What Convinced You To Change?

I weighed in at an appointment with my primary physician & it was the heaviest I had ever been. I had not been very active for a while & placed the blame on aging (67). I was unable to be as active with my grandchildren as I wanted. I found myself out of breath & exhausted after a very shout time.
I decided then to make a change in my havbits, both mentally & physically. I want to be more involved & more active when spending time with my family. I want to lose the weight. I want to look & feel betterm I want to regain my self-esteem. I want to change my life style in a positive manner & be a good example for my family & friends.
"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows" Buddha. Good luck to you all. Keep the fauth.

I joined MFP and started exercised but quit due to being sore. I didn't want to be sore and have to lift patients that need to be transported to the clinic. I lost my job back in November. :mad: Staying home living a sedentary lifestyle and eating whatever / whenever I wanted caused me to gain 30 pounds. :explode:

I have always wanted to lose weight but never really committed till last month. Rejoined MFP (started using it again) and started exercising again. I wanted to join the Navy ever since I was 17 but was never able to enlist because of my "beer belly" I would love to get paid to travel around the world. I don't think I would mind being stuck on a boat for months at a time

Apparently I have to lose a whole other person to be able to think about enlisting :sad: (Max acceptable weight for people to enlist) I am hoping to get to to get to it within this year if possible (Will be hard with the pace I have been losing) :blushing:

last aug before my 37 bday I step on the scale reading 236 I couldn't belive my eyes I weight that much I have never been that big I use to be 200 and I have gained 36 lbs in 2 yrs or so , I said to myself I need to do something for a change, I have decided to do mfp it took me a long time to get to 28lbs loss I been going up and down and eating not healthy I didn't know how to eat healthy I have learned along the way, I only got 78 more lbs to lose before my goal weight

Well I've been ttc for almost 6 yrs. Being depressed and having pcos and stressing had made me gain a lot of weight. And im scared that when I finally do get pregnant ill be close to 300 lbs. Scares me to hell so ive decided to lose weight and get healthy.

For me I think I was in denial about the fact that I'd put weight on, it slowly crept up on me plus I hardly ever weighed myself. Was invited to my friend's 50th Birthday party and HATED the pictures of myself that I was tagged in on Facebook afterwards.Looked so fat and bloated in them.
Found I was starting to get out of breath a lot the last two years and couldn't do things physically like I used to be able to.
Was diagnosed with high cholesterol in 2011 and put on medication which I was unhappy about.
A few months ago had a routine check-up with my GP and he weighed me and said I'd put on two stone in the last two years which was a shock but also kick started my new life!!!!!
Got back home and looked at my fourteen year old son and thought I want to be around for him when he's older and be able to do things with him.
Then my wonderful daughter Heather told me about My Fitness Pal which she was using on her Kindle Fire and I can honestly say I haven't looked back since. Seeing your calorie intake in front of you has made all the difference to me the past two months and seeing the weight drop off from motivating myself makes me feel so much better about myself.
Only my son and daughter and my wonderful boyfriend Richard know that I'm using My Fitness Pal as I haven't told my mum that I've lost weight yet as she's been quite critical over the fact that I used to be so thin, which I was back in my twenties and loves reminding me that I no longer am.
When I feel the time is right I will tell her as for now my journey has just begun :happy:

What inspired you to finally start eating healthy, eating less, working out, etc?

Had you been trying for years to commit, and finally, something simply clicked?

Was it hitting a new highest weight? Getting some bad news from your doctor?

What convinced you to make a change?

I was never overly heavy, usually went between 205 & 220 and at 6'1" carried it well. 2 bad summers (herniated disk in 04 and Lyme Disease in 05) pushed my weigh to 260, and ended my cycling. I started riding again in 08, but never could get much below 250 until my youngest son showed me MFP. Well it just clicked, and combined with a good summer of riding, plus the ability to really eat properly, I dropped 60 pounds last year and the weight is staying off. I get all the motivation that I need to stay on the program whenever I get on the bike.

That's awesome that your most recent blood test came back improved. The blood doesn't lie. Keep up the hard work, glad you're seeing results.

Just before the new year, my husband made a passing comment one night in conversation about how junk food just didn't do anything for him. It was such a small statement, but it got me thinking -- what did it really DO for me?? I would look forward to my little "binges" (chips & dip, a plate of nachos, etc.) while watching my favorite tv programs. All of it was usually accompanied by a glass of wine or 2 or a beer. Was it REALLY "doing" anything for me? Yes. Packing on the pounds and potentially giving me a lot of future health issues. It clicked. I didn't NEED it. I decided to stop it all and adopt a healthier attitude. We were already eating fairly healthy foods to begin with, but I became much more conscious of processed foods and incorporating more fruits/veggies into our daily routine. And for me, the eating healthy and exercise go hand-in-hand, so I started back on the treadmill. Instead of sitting down with a "snack" to watch tv in the evening, I walk on the treadmill. It's amazing how far you can go and how many calories you can burn while watching mindless tv!! LOL

I guess I had my "lightbulb" moment and am so happy I did. I've done Weight Watchers in the past, and had successfully lost 40 lbs, only to gain it all back over the last 3 years when I just stopped doing it and going back to my old habits. This time it's for life -- I have vowed to myself since it wasn't really "doing" anything for me in the first place!

My lightest (recent) weight was 2006 - 145 pounds. By 2010, I was 283 pounds (my heaviest). Stress and depression and dumb choices led me to put on another *person*. On Jan 1, I started in earnest to lose the weight and hopefully have a baby. Then, in February, I was diagnosed with MS. So now I'm losing for future baby and me. I can honestly say that exercise has never felt so good as it does now. Every step is a victory.

When I realised my son was missing out on opportunities because I had no confidence to take him places in case I would be judged, very selfish of me but along with deciding to lose weight I have decided to forget about myself and think about my son!! Still have a long way to go but the more pounds I lose the more confidence I gain!! And that's enough to make me wanna do this till I've reached my goal weight and stay at that weight! ( I take my son out as much as possible now and burn off loads of calories too)

You can do it! Just stay positive. I think you are so strong for leaving the abusive relationship and very blessed to have finally found someone worthy of you.

CONGRATS!