what started it all for you?

Sassy9411

Well my friend always says she can't wait for us to share clothes when we live together, and I look at me then her, and I realize that'll never happen if i don't lose weight! So, I mean she really did it for me!
I did it for myself too, I've always wanted to lose weight, but that was a big push for me! I just wanna look and feel good and not have to worry about what people are saying and thinking about me.

nikkishai

In all honesty... I just wanted to wear pants again.

funsiiz

Sick of my belly jiggling over my pants...yuk

sisa1965

I had not weighed in years, and had to go to a health assessment at work and when I weighed I was shocked, then when the results came in and a trip to the doctor I was diagnosed pre-diabetic and I am determined to beat it not let it beat me,, and I have a great nephew that I adore and I want to be a positive in his life for a long time to come

cindyhoney2

I had ballooned up to 265 lbs, biggest I have ever been. My sister-in-law started the Atkins diet and lost about 20 lbs really quickly so I gave it a try. I lost about 65 lbs on it but missed my fruit and veggies. I still don't eat potatoes, pasta, rice or bread but I eat all the fruits and veggies I want. It was about a lifestyle change for me. I can't even eat pizza anymore, lol, don't even desire to eat it. I have cheat days so I don't binge but it's the lifestyle change that has helped me (it's been 16 mos)

vbmama2012

I got sick with a UTI back in September 2011. When I gave them my urine sample (sorry if it's TMI), the UTI became secondary to the 300+ level of sugar in my urine.
I went to my doctor, and he ran the blood work. You guessed it...205 lbs and A1C of 10, uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic. That was the deal-breaker. I cleaned out the pantry that night, hit the grocery, restocked with good foods, no carbs, and started walking.
Today, I'm 52 lbs lighter and my A1C has dropped to a fantastic 5.7 (below the pre-diabetic stage)!!

apriltrainer

I was the girl picked last in high school gym class( as well as the pariah noone wanted to sit next to during lunch but that's for another thread!) . I sucked at volleyball and basketball and baseball....etc.

I figured I must just not be athletic.

I was teased in gym, had the ball thrown at me. Told to my face I sucked and I was awful. I remember trying, I was never one of those kids who made an excuse not to participate but my classmates let me know everyday that I was a loser. What happened in the gym followed me throughout highschool.

Well I joined the army. Found out I was good at running (I was always first or 2nd girl in when my platoon ran) and i never even attempted to join track back in highschool because of my miserable experiences in gym class. Maybe if I had, I would have found what I was good at sooner!

Also found out I was very good at lifting heavy things..lol. I did the most pushups out of all the girls in my platoon. I was one of three girls who could do pullups. So I found out I was actually strong.

What that taught me is EVERYONE is athletic. You just have to find the right sport! Team sports are obviously not my forte. But individual athletic endeavors I can succeed at.

Had I not been picked on in gym...I probably would have been content to pack on the pounds like the majority of my classmates have done through the years. My 20 yr reunion is two years away and I am determined to be HOTNESS at that time.

Yeah, high school may have been years ago but all that hurt never really leaves you.

lisap20045

I was on a trip with friends. We were in New Orleans and two of my friends (who are each a friend of mine but not really friends with each other) got into a fight. I tried to smooth things over and one of my best friends turned to me and called me a fat pig. Needless to say she is no longer my friend. I would never say anything like that to my worst enemy (her, LOL). It is something that one can never take back after it has been said. I want to show her that I can and will lose this weight. I would love to be so much smaller when I see her again. Now that I have said that I will probably run into her tomorrow. That is fine too. That would give her a before and after weight loss image. I also have many medical problems due to my weight. It is time to get out of this fat suit!!!

teacheatsleep

My wake up call was when I saw my new Driver's license photo. My face was so round. I was embarrassed how far I had let myself go.

slimy72

I had been looking at pictures from vacation and noticed how big I looked. I'd been avoiding the camera for years. I half heartedly started eating healthier. I lost a bit but I really wasn't trying hard. Then on Jan. 3 my dad had a massive heart attack. Less than a week before my birthday. He was diagnosed with diabetes 6 months earlier. But having to sit here, 1200 miles away from him and feeling totally helpless while I didn't know if he was going to live or die made me realize I don't want to do this to my kids when I'm in my 50s. My dad isn't that old, I'm not that old, but I never want my son to have to go through that because I don't take care of myself. It also didn't help that my son kept commenting on my Jello belly. I've almost quit many times. Through all of this I've been trying to get pregnant. It finally hit me that my dr had told me all along that he believed part of my trouble in conceiving and carrying pregnancies is my weight (not the only issue just contributing). So now any time I feel like quitting I just remind myself I'm doing this for my children - current and future.

ktrn0312

It started after going on medication to lower my cholesterol .

Welshie_girl

Everytime when weight topic came up at work and I said I am chubby people would say " you just had a baby" . My son is 21 months already .... That is not an excuse.... I was mad at myself that I gained 70 pounds during pregnancy. So few months after Jake was born I was 180.... Year or so later I was 170.... I started M P F at 163.... 16 pounds in 2 months....20 more to go I am so proud of myself

cineshome

what a great thread. I realized that I've wasted the last 20 years of my life being miserable and too fat to do the things i really want to do and that my life is half over. this time i am actually losing the weight and am determined to do it slowly but as a permanent lifestyle. also, i see my daughter engaging in terrible eating behaviors and gaining weight (although she's actually doing it like her dad, sweets, sodas, unbalanced diet whereas i mostly just overate on healthy foods) and i want to be able to steer her the right way. my son is super-athletic and he was getting pretty frustrated with his fat mom. well, he was right, overeating and not excercising was definitely a choice that i was making. one thing that really got me exercising was when he made an off the cuff remark that i was incapaple of exercising consistently (he swims 6 days a week). well, that got me mad and i didn't want him to believe that about me even though it is true that i have never exercised consistently. so the bet was that i exercise 6 days a week (we started at 12 miles but he got tired of losing and so he keeps increasing it and this week's challenge is that i do 18 miles). Punishments were helpful in nature like he has to cook dinner all week or the week I lost i had to pick him up from his activities on time each day. so it's been an imperfect process but it is progress and this time I WILL get there!

AmberLeighD

2 1/2 years ago I stepped on the scale.. and read: 3 0 6 !!

Add that with the fact I had a little girl looking up to me (my daughter is 8 next month)

My dad died of diabetes in Aug/ 2006

and a friend I cared about deeply died at the age of 44 due to obesity Aug of 2010

That gave me the boost to get really serious.

Aug of 2011 I weighed 226 lbs.

Today I am down to 191 lbs. (lost 115 lbs! )

I got myself out of my un-healthy marriage 2 1/2 years ago, woke up, made a life change, and now I am a healthy relationship where nutrition and staying active plays a big part of our lives. Nothing like watching my man, and daughter run a mile around the track. I am still at the jog/walk stage...I look forward to the day when all 3 of us can run around the track together.