The moment the light bulb turns on.

kakes80

I think with anyone who has a ton of weight to lose there is that utterly and pure moment where clarity shines through and the light bulb turns on. The light bulb where you see the whole picture and your life right before your eyes. I had that moment in November of 2012. I had to make a choice to either live or die. That sounds dramatic but it's true. At my size of about 380 lbs. I was facing life or death. Facing food which was my greatest comfort but also my greatest enemy. I want to say to the people who think its impossible to weigh a lot and do crazy workouts that its absolutely possible if you want it bad enough. As someone with back and knee problems I used these things as excuses to not go after what I deserved. After doing Turbo Fire my life has changed indefinitely! Turbo Fire, saved my life. And now I'm currently in my 3rd week of Insanity. If you ever have that moment in which you feel like you can't do this anymore. Think of who you will be leaving behind in your life. Who do you love? Love yourself because I can bet there would be a lot of people who would miss you.

lbdthornton

WAY TO GO!! You brought tears to my eyes! Keep at it girl... YOU ROCK!

mrsjay4life

Thanks for those touching and at the same time encouraging words. Great job!

agrant85

That is super fantastic!!! Way to go, very inspiring!!

tkillion810

Absolutely amazing!!

nczuczu

very inspiring! Keep up the hard work!

melfitnesspal13

Well said! profound. Congratulations. :flowerforyou:

FindingMyself24

Wow! Thats so inspirational! Thanks!! Youve done a fantastic job!

Whipppets

Great exciting story

katyejean

WOW! So amazing.

sklarbodds

This is an awesome story, thanks for sharing! Obesity related diseases kill a TON of people every year, more people need to realize that!

EmilyEmpowered

Awesome, so glad you shared this! Keep it up, you are doing and looking fantastic

Lonasue32

You look amazing. I love to read stories like this it gives that hope that it is possible and can and will happen if I want it bad enough. Good job and thanks for sharing.

WeightHacker

you my dear look amazing and im sooooo proud of you~

Budding_Flower

As everyone else has said, this is so inspirational! Congratulations! You are doing so wonderful and you look so happy! :bigsmile:

royvor

Congratulations on this big accomplishment. You are beaming with happiness in your picture. Keep up the great work. Your journey inspires me to continue

nucgirl13

Great job! Love the look on your face - you look so happy!

RunFarLiveHappy

Love it! I always tell people the reason I've been successful is because I was really ready and wanted this...

Thedij

OMG - you are so AMAZING and INSPIRING! I was so intimidated about the warning on Insanity that it isn't for beginners (after dropping a small fortune to buy it) and you just demonstrated that determination and persistence will pay off BIG TIME. Thank you so much for sharing your challenge and victory! Keep on investing in yourself - you're worth it!

broox80

I had my ah ha moment march 1st. I made my mind up that by my next birthday (march 1st 2014, 34 years old) I wanted to look and feel good. Not much weight has come off yet but i am losing inches like crazy!! Your inspiring words were just what i needed to keep me going!!

kakes80

Thanks everyone so much! I have the rest of my story on my profile feel free to add me

TJMiddaugh

thats inspirational. great job!!! and a perfect example of what someone, who DOES want it bad enough, can really do! you should be proud of your hard work.

ChristineS_51

So glad for you that your light bulb turned on, and you are winning! Well done, keep up the great work, keep taking photos so you can see how far you have come :flowerforyou:

IKWYM about that moment - it has to come from within yourself, and until you have that passion and determination it is hard. Once the light bulb is on, it is EASY!

kakes80

Thank you! I'm glad yours did too

katpatoneill

Okay, can I just add by saying... WOW! I mean, I dunno, maybe I've become rather desensitized when I see huge weight loss, since I look at these sort of pictures every day for inspiration- but I never am crazily awed by major weight loss. I know I should be, but they never look crazy happy in their 'after' photos, or it's a fake smile, or something like that. But you are beaming, and it's super wonderful! You look AMAZING. I want to wish you a huge congradulations- you totally deserve every bit of them.