My breaking point... What was yours??

My biggest revalation was what I call the "Dreadful Doctor's Appointment." I went in to the doctor's for pain in my wrist, work related, totally unrelated to my weight and general health.

When I stepped on the scale, it read 281 pounds. It finally hit me that I was not only closer to weighing 300 pounds that I was to weighing 200 pounds, but that I was now closer to weighing 300lb than 250lb! They also took my blood pressure, as per usual, and saw that it was (again) high. They noted that it had been high in my previous 3-4 appointments, asked my to monitor it and call in with a log a week later. 1.5 weeks later I was on a low-dose of blood pressure medication.

I just kept thinking to myself, "I'm 21 years old and I'm on blood pressure medication. I'm 21 years old and I cannot buy clothes from the stores that I like. I'm 21 years old and heavier than most of the people I know."

I just knew I had to REALLY do it this time. I knew that the procrastinating and excuses had to stop. I knew that if I didn't do something now, while I was young enough to REALLY give good habits a chance to set in for good, I would likely die at a very early age (heart disease and diabetes already runs high in my family) and would likely be depressed for the rest of my life. I'm young, but I look forward to the day that I have children and the thought of 1)Not being active with and for them and 2)Not being around for as much of their lives as I can, crushes me. I knew something had to change.

That being said, it did still take me 6 months to make any sort of progress I changing my lifestyle, and it's been very recent. I'm praying that it will all stick and I'm determined to never need to "start-over" again!

I have 5 pounds down, 94 pounds to go!

Pre-diabetic diagnoses

Mine had to do more with how out of shape I was. I didn't like to play outside or go to the park with my 3yo, and going somewhere where he could run away from me was so horrifying, we wouldn't go half the time. I was always afraid we'd get too far from the car and I wouldn't be able to get both of us back there(yes I was that bad). I could no longer pretend to be the best mom I could be and not let my son experience life. I want to be thinner, but more importantly build up my endurance. Completing the C25K is going to be as big a goal for me as getting to my goal weight! I'm in Iowa, and watch out summer b/c here me and my kid come!!!

Oh yea I remember when I had my wake up call about a year and a half ago the first time i lost weight..didnt realize how big I had gotten until i saw pics of myself feom a family reunion

Started in August of 2011 and by Christmas was down 40lbs! Not gonna lie, I felt a litle smug because I heard some female members of my family made comments about me behind my back and when I lost the weight, I felt somewhat vindicated lol

I have since gained back 15 lbs but imma lose it again!

However it wasn't enough to start the drastic changes. The next came almost a year later. She was 2 and she was sitting in my lap. "Mommy" she announced and pat my belly. "I wuv sitting wif you. You are more comfy den gwamma." she pat my belly again and sighed in happy comfort as she fell asleep nuzzled in my hugeness.

I know this is about losing weight, but I think it's the sweetest thing of all that your little girl loves you unconditionally.

My breaking point was when I weight 252lb and at the time my father didn't weight as much as that. Granted he had been in the hospital but still. I weighed more than the "big man". It's taken me several years and i'm still not at my goal but i'm losing weight.

After my dad passed in june i at like a pig and gained weight but then realized I didn't have to end up like him. I've started working out 5-6 days a week. I never thought i'd say that. I've completed a round of Insanity, ran a 5k. I'm on a Insanity/running hybrid right now.

The turning point was when my mom said I was built more like a man....Up until my mid 30s I was a 38-28-36. But I was the tallest in my family and had always held 'men' oriented work. Cabinet maker, window shop foreman, field GPS surveyor on highway projects...yea pretty non-traditional..and I put up with alot of flak..The feminist in me. My mom all 4'10 wasn't being mean - she just knew I had always been strong - now I'm working my way back! Yea!