What was your bottom/ah-ha moment....

eandrsmom

Mine was coming to the realization that I had no pictures of myself holding my kids when they were small, and by small I mean birth to age 7. So when the little one started Kindergarten, off to the trainer and nutritionist I went. Nearly 15 pounds and 6 weeks later, I took my first picture with my daughter in years!

Louisianababy93

the scale...
i balled.

my positive out looks,almost depleated.

& the fact that my man kept telling me you need to get healthy..he's not exactly healthy either,so its kinda hypocritical
lets go for a walk and i'd look at him like he was crazy..
and i wasnt gettin any ontop of that!
so,i guess it started out to please him and now its because dude,im gunna be HOTT!
and then he's gunna be like damn how could i deny that?
and im gunna be like ha,good question!

notice,postitive outlook is back!

FATBOYBGONE

When I damned near didn't fit in a ride at six flags. Honestly, I really didn't fit but I manage to cram my fat *kitten* in it and some how get the seat belt fastened. Getting out was an exercise in embarassment in front of all those people.

nancyaaa

It was after I did a day walk in NZ, I realised how unfit I was because I was with my cousin and she pretty much just skipped along for 7hrs, whereas I struggled the whole time. I started doing bootcamp after that lol.

loztandfound

when i first read this, i didn't think i had an 'aha' moment, then i had a bath yesterday.... i remembered the time 2 years ago when i was laying down in the bath, crying my eyes out because my hips and stomach touched the bath sides, and i couldn't even squeeze my arms down the sides. i had/have never NEVER been that size before, and although i was still trying to fit into my old clothes, i then decided i was going to get some new clothes, find out what size i am, and go from there. I was a 22 UK on the top, and a 20 UK on the bottom (18/16 US). I am now a 14/16 on both top and bottom (US 10/12), and I am still losing weight now.

all of you guys on here, i nearly just cried because of these stories, and i want to say

WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU - YOU ARE LEGENDS!

Lozt x

barbaramitchell101

2 years ago when I was 219 lbs and faced with the issue of buying new clothes (bigger)...my clothes were just too uncomfortable...I ordered a diet protein powder from GNLD which is a company I became familiar with 32 years ago...and started....I have lost 30 lbs since then, using this powder and eating sensible the rest of the day...I do however frequently go out to eat in the evening....so I haven't lost as much as I could have...a month ago I joined MFP and started logging everything, at that time I was going out to eat every night because I have some health issues and felt stronger after eating their soup...I did gain 5 lbs, and had to go back to my program, and lost 6 lbs...so I am now under my start weight....

so, there are actually 2 moments with me....

MyPaperBleedsInk

A general collection of hitting 182, my heaviest, seeing pictures of myself on facebook and wanting to untagg me from all of them..... general realization that I hated myself

frogz21

I think my ah-ha moment was when I couldn't fit into my pre pregnancy clothes. I was in denial for a couple of months until I did something about it. I am working on getting back to my skinny fit self I was pre pregnancy.

refinley2

I overheard my roommate say my fingers were like monkeys with fat bananas.
I then vowed to become hotter than she could ever hope to be.

littleallie120

I was talking to my friend via text message since he went away across the country after joining the marines. I sent him a picture of me (in the photo was my brother and boyfriend.) The lighting was extremely odd (and flattering), I was standing in between both men (both built large and tall), and half of my body was covered by them. Basically, I looked extremely thin in the picture, but it was a fluke. It was angled perfectly. Pictures taken the same evening revealed my true body, so I knew it was just THAT picture. I didn't really think I was that big, I mean, I knew I could lose a few pounds, but I never would have considered myself truly overweight.

