What was your breaking point.

Vercell
Vercell Posts: 437 Member
in Motivation and Support
What made you say enough is enough and get mad and say is time to lose this weight.

For me it was a anniversary trip I had to go shopping and I was in a size 20 at 220 lbs. I was in the dressing room crying and I decided I was not going to buy anything.I had 4 months before my trip. I join weight watchers I got down to 190 into a size 16 I went shopping again. I have been fighting for 6 years to lose weight.I am at 150lb 6 yrs later. I have 20 more I want to lose.
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  • candirose69
    candirose69 Posts: 149
    I got to 90kgs and realised I was obese. I was at a convention (yes im a nerd :P) and I wanted to dress up but couldnt because I was too fat to dress in the outfit I wanted. I decided next year I was goign to be hot and turn heads at the convention :)
  • daydream_believer
    daydream_believer Posts: 332
    firstly congrats on the weight you lost with weight watchers! 30lbs is awesome.
    for me breaking point was when i was close to pushing 70 kg on the scales - i was so ashamed i literally hid from photos being taken to stop what i knew would later lead to me crying over how big i was in every photo. you have done such an incredible job and have turned your life around. your amazing, keep it up!
  • heyjay31
    heyjay31 Posts: 79 Member
    I was watching wipeout with the fam, and the announcer said something about the contestants BMI. Curious I check mine and I am considered obese. Ugh....then a week into counting calories, eating right, cardio, and lifting, my dad, (who has lost weight amd quit smoking years ago) was sent to the hospital for his heart. This confirmed my fears that with my genetics and unhealthy habits.....I must stick with it!!
  • sweetsarahv
    sweetsarahv Posts: 180 Member
    I went to a wedding in Novemeber of 2011, and when i saw the pics from that event, i just couldn't stand it any longer!
  • Jubee31
    Jubee31 Posts: 93 Member
    Hubby and I went on a cruise and I weighed too much to do some of the excursions and I couldn't fit in the rock climbing gear. I don't want life to pass me by and I want to try new things and not let my size or weight hold me back!
  • Vercell
    Vercell Posts: 437 Member
    Thank you congrats on your lost also.I think we all need breaking point.
  • tiffanyheth
    tiffanyheth Posts: 510 Member
    At Christmas I spent 5 days with my mom and sister--both who are seriously obese, sickeningly unhealthy, and unable to enjoy much of a life! They couldn't interact with the little ones very well.

    It was enough for me...I decided to take back my life. I was tired of being sick & tired, I was sick of only wearing two pairs of pants to work (because that's all that fit), tired of being out of breath just going upstairs to my kids room.
  • KatrinaGrey
    KatrinaGrey Posts: 101 Member
    Quite a number of reasons. After I saw yet another picture of my face, and realized I was going to have have to buy bigger clothes for the spring, I knew I couldn't face another season looking and feeling horrible. I literally have boxes of "thin" clothes for work and clubs and they are going to waste.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I was just sort of depressed and bored one night and having one of those "what am i doing with my life" moments.
  • DaniAni19
    DaniAni19 Posts: 91 Member
    I'm turning 29 in March. I'm successful professionally, but am single and lonely. I realized that I missed out on doing fun active things in my 20s and many guys overlook me because of my weight. I haven't worn a bathing suit, shorts, or a dress for over 10 years. I decided to make a lifestyle change to love myself more and hopefully someday meet the right man.
  • dianebpotter
    dianebpotter Posts: 31
    My breaking point was I was tired of being ashamed of myself . I went camping with my husband for the first time in my life this summer, we were set to do all the major weekends over the summer . Memorial weekend was our first, needless to say I loved it, went from a 24ft camper to a 39 foot fifth wheel in two weekends. I loved the nature and being on a pontoon just taking in the gentle breeze. I was ashamed to get on any boat but a pontoon, because i was scared to death that being so heavy I would flip the boat over. I also was tired of burning up all summer because I would not wear a tank top or shorts, it was like 103 for 3 -4 weeks.. Near the end of summer I started having chest pains, that scared me to death. I thought I was going to die. I want to spend more than one summer camping, I love it too much not too, so here I am. I have a 125 to go, yes i know I wont get there this summer but by next I should be pretty darn close.

    Congrats on your weight loss ! and maintaining it for 6 years :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • Mlkmaid
    Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
    My face started getting fat. When the face goes, it's time. :laugh:
  • sbjmorgan
    sbjmorgan Posts: 158 Member
    I wanted to register for The Color Run last year and I couldn't, because I was nowhere near ready enough to run when I found out about registration dates.

