weight loss breaking point...
GottaGetSlimAndSexy
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What was your breaking point? I know for years, I wanted to lose weight but could never wrap my mind around the concept. I became a yoyo dieter and tried just about everything. It took my grandmother running her gums to get my bod in motion. At first, I cried. Now, I use her words as motivation. What's your story?
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I can't really find a reason. Kinda just happened. I was bored trying to figure out how many calories was in a wawa hotdog out of all things. Kinda started to log and lost a bunch of weight. I'm kinda get like that though.0
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Wow.. 96lbs loss... CONGRATS! Did this app help you loose the 96lbs?0
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an elderly woman who has known me my whole life asked me when my baby was due. i was not pregnant. there's some brutal honesty!!0
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I was busting buttons and zippers on all my "fat clothes" and crying because nothing fit, and I didn't want to go purchase clothes in size 2X. Wouldn't change. I was crying about every day, had no libido b/c I was embarrassed for my husband to see and touch me. Wouldn't change. Finally, it took severe back pain and a trip to the doctor for muscle relaxers....when I weighed in at near 200 lbs. there that was IT!0
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I hated the way I looked in pictures, especially standing by my brother and sister.0
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when I ended up with diabetis and found out I have a fatty liver. scared the crap out of me.
anyone know how to adjust the widget? I have lost 20 lbs so far but it isn't on there. seeing it like this stinks lol
begining weight 216
current 196
goal 105 to 1150 -
I had a dream, well a nightmare really, where I actually felt myself dying. I went through a range of emotions as I felt what my son's sorrow felt like as well. It was terrifying.
I joined my gym the very next day. That was the end of Dec. last year.0 -
when I ended up with diabetis and found out I have a fatty liver. scared the crap out of me.
anyone know how to adjust the widget? I have lost 20 lbs so far but it isn't on there. seeing it like this stinks lol
If you go to My Home and click Weigh In there will be an option at the bottom to edit previous entries. Click that, and at the bottom it gives the option to add a new entry. You'll be able to pick a date to use and enter your weight for that date. i just updated my today. I'd lost a few pounds before starting her, and it bothered me to not see my whole weight lost on my ticker.0 -
Realizing that 300 lbs was only 11 lbs away. And I have a kilt. I used to wear it all the time, but it didn't fit anymore. It was really expensive and I love it a lot. Since then it fits again, but why stop here?
We all want to be healthier and feel better, but lets not kid ourselves, we all wanna look good too, right?0 -
I've had the weight loss breaking point a million times in the past...just never stuck with it. This time I started with the idea to become more healthy, not to lose weight. As for what made me decide to get more healthy...it was more several things than one breaking point. Seeing my mom barely able to walk to do circulation issues was a big one (and she's skinny). Having psoriatic arthritis and having nasty hip pain and stiffness walking at only age 43. Having my BP still not controlled on three medications. Having an enlarged heart. They all contributed to my quest to be more healthy.0
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I when to the Dr.. And he suggested the lab band .......omg it click me ... So from 345 I went down to 300 and I just join MFP a week ago an I lost 3 pounds ......so determine to lose another 50 pounds..0
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I need to lose so I will be around for my child. She has special needs and will not be able to care for herself anytime soon. I have tried and failed many times before. But now i have become so sensitive to dairy products that I can not eat anything, even processed foods, that have dairy. So this time maybe I will be more successful since the types of food I used to eat now make me violently ill.0
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I've been doing karate for 13 years and never felt like I looked like a martial artist. One day after watching a whole bunch of superhero movies I decided I'd finally start working towards the body I want and started logging my food from that point on.0
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Wow.. 96lbs loss... CONGRATS! Did this app help you loose the 96lbs?
63 pounds of it0 -
That stinks... well you're making changes
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wow!!! That's never a good feeling... looking prego isn't cute. I understand your need to change.an elderly woman who has known me my whole life asked me when my baby was due. i was not pregnant. there's some brutal honesty!!0 -
awwwwww.... I totally understand how you feel. My jeans are very tight, I'm busting a few seems myself.I was busting buttons and zippers on all my "fat clothes" and crying because nothing fit, and I didn't want to go purchase clothes in size 2X. Wouldn't change. I was crying about every day, had no libido b/c I was embarrassed for my husband to see and touch me. Wouldn't change. Finally, it took severe back pain and a trip to the doctor for muscle relaxers....when I weighed in at near 200 lbs. there that was IT!0 -
My boyfriend and I went on a trip to Chicago, and I was too fat for the seats at Wrigley Field, the planetarium, the restaurant we went to, and the turnstile at the museum. I was completely humiliated and spent most of the weekend crying and hating myself instead of having fun. He was being so nice about it, but that made me feel extra-bad because I felt like I was ruining his vacation by not being able to do anything.
A couple months later, we were at a restaurant for our two-year anniversary, and he was telling me a story about a co-worker. He said something like, "Yeah, and he's bigger than *you*, so it was extra funny." I looked at him in shock, and he got this look on his face like he knew he'd said something really stupid. I said, "Don't EVER use me as a size comparison ever again. You made me feel like a circus freak." He apologized and kissed me, but I was still upset. I got over it eventually because I know he didn't mean anything by it (it would be like me saying someone is taller than you or has darker hair than you). I just took it extra-hard because I was already upset about my weight.
