What Convinced You To Change?

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  • Colress
    Colress Posts: 5
    I've struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. My family used to tease me and call me piggy, and I got so tired of it. I lost a few pounds and gained a bit back, When I was younger I was an XXL but now I'm just a L. I'm trying to lose moret and keeping it off while toning and building muscle to hit the pool and beaches (y)
  • shytrevoak
    shytrevoak Posts: 95 Member
    First, I can't stand 'after baby' weight. I looked disgusting. And I wasn't about to let postpartum take over like with my first.

    Second, hereditary health issues that I am determined to avoid. To prove to my family that it can be avoided.

    And I just moved to Texas. Which means sunny beaches and less clothing. Not about to feel like a beached whale.

    Yup. Bout sums it up.
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    This inspiring news story: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/22/weight.loss.anita.mills/index.html

    And these 4 Easy steps she followed from a handwritten note her doctor handed her:

    1. Eat 8 ounces of food every 3 hours
    2. No sugary drinks
    3. Do not skip meals
    4. Do not tell anyone what you're doing

    It was #4 that got me. This journey is mine. I need to do what I need to do to be healthy. If I don't want to waste energy defending my plan to others. I just need to work the plan by the grace of God and get healthy.
  • Sinnister78
    Sinnister78 Posts: 134 Member
    I was an athlete for most of my life and never really worried about my weight. Always had low body fat, great abs...blah blah blah.

    Started gaining tons of weight when I quit playing sports. One day last month I looked at a picture of my daughters and tried to come up with the words in my mind to appologize. I knew that I would die without having been there for important moments in their life and it would be my fault.

    I won't let them down again.
  • Chetrcs
    Chetrcs Posts: 1 Member
    I was tired of being fat.
    I was tired of looking at myself in the mirror and not liking what I saw.
    I was tired of not being able to keep up with my kids.
    I was tired of making excuses for why I was out of shape.
    I was plain old tired of all the above, so I decided to change.

    It's only been a week of walking 2x a day and keeping my MFP log, but I'm not as tired anymore. :-)
  • SuperCRAS
    SuperCRAS Posts: 10 Member
    I was going back through some photos from the last 5 years and noticed, "Hey, I'm fat in all of them". So, before my husband left for Japan, we took pictures of each other and let me tell you, there's nothing like an almost naked picture of yourself at your worst to snap you back to reality! My husband and I made a deal, that during the 19 weeks he'd be gone, we'd try to get healthy and back on track. So, I have 16 weeks to go and I'm going to start the 30-Day Shred today and P90X on Monday! I'm more committed than ever to get my body in the best shape I can before he gets back. I've also committed myself to keeping within my calories alloted and posting my food and exercise. I need to be accountable for me now. Before, there were so many distractions and excuses why I was not exercising or eating right. Well, that stops now!!

    Good luck to everyone!!
  • Cassea7
    Cassea7 Posts: 181 Member
    My pants were so uncomfortable at work that I had to unbutton the top button for the afternoon. I was embarrassed and knew that if I didn't turn back I'd eventually get to a size that I REALLY didn't want to be. Besides, the best time for change is now!



    It happened to me as well!
  • Eyesblu
    Eyesblu Posts: 60
    I was just tired of looking in the mirror , not liking what I saw...frustrated when I wanted something cute to wear and couldn't seem to find anything. Realized that this is my time..time for me to take care of me..time for me to love me.
  • Cassea7
    Cassea7 Posts: 181 Member
    I was getting chest pains , shortness of breath and joint pain from all the extra 50 lbs of weight..I was afraid i would have a heart attack..and I really wasnt able to get my daily chores done for lack of energy...

    I am starting to feel great now!! LOVE this sight..
  • jeanmrob
    jeanmrob Posts: 629 Member
    When I realised I weighed more than I did years ago when I was about to give birth I decided that the weight had gradually crept on and that if I didn't do something about it it would continue creeping..........
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
    The wobbling. Wobblewobblewobble. I don't like wobbling.
  • LizzyAlexandra
    LizzyAlexandra Posts: 26
    I was really thin most of my life, and never really had to worry about what I ate because I looked good whenever I looked in the mirror, I felt healthy, I exercised and was never ashamed of what I saw. I have always been a bit fuller around the hips and legs, but I do have an hourglass shape, so my shoulders help to even my body out :) . I left for boarding school in the UK, and there I just gained and gained and gained. Everything was oily and fatty, and I ate at the canteen, so I didn't have much healthy alternatives. I gained a total of 15.5 lbs in a year. It was quite a long process, but still, I felt bloated, I hated the way I felt, I didn't do anymore exercise, and I wasn't proud of who I was. I also got a scare because my grandfather has diabetes and it is in the family, so I decided to change... I am happy I did because I feel more energetic and am proud of what I see again
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    getting this in a fortune cookie while eating out.
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  • Cassea7
    Cassea7 Posts: 181 Member
    getting this in a fortune cookie while eating out.
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    LOLOLOLO:laugh:
  • AlteredSkates
    AlteredSkates Posts: 123 Member
    getting this in a fortune cookie while eating out.
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    right click/view image to see complete fortune
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
    There was a picture of me that I saw and I looked a mess, long hair and quite big so I changed, never looked back since did put on a bit once I gave up smoking but that is now coming off SLOWLY.
  • diddylove
    diddylove Posts: 30
    I got some minor health issues, linked to heavy weight. Got inferior complex, emotionally depressed and tends to have anxiety. Because my hormones are pretty messed up . Decided to try to live in a healthier lifestyle and things get so much better.
  • CCusedtodance
    CCusedtodance Posts: 237 Member
    getting this in a fortune cookie while eating out.
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    right click/view image to see complete fortune

