When was you "I need to do something about this" point?
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My point came on my brother's birthday this year, January 26, 2012. I had been feeling incredibly sick for more than a month, sluggish, vomiting a few days, feeling something weird secreting in my brain (yeah, I know, that does sound disgusting), almost couldn't eat some days. When that day came, my doctor said I have Type 2 Diabetes. I wasn't the least bit upset or angry about it because I knew it ran on both sides of my family. Knowing it finally caught up with me, I started making a lot of changes. I started counting my carbs, watched what I was eating, increased my exercise, and increase my water intake. That day I had the diagnosis, I weighed 181 pounds.
The left pic was me on vacation in Arizona last year. That right photo is me at my job in August.
Today I am down to 139 pounds (11 lost right here on MFP)!
Another reason to celebrate...
I ordered this Catwoman costume in medium, and it fit perfectly! I had been 192 at one point, but as long as I continue doing what I'm doing, I'll never be at that weight ever again!0 -
When my dads cousin told me that she could hardly pay attention to my conversation with her bc she couldnt help but stare at how fat my face was
It sounds like your dad's cousin is a shallow jerk off lol
I can see how that would be motivating, but shame on her.0 -
My turning point was when I couldn't get up a small flight of stairs at a slow pace without sweating and losing my breath.0
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My mom got really, really sick a little over a year ago. I realized that I wanted to change my life and start really LIVING it rather than just hiding away under the fat. I was 268 pounds and totally sedentary and miserable.
Now, I'm 198 pounds, I've done two 5ks, two triathlons, a 10k and I have 3 more races before the season is over! My goals are just to continue getting stronger and fitter and enjoying my life and the new opportunities coming my way.0 -
I guess i would have to say my moment was when I could no longer breath, walk anywhere with out getting winded, and when the button on two of my pants just flew off... yes, just like in the subway commericals. that was when i was 425 lbs. I am now down to 391 and feeling so much better, and proud of my self for finally getting started. I am scheduled for a GSV on Tuesday the 23rd and cant wiat.0
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When I was 29 I weighed 327lbs. I was watching one of those shows like the 600lb man or something like that. I kept thinking how could they let themselves get that way? The guy in the show I was watching died, there was no happy ending. Then I realized if he would of changed when he was my size he would still be here, and if I didn’t change I was going to keep getting bigger and die. So, I lost 85lbs in a year. Fell down my stairs, injuring my back and knee, and gained it all back plus 15 lbs. Yes, that’s right 100lbs in 3 years. What made me decide to change again? The same thing, Im going to die if I don’t. The turning point was seeing a video of me and not knowing it was me. Who is that fat girl wearing my clothes? I had to get the scale out. I had to do the math. I had to change. Every picture is fuel, every picture shows me I’m not done. I joined MFP for Android to hold myself accountable with a calorie counter, not knowing I would find a wonderful community too!0
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I was talking with my boss one day about our "fat @sses" (we don't have a normal boss/employee relationship :P), anyways, I suggested we do a smoothie diet for a week and see if we notice any difference. Well, she lasted one day, but I made it the whole week eating only smoothies and fruits and vegetables. The next week, my dad told me I should come on this website and I haven't looked back since.0
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When I graduated high school, I was 172 lbs at 5'4. I didn't think anything of it at the time. However, my living environment changed and since I was no longer living with my single mother (who could not cook, and did the best she could which was fast food), I taught myself to cook and began taking walks because I was lonely. I also began waiting tables to pay rent. I lost 50 lbs over two years and suddenly there was a huge difference in how people treated me. I got waitressing/bartending jobs on the spot because of my body. I got dates. I got new "friends". Not all of this was good, but it was enough to make me aware of my body.
When I finished college and started graduate school, I became much more sedentary and gained back to 151. My last boyfriend made me feel terrible about my weight. I started lifting to try and lose weight to please him, but he was still unsupportive. I dumped him. I went to Turkey for fieldwork and started losing weight slowly eating probably over 2k cals a day because I was hiking 5-10 miles a day. This was a first spark of motivation. Then three more things happened:
1. I went on a date and am 99% sure I didn't get a second date because of my weight.
2. I went to the beach with my skinny aunt and cousins and we discussed healthy fitness strategies. And obviously I saw them all in their bikinis and got jealous.