Well, I sent him the thin looking picture wanting to know his reaction (because I looked darn good in it!) Well..that was the biggest/best mistake I have ever made. His reaction? Something along the lines of "Dang girl you look awesome you were way on the heavy side last time I saw you but wow what a transformation!"
Yeeeah, I felt like crawling into a hole and never coming out right about then. And yes, I was expecting a reaction like that, you know, "You look awesome!" But to flat out tell me I was (am) way heavy? It was shocking. It was a wake up call. And he was completely right. I stepped on the scale soon after and realized that I was 30 pounds heavier than I was when I left high school. 30 pounds on me (5'2) looks like way more. Everyone carries their weight differently! And this friend, he was my BEST friend in school, he would never make a hurtful comment to me. He was trying to compliment me! He thought that I did lose weight! But the way he said it really made me open my eyes to how I actually looked vs. what I was telling myself I looked like in order to avoid dieting and continue eating crap.

So, that was my ah-ha moment. I never want to experience something like that again!

cianalynn

I didn't think I was THAT fat. Until I had to be confined for a few days and had to get on the scale. Afterwards, my mom commented how I weighed more than her when she has had 4 grown children and me, well, still single. Plus the final diagnosis which knocked my panties off me.

MariahHubert

When I couldn't wear my favorite dress anymore.

mcgeesy

For me, it was when I could no longer wear my wedding ring and finally had to take it in and get resized!

bahacca

WIthin the span of a week-
Finishing my first 1/2 marathon and seeing myself in my finisher pics
Realizing that when my daughter turned 7, that I had NO idea what my body COULD look like after having kids--I've never taken the time/effort to really get myself into shape.
My daughter asking me why my butt was so big and telling me that I looked lik I had a baby in my belly(after she saw her cousin's mom 4 months pregnant--at least she wasn't 8 months pregnant!)

So those are mine. I think about all of them DAILY to keep me going--and I look ahead 6 months to me boarding my cruise with new clothes packed in a much smaller size and walking on deck in a bikini proud of my progress.

cjgillespie

I ran into a guy I went to school with and hadnt seen in years. We chit chatted for a few minutes and then he told me that he had a crush on me in school, back before I got fat, when I was still hot. He couldnt have been more blunt about it.

And wedding dress shopping. I was right on the verge on being plus size (about a us 16) and all the styles I liked only looked good on smaller girls. The larger dresses that fit more comfortably were SO BORING. I just wanted to look beautiful like the girls on the bridal magazines. I started getting really anxious and depressed and decided to try shopping a different day. The sales clerk pulled me aside and told me that I would be better off just picking one of the plain dresses that fit me bc I was never going to find anything I liked in my size so I should just give up and stop making such a big deal of it.

And like everyone else, there is one picture in particular. At my late father-in-laws 60th bday party. There is a picture of myself and my husband with his parents and siblings. I knew I had put on weight, and granted at the time I was 6 months pregnant, but I dont even look like myself. My face is so big. My neck is so big. My arms are so big. And I looked so unhappy.

SexyLovinmeCook

When those 8's got back tight or couldnt button....again...No more blaming on tomorrow's a new day...Was not funny at all...Not a big scale person so the fact I gain 10 didn't bother me as much as not fitting into my cute clothes...

thelaurameister

My moment happened when I moved back to my parents house after living on my own (with my boyfriend) for 6 months. When we were living alone, I was good about cooking for the first month, but I eventually gave up because my boyfriend would never eat what I would cook. I love my boyfriend to pieces, but I hate that he is a VERY picky eater and has teeth problems (can't close his mouth all the way from his wisdom teeth so he has a hard time chewing a lot of food and has very sensitive teeth) so his diet consists of 75% fast food. I hate cooking anyway, so I got a bit of an "F it" mentality and stopped cooking, so I resorted to his fast food way of life. The 6 months we were living on our own, we ate fast food for basically every meal and I didn't own a scale. I somehow convinced myself (even though I knew it was a lie from the very beginning) that my new eating habits weren't THAT bad. When I moved back home I stepped on the scale and saw that I gained 20 pounds onto my already obese frame tipping the scale at 292 pounds and I snapped. I started bawling my eyes out. I've lost those 20 pounds since, but it's very discouraging because for a VERY long time (I'd say sophomore year of high school til I moved out, so 6 years) I have always been in the 270-280 range (I'm 272 right now). So it's good that I'm back where I started. But I have a LOOOOOONG way to go.