What was the one thing....

loachee

... That was the straw that broke the camels back for you? The one thing that happened that focused you? For me it was a month ago, when I sat down to tie my shoes and couldn't get there because my fat belly was in the way, so I had cross my legs to do it.... I really bothered me and I decided enough was enough... :embarassed: What was yours?

dotido

My mom was seeing a dietician. I went with her one day, I was 18 now I am 22.

Anywho, I was curious about her weight loss plan so I went with her, he weighed and said I was overweight and was at risk for a bunch of health problems in the future.

I did not know I was so overweight until someone said it to me directly the way he did.

It hurt but it motivated me and I am doing just fine!

Lindaendall

Looking at photos and only seeing the big boobs......looking for clothes that had no darts or shaping to hide the fat.........only being able to wear one quarter of the clothes in my wardrobe...........struggling for breathe just walking in the park with my great-granddaughter.............not liking what I saw in the mirror - if I didn't like it how could anyone else like it????:explode:

Take your pick from any of the above LOL

Feeling good now though x x x x:flowerforyou:

Linda

apocalypsepwnie

My nan being in hospital, I've lost count of the times, with another diet related issue.
I realised that's where I was heading. The same eating habits, the same crash dieting, the same genes, the same body type...
I just didn't want that to be me. Yeah, she's 80 in 6 months and I know that's a good wicket but it hasn't been a happy one and she's on so many different medications....
I didn't want that to be me. Ever.

EmmaM2211

Saw a picture of myself out with friends and I looked huge in comparison to them! I just didnt realise how big I'd gotten! Squeezing into the same old clothes and telling myself I was the same weight as 2 years ago...basically realised I'd been lying to myself! I hadnt used a scale since college so I had no idea how much I weighed! I was 9 stone in college...12stone when I started here!!

I know most women admit they knew they were fat but didnt want to do anything about it but I truely didnt! I mean I knew I wasnt fit but I was convinced I was just a little over weight. Finding out I was in the obese category was a shock.

xxx

heatherjwhite

Yeah, the pictures thing gets me too... I really didnt realize how big I was until I saw myself in pics next to people I thought were big... I was bigger and didnt know it!!

Tat2dDom0105

Losing my breath after doing stretches in my Tae Kwon Do class. The last time i had an issue with that was June 18th of this year. I've lost a total of 25 lbs since then.

trophywife24

I switched jobs and had to go from wearing scrubs every day to wearing dress clothes every day. Talk about a RUDE awakening.

SideSteel

A friend of mine who I hadn't seen in several years, walked into the room, pointed at my gut, and said "What the F@#$ is that sh%t?"

The next day I was in the gym.
Haven't stopped since. That was about 2 years ago.

Rosebudevol

realizing I could not really button my work shirts, I had that horrible gap a the boobs and they were tight at my shoulders... now all those are too big for me!

Faintgreeneyes

When I realized that I could no longer fit in my skinny pants and was solidly in a size 12.

Seeing pictures of myself even after "exercising" and seeing that I still looked huge and being a lover of Starbucks, stopped at one to get a drink- and seeing next to it how many calories I was consuming in a tall- set my *kitten* straight.

15 lbs later- still working on the last 5 but feel loads better about myself.

painauxraisin

Yeah, the pictures thing gets me too... I really didnt realize how big I was until I saw myself in pics next to people I thought were big... I was bigger and didnt know it!!

I can very much relate to this!

painauxraisin

A friend of mine who I hadn't seen in several years, walked into the room, pointed at my gut, and said "What the F@#$ is that sh%t?"

The next day I was in the gym.
Haven't stopped since. That was about 2 years ago.

How's your friendship going?

Sarah0866

Becoming a fitness instructor and wanting to be a role model for those who attend my classes

auntygill

Mine was having to stop halfway up the hill on our road (and not a very big one) to get my breath , i thought oh my god if anyone is looking out there window what must they be thinking , and then the biggest clincher came when i went to the shop my sister works at to get a new bra and she couldnt fit me:grumble: !!!!!! because they didnt stock the big size i wanted, ( i am rather big boosomed) i thought if i carry on like this i will soon be too big to get any bra , now that doesnt bear thinking about!!!!!!!!! So here i am 21lb lighter still same size bra at the moment but not for long. And i dont have to stop halfway up the hill now .

painauxraisin

realizing I could not really button my work shirts, I had that horrible gap a the boobs and they were tight at my shoulders... now all those are too big for me!

That must be such a lovely feeling! :flowerforyou:

TheFitHooker

Just 1? well hmm, I don't know if I can just list one.

My dad having a heart attack and finding out he was a diabetic. It scared me. I have to many of my dad's traits so I'm sure it was only a matter of time.

Seeing this photo of myself at 250lbs and going "That's not me" but it really is and then when I realize that it's really me, and going "OMG where is my neck? Looks like the fat totally ate me."



Getting pregnant and finding out I had gestational diabetes, it was a matter of "This is for my baby" moment. Once I lost 70lbs just in my pregnancy I didn't see why I couldn't lose the rest of it out side of my pregnancy. But I gained 25.5 back after I had her. That was a breaking point for me. When I looked in the mirror and realized I was thinner in my pregnancy. Not many people can say they lost 70lbs pregnant. So why can't I lose the rest of it not pregnant? No excuses.

AllTehBeers

Late fall last year I realized my 4x shirts were getting a bit tight and there wasn't a size bigger, thank god. Then during christmas I went to a football game and had to stop three times walking up the superdome steps to catch my breath. I could feel the eyeballs on me the whole time, huffing and puffing.

RubyWare

Mine was my granddaughter wanting to play in the sand and I couldn't get comfortable sitting and playing with her. Very eye opening. It's amazing and for some strange reason encouraging to see so many people who were like me and just didn't realize how far they had let themselves go.

apocalypsepwnie

Oh and seeing a picture of myself that I didn't know was being taken so I couldn't pose properly. Yep, that was a big clincher too! I did NOT want that body in pictures when I start bouting in front of the public in booty shorts and tights. I don't mind being round or chubby but that was too far.