What was your breaking point?

I was hanging out with a friend from my old high school on the day of prom and decided to measure my waist(which has always been the smallest part of my body) and I realized I had added 6 inches. And I was tipping the scale at 198. I was done and I'm still done. I just recently saw a video of me at my smallest and now I really have something to strive for!

Well I've had multiple ones but I the most recent one was a lil while ago, I was texting a friend in the AM breaking down because everything was going wrong. I was hitting my leg going " Why aren't you bruising? Why is there so much fat there?" And sit some sit ups but the next day I seriously felt more determined then ever. But way back a year ago almost it was pictures. And the fact that I'm graduating soon, and that'll mean that I've been obese/overweight for my entire school life. I've never been fit. I wanted it.
So here I am.

I had been trying to lose weight for a while, but what really did it for me was when my husband and I joined a gym. We met with a trainer and after the body fat analysis, I cried right there in the gym. I was 48% fat. I couldn't believe it. A few weeks later, I found out I was pregnant and due to horrible morning sickness, I could barely get off the couch, let alone exercise. After my baby was born we moved and we had a gym at our apartment complex. I worked our hard every day but ended up gaining weight. Then I got pregnant again. Because my pelvis separated more than it should have, I experienced a lot of pain when walking, sitting, rolling over in bed, or whenever moving at all. After he was born, we moved again and my husband got me a gym membership. The trainer there told me about MFP and that's when things finally started going right. I lost about 30 pounds in 6 months, and then got pregnant again. My third baby was born 7 months ago and I have finally weaned from the breast pump. (I've got about 3000 ounces of milk in the freezer, which should last until her birthday.) So, once my finals are over this week, I'll be back on track with exercise.

Going shopping for swimwear. I'm well endowed up top (thanks Mum) so it had always been a disappointing excerise but last year, while shopping for the coming summer I found a great store with items that fit my size... but all I saw was my stomach and I hated myself. Went on a bit of a gym binge for a while and improved quite a bit but recently caught the scales creeping up again with winter sloth mode activated. That and jeans I've had for ages were becoming a mission to do up.

Think I need to go swim wear shopping again to remind myself why keeping on track is worth it. Much easier to keep it going that do it all over again.

Someone came into my work & said "We're starting the diet contest now. Are you in?" I looked down at my stomach & thought "I'm fat! I need to diet. It's now or never! YES! I'm in!" And so it started. I came 2nd in the "DIET CONTEST" and am happy to say I'm still losing! All with the support of my family and friends on MFP (and that includes YOU!!!)

Thanks everyone & all the best!

I haven't reached my breaking point just yet, but I feel it coming... I'm just so unhappy with my appearance and overall health/wellness.

When my doctor told me I had pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease, and was declared depressed by a psychiatrist as well as being in an abusive relationship. I felt so miserable and suicidal and knew it was time for a change and the gym became my sanctuary! I am now 100% healthy (according to my check-up results 2 weeks ago) and in a happy and fulfilling relationship as well as being down almost 100 pounds. It feels unreal how I used to be, I don't ever want to be like that again... Only stronger from here on out!

Going back to Oct 2011...I broke down and bought a scale...Had been afraid to get one one. Weigh myself and when I saw that I was only 20 lbs away from weighing what my 6 foot tall husband weighs (I'm 4' 11"), I knew right then and there something had to change!! And so it has.....:)

Having to repeatedly read the word 'Obese' typed under 'Risk Factors' on my medical forms after giving birth to my son and wondering if the circumstances of his birth had anything to do with my weight/fitness. Plus, he sucked all my pregnancy weight and an extra 10kg out of me by breastfeeding in the first six weeks - that was too good a head start to ignore, I felt it my duty to keep going.

My turning point was last December and a knee injury that wasn't healing. I felt like I was waddling around and looked like a penguin going up and down stairs. And don't mention pictures. I haven't been happy about many of them at all. I had seen my friend lose 65lbs so it became my motivation. I wanted health and well being with a side of weight loss. I knew if I wanted a long and happy active life I needed to do something now. My journey started back in January of this year. At that time all I was concentrating on was getting active. I made good use of the total gym I was given and surprise surprise my knee started to feel much better. I joined MFP at the start of June after 2 miserable weeks where I couldn't exercise because I had seriously over done it and wrecked my knee again. To date I've dropped 26lbs and doing so much better now.

Thanks for all the inspirational stories. They are great motivation to stick with my life style changes.

When i was told i'll have kidney failure if i dont shed all of my weight off. And i did 90% of it before i joined MFP.

When I learned that if you are in great enough shape that they don't have to crack your chest open to get a lung as a living donor. I said that is worth running every other day.

My first breaking poin was February 2009, when me and my future husband started living together. After 6 month (no sport, junk food, loose clothing) I couldn't get up off the couch without using hands. I dropped 12-13 lbs (up to 117 lbs), gained some muscles and was happy for a while.
The second breaking point was August 2011. During writing a diploma I dropped 5 pounds then gained 7. I liked it to be slim and thin, so I tried to drop some gained weight. But whithout motivation it was impossible.
July 2012 was the third breaking point. March 2012 I had an operation on my neck, so didn't do nothing for my body till July. Of course I gained - now up to 128 lbs. Today I have better motivation: not only to be slim (GW: 110 lbs), but healthy too. Hope the third effort will be successful.

When my mother told me "You can't be miserable about something you're in control of. You either love yourself the way you are or change it, and be happy."