    OMG, that would get me going! LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • FJcntdwn2sknyluv
    FJcntdwn2sknyluv Posts: 651 Member
    Found the size tag in my jeans.. I buy used, and they were slightly big so whatever they fit so I bought them. Never could find the tag.. then on day I noticed they weren't giving at ALL after like 3 wears outta dryer...
    SO thought oh well have to buy a 22... found the tag that night... they were a 22.. I was going to have to get a 24... I had been a 24 one other time in my life and swore I would never go back..
    That and my Mother was now, not pushing food on me, now pushing diet on me.. (she lost 95lbs) so I caved, and joined TOPS.. that was 6 years ago..
  • Zelinna
    Zelinna Posts: 207 Member
    My friend picked a very form fitting, hip hugging dress for her bridesmaids dresses. I was not impressed with how large my hips looked in that dress.

    When I hit my goal weight I will do comparison pics in that dress!
  • jellypuffofdoom
    jellypuffofdoom Posts: 7 Member
    I have been on and off healthy eating & exercise pretty much since my teen years. I guess what hit me this time to start again...and hopefully successfully is I am getting back to the weight I was in College. Just not feeling good about myself, and that just effects everything else around me. I know I feel at my best working out and eating right. So just gotta remember to be the best I want to be is be healthy.
  • MizAngie
    MizAngie Posts: 113 Member
    I have gained and lost hundreds of lbs in my adult life. I was atheletic in my school days, that all changed when I was living on my own and trying to support myself. Married with 2 babies I went on a health kick and did well,,,we moved and being in a strange city and not much support I packed on the weight, plus more. That was my 30s. Turned 40 and went all out in getting healthy. Did fantastic and was loving life felt so good about myself and then I was assaulted. My world went from being so big and open to me not wanting to leave the house. I gained all my weight PLUS more. 2 weeks ago I was at my all time biggest.
    I have lost friends and thats ok, they weren't that good of friends anyway. BUT I also made friends,,,friends that love me and support me no matter where I am mentally. And with that I got carried away and said yes to an obstical run in mud for cancer. OMG why?
    I am 3x sized woman,,,I will have a heart attack out there...many words like that have run thro my head this past few weeks,,,so what a great goal to work at. I have so far lost 11.2 lbs and Im going strong.

    PS love some of the responses...and can relate to most. Some have made me cry and some made me laugh (legs rubbing together hurts still makes me chuckle)
  • mikek7214
    mikek7214 Posts: 29 Member
    I totally agree. Bingeing, eating poorly etc, is an addiction just like cigarettes and nicotine are an addiction to smokers. When I get high and mighty about disgusting smokers are (killing themselves, stink up the joint, personally smell), I just think of how I'm eating, and work on myself, before I pass judgement. I do hold my breath when I'm near them lol.
  • CandiLeigh17
    CandiLeigh17 Posts: 2
    I was sick of being fat. period.

    My boyfriend of 3 years cheated on me while I was pregnant and claimed it was because I was fat. I know better now. But I lost the weight and left him.

    I had a similar experience 4 months after my son was born. Well, I lost the weight too and divorced him :-) I am now happily remarried to the love of my life. I have unfortunately gained back all of the weight I lost and then some, but my husband's love for me has never changed. He is my biggest supporter. Good to know there are still some amazing men out there :-)
    I kept telling myself that the weight I was gaining was no big deal -I could lose it if I wanted to. I guess I just didn't want to bad enough. When I stepped on the scale one morning and saw a number I never thought I would see, I knew it was time to change. I just started this journey 7 weeks ago and I have a long way to go, but I am determined to lose this weight. I want to be healthy for my kids, my husband, and MYSELF!
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
    Had to decide between: binge drinking or living a healthy lifestyle. chose healthy
  • jennagoogles13
    jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
    For my whole life I had been eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it, and I NEVER even thought about calorie content or nutritional value. I didn't exercise much either. Then one day, out of nowhere, I realized that for so long I had been convincing myself that I looked good enough, and in my heart, I wasn't satisfied with making excuses for myself. I lied to myself about my weight, and finally, I gave myself a reality check and stepped on the scale. I was so disappointed in the habits I had developed, and I decided I was going to completely change my lifestyle. Here I am, two months later, and 12 lbs lighter, and a whole lot happier:)
  • DavidKBrewer
    DavidKBrewer Posts: 53
    Rollercoasters. Once I had trouble fitting into them, I knew I had a problem and needed to change.
  • sharonrs143
    sharonrs143 Posts: 7
    Depression from a loss added the pounds, food was my comfort because I knew with the weight gain came protection from being hurt again. Then finally said enough. Decided I was worth more then this life I gave myself.
  • annetteellison1
    annetteellison1 Posts: 20 Member
    I felt unhealthy and fat. I want to feel healthy and beautiful!
  • Rogue4lima
    Rogue4lima Posts: 1
    What's inspired me to change is I hate what I've become. While on my second deployment to Iraq, I dedicated my free time to working out. By the time I arrived home, I was 197 pounds and 12 percent body fat. But going back home brought me into a world of temptations and rather than working out, I sat at home eating. It's been nearly five years since then and I'm 228 pounds and about 24 percent body fat. I'm finally disgusted with myself and the only way for me to regain confidence, in this respect, is I need to stop being lazy and work at it. Being confident in my appearance is the biggest motivator for me to change. Even if I never get back to where I was, I'll be happy with something close.

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