What was your "last straw"???

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  • ruthlmiller
    ruthlmiller Posts: 3 Member
    I work in a call center and am sedentary during the day. I have a 12 year old and a three year old to keep up with. Back in May I was offered a chance to fly to the east coast for some training. I knew flying wasn't going to be fun...but I could barely buckle the belt! I couldn't bring myself to ask if the stewardess had an extension. Then on the last leg of the flight home out of Chicago, I had a window seat. That wouldn't recline.
    I was so physically uncomfortable from sitting worse than bolt upright. A day and a half later my feet started swelling and getting puffy. My husband used to be an EMT, so he was keeping a really close eye on me. I spent the afternoon laying with my feet up. Way up! And the swelling stopped and went down. I know it was because of my weight and the flight. I have hated shopping for clothes for years and yet my job requires I dress professionally so I need to replace things as they become slightly worn, not just wear jeans and a t-shirt until they look like my worn favorites!

    I had to stop and realize I need to be here in 30 years for my kids, and enough is enough.
  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
    In march I couldn't fit into any of the clothes i bought only months earlier. A medium was starting to get a little tight, and refused to go up 2 sizes in just 6 months.
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
    I work with the military. I saw a young guy who lost his leg to a IED fight to get out of bed in less than a month and start running. The whole unit went out to watch him attempt his first run,he made it a 1/2 mile, people were in tears. I knew then every excuse I had was BS! I started that moment.

    Thank you Staff Sergeant Kevin Shulz
  • lavergne1
    lavergne1 Posts: 7 Member
    My clothes were getting too tight.
  • Erikaksr
    Erikaksr Posts: 2
    I hope that you got the part!
  • HeikkiLaukkanen
    HeikkiLaukkanen Posts: 123 Member
    My last straw was when I had to ask for a seat belt extender on an airplane. Oh, and when my size 28w jeans were tight and I was considering just buying a size up. I knew things had to change!

    You know what it says in the small type on those seat belt extenders? It has some FAA nomenclature like "Field Approval TSO"; ie FATSO! True story.

    Good for you for making a change.
  • AmyBecky74
    AmyBecky74 Posts: 437 Member
    I saw a number on the scale I never thought I'd see and it scared the crap out of me.
  • HeikkiLaukkanen
    HeikkiLaukkanen Posts: 123 Member
    A few years ago my mother in law got one of those scales that measure your weight AND bodyfat. While the number it came up with for bodyfat was way exaggerated there was a kernel of truth there. Plus then a year and a half ago I saw some pictures of me from the back working on a mountain bike - I'm losing my hair! Well there's not much I can do about the hair but at least I can be a really fit bald guy.
  • 1susan2
    1susan2 Posts: 2
    Someone asked me if I was wearing a maternity top!
  • iamsc
    iamsc Posts: 8 Member
    This is very vain, but I went to a club with somebody who was 20 years older than me, she got hit on and I didn't. I've been good with logging ever since and have lost 20 pounds from my heaviest weight. I will say I started trying to do this for the last 2 years or so and that did it!
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    A huge woman at Costco asked when I was due. That Biotch
  • sunfirelynn
    sunfirelynn Posts: 186 Member
    Seeing the scale go up and up and up:noway: !!!!And my clothes were all getting to tight. And my body was hurting more and my Lyme desease was super bad:cry: !
  • teresasstruggle1
    teresasstruggle1 Posts: 6
    Congratulations! I hope I am as fortunte. Your loss and dedication is inspiring.

    Teresasstruggle1
  • teresasstruggle1
    teresasstruggle1 Posts: 6
    I have heard several women tell me the were asked the very same questions...it must hurt.
  • ThinkThinMommy_2010
    ThinkThinMommy_2010 Posts: 42
    A combination of things.

    Belly sticking out as much as my Triple D Boobs.

    Not being able to go hiking with my boyfriends family who flew from Copenhagen, Denmark just to visit us.

    Not going to our beach house because I cant wear summer clothes and feel comfortable.

    Pain everywhere and I am only 22

    Not being able to keep up with my toddler.

    And most recently trouble walking up stairs without getting winded.
  • mariahk35
    mariahk35 Posts: 37
    Honestly it was my husband he started losing weight probably a year before me and I saw not only how good he was looking but he was happier and seemed to have more energy to go do things and I thought I want that too!
  • 1yoyoKAT
    1yoyoKAT Posts: 206 Member
    Feeling so desperately tired all the time, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis in knee, high blood pressure, uncomfortable in my own body physically and mentally. Ugh, I never want to go back there. :cry:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1075986-55-years-old-1-year-126-pounds-lost
  • TattooedNici
    TattooedNici Posts: 2,141 Member
    Many things, one being the fact I couldn't read a book to my son without being out of breath.
  • brandynot
    brandynot Posts: 88 Member
    You would think that it would have been the 2 or 3 people asking if I was pregnant or wondering when I was due. But noooooo that didn't do the trick apparently as I kept on doing the same ol same.

    This spring I took pictures with my son during his jr prom back in April. When I saw the pics I barely recognized myself in the picture. So unhappy and sad in the eyes...happy at the event but sad through and through inside. I couldn't fit the majority of my clothes, and I was tired of talking about it.

