Did you get serious?

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  • curly1986
    curly1986 Posts: 98 Member
    Well my last 2 relationships have been with absolute idiots who treated me like rubbish, cheating and lying etc. I came to the conclusion that I must attract these type of men who think they can treat me like crap and I'll put up with it just because I'm fat. It also didnt help I had a car of teenagers shout out "beast" as they drove past me while I was walking :( So thought it was time to sort myself out and become as beautiful on the outside as I feel on the inside, and then hopefully I will feel like I am worth more and deserve better.
  • sticksandtwigs
    sticksandtwigs Posts: 20 Member
    Once my dad humiliated me in front of our whole family last Thanksgiving.
    He was saying grace and at the end he was like, "…and also Megan needs to lose weight and I mean she needs to lose it BAD! Because she has gotten really fat since her mother left and looord does she need help!"

    I so was shocked I ran into the bathroom and hid and cried!
    After that I started watching my meals, cut junk food, and do tougher workouts.

    My eyes bugged out when I read about your dad. What an awful thing to hear. I think you look pretty and if your dad won't back you up, I will! :flowerforyou:

    I noticed I needed to get stronger when I started panting after climbing an ordinary flight of stairs.
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    It got serious the very moment I decided 1 1/2 years ago that I wanted to get fit. And it was as simple as making a decision.
  • pfgaytriot
    pfgaytriot Posts: 238 Member
    When I started getting new stretch marks on my belly... on top of the ones I already had.
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    I didn't wake up with any of my wake-up calls. I hit snooze. :laugh:

    When my dog got loose and I had to run a couple blocks to fetch him at the park (maybe at most 1/4 mile) and that left me wheezing for hours, it didn't bother me like it should have.

    Losing both my parents bothered me, but didn't make me change my habits. It made me feel like nothing really mattered.

    When I went to my 20th high school reunion weighing 50 pounds heavier than when I graduated, that didn't bother me.

    When I'd throw out my back, knees, hips or ankles several times a year, that didn't bother me.

    When my pants got too tight, that didn't bother me. I blamed drying them in the dryer.

    I wasn't until I saw pictures of the Warrior Dash, and thought, "I wanna be able to do that!" then realized, "Oh, wait. I can't run," that I started doing something about my lack of fitness. That was pushing three years ago, and I haven't looked back.

    I got healthy so I could have more fun. I guess I never got serious. :tongue:

    This is pretty much exactly my story except the details are different. So many what-should-have-been-wake-up-calls did nothing for me. Seeing pictures of the Tough Mudder and not being able to participate is what did it for me.
  • missbp
    missbp Posts: 601 Member
    Hmm. Just really woke up one morning in March 2011 and said, I am over this being over weight crap.

    But . . . .

    If I had to say the one thing that pushed me to stick with it was my daughter. She had been struggling with making healthy food choices and had gained more then the typical amount for a child her age, between check ups. We were having a talk about it, and she stated crying and said, "food makes me feel better when I am sad". I realized that I also had been using food in an unhealthy way and that I needed to set a better example for my kids.

    So . . . I did.

    Most importantly, I have been very careful about making it clear that my new habits are not a diet. This is a lifestyle change and I am committed to living a healthier more active life forever. I do not deprive myself of anything!

    Almost 2.5 years later and I am still committed. :smooched:

    MB
  • missbp
    missbp Posts: 601 Member
    Once my dad humiliated me in front of our whole family last Thanksgiving.
    He was saying grace and at the end he was like, "…and also Megan needs to lose weight and I mean she needs to lose it BAD! Because she has gotten really fat since her mother left and looord does she need help!"

    I so was shocked I ran into the bathroom and hid and cried!
    After that I started watching my meals, cut junk food, and do tougher workouts.

    What really sickens me about reading this (besides it being a really cruel thing to do), is that this joker will actually credit himself for motivating you to get healthy. What an *kitten*! Sorry. I know it's your dad, but seriously! I swear I have learned more about how to parent my children, but choosing to NOT do what my parents did.

    Good luck to you! You are beautiful!!!