In a way, I'm glad he said that. On the way home, we stopped and bought a scale. I started a blog and started following others' weight loss blogs. That was the motivation I needed, and I haven't stopped since. I'm not going to stop until I'm back to my high school weight, where I was still slightly overweight but really happy and could do whatever I wanted (roller coasters, zip lines, etc). Once I get there, I'll probably shoot for a "healthy weight" (156, the goal weight on my ticker), but honestly, I'd be okay at a size 12/14 again (170).0 -
I went to the doctors and all my labs were borderline. She looked at me and said " You know I don't lecture you about your weight but if you don't change your diet, this time next year or sooner I will need to put you on B/P, cholesterol medicine and you will be a diabetic". Whoa that was a shock! I cried at first, than was in denial than 2 weeks later I picked myself up and started moving.0
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I got tired of endless searching to find clothes that fit. I got tired of worrying if the booth seat at a restaurant or theme park ride would be uncomfortable. I got tired of being the heaviest girl in my friend group. I got tired of always being the "fat bridesmaid" in every wedding I've been in, especially after I had to order a size 20 dress for the last one I was in. I got tired of never feeling comfortable enough to wear shorts in the summertime. I got embarassed that by the end of winter I was barely fitting into my winter jacket and have a brand new one from two winters ago that I've only worn twice because of the weight I'd gained. And I REALLY got tired of absolutely hating every photo taken of me. My BF and I have been together almost 2 years and there are only 3 photos of us together because I hate photos of me.
Basically I just got tired of not liking who I saw in the mirror and always feeling self conscious and uncomfortable. I was uncomfortable with me and I should LOVE me. I'm loving ME more and more with each minute of exercise and healthy food choice I make 0 -
I could barely walk. My hubby had to come get me out of the car sometimes. he'd never complain and always says I'm beautiful, but I knew the truth. I saw a pic of me at my cousin's wedding. I thought I'd looked so cute that day. I was MORTIFIED. I had no idea how bad I'd gotten.
I knew I had to do something....I was humiliated and hurting
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My breaking point would have to be when I saw my skinny clothes and knew it wouldnt fit me so I was determined to fit into them plus I felt bad since my husband is always bringing up my weight I know he doesnt mean it in a bad way but I wanna make him proud of me0
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For me, it was a food sanity breaking point more than weight loss breaking point. I didn't have a ton to lose, but was so sick of the weight roller coaster. I knew I had to find a sane way to make peace with food. I had to find out how to eat and how much I needed to eat without intense hunger or crazy binges. Sooo... I started mfp after one finding myself once more overstuffed and feeling sick from eating too much. I'm still a work in progress. I think I'll always have to be vigilant with how I think about food, but I'm just plugging away.0
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My husband needs to lose weight for his health and also because of his looks. He is very strong and muscular and teaches tai chi. But all his fat sits in his gut.
To help, I found MFP and started to use it. I've done great. He's lost weight, but hasn't (YET) totally committed to logging.
In the mean time, I've done great and feel TOTALLY committed to losing more.0 -
A stroke and extremely high blood pressure 220/180 if I recall correctly.0
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The breaking point for me was when I was waiting for a bus with my partner and an entire stop full of people when a car full of young lads went past and shouted 'You fat Bxxxh'
I had never been so humiliated in all of my life. I have always been a bubbly and fun person but my heart died a little that second. I am only 5ft as it is so obviouolsy my weight has less area to spread to.
All of my sisters are healthy weight and my cousin and friends so I just thought, why not join them... 5ft and 12 stone puts me in the Obese category so this alone made me embarrased.0 -
I didn't like stepping out of my house looking like the way I did 3 yrs ago. I knew my life will be totally different after I get fit.0
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an elderly woman who has known me my whole life asked me when my baby was due. i was not pregnant. there's some brutal honesty!!
Mine was a little girl at the grocery store - "Is that a baby in your tummy?" "No, I'm just fat" (Not now tho!)0 -
When my Mother passed away from a heart attack it shook me up. I went to the doctor and had alot of tests run and everything was ok. But I was overweight and my Mother hadn't been. At that point I started thinking about it and doing the yoyo dieting thing.
A few months ago when my Grandmother passed away my Aunt sent me a letter (she also sent it to others in our family). She had been doing some research on our family. She listed all of the family members who had passed away very early from heart attacks. Alot of them in their 40's and 50's. My Grandmother was 90, and very active and always watched what she ate. I think at that point it just all started to click. I'm 43 and had not been eating very well at all. I was slightly active, we like to hike and things but there is ALOT of room for improvement.
It shocked me. I had never realized how many people on that side of my family had died so young. They all died suddenly and had no idea they had any health problems. This was my wake up call. Now I just have to stay focused.0 -
My breaking point was when I realized I hate looking at myself in mirrors and pictures. When I went back to visit my family in all the photos I was the fattest person. My husband left on deployment and I wanted him to come back to a person who doesn't mind getting naked and I wanted to be happy with my body image.0
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