What was your "last straw"???

My youngest daughter was getting fatter and fatter, she was my little eating/baking buddy, you know?

I finally had the insight that I was willing to ruin my own precious daughter's life so that I could eat a bunch of crap.

Let's see….my daughter or a friggin' cookie?

Let's think about that again…Purposefully sentencing my beautiful, sensitive, loving child to a life of shame, struggle, ill health and low self esteem…or…. a cookie. That was hard to figure out, eh?

Immediately changed all our eating habits, I lost 75 pounds, she slimmed down just in time for high school and we had a happy ending. But I still feel very guilty over my own ignorance and stubbornness.

For me it wasn't really a last straw, I've been eating healthier and trying hard for years, but just couldn't lose enough to stay motivated, for long enough to make headway.

What finally made it possible for me to have significant weight loss was finding a way to control my hunger, I was always starving.
Now that the hunger is tolerable and I'm able to lose quickly enough to see results (and therefore get an emotional reward) I can stay strict and accomplish my goal.

I also have realistic expectations, I know it'll take a couple of years and will probably always be a struggle for me. But I'm not giving up. I'm excited about feeling better!

Haven't read the replies yet, gonna do so now.

Mine was when I starting packing for our cruise last April, nothing fit. I saw pics in my bathing suit about a month ago - couldn't look before then. OMG!!

Breathing hard from hiking an EASY, flat trail. My jeans not fitting anymore. Seeing a full body picture, and cropping it for facebook so I wasnt embarassed.

This is my second time around using MFP. I can't believe that this will be my first forum post, but sometimes the only way to move forward is to layout out there...

There was no one thing that brought me here, no big epihany, I KNEW that I was the heaviest I've ever been. And even at 232 I still FELT smokin hot. I love fashion so I still try to dress cute but appropriately flattering for my size and I rock stilettos.
But I KNOW I'm not at my best. Some days i DO have moments of "oh god what have I done???"

I felt ok with myself but I didn't feel PROUD of myself. And some days I would avoid looking at myself naked, but I loved myself clothed. So I slowly started eating better and smaller portions. I knew I should start working out again by I couldn't get motivated. Then one day I had a HORRIBLE day at work. I went home, got a bit drunk and just threw myself into a workout to release all the pent up energy and I havnt stopped working out since.

This is gong to sound pretty stupid but what keeps me motivated is the fact that I want to feel like the "bad *ss" one again. I used to be pretty fit and could hold my own, but a couple weeks ago I realized that if we were ever stuck in a zombie apocalypse I'd be the fat slow one that gets eaten first! That really freaked me out. I felt confident in my sex appeal so that's not a major motivator for me. It was the idea that for the first time in my life if *kitten* ever hit the fan in a bad way I wouldn't be able to hold my own. And to me, for myself, that's inexcusable.

So while it's not what brought my here, feeling physically weak for the first time in my life is what keeps me going.

I finally surpassed 100kg (220lb) on the scales
Seeing those three figures really kicked me into gear, and I am now only 1kg away from being back into the 90s, then the 80s then the 70s

Today is my last straw. My BFF commented that I can't keep saying my weight came from the baby since she is now two. I get out of breath from walking the stairs at work. But mostly last week when I went to visit friends and family in my hometown of Bronx, NY, I got "sore" from walking 8 blocks. That has never happened and I was so embarrassed to be winded at such a short distance. I am tired of not being able to buy the sizes I want to. I joined this a year or so ago and I am back and want to stick with it.

I was a addict to Cola/pop, stopped drinking it in Jan 2013, then stopped eating chocolate/candies a week later, and on Feb 1 2013, I stopped smoking.. glad to say i have not restarted any of those vices.. i knew i needed to have Surgery for a hernia, went to the Doctors , March 15 this year, he said I needed surgery,, Just before he left the room, The Doctor said "Do me and do yourself a favor, loose weight your FAT" I cried all the way home.. thinking tell me something i don't know... March 16 I started my new lifestyle, I had Surgery July 29th and and was down 18 pounds... Gave myself a two week recovery window then started with MFP, now i am exercising as much as i can daily and loggin all i eat..I am so glad to say I am down another 9 pounds...:flowerforyou:

In the last 7 years I went from 155 lbs to 225 lb (which I have lost 5 of before joining here). I hated the way I looked, I have a closet full of clothes that I can't wear because of my size, my husband weighs less than me (I'm 5'4" and he's 5'10 1/2"), I don't wear shorts or short skirts/dresses anymore because I hate how my knees look, I had to buy more scrubs for work in XL and they are still a bit tight, my thighs get chaffed from rubbing against each (sorry if thats TMI, but I hate it!), having to sleep on 3-4 pillows at night because of my acid reflux (has decreased since I have started), have to wear a special top for our choir's Christmas concert and I need to lose weight so I can fit into it, my mom mentioned my weight to me, and my size 16 jeans were getting too tight and started leaving painful red marks around my waist (no longer happening)!

Changes so far:
- cut back on sodas to only 1 a week, if that
- packing healthier lunches on work days
- switching to brown rice from white rice, whole grain/whole wheat pasta instead of regular
- changed from Equal to Splenda and decreasing the amount used
- stopped eating donuts on Sunday at church
- drinking more water
- working out 3-4 times a week
- picking healthier options when we do eat out
- more fresh fruits and veggies

i read "its called a breakup because its over" and "skinny bi#*h" --- changed my life

Mine wasn't more of a last straw. I have been pretty unhappy with my weight for a few years and my boyfriend gets to hear a lot about it throughout the week. This morning he told me if I lose the weight I want to lose, he will buy my new harley jacket and the sleeve I have been saving up for ...

Here I am :drinker:

A recent trip to Vegas with my best friend we took pics in front of Tiffany & Co. When I saw the pic after I cried.

i read "its called a breakup because its over" and "skinny bi#*h" --- changed my life

Love those books!

I thought i hit my last straw 3 years ago, (before i was to turn 60) worked hard, and ate pretty good. 3 months and I had lost two pounds , gave up
Then about 2 months ago i had a new anti-depressant added to my mix and i could feel the pounds balooning on, nothing fit, not even new clothes I had just bought. Quit this antidepressant.
Then I went for bloodwork. Yay (sarcasm) metabolic syndrome. high cholesterol, diabetic and high blood pressure. Freak out!
Went to holistic nutritionist I am now clean eating with beneficial herbs and spices, and cutting wheat and dairy out of my diet for a month or so. (OMG I am craving thick crust pizza with double cheese)

I know I sometimes eat too much or too unhealthily, and I don't like that I feel lethargic all the time. Plus I'd just rather be thinner and more healthy because well... I don't really like weighing 148 lbs.