what was your "a-HA!" moment?

cara523

Everyone has a story....what's yours?

What one moment made you say "a-HA! I need to do something about this and get healthy!"

Mine was when I bought some clothes online ( because I was too lazy to get dressed and thought ordering a pizza and shopping online was the ultimate Saturday!)
Even tho they were the size I bought before, after only a few times wearing them, they became too tight!
Then I went to do some more shopping and it was like a slap in the face on what size I would need! So here I am!

mlf70

My "a-HA!" moment was a bit delayed. Back in the fall of 2011, I went shopping at the Salvation Army. I really needed jeans. Anyways, after picking out about 10 pairs that I liked on the hanger and were my size (or so I thought), I went to go try them on. I couldn't even get them over my rear end. I was looking at myself in the mirror, my eyes filled with tears and I turned 3 shades of red from embarassment even though no one was with me. Needless to say, I put the jeans on the rack, walked out of the store, went home to have a pity party and drowned my sorrows with tons of food throughout the holidays.

When January 1st arrived, something just snapped. Whether that incident came back to hit me on the back of the head or not, I really don't know, but something woke me up and I have been on my health journey ever since. It's become more of a way of life rather than a temporary diet fix. Though, to be honest, it does get difficult at times, especially when a relentless craving comes creeping in.