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What was your "I need to change" moment

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  • cineshome
    cineshome Posts: 97 Member
    Realizing I'm short-changing myself and my kids by being fat (less able to do physical fun stuff and little energy).
  • HummingbirdsStayActive
    HummingbirdsStayActive Posts: 72
    I finally realized I wanted to enjoy the tail end of my twenties without being self-concious... even though I'm still overweight now I feel so much better about myself now that I am making these changes!
  • WifeofPJ
    WifeofPJ Posts: 312
    Being diagnosed with Poly Systic Ovaries, and knowing that getting my weight down will help with loosing weight to be able to concieve a child that I so desperatly want.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    6x is not a size where I can be picky over looks. Poop stain on the crotch? Well, they're the right size...
  • nerual13
    nerual13 Posts: 39 Member
    Well, this will be a little personal, but then all of it is here! Mine was about a week ago after ongoing relationship issues with my boyfriend due to lack of physical intimacy for a LOOOOOOONG time. I finally realized that it is a combo of me always feeling exhausted as well as feeling fat and unhappy with myself. This first week wasn't perfect, but I know that I'll keep going and keep having successes! I will say that eating better does make me a lot less tired and I'm trying to take afternoon walks too....but its time to do this and stick with it, or i'll get bigger and bigger....
  • samairon
    samairon Posts: 46
    My moment was watching the UK show Supersize vs Superskinny. Weird I know, but I was watching and I was thinking holy crap I'm supersize and I don't want to be that way for the rest of my life. I found MFP and started that very day.
  • BriUndead
    BriUndead Posts: 50
    Mine happened in my Criminal justice class at College a few days ago. See I've always wanted to be a Police officer. That day a man from Police academy to our class and was talking about how Police academy is starting this summer. Finally I have an opportunity to start my dream job. There's only one problem, I'm way out of shape. That's when I decided that its time to get serious. So I'm ready to work my butt off so I can get into Police academy.
  • Penny427
    Penny427 Posts: 166 Member
    I lost 45lbs for my wedding and another 15lbs after getting married and for 6years I was able to say Im thinner now than what I was on my wedding day! THEN, my weight surpassed what I weighed on my wedding day and I said No more! Not going back to what I was before the wedding...I dont want my wedding dress to fit me in 10yrs, I want it to be too big! :laugh:
  • Rhiana1188
    Rhiana1188 Posts: 67 Member
    When I could only button one pair of my jeans, then the butt ripped.
  • AuntieMC
    AuntieMC Posts: 346 Member
    bump
  • diva_kate
    diva_kate Posts: 54 Member
    I saw pictures of myself on Christmas morning with my little one and I looked like a huge, hulking behemoth! I was miserable with myself and knew I had to get started on losing weight. Fast forward a month and I came across a blog online about a girl who lost over 125 lbs. She was a mom on young kids just like me! I knew if she could do it I could too. I weighed myself, started exercising, and started using MFP. It's been a month now and I've lost 11 lbs. Now I'm just gonna keep plugging along!
  • PINKinquisition1908
    PINKinquisition1908 Posts: 180 Member
    as stupid as it sounds, I was watching The Bachelor and saw how ripped that dude is. All those girls seem to like it, so I figured I'd try to get to that point.

    This is not stupid at all.
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