What is the thing that made you say enough?
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When I was told I had to have by-pass surgery, NOW!!!!
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For me it was all vanity. I knew I was gaining weight but wasn't ready to do anything about it. I started pulling myself out of a massive slump I had been in and finally decided to weigh myself. I couldn't even get upset because I knew how it happened. That same night I was trying a really great online shopping site and realised I had gone up a couple of sizes and was officially a large (in all brands).
Funny though how something happens and you're finally ready. I knew before this happened that I was gaining but you have to be ready and willing to change.0 -
Pictures!
My sand volleyball team was doing really well in our corporate playoffs and an employee of mine took some great action shots of our matches. They were amazing pictures, but I barely recognized myself. I blamed my age and playing in sand for my lack-of-vertical. I didn't bother to take into account the extra 40 pounds I'd packed on in the last year and a half.
I can fool myself when looking in the mirror that I still look good, but pictures don't lie.
I would post a pic, but I don't know how.0 -
A friend that I had not seen in years came to my workplace, saw my picture on the webpage and told my supervisor that I had really gained weight. I think she used some ugly words. It hit hard, and now I am on my way, Thanks friend, according to my supervisor, you are not one, but at least you put me back on the right track to health and a healthy attitude. Now, what keeps me still going on this weight loss journey? People have recently been asking me how much I have lost and asking my opinion about diets, which could make me feel I am at a good place, until ..... my dear sister sent me a picture of myself with my niece. Let's just say, I still need some work.0
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JENNIFER HUDSON......0
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Pictures of myself were a definite factor.
But I want to have children and a friend that had a baby ended up with an emergency c-section because her ab muscles weren't strong enough to push the baby out. My future children deserve the active me that I have always been with my neices and nephews and as the weight came on, that slowed down. I want it back.
I want to be able to climb mountains, and one day I'm gonna.
Also, the moment I was on a white water rafting trip and couldn't pull myself into the boat...with help.0 -
Pictures!
My sand volleyball team was doing really well in our corporate playoffs and an employee of mine took some great action shots of our matches. They were amazing pictures, but I barely recognized myself. I blamed my age and playing in sand for my lack-of-vertical. I didn't bother to take into account the extra 40 pounds I'd packed on in the last year and a half.
I can fool myself when looking in the mirror that I still look good, but pictures don't lie.
I would post a pic, but I don't know how.0 -
when i looked at the picture i have on my profile.. i knew i was big, but dayuhmmmm i didnt realize i was so roly poly
Oh my goodness, ME TOO! I hate being in pictures. I will only allow face shots and even then i dont like what I see. If i am forced to be in a group pic and everyone crowds around the camera to see what it looks like, I don't look. I just dont want to see the mess I have created!0 -
I was in denial about my weight until the day that my PC doctor suggested referring me to a bariatric surgery group...The term "morbidly obese" can be a real wake up call. .I decided to try and do it on my own.0
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when i looked at the picture i have on my profile.. i knew i was big, but dayuhmmmm i didnt realize i was so roly poly
Well after you get that rockin hot bod you are gonna wish you had more 'fatty' pics. So take some NOW!!! but for you lose too much weight.0 -
I was drinking way too much Mt. Dew and would get horrible headaches if I skipped a day. So after cutting pop out of my diet, the next logical step was watching my other eating habits. The hard part was already over, now it's just about sticking to the plan.0
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When I saw THIS pic of myself.
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when i realised i had 2 bellies instead of one, i reckon you could hide a small dog in the middle :laugh:0
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when i looked at the picture i have on my profile.. i knew i was big, but dayuhmmmm i didnt realize i was so roly poly
Well after you get that rockin hot bod you are gonna wish you had more 'fatty' pics. So take some NOW!!! but for you lose too much weight.0 -
Pictures of myself were one thing.
But other than that it was an accumulation of small things. I have an 18 month old son, and one day about 6 months ago, I said something to my husband about me losing the "baby weight". His response was, "I love you even if you are heavy." that hurt. Even though I am just plain old fat, it still hurt.
My little sister lost 40 lbs. We were always basically the same size, part of me never realized how big I was, until she gave me all of her "fat clothes".
This year I turn 36, and I look 36. I don't want to look 36!!!!0 -
I was hurting all the time! And the scale topped 260 :noway: I couldn't let it go any higher. I decided 100 + needs to come off!:0
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I get comments from kids all the time about how huge I am, usually I can ignore them because I know they don't know any better. One day I was grocery shopping and I heard a kid say "mommy that girl is fat" and his mom said "yeah maybe we should put your treats back" as if to use me as a caution to her kid on what could become of him.
I so second this! Adults can be worse than the children. I know that kids don't know what they are saying is hurtful but for the mother to join in on it is absolutely disgusting! My son saw a REALLY large man at walmart once, this poor guy looked like he was in pain trying to walk thru the store with everyone just gawking at him and my 3yo son (bless his heart) says "Mom! That guys i HUGE!!" And the man was right next to us so I made my son appologize to him and of course I apologized as well for my son. He said he is used to it and hears it almost everytime he goes out but was soooo nice and funny! People dont know other peoples stories of why they are that way and what they are doing to change it. Keep your head up and keep working hard and do not let anyones comments get in your way. People can be mean and hurtful but just focus on bettering yourself! Good luck with everything!0 -
My boyfriend weighed himself in front of his family, and he was about 170...His family joked, telling him he'd gained weight and he's gotten a little tubby, and all that...I later went to the bathroom (by myself) and weighed myself, and I was 175.
My bf is 3 inches taller than me and a dude, it was unacceptable, I promised myself I'd never weigh more than him again unless I was carrying his baby....
Now he's got almost 30 lbs on me0 -
The pic did it for me as well. Saw a picture taken at prom season of my daughter and her friend. She tagged me on FB. I have to approve all pics. I told her I looked way too fat to have that pic on FB. She told me pics add weight. I told her TV adds weight NOT pictures. Then I realized my size 14's were getting tight and then I was diagnosed pre-diabetic. My dad died from that and an Aunt lost a leg. It has to stop with me!
I'm now wearing a size 9. Working on losing more of my belly. No six pack here but on my way....0 -
My boyfriend weighed himself in front of his family, and he was about 170...His family joked, telling him he'd gained weight and he's gotten a little tubby, and all that...I later went to the bathroom (by myself) and weighed myself, and I was 175.
My bf is 3 inches taller than me and a dude, it was unacceptable, I promised myself I'd never weigh more than him again unless I was carrying his baby....
Now he's got almost 30 lbs on me
same here. My hubby was 180. At my highest i was 184...0
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