Why did you take the fist step?

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deandt
deandt Posts: 20
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When was it that you decided you needed to do something about your weight? What was the final push that made you realise that you have to make a change?

For me I just suddenly realised how unhappy I was and I hadnt even noticed. I had stopped going out and rationalising it with excuses that I didnt have enough money to socialise even though the real reason was I didnt want people to see how large I had gotten. I was just sitting at home watching TV and ordering takeaway. Life had just stopped pretty much and I needed to get it back.

So what was it that made you say No. There must be a change?

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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    My fat face in pictures.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
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    My fat face in pictures.

    This.
  • michcruz
    michcruz Posts: 152 Member
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    I took the first step about 3 years ago. I hit the heaviest I had ever been and I was just feeling down about my health, my physical appearance and just emotionally drained. I decided that I had enough and that something needed to change. I finally had people who really supported me and helped me through the tougher times and 3 years later, I am 70 pounds down and happier than ever.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    I first realized it when I couldn't sit comfortably in a movie theater seat when they had previously been roomy enough. Finding MFP is the reason I first decided to do something. I wasn't really paying any attention to my weight or my food intake. I signed up for MFP in July, the day after Independence Day, more out of curiosity than anything. So I started logging my food and learning about calories and TDEE and BMR and and had to re-learn a lot of things about nutrition since I believed the myths that carbs make you fat, etc.

    I haven't looked back, and I'm not done until I hit my goal!

    ETA: Also, playing a game of volleyball for the first time in years at a friends house. My mind knew what to do, but I couldn't make my body move the way it needed to in order to play successfully. I was very frustrated with myself.
  • kuzurichan
    kuzurichan Posts: 134
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    I had been sick for a while, and spent the majority of my time in my bed, as I was put on bed-rest. Then, when my condition worsened and I was put in hospital, they had to weigh me - now, I hadn't weighed myself in over 6 months, and although I noticed that I had gained weight because of the medicine and bed-rest, the number on the scale left me shell-shocked. I had gained more than a 100 lbs.

    Once I was off bed-rest and started cutting down on the meds that caused this weight-gain in the first place, the shock of seeing my weight was the main factor that I got my butt in gear and started doing something about this.
  • deandt
    deandt Posts: 20
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    I lost about 3 stone and hit a weight I was happy with. My mistake was that I thought since I hit my weight I didnt have to be as active any more. I guess the way I am built I have to stay active and keep the lifestyle. So this time around thats my goal. Create a habit.

    Oh and yeah the way I looked in photos was something I hated and right now after putting weight back on something I hate again.
  • JenMcCrory
    JenMcCrory Posts: 105 Member
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    The new jeans I had bought without trying on were actually 2 sizes bigger than I thought they were and they fit me :sad:

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