What made you decide to start losing weight?

11 months ago today, my husband and I were talking about all the traveling we want to do now that our kids are grown, gone and off the payroll. It hit me that there was no way I could enjoy any of it at my current weight of 295 lbs. If I couldn't even walk across the grocery store parking lot without being short of breath, how was I going to handle the rigors of travel? So, I made a change that day and the next and the next. 336 days and 106 lbs later, I'm not yet at my goal, but I can walk 10+ miles a day on a trip and handle it with ease. I will get to my goal (in 44 more lbs), but I've already gotten the big prize. I've gained the confidence and health to do whatever I choose without regards to my weight.

Congrats to you! this was truly inspiring to me!

This journey is not an easy one but so worth it.
This is all about "YOU", be the best you can be

My husband would never say it but I think he isn't attracted to me anymore. He still loves me and he's still affectionate in a general way, but....you see where I*m going with this.

But for me the biggest thing was moving here to Finland and not being able to find anything that both fits and looks good. A bonus would be to be able to buy cute things at the big semiannual sales. But right now I can't even buy not cute things to wear. All my clothes from the US are wearing out.

Also, I found a great group of ladies here who invited me to their fitness group. I want to keep up with them, their fitness updates on Facebook are so inspiring.

Next time I go home, I want to be able to fit in the airplane seat without crowding into someone else's space.

But most of all, I want to be healthier and have more energy for the things I want to do!

I was starting to have health issues and went to the doctor, I told him it has to be my weight because other wise I feel great but I have never been that heavy in my life. He an I agreed that once I start to lose just a few lbs, I would see a difference. It was almost immediate once I started to eat better and exercise. I am not 20+ lbs lighter and healthier than I've ever been, even when I weighed less.

Seeing pictures from recently and in the past really made me see how much weight I've gained because I never really took notice. Once I noticed, then I realized that the health problems that run in my family are because they're overweight and didn't eat right or exercise. I never had weight issues because I was an athlete. When sports stopped, the weight went up. I really noticed it on my honeymoon with one picture and since then I've vowed to lose. I've only lost 10 lbs. but I've lost inches and am finally getting the muscle tone back that I used to have. I also realized that in the 4 years I've known my husband that he finally told me that I did gain some weight since we met but he was ok with it and would support me no matter what. He really motivated me to start because I didn't want to end up down the same slippery slope as the rest of my family.

I got older.

I don't have a huge amount of weight to lose, but I realized that over time I was just gaining a few every year.

Over time, my parents gained just a few every year, just decided to eat what they wanted. My father ended up having a succession of heart attacks/strokes, my mother had a massive stroke and then slowly declined into dementia.

The last 7 years of my life has been spent dealing with physicians, "memory care" center employees, hospice workers and funeral homes. I have lost my parents and our son has lost knowing his grandparents as anything other than inert figures.

We have a child and the last thing I want for him is to have to experience what I have...which is his parents (my DH is eating as I am) slowly dying.

If I get healthier and lose the extra weight and body fat percentage, my health insurance premium will go down by $100 a month! I just had my most recent appointment and my next one is in September so I'm trying to lose it all by then!

Single for over a year I kinda want to start dating and having sex again at some point before I die. And, to be honest, I want to be able to bounce around that bedroom like a crazy lady rather than get all up in my head about how huge my thighs are.

Also, I read a lot of books that changed my perspective on life - The In Out Revolution, Somebody Should Have Told Us - not to do specifically with weight loss but about how we operate in the world. I think these have been the biggest catalysts for change. I'm finding now I don't want to make the choices I used to make any more and there is no more battling in it. It feels good.



