How did it get to this point

Greeneyedwonder
Greeneyedwonder Posts: 12
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I have noticed that everyone who chooses to make a healthy lifestyle change has a WTF happened point. It is that point where you see yourself and ask "how did this happen? How could I have let it get to this point?". I know this may not just apply to being healthy, it can apply to anything. But as I have been reading these success stories, one thing most have in common is the WTF point. I've had several in my life...actually only a couple. The first one was when I was 27 and then the most recent one which was this year actually.
My WTF moment: Last year around this time, I made the decision that I was going to undergo cosmetic surgery. I had the body I wanted and what's common with me when I lose weight is that my boobs gets smaller, so I got a breat aug and then decided to have some lipo done in some problem areas like my tummy and that area of your lower back right above your hip...the area that makes a muffin top. So I undrwent these procedures. I was happy with the results but obviously, couldn't work out for 8-21 weeks afterwards just to avoid scarring and uneven settling of the implants. so 12 weeks turned into months for me. Next thing I knew, I had gained weight...not only gained it but it seemed to come on faster this time. It was finally at a cousins wedding that I wore a dress that when I bought it, thought it looked great...well....that is until I saw th photos......here comes....WTF?!?!
Now I am back exercising, losing weight and going strong....but still have a ways to go.

Anyone else want to share their WTF moment?

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  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    All I know is that you look great :-)
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    All I know is that you look great :-)

    taking what you learned in the flirting thread? lol
  • Greeneyedwonder
    Greeneyedwonder Posts: 12
    Is this a flirting thread? I thought this was a weight loss forum?
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    All I know is that you look great :-)

    taking what you learned in the flirting thread? lol

    It's what I do..........
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    My WTF moment was when i went to get up during a meeting and my butt stuck in the chair............................I was so embarrassed. It STILL took me over a year to start what I am doing now and a Dr to flat out tell me what had to be accomplished in a short period of time.
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
    Mine was in February of this year. Went to the doc for my yearly vagina check up, and I got on the scale. I was ONE OUNCE away from my "number." That's the number I have in my head that I refuse to let myself get above.

    I joined the gym the next day, got back on MFP, and started exercising and eating healthier. I've had ups and downs on the scale, but I've remained true to the exercise. Never in my life have I ever started and kept up an exercise regime for so long. To me, that alone is a HUGE NSV.

    Now that number in my head has changed - It's about 10 pounds less than it was before. But yes, I too looked at a few pictures of myself at Christmas and was like, WTF??? WHO is that?
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    My moment was when I was in my closet (walk-in with double racks) and only 10-20 items in the entire closet fit...I wanted to cry.
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member
    I've had a few WTF moments. Sadly, what brought me to MFP a few months ago wasn't a WTF moment - it was a WTF 6 months of enforced inactivity due to an injury... and I knew I was just getting bigger and bigger and bigger. I guess the final straw though was the size I had to buy to get through the winter in actual clothing... biggest EVER (and I've been on the bigger side of things most of my life)... it made my heart hurt.

    So, when I was finally cleared little bit by little bit for increased activity by my surgeon, I jumped on it and haven't looked back! I've got a long way to go to get where I want to be, but I don't really care. Every time I can do something today that I couldn't do a year ago, I am so psyched I can't even tell you.

    I will admit to a personal failing though --- I will see someone who is clearly morbidly obese - clearly into the upper 200's going into the 300's --- and I wonder WHERE is THEIR moment? How did they let that happen? I hate myself for that - it's unfair and judgemental... but there it is. Mea culpa...
  • Greeneyedwonder
    Greeneyedwonder Posts: 12
    It's so inspirational to read everyone's response to this. The fact that you all made the decision that enough was enough and taking the first step towards a healthier more active life. I know the hardest thing about starting off for me is the fear of how hard it is going to be and hard it is going to hurt, but then I have to remind myself that once I get that first initial obstacle out of the way, it's never that hard again. As long as you keep going and keep improving, you never move backwards. That in itself should be incentive to keep going. If you know you feel awful, then why not do something to change it. Thank you all for sharing. Keep on going, never give up.
  • heliumheels
    heliumheels Posts: 241 Member
    My WTF moment was watching Forks Over Knives.
  • m60kaf
    m60kaf Posts: 421 Member
    I would have said it was either when I noticed a fat person with a back much the same shape as a beer belly and I though WTF .. then realised I had one!!! or when some-one was having an argument with me and all they said was "fat bast£ard" repeatedly which made merealise my point of view was seen as irrelevant because I was obese

    But as I have lost and read a lot about peoples weight loss I think it was when I realised I was excluded by weight .... not faniced, couldn't buy the cloths I wanted, not take my top off in public, couldn't exercise or compete, etc. etc.
  • sicilysclover
    sicilysclover Posts: 173 Member
    Went to my gyno and she said "You gained 30 pounds in a year". When she put it like that I was shocked. I gained 30 pounds???? I wasnt looking at a scale so I thought OK clothes are tighter but i'm alright. But still, I went on. Then I realized I had a double chin in every picture I took and was blaming it on the camera angles. I'm a camera *kitten* I love being in pictures and I so i've been avoiding pictures of myself, which was not like me. I hadn't updated my FB picture in MONTHS (I know doesnt sound crazy but I used to update it all the time). Even for my wedding I didnt try to lose weight. Then my mother in law suggested taking a family cruise next year and I thought, how great would it be for me to be in a bikini for the first time in my life? A little bell went off and I realized I had a LONG way to go before I got into a bikini and I jumped on the MFP wagon.
  • jiddu17
    jiddu17 Posts: 187 Member
    WTF? My incredibly high number size pants are getting too small??
    WTF do you mean I have High Blood Pressure?
    WTF? Did I just consume 2000 calories for dinner??

    3 WTF moments of about 127 in the last 10 years. Each time losing a little. Each time making better choices. Each time relaxing and ending up right back where I started. Eating too much at Fast Food restaurants. My cupboards have been filled with good foods for 10 years, I just rarely ate them.

    These 3 are what keep me going now.
  • JeffTCole
    JeffTCole Posts: 140 Member
    My WTF moment happened a few years ago when I read that on average one half of pound of muscle is lost each year as one ages. I have a active career and I rode my bicycle every chance but my weight was up, and I knew it was not muscle. Fast forward to today and my weight is down 40 lbs, I eat much better, work out at least 3 days a week, and life is good.

    It is not always easy to stay on this path, and I do stray on occasion. The important thing learned is I know I can do it and I make it happen.

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