    So I made a deal with myself and committed to 60 days of Insanity. Asked my cousin to borrow her series of DVDs. Decided on a date to start. And pushed play. It was the hardest thing to start...but it has been the best thing I have ever done for myself.

    I am now half way thru my second round. 19.5 pounds down so far, and the rest is history. My son tells me everyday I finish a workout how very proud of me he is. That feeling is priceless...and I am never turning back! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • Jennessaphilip
    Jennessaphilip Posts: 33
    A woman at the store asked how many months pregnant I was... I wasn't pregnant
  • anewlife4me8610
    anewlife4me8610 Posts: 91 Member
    The last straw for me was when I went into my doctors office after suffering from some female issues and my Dr said I needed blood pressure meds, that i was diabetic, she wanted me to take some anti depressants, and a baby aspirin to protect me from a heart attack...I was 41 years old and it was a slap in my face.
    I lost my mom to cancer in September of last year. She was always begging me to get my weight under control and I just kept saying I was fine...I was not fine. I was killing myself.
    My knees hurt so badly I can barley stand or walk for long and when I stand up it takes me a few moments to stretch out the kinks...I am too young to feel this old. I don't want to be crippled in a chair for my retirement years or die prematurely.
    My 30's kinda sucked, I want my 40's and my 50's to rock!!!! I know I can do this....my last straw was pulled and I am now holding my self accountable....
  • kathleenjoyful
    kathleenjoyful Posts: 210 Member
    I got sick of trying crash diets and realised there was no quick fix for me. I finally understood just how much weight I had to lose, and I wanted to feel fitter and healthier. I was sick of struggling, mentally and physically.
  • lilolemeakared
    lilolemeakared Posts: 10 Member
    My last straw wasn't hitting 194 lbs again. It was being diagnosed with a slight to moderate case of fatty liver disease. I am not a drinker and while I am considered obese for my frame, I am slightly obese. I never thought I would hear those words from my doctor. The biggest shocker was when he told me that if I do not do something about it now, by age 50 I will be just one of large number of people whose liver is dying and will need a transplant. He told me that there is going to be a shortage of livers because our society is getting sicker and sicker.
  • AJelinski
    AJelinski Posts: 36
    My last straw (this time, which is the second time around) is that I am preparing to go to training that includes daily running, and by the end of the 10 weeks I have to be able to run six miles (and by this November one mile in under ten). So, i went to the doc for a physical (haven't had one in three years) and told him what my plans were. He ordered a stress test and the results were, to say the least, astounding. My BP rocketed to a whopping 224/92 in the ten minutes and thirty seconds I was on the machine. So now I'm on BP meds, a 1,400 calorie per day, low salt, must lose 20 pounds, lifestyle change...and that is my last straw.
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    A really bad photo that told me the truth the mirror had somehow managed to conceal.

    Plus, I was saying "ooofff" every time I got up from the sofa.

    Yet, that ooofff-ing couch sure can be a wake up call !! same thing happened to me everytime I bent down, and then tried to get oooff-ing up.

    not no more!! yeah!!!
  • serotonin11
    serotonin11 Posts: 10
    My ex would often call me fat, ugly, disgusting, comment on saggy parts etc. Mind you I'd had his kid months earlier. Anyway, made me feel awful enough to change so I couldn't be called anything nasty about my appearance anymore.
  • TomyAllen
    TomyAllen Posts: 8
    My dad passed away. After that I realized I wanted not only to be in the best shape possible but I also wanted to become a police officer. Since then I've cut all Alcohol, pops, chips, and most fast foods. And I've been hitting the gym at least 4 times a week.

    I've been doing it for months now but I've just joined MFP now to help me keep track of my foods, and cal intake.
  • unnoticeablyme
    unnoticeablyme Posts: 1
    I am so tired of trying to "hide" my fat. I was overly skinny most of my life until the last eight years where the weight is piling on. I don't want anyone to see me that hasn't seen me in awhile because of how different I look. I was made fun of for being so skinny (which can hurt too) for most of my life that to be overweight now seems to be the other end of the "joke" spectrum. I have lost 12 pounds but I am still 40 pounds heavier than when I met my husband. I am tired of wearing my black windbreaker on 80 degree days so no one can tell how fat I am. I am tired of making excuses for not meeting up with friends because I have nothing to wear that looks good on me. I am tired of wearing my husband's t-shirts and stretching them out on the bottom to hide my belly. Since when does a nice unwrinkled t-shirt constitute a dressed up look for a family get together. I don't spend any money on clothes because this is JUST NOT ME!!! I am tired of dressing someone else's body! My personality has changed. I used to be outgoing and what I thought was pretty funny but now I am much more reserved so as not to call attention to myself. I AM SICK OF THIS! WHERE AM I? I am going to find the person I used to be and do the things i thought I would be doing at this stage in my life. I know that some overweight people accept their weight and still live life to the fullest and I commend them for that but that is not me. THIS is not me.
  • OoOJennieOoO
    OoOJennieOoO Posts: 14 Member
    Not recognize myself anymore, not caring anymore, I am afraid to go out sometimes because I don't want anyone making fun of me. I hate when people ask me if I am pregnant, Now I just go along with it until my belly goes down. which wont be for a while since I have 100# to lose.
  • jayjay12345654321
    jayjay12345654321 Posts: 653 Member
    Being hospitalized for the second time in 6 months and told it was possibly my last warning to lose the weight or die.
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