS TO DAMN SHORT TO BE UNHAPPY WITH YOURSELF.