But mainly, it was the sex

It hit me on my bday I turned 28 which is nto old but my aunt called me and said well your almost thirty enjoy it when it last because it goes down hill from there. I laughed but then realized I am getting older and Im in my 20s I should feel comfortable wearing cute clothes and swimsuits an not covering up. I havnt wore shorts in 5 yrs since I had my son and I hit 172 which was almost the same I weighed 9 months pregnant. I couldn't fit in my clothes anymore and had began wearing what I calld comfy clothes- tshirts, pj pants, yoga pants, and lounging pants. I would cry everytime I had to try on clothes to go somewhere an didn't look good an was uncomfortable an didn't feel I compared to the other girls dressed up cute. My husband tried helping he would suggest healthy snacks when I went for ramem noodles at 8pm as a snack he said I was self defeating an he wanted me happy.I would often lash out at him. He never said it but I know he would find me more attractive thinner like when we met an I know he would love me regardless but I wanted him to go out in public n b proud to b with me, I wanted him to look at me and think wow she is sexy, I wanted to feel comfortable in my skin an confident. So I set a goal that I would get back to 130 by June the start of summer. I still have about 10 lbs to lose it may not b the start of june but it will b during. I feel a lot better but still have the occasional break down like this weekend when I tried on shorts for the first time and they were tight on my thighs an I seen cellulite. My thighs r my problem area an probally the last area for weight to come off but I will drop the 10 an try again

I moved to Asia. The largest size they tend to do in shops here is a UK 12 / US 8 and even that is fairly rare. Here they will sometimes tell you when you walk in a shop that there is nothing for you in there. They're not trying to be rude, but culturally they can be a bit more matter-of-fact that you are wasting your (and their) time. So I'm limited to expensive ordering from overseas or waiting to stock up on clothes when I travel.

Also I miss the confidence I used to have (especially around guys, now I'm single). When I felt I looked good, I would just go out and have a good time, chat with anyone and have a laugh. Now I'm more self conscious, less outgoing and I just want to be able to get dressed up, give myself the nod in the mirror, and then go out and forget about how I look for the rest of the day or evening, then laugh with my friends at the pictures we took the next day, without that feeling of dread about how huge I look.

I just had 2 babies in 3 years. My daughter will be 2 in July and my son is about to be 4 months. I'm not far from my goal, but I am determined now that I am done having kids. After I had my first I struggled with my weight and I never tried very hard to get back into a healthy lifestyle mainly because I wasn't sure if I wanted more kids or not. I was on birth control when I found out I was pregnant again and I was devistated. My daughter was very hard as a baby. My son, however, is a breeze. But of course I didn't know that then.

I decided to get my tubes tied even though I am only 26. I know I am done. My kids are 18 months apart and I have one of each. I have no desire to have anothe baby. Anyway, I never got out of my maternity clothes after having my daughter and I used to have a cute little figure and I was VERY confident in myself. Although , now that I have tons of stretch marks I am determined to feel good about myself again. I threw out all of my maternity clothes so I wouldn't get too comfortable in them. I have about 10-15 pounds left to lose. I haven't been able to wear a lot my jeans since I had kids and I am desperate to be in them. I even bought a dress after I had my daughter that was way too small and I really want to be able to wear it. good luck to all of you and I hope we all reach out goals!

I've lost a grandma and an uncle to diabetes. Keeping my weight down and my fitness level up is the best way to prevent it.

And, I want to be a Hottie at 50.

Most women in my family suffer from high blood pressure and high cholestorol. My mom suffers from fibromyalgia and has had two heart attacks. I am 36 years old, over weight and don't want to develop any of the health issues I just mentioned. A friend of mine mentioned MFP to me a couple of weeks ago so I decided to give it a try. Wish me luck!

Good luck to everyone on their journey.

Let's continue to support and encourage each other.

I am by no means someone you'd look at and call "fat" but all of my friends are skinny, I am the fat friend and I'm the only single one. I know that losing weight won't get me a boyfriend but when you go out every weekend and watch your friends get all the attention and you're the one going home alone, again, it's certainly motivation to work for the attention. It sounds extremely vain, I know but it is honestly on of my biggest motivators.