3. My grandmother referred to me as the "chubby" granddaughter.
So now I'm motivated to get down to my weight at age 21, 122 lbs, and this time do it for ME and appreciate it.0 -
When I couldn't breathe while I was tying my shoes :-( I know, it sounds funny. Also I saw an episode of The Simpsons and they mentioned Homer's weight. I realized I was only five pounds away. Double :-(0
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When my student took a picture of a coworker and I when she was retiring in May of 2011. I couldn't believe it was me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See my profile to see the picture...
Another thing that sparked me to begin this journey is my mom died of complications from heart disease and diabetes at 63 in November of 2010. I was headed for the same fate. Plus, she begged me to be healthy and happy. Prior to me beginning this journey, I was neither of those things!0 -
On my fourth try at Weight Watchers, at my initial weigh-in. I still can't bring myself to admit publicly how much I weighed, but that day, I, a grown man, nearly cried. I resolved that day to do something about it. Today, 31 pounds later/lighter, I am still going strong! Jusr 127 pounds left to go, lol!0
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I've never been thin, I've struggled with my weight since I can remember. I have tried weight watchers and many other diets just to lose a few lbs and fall off the wagon. I think a turning point for me was seeing my children fall into some bad habits with eating and realizing how life will be for them if they are overweight. I am a firm believer in doing rather than simply saying so I never as my kids to do something I myself will not do or have not done. So I realized enough was enough and I need to get healthy for myself and my family. Getting married is another big motivator as well, I want to look stunning in my wedding dress, :-)0
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we went on a family vacation to disney and seeing the pictures after the trip was mine.0
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When I stepped on the scales and weighed in at 11st 3lb I decided I needed to get back to my usual weight of 10st!! I know Ist 3lb may not seem like a lot but boy did I notice the difference - I vowed I would lose the weight for my birthday and pleased to say that I am down to 10st 6lb (Birthday was yesterday) but still determined to lose the 6lb and my target for that is now the first weekend in November!!0
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I came to MFP to get back on track. I had spent much of the last two years losing weight the wrong way. Then I quit my super active job. Going to school full-time is a great workout for my melon, but it sucks for the rest of me. I didn't even remember joining when I did. Last week, I went to try on pants and was horrified to have to buy a size 16. In May, I was in a 10/12, depending on cut. That night I ran into an email from my account here, and I took it as a sign. I'm changing my entire outlook on food, exercise, and on what it takes to live the best quality of life. No matter what the tag says in my clothes, I just want to live live in vivid technicolor.0
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I too have been fat for my entire life, and can only remember short periods of time when i was much thinner, usually because of some pill or fad diet. I gave up on myself for a very long time, struggling with stairs, clothes and yet continued to eat my pain away. December 2010 i saw my doctor for the results of test i had for chest pain. At age 57 i was a bit scared. That turned out to be just really bad heartburn, but when he walked in and said congratulations, you now have diabetes type 2 I nearly died then and there! I love my doctor, but he doses out a lot of tough love and told me I had to make a choice. Start taking more medications or start working on me. He recommended MFP and I've been addicted ever since. My highest was 290 (scared to death to see that 300 number lurking in the distance) but i'm down almost 50 lbs. and amazed at how much better i feel and what i can do at 240, yet wondering how much better it will be when the numbers go down even more. Its slow, but its always in a downward direction so I'm okay with that. Too fast a loss in the past never taught me anything. I used crutches then, now I'm doing it the right way... Diet and exercise. one small NSV is that as of this month i have had a years membership to the local gym/pool and have used it at least 2-3 time a week since. In the past i'd pay and not go...what a waste of $!!0
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I lost some weight last year, and bought a new pair of jeans that I loved. About 5 weeks ago, after months of cramming my increasingly fatter butt into these jeans, they finally gave way and tore in the thigh (the zipper had partially broken weeks before that, but I had refused to give them up at that point). I was forced to go buy another pair of jeans. The new jeans were two sizes bigger than my jeans I had destroyed. I told myself that I was the last pair of jeans I was buying at that size and it was time to lose weight. Seems a bit silly, but hey, it got me going in the right direction0
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I said enough was enough when I was 5' 11" and 197 pounds.
I found MFP when I was looking for weight loss and health apps on my iTouch haha
My biggest victory is losing 42 pounds and now being 5' 11" and weighing 1550 -
Its an after im still a wrk in progress..ive always been the big girl w the pretty face but when she said it was fat i about lost it lol0
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