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Kellihulst
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We are all on here for a reason, right? So what made you want to get on a journey to fit?
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Being intensely uncomfortable in my own skin, feeling weird and unattractive during sex, my bathing suit fitting like a sausage casing, being unable to do anything remotely athletic, including walking the dogs at a moderate pace, without that winded/lightheaded feeling.
I've always been chunky, but two years of unemployment and low activity pushed me past cute plumpness and into obesity. My girlfriend helped me get started because I was kind of pathetically unsure of how to even begin, and now I don't want to stop!0 -
So I could stop shopping at stores that sell old lady clothes and start shopping at stores that sell trendy age appropriate clothing, so I could tie my shoes without being uncomfortable, so I can one day have a baby.0
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Because I'm tired of being fat.
I gained weight over three pregnancies and have never lost the last big chunk of weight.
I started on this "fit path" about four years ago when I joined a gym for the first time in almost 20 years. I work out hard (or so I think) but I didn't really modify my diet, other than eating healthier food...just massive quantities of it. I have put on a great deal of muscle mass but it is all covered in a thick layer of fat...so...logical conclusion: lose my fat = see my muscles! :bigsmile:0 -
I wanna look good in a speedo!0
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Tired of being FAT
Lots of health issues
Bad family health history0 -
I don't want to be dead in 10 years. I mean, there may be a bus that puts me in its sights tomorrow, but I don't want my own poor food/exercise decisions to prematurely put me in the grave. Not when there's so much cool stuff going on.0
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100% honest here - my job allowed it as an approved website to use while on the clock - and I work at an answering service and it can get boring, so I started tinkering around with it.
Glad I did though - loving the place!0 -
Because I'm sick of being fat. I hate the struggle I endure bending down to tie my shoes. I hate that I wore sweatpants and a long sleever on the beach in mid July because I didn't want people 'knowing' I am fat. My dad has diabetes and high cholesterol even though he's NOT overweight in the slightest - I didn't want to up my chances. I hate not being able to wear sleeveless tops because my upper arms are huge. I told myself 'enough is enough' at 180 lbs. Then again at 200. Again at 220. And my final straw was when I saw 250 between my feet. I've done to about 230 now and still chugging. It's hard but the best thing for me.0
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I started because my thighs rubbed together so much it wore holes in my fat jeans. How much more clear does a sign get, right?0
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I wanna look good in a speedo!
Nobody looks good in a speedo. Creepy maybe...good, no.0 -
Diabtes scare with some blood work I had done; follow up fasting glucose test put me in the pre-diabetic range. Fast forward six months, to April, I had lost almost 40lbs and had a new fasting glucose number of 89 I lost one grandfather to type 2 diabetes and decided now was the time to change the course of where I was heading.0
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Years ago ...maybe 6 my husband told me he found me sexy, hot, etc.... but he was worried about my health. I was a size 22/24. He asked me to get healthier to be around for him and our girls for a long time. It really struck me. I thought on it a while and realized he was right. I've been working on it ever since.0
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I started because my thighs rubbed together so much it wore holes in my fat jeans. How much more clear does a sign get, right?
Gosh I remember that. So embarrassing.0 -
I want to be a fit mom!0
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This sounds silly, but even a diagnosis of PCOS/insulin resistance didn't jump start things in a healthy way. It took seeing pictures of myself at this weight. It's gotten BAD. YIKES!0
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Started walking again after 7 months of being unable. Felt it was time to get back into the shape I was before.0
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Also... not being able to zip up designer clothes, ripping a pair of jeans in the crotch, confusing my husband's jeans with my own until figuring out that they were too long to be mine...0
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I hate my body!!! I'm was always tired and felt horrible...I was depressed and would almost cry every time I got dressed...I had people say mean things to me too..plus I want my husband to be in aww of my body!!! (Even though he tells me he loves my body I want him to love It more!!)..oh and I was worried about getting diabetes!!...pretty much reached my breaking point and wanted a change!!0
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That's EXACTLY the reason I began to lose weight is because my doctor told me that there was a chance I would never have kids because of possible PCOS.This sounds silly, but even a diagnosis of PCOS/insulin resistance didn't jump start things in a healthy way. It took seeing pictures of myself at this weight. It's gotten BAD. YIKES!0
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cuz of my butt an stomach ):0
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