What triggered your journey?
camkal12
Posts: 9
I have been down the weightloss trail so many times, I dug my heels in and decided enough was enough! Sick of not fitting into anything I really wanted to wear...resorting to cutting out the sizing labels in clothing...something had to give. What's changed for me?
It started with my 11 year old son finding an old box of photos stashed away in the chest. He was studying one very intently and when I asked him which one it was - he had a confused look on his face as he showed it to me. Great...the secret was finally out... I had to admit to him that the girl in the cute two piece bather was indeed me. He studied it again...looked at me and as I broke into a cold sweat fearing I'd need to somehow justify why I looked so different now, he smiled and said, "You're still beautiful Mum".
There and then I decided that I owed it to my sons to have me around for a long time, to be able to run with them, catch ball and hold my head high. My journey isn't leading me down the road of the "two-piece bather" again, rather, I'm aiming for a future where family photo memories don't involve my husband and sons with me holding the camera to avoid being seen! I'm standing up for myself and realised that I don't have any Willpower to speak of, however, I am working on the "Won't-Power" to say NO to negative thoughts and look forward to a healthier future.
OK - had to vent that and now I'm done! Good luck everyone out there - I'm on my way
It started with my 11 year old son finding an old box of photos stashed away in the chest. He was studying one very intently and when I asked him which one it was - he had a confused look on his face as he showed it to me. Great...the secret was finally out... I had to admit to him that the girl in the cute two piece bather was indeed me. He studied it again...looked at me and as I broke into a cold sweat fearing I'd need to somehow justify why I looked so different now, he smiled and said, "You're still beautiful Mum".
There and then I decided that I owed it to my sons to have me around for a long time, to be able to run with them, catch ball and hold my head high. My journey isn't leading me down the road of the "two-piece bather" again, rather, I'm aiming for a future where family photo memories don't involve my husband and sons with me holding the camera to avoid being seen! I'm standing up for myself and realised that I don't have any Willpower to speak of, however, I am working on the "Won't-Power" to say NO to negative thoughts and look forward to a healthier future.
OK - had to vent that and now I'm done! Good luck everyone out there - I'm on my way
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Stepping on the scales to see a number I have never seen on them before0
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The thing that triggered my journey was looking in the mirror and hating what was looking back at me. That was back in December of 1999 and I succeeded in losing 120 pounds total and have kept it off all these years. The journey never ends though, it is always a battle but a battle worth fighting for everyday0
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One of my high school students called me fat. And I cried like a baby after class. I had fooled myself for a long time that I wasn't overweight.
Plus, I weigh more than my boyfriend. I HATE that lol0 -
On holiday 2012 and saw a great big fat git in the full length bathroom mirror as I got out of the shower0
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Constant backache and painful knees, heavy breathing after walking the flight of stairs to my front door.
These were all niggles that pushed me towards getting a handle on my weight. What really kickstarted it was having severe depression and feeling everything was out of control, beyond my control. The only thing i could control was my eating and exercise.
Sadly one of the negative side effects of battling depression is i have loosened my grip on my (emotional) eating habits.0 -
Holiday picture on Facebook. I was next to my two very overweight sisters, and I didn't look much different!0
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i'm just a small town girl...0
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i'm just a small town girl...0
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This picture....
I looked like a rooting hog0 -
Seeing an old boyfriend after years.0
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I took the midnight train.0
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My old pair of "fat jeans" ripped when I tried to put them on this week.0
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Feeling so badly about myself that I was not living. I decided I wanted to Live! Truly live. For the first time ever.
So here I am. 60lbs lost and about 150 or so to go.0 -
oops0
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I've always wanted to loose weight but what finally triggered me was a few things, I wanted to fit in a bikini for a holiday, a few boys made fun of my weight, I wanted to get a boyfriend, I was sick of the way I looked and my sister lost 2 stone so that triggered me too xx0
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This picture....
I looked like a rooting hog
:sad: NO YOU DON'T :sad:
But I understand the sentiment.0 -
Don't stop believin'....0
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I promised my Dad before he died that I would take care of myself. He didn't want me to inherit any of our family's obesity-related health problems down the road. Now I'm about 1/2 way through my journey.0
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well my journey always start by getting in the car or on a train or bus/ plane ..... oh and some times walking :laugh:0
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1 more pair of pants I couldn't fit and went to FB and someone mentioned this site so I logged on.......0
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