What was your moment of "enough is enough"?

When I went to the doctor for the chest pain I had been having, terrified that it was heart related, and was told that it was acid reflux. I was very relieved, but also knew that at 40 years old and morbidly obese, it was only a matter of time before it was something else. And the fact that I could either make some dietary changes, or take the little purple pill for the rest of my life to stop the burning in my chest. It seemed ridiculous to take medicine for something I could fix myself. Best decision I ever made!

I have gained and lost weight many times but my real moment was when I sat down to put on shoes and I was having problems reaching the shoe strings because my stomach was too big. That was followed shortly after by a picture of me that shocked me into seeing that I was obese.
I went back to the gym last month and hired a personal trainer to hold myself accountable and drop the 70 lbs that is risking my health. The weight is dropping slowly but my stomach and legs are shrinking and I feel more in control of where my weight is goind. Good luck to you!

Being 197 pounds and 5'1. I almost hit 200 and for my height that is outrageous. I'm still curvy but at an acceptable weight. It's a struggle I will continue for the rest of my life.

When a drunken coworker told me at the xmas party I was 'fat for a vegetarian' and then looking at photos and realising he was right. I will be at least ten kilos lighter at this years party.

Honestly, I hate telling people I'm a vegetarian b/c I know they are silently (and sometimes not so silently) thinking what your coworker said.

I had two of these moments.

One was my friend posting pictures of me at the woods back in August '11. I looked absolutely massive.

The second (and the one that really pushed me into action, after a week or so of just being really depressed about it) when I had to go for a job interview and had no formal clothes, so I had to go buy some. I had to try on size 16 (US 12) clothes and even those looked terrible because they were getting so tight, but I refused to even entertain the idea of trying on a size 18/US 14. I almost broke down in the changing rooms. I didn't even go to the interview in the end.

My moment was in June. My bf and i went to a resort for our 2 year anniversary and they ahve an indoor water park. i made excuses to not even go and swim or go on all the cool slides because i knew i would not look good in a bathing suit. that same weekend my bf took a picture of me standing in the hallway of the condo and once i saw it i about died!! i felt so ashamed that i was literally SO wide!! i oculdnt believe that thats how i truly look from another persons persepective.

all in all i just decided im sick of having to wear layers of shirts (the lacy kind), im sick of not being able to wear shorts and skirts during the summer, feeling super self-conscoius when we go on my parents boat, and quite frankly i feel incredibly unattractive in the bedroom, if you catch my drift.

i am doing this to better ME!!!

think about this: how long do you enjoy that naughty snack? whether it be a candy bar, ice cream, whatever your temptation is. how long would you say it takes to devour it? a whole 30 seconds? 1 minute? think about this now, how many minutes, hours a DAY do you think about how unhappy you are with your overall appearance and unhealthiness? for me, it would easily be all day long. that feeling is a constant in my mind! so is it really WORTH it to induldge in some yummy food for a whole 30 seconds when really all those yummy foods are the reason we feel this way OVERALL?? the answer is NO! Now if only we can all overcome temptation... its not easy in the slightest..

just food for thought:)

good luck with the weight loss and happier lifestyle everyone!!

This is so totally embarrassing but it was when I sat down and the toilet seat broke in half. I mean, really! Several years ago I was on a treadmill when the tread broke and threw me off.

I broke my shoulder, collarbone and dislocated my arm. Long story short, by time I was up and about I had gained almost 60 pounds. Since then I had gained another 30-40 pounds. Being older and retired I just hadn't noticed how big I had gotten.

That was April and I have endeavored to change my lifestyle habits since then. I have lost 65 pounds. I have 40 more to lose. I will do it!

I had planned on getting started again back in June but I was dealing with a health issue and had major surgery 7 weeks ago. Now I feel I have a new lease on life and want to be the best me that I can be. So I started tracking on MFP again and walked for 30 minutes on my treadmill last night. I know I can't pust myself too hard on the excercise right now. My incision site is a little sore this morning but I can eat well, drink water, track what I do, and rebuild my strength.

Honestly, there was no "one" moment, but rather a series of events. The final event was someone posting this website on Facebook. The rest is history.