Why did you start?

Because I want to be an action movie hero girl. :smokin:

I want to be able to run through the jungle for 3 miles without coughing up a lung.
I want to be able angry, determined pull-ups in a holding cell.
I want to be able to go to kick boxing classes and not have anyone question it.

Also, I want to be able to be able to beat my husband in tickle fights.

you are awesome

Seconded.

I've never been thin, but I was much more fit in my 20s, before the kids, and then when the kids were babies/toddlers/preschoolers.

But the last 4-5 years has been really hard and complicated, and I got sedentary. And I started feeling old. And powerless. And creaky. And I may have to be middle-aged, but I don't have to be middle aged and weak and incapable.

So while there's a whole lot going on right now with my family, job, community that I have absolutely no control over? I can do something for myself. and while I'm at it, I can model a life of activity and self-care for my kids.

All the vanity in the world didn't make me start. Larger clothing, unflattering pictures weren't enough. But realizing I felt winded at the top of a long flight of stairs and wasn't able to lift something that *I* moved into the house 7 years ago? That was eye opening.

For health reasons and to be able to keep doing my favorite hobby, horseback riding.

But mostly:

My best friend lost 100 lbs. and I became "The Fat Friend".

It use to be real easy to lose weight...i'd stop eating so much exercise a little and the pounds would fall off but ever since i reached the mid 20 mark they just creeping up and up. After tons of clothes not fitting or being too tight and then finally having to give in to buy bigger clothes... Time to make a change and I realized this is pretty much a life time commitment to eat healthier and be more fit if I want to lose it and keep it off but I'm ready. Been a shaky two months but I've seen enough progress to keep me going and it helps that I have friend who happens to trying to lose weight as well so we are doing this together.

My younger sister started losing weight. I didn't want to be the only fatty in the family. Haha

Not being able to wear the clothes I wanted to, and not feeling attractive in anything I did wear.

i started because my family is overweight. my mom and i both used weight watchers in the past. i think she lost like 65lbs.. anyways the new year would be coming and we had iphones and my mom said she heard there might be apps to lose weight. i searched and said there were calorie counting apps but that i had no idea how calorie counting worked. my mom was really interested but new to apps in general so i knew i needed to figure out the app for her and teach her how to use it.. so then i said id do it with her. that i would try. and then i found out it was fun and my weight started dropping. she lost a nice bit of weight here too but still struggles because she doesn't always stay accountable and she is too stressed and doesnt get support other then me. but im super thankful to her for this idea because surely i would have NEVER started otherwise.

Size 20 jeans did it for me and my xl shirts were getting tight. I gain all my weight in my butt and thighs so I like to measure my progress with jean size and now I'm down to a 14 after losing 25 lbs. Still have 25 more to go until my first goal and hoping I will be a size 10.

I got sick of hating to look at myself in pics, i was always in denial about my weight and it wasn't until i looked in pics that i saw the full gravity of the situation that was my obesity.

i got sick of saying at home all day and the rare time i went out i would wear ugly sweat pants partly because i didn't want to be noticed and partly because its the only thing that fit.

i got sick of running out of breath running up a flight of stairs.

i got sick of shoveling crap down my throat and not feeling satisfied after.

i got sick of not being apply to buy 'cute' clothes anymore.

I am not here yet, but i closer then i was yesterday and i feel great - go to the gym everyday because i love it, cooking healthy, doing my first 6k on 9th June and a step closer to fitting into my cute clothes in my wardrobe!

This really spoke to me! Way to go girl!

Quit smoking and didn't want to gain weight. Now I love training and I can't wait to see what I am capable of.

I have battled weight since my early 20's (I am 38 now). Sometimes I have won and sometimes I have lost. My largest was 380 back in 2004 and I managed to get back to around 215 by 2007. I then gained back to around 280 at the start of 2011. I was getting married in June 2011 so I went hard and weighed in at 235 on my wedding dat June 11th 2011. I guess I was married whcih made me fat and happy...lol, so I snuck back up to 300 in january of this year 2013.

My wife and I want to have children and that is what hit me this time. I want to be active and set a good example for my future children and that started with me setting a good example and making better choices. So here we are approx 4+ months later and I have been working my butt off and weighed in today at 245.

I am also happy to announce my wife is 14 weeks preggo. We had 3 miscarriages over the past 1 1/2 years and this is the first time we have made it to the 2nd trimester, so we are excited and I am as determined as ever to get this weight off.

My original goal was to weigh what I weighed on our wedding day on our 2 year anniversary, whcih means I need to lose 10 more pounds in the next 3 weeks which will be very difficult. Then my long term goal is to weigh around 215 by the time the baby arrives!!

Good luck everyone!!


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I actually started my final journey 1 1/2 years ago because it was my last "try" before I was going to have lap-band surgery. Well, my "try" turned into a "do" and I haven't looked back. Yes, I've always struggled with my weight, but I wasn't always heavy. I bounced back and forth via disordered eating most of my life. This is the first time I'm actually being healthy, and it's amazing.

I got tired of being 'fat' and feeling older than I was. A photo on a vacation with my daughter was the final straw.

Why I started: I do some acting, and I there's a role I've wanted to do for years now. Problem is ... I'm starting to look old for the part. So, I thought I'd take off the pounds I should anyway, start lifting again (probably July), and see where I am in 7 months. We'll see if that shaves off enough years to fit the bill. Oh, probably some hair dye, too.

Why I'll keep going is the more important part, but this was a good enough excuse to get me started. Even if it seems silly.

Because am tired of hearing myself complain about it and wearing black all the time