Whats the one thing that set you off to want to lose weight?

being cheated on..

this =(

I saw a picture of myself that I was extremely unhappy with. I missed loving myself the way that I used to. I missed loving to go shopping and posing for pictures with my friends.

Also.... I was sick of getting winded walking up the hill to my classes.

I've gotten sick of being the "fat" friend. My best friend is 5'3 and 110 pounds of solid muscle. My next closest friend is 5'2 and 120, but very well proportioned and fit. I was 195 pounds and 5'4 and I looked like a beached whale compared to them, and people would ask both of them behind my back why they hung out with the fat girl. I was sick of being the fat girl. Now I'm the heavy, but a lot less fat, girl. I carry my weight well, so I don't look as heavy as I am (or so people tell me...I'm still not at all happy with how I look).

Weighing more than my husband who was a college football linebacker and a big guy
Feeling fat rolls shake when I laughed
Weighing a LOT more than I ever had even 9 months pregnant
Seeing the scale go over 250 to 251 my all time high
Seeing size 18s get tight
Going on vacation to Key West, Florida, and barely being able to walk around on the streets in the summer heat because I was so obese and out of breath.
Having anxiety whenever i had to climb stairs or be in hot or crowded situations

I didn't have a lot to lose, so maybe this question doesn't apply to me. But, I had my two children and got back to being very super fit, then moved to Canada and slowly over a few years I was not as diligent with my fitness (I guess I was feeling a little blue), but still very active as a dancer. I didn't feel as happy that way, but it wasn't that big of a deal (I'm just happiest when fitness is a priority). I was in dance performances and I always still looked fit in the photos and videos, but then there was a performance and when I saw the photos I could see that I had gained weight in my thighs in some positions in some of the photos (my problem area at the time). So, that was enough. Just knowing that I had gained enough weight for it to be visible while I performed was enough for me to want to get back on track. And around that same time I found out I had a deadline that I wanted to be fit for, so that was extra motivation and it was 7 months away, so I had sufficient time that I knew that if I became serious I would be back to exceptional fitness by then. And then I just added in all the motivation I've always had as an extra push. I've lost the extra pounds and now I'm just working on my continuing fitness. I'm very happy.

Seeing pictures of myself from New Years Eve of this year. My skin looked terrible, my hair looked bad and I just looked physically uncomfortable. After losing 100 lbs, I look at pictures of myself and now I look more "natural" if that even makes sense.

For me it was seeing all of my old friends and exes and feeling like I was a whale compared to the last time I saw them. Also, I really want to be able to wear tank tops and not have that "wing" thing going on

Taking my 12yo shopping for clothes. The sales were great and there was so much to chose from. I wear the same 2 pairs of jeans and few tops because I refuse to buy "fat" clothes... I used to have so many cute outfits and now nothing. I am bored with myself and can only imagine how bored my husband must be with me... Also, she is in cheer and I seem to be the "fat" mom. Its embarrassing because it is ot who I am but I feel they way I think they perceive me. I am done feeling sloppy and like crud. Its time to get in shape and feel good so that I can look good too.

I found a picture of myself from when i was 16 and had been training 3 times a week at Karate.
That was the last time I remember being happy with my body.
Ive gone from a size 10 to a size 18 (UK sizes) in 8 years.

My blood sugar hovered in the upper 400's to mid 500's and I had high blood pressure. I'm not longer on any medication and keep it under control with diet and exercise.

I know a lot of us have gone through that moment where we decided enough is enough and it is time to do something about our bodies.

For me, it was going out with my girlfriends in nyc and being the only one from our group not approached by a man that night. I was left alone at the bar all night while all my girlfriends were mingling.
I don't think I was not approached because I was unattractive but was because I was unhappy and insecure about myself for being overweight and it showed. Having gorgeous friends did not help my self esteem either lol

Same exact thing happened with me when I went out with my best friend. She is blonde, beautiful, and thin! And she was constantly getting hit on while I was on the sidelines. After that and looking back at pictures of us that night I decided to finally kick it into gear and do something about it. This happened back in August of this year and now I'm 2 pant sizes smaller and feeling amazing about my health and weight! Even though she kick started my motivation I had been wanting to lose the weight for quite a while. Glad I finally did something about it

The arrival of my niece. Now that she's crawling it's just a matter of time until she's walking and I want to keep up with her AND be a good rolemodel for her too.

For me, it was being told by a skinny friend that she thought I and my larger friend were the about the same size, enough was enough, and I knew I had to drop the blubber. So I made an effort to lose weight, and it kinda worked, and now obese friend thinks of me as larger friend haha, yay. (I'm trying to help larger friend lose weight too, but education is everything)

I was on Facebook going through photos when I realized it had been a good 3-4 years since I let anyone take a photo of me that included my whole body, not just my face! I started noticing that I'd try to hide behind other people in group shots, too! I decided to make a body I was proud of!

I have a Diabetes and being overweight is a big no no for a diabetic person so I really to be in a good shape. Well of course to look good too. Who woman doesn't want to have a good looking body?