    MB
  • SergeantG
    SergeantG Posts: 92
    I got serious when I lost my job because of my weight and fitness....


    Yup....that is right, I lost my job....


    Thats what happens when you are in the military and fall out of regulation....
  • SergeantG
    SergeantG Posts: 92
    Well my last 2 relationships have been with absolute idiots who treated me like rubbish, cheating and lying etc. I came to the conclusion that I must attract these type of men who think they can treat me like crap and I'll put up with it just because I'm fat. It also didnt help I had a car of teenagers shout out "beast" as they drove past me while I was walking :( So thought it was time to sort myself out and become as beautiful on the outside as I feel on the inside, and then hopefully I will feel like I am worth more and deserve better.

    God, people suck!!!! :mad:

    I am happy to hear that you feel beautiful on the inside....don't let naysayers make you feel as though your worth is less becuase of what they see on the outside....:flowerforyou:
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    For me, I started a new job at a company that emphasizes fitness. There's an on-site gym and you get a discount on your health insurance if you meet certain goals (BP, cholesterol levels, weight), quarterly weigh-ins where you can save even more if you meet certain goals, that sort of thing. I also decided that I was curious what I would look like ripped. One of the big tripping points for me and working out previously is that I hated the prep time, getting packed, driving to a gym, now that there was a gym that was a 2 minute walk from my desk, and I have to get ready for work every day whether I want to or not, that excuse went away.

    So I started exercising, got slightly more fit running on the treadmill and the weight machines, but only lost four pounds in about 5 months. Then one morning I was staring at my morning Honey Nut Cheerios, and noticed that they had as much sugar as a bowl of Lucky Charms. This prompted me to look into my diet, which was the missing part of the equation for me. Cut back on foods with processed sugars and the weight just started falling off.

    Started weight training at home (first stronglifts, then Starting Strength), built a nice little home gym since the gym at work doesn't have much in the way of useful free weights (Smith Machine, ha) and couldn't imagine stopping.

    Now that I am fit, and getting fitter, I am really kicking myself for not doing something sooner. My knees were starting to hurt on stairs, that's pretty much gone, and I am way too young for that at 28. My blood pressure was OK still, but definitely starting to push the envelope and kept trending up each time I had it measured, that's fine now. Like others have said, I've been ignoring the warning signs for a while now, and glad I jumped on it before they became huge problems.
  • 56pickupsticks
    56pickupsticks Posts: 4
    After recovering from a heart attack, kidney failure, and cancer, I continued to self-destructively gain weight. Go figure. I finally got serious when I saw online the damage obesity does just eleven days ago. I lost seven pounds as of today because I am six feet tall, make a point to do some sort of exercise each day beyond the daily yoga I learned in cancer recovery, and stopped after-midnight snacking. And yes, I am both confessing and bragging ;)
  • cheriibomb
    cheriibomb Posts: 59
    For years after my son i have been trying to get rid of all the weight. Stuck with the gym for nearly a year but wasnt seeing any results and I was doing the whole 2-2.5 hours at the gym and really working hard. I even got a trainer for 6 months but still nothing. I could never get over my little hump of weight. Now recently i have been doing really good. I did a marathon and just 2 weeks ago i was watching a show "extreme weight loss" i'm not sure what it was about that show but I figured hey I can do this and I will do this so far since starting the day I saw that tv show ive lost nearly 4lbs, Took some before pics and just recently took some more just to see if i could see anything and i was amazed with what i saw. Now if that isnt motivating i dont know what is:) I am very proud of myself and the choices I have made so far.
  • shanniepk
    shanniepk Posts: 98 Member
    Got serious about exercise when a co-worker went on and on that she couldn't believe my wedding picture was me.

    Got serious about eating when after losing 20 pounds after getting serious about exercise, I had a fully body assessment with pictures. After 2 intense years of very strenuous workouts/running, I was strong with great endurance, but I still had a huge amount of body fat and "looked" soft & pudgy. Kept remembering my trainers and instructors over and over again telling me it's 80% food, and I finally listened.

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