    Guess who is signed up for this year and started c25k? I figured weighing less and eating right would help me move faster. :)
  • brunetteavoxgirl
    brunetteavoxgirl Posts: 88 Member
    I went to get a flu shot, and the nurse told me, "now, I'm supposed to tell you, this won't hurt the baby." And I thought "what baby? The one I'm supposedly carrying cause I have no self control?"
  • supergroovychick
    supergroovychick Posts: 18
    I was talking to a guy online. For whatever reason, he couldn't see my photos. I sent some to him and I never heard from him again :-( I know that I deserve to be with a guy who wants me for me but it was the push I needed to get this done...I've been trying to lose this weight for a few years now and I'm finally making it happen!
  • dpvike80
    dpvike80 Posts: 32 Member
    When my doctor said...."here is blood pressure medicine prescription and oh, by the way, you are pre-diabetic. Its your choice, diabetes when you are fifty or possibly as late as 75 or 80". Declined the meds, lost around 70 lbs, and changed my life.
  • calliebeth
    calliebeth Posts: 14
    My friends dad died and I made the plane trip to see her, I was stuffed in the seat, and without a seat belt, it did not fit, and I was too ashamed to ask for the extender! I was embarassed to see my friends and family during the trip, I had isolated and kept to myself cause I was so uncomfortable with my weight! I decided I had had enought and that was 11 months, and 139lbs ago!!! So thankful that I started, and stayed the course to get healthy!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,328 Member
    Last May I tried on a bathing suit I bought the year before (because the suit from the year before THAT didn't fit anymore), and I couldn't get it up my thighs. I sat down and cried...and that was the moment I realized I had to do something. And I haven't looked back.
  • xcmtnracer
    xcmtnracer Posts: 426 Member
    I saw a picture of me leaning over a grill and my gut was pushing out my shirt.
  • howebrook
    howebrook Posts: 28 Member
    I have put together a photo book for my daughter for each year of her life and I realize how few pictures there are of the two of us because I hate how I look and that isn't fair to her or to me. It is not the role model I want to be for her either so I decided it was time to make a change.
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
    I got tired of being fat and feeling ugly I also found that when I was fat I was also over looked by everybody, probebly because I had no self estem and I got tired of being in pain since I was born with joint issues, my husband had joined the military and I felt that he would be around a bunch of fit women and I thought he would cheat on me if I was fat. Oh and got tired of hearing the question you know the one ,,,,oh you must be so proud! what are you having?
  • Kayd_Kayd
    Kayd_Kayd Posts: 9 Member
    I was watching a k-drama and one lady was helping a teen girl lose weight and she said, "there is no ugly woman in the world, just lazy women." And that totally struck a chord in my feels and in my soul. The next day I was on here, and 32 lbs later, lazy is definately one thing I am not!
  • Stogie40
    Stogie40 Posts: 164 Member
    I was in the hospital for Cellulitis about a year and a half ago, they weighed me and I almost started to cry. Then I found out I was borderline diabetic and they were going to put me on pills for it. I started to soul search and realized, I was missing out on doing stuff with my girls. I was in denial. I avoided pictures with my girls and I didn’t want them looking back and never seeing themselves with me in any pictures. I’m also too big to fly out and see my niece. I am down over 160 lbs., but I still can’t see much of a difference, I won’t give up. My goal is to fly out next Christmas and meet my niece for the first time.
  • lillym12
    lillym12 Posts: 3 Member
    I went through a really rough break up and I realized that I needed to focus on myself. It was time to take back control of my life!
  • leannecrystal
    leannecrystal Posts: 3
    My breaking point was the day the scale stood still after giving birth to my daughter. I lost twenty pounds in about one week after delivery, and then I discovered that I was still 47 pounds overweight, which meant I had gained 40 pounds in one year. I had worked so hard to maintain my weight prior to pregnancy, but due to health issues during my pregnancy, I was unable to exercise and stress ate on a regular basis. My goal is to be back to my original weight by July in hopes to fit the amazing office wardrobe that I could never afford to replace!
  • SandraJN
    SandraJN Posts: 305 Member
    The last few years things changed in my life and I started packing on the pounds. I am short and realized I had become as wide as I am tall. I have been active and strong most of my life, I raised horses, so this obese person looking at me in the mirror is a stranger. I turned 60 at the beginning of Jan., realized I wasn't getting any younger and if I didn't face this thing head on now, I never would. I hate being the "fat old lady".
  • Monica_has_a_goal
    Monica_has_a_goal Posts: 694 Member
    I saw a picture of myself amongst my friends on the parent's board at the university..

    I was very disappointed and decided to make a life changing decision, there and then!
  • adwilkins0521
    adwilkins0521 Posts: 12 Member
    My marriage started falling apart because my husband no longer found me attractive. I knew something needed to change.
  • aprilkats
    aprilkats Posts: 34 Member
    When I found out at age 35 that I need a knee replacement.
  • buggaboo87
    buggaboo87 Posts: 4
    I was starting to get disgusted with myself for allowing myself to gain so much weight . . . and a bit embarrassed too. During my annual physical the doc said "you are borderline pre-diabetes." I saw what diabetes did to my Dad. Right now I have a choice and I chose to get some exercise and quite eating so much. A side benefit is that my arthritis does not bother me quite as much. I am having a great time fitting into all those "small" clothes I hoarded in the back closet. And I am actually looking forward to summer, I should be really close to my goal by then! :)

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