What was your bottom/ah-ha moment....

I've been a student in a long-term relationship for the last four years.... I wore a lot of sweatpants and didn't pay much attention to anything because I didn't think I needed to. Last Spring, I broke up with my boyfriend and graduated. I realized I needed to make a change when I moved for my new job (completely alone) and realized I didn't have any clothes to wear out with my new co-workers because I felt HUGE in all of them. It also helped that my cube-mate is SUPER fit and SUPER attractive, and I was so self-conscious of my stomach hanging over my pants all the time!

It's time!

In February 2012 when I had to do a health assesment for work... at 42, 5 1.5" 277 pounds, and a BMI of 52%.:sad:
I realized I had to do something or I would not see my child graduate or get married.
I've lost 67lbs since then and recently started using MFP because of hitting a plauteu. Last time my weight was what I currently am at was almost 11 years ago, 6 weeks post baby. Goal weight is 133 more than 1/2 my start wieight. Losing a whole me.:laugh:

I have been trying to think about what has made me so motivated and I think you've hit the nail on the head. I recently realized that I'm 4 pounds HEAVIER than my taller boyfriend. That has to change.

My Aha moment- I was turning 30, and wanted to have a FAB party, but couldn't find a cute thing to wear. And I was turning 30 I'm not getting younger/sprightlier, it's only going to get harder to lose as I age; not easier. So, if I don't lose the weight now, when will I do it?

My "aha moment" was when my doctor suggested bariatric surgery. He also noted that my blood sugar and tri-glycerides were elevated. My blood level was in right on the cusp of diabetes. Also, my mother passed away and I looked at a lot of photos, some with me heavy and some with me much lighter. The really fat guy was not my friend.

the scale...
i balled.

my positive out looks,almost depleated.

& the fact that my man kept telling me you need to get healthy..he's not exactly healthy either,so its kinda hypocritical
lets go for a walk and i'd look at him like he was crazy..
and i wasnt gettin any ontop of that!
so,i guess it started out to please him and now its because dude,im gunna be HOTT!
and then he's gunna be like damn how could i deny that?
and im gunna be like ha,good question!

notice,postitive outlook is back!

It was after I did a day walk in NZ, I realised how unfit I was because I was with my cousin and she pretty much just skipped along for 7hrs, whereas I struggled the whole time. I started doing bootcamp after that lol.

2 years ago when I was 219 lbs and faced with the issue of buying new clothes (bigger)...my clothes were just too uncomfortable...I ordered a diet protein powder from GNLD which is a company I became familiar with 32 years ago...and started....I have lost 30 lbs since then, using this powder and eating sensible the rest of the day...I do however frequently go out to eat in the evening....so I haven't lost as much as I could have...a month ago I joined MFP and started logging everything, at that time I was going out to eat every night because I have some health issues and felt stronger after eating their soup...I did gain 5 lbs, and had to go back to my program, and lost 6 lbs...so I am now under my start weight....

so, there are actually 2 moments with me....

I think my ah-ha moment was when I couldn't fit into my pre pregnancy clothes. I was in denial for a couple of months until I did something about it. I am working on getting back to my skinny fit self I was pre pregnancy.

I was talking to my friend via text message since he went away across the country after joining the marines. I sent him a picture of me (in the photo was my brother and boyfriend.) The lighting was extremely odd (and flattering), I was standing in between both men (both built large and tall), and half of my body was covered by them. Basically, I looked extremely thin in the picture, but it was a fluke. It was angled perfectly. Pictures taken the same evening revealed my true body, so I knew it was just THAT picture. I didn't really think I was that big, I mean, I knew I could lose a few pounds, but I never would have considered myself truly overweight.

Well, I sent him the thin looking picture wanting to know his reaction (because I looked darn good in it!) Well..that was the biggest/best mistake I have ever made. His reaction? Something along the lines of "Dang girl you look awesome you were way on the heavy side last time I saw you but wow what a transformation!"
Yeeeah, I felt like crawling into a hole and never coming out right about then. And yes, I was expecting a reaction like that, you know, "You look awesome!" But to flat out tell me I was (am) way heavy? It was shocking. It was a wake up call. And he was completely right. I stepped on the scale soon after and realized that I was 30 pounds heavier than I was when I left high school. 30 pounds on me (5'2) looks like way more. Everyone carries their weight differently! And this friend, he was my BEST friend in school, he would never make a hurtful comment to me. He was trying to compliment me! He thought that I did lose weight! But the way he said it really made me open my eyes to how I actually looked vs. what I was telling myself I looked like in order to avoid dieting and continue eating crap.

So, that was my ah-ha moment. I never want to experience something like that again!