When was you "Oh Hell No" Moment

My first moment was when I was packing for a family vacation and none of my jeans fit without a muffin top. However that didn't motivate me, I just bought new (bigger, looser) jeans on vacation.
My real "oh hell no" was feeling fat roll on my thighs when I sat down to use the toilet.

When I realized my BIG comfy jeans had become my tight, hurt my stomach jeans! UGH!

For me it would be a trip I took a year and a half ago. Highlights included: more stairs than should exist on this planet, a kid following me for a block and a half yelling "you're fat;" and learning that I started snoring, loudly, all the time. Seeing pictures of myself from that trip didn't help, but luckily the girl I travelled with didn't like pictures of herself either, so neither of us took too many of the other. I lost weight on that trip, had some set backs last year, and then started getting focused in early winter 2013. Still have set backs, but not giving up this time. I want to be able to do all the stairs with ease.

After getting hit by a car on a bicycle 6 years ago, my nomadic snowboard and surf lifestyle was changed dramatically. I had to struggle to do little things. Then, I became pregnant and had a beautiful boy. The pregnancy was very hard on my broken body, I gained almost 60 pounds. I began having surgeries to fix my ankle, knee, and both hips. I had PT to try and fix my back. I slowly lost all the weight and was almost back to my pre baby wight and I was starting to surf and snowboard and hike again....

Then, my ACL that had been causing trouble completely tore. Of course 4 different doctors over the course of 6 moths told me it was a sprain and i needed to toughen up. One even suggested psychotherapy to stop looking for sympathy. I knew something was wrong because it would give out on my and I would need crutches or a cane. I finally had it diagnosed and the MRI came back with a fully torn ACL. Of course, my insurance doesn't cover ACL surgery or PT. At least all of the other PT I have done set me up to strengthen it. It has been a rough year and I have put on 20 pounds. Even though I am only 36 it is very uncomfortable on my joints and murder on my back (also broken when I was hit)

I have been successfully hiding my weight under dresses, but photos of me in pants give it away instantly. My boyfriend has been taking lovely photos of my son and I, but one of them he sent me today actually privately made me cry. That is my HELL NO. I just signed up for this today.

I could barely walk too well last year and this year has gotten better, Then I realized if I want to go horse back riding again I have to drop down below 300 or risk breaking the horses back.

Oh hell no I'm not going to break the horse's back I'm going to lose this weight for good and go horseback riding as a goal

I remember seeing a photo taken at my 18th birthday party and feeling physically ill. I was standing side-on, hugging my friend around his waist, and my arm looked HUGE, like a Christmas ham! I can laugh about it now but that was the moment that showed just how big I'd gotten. I knew I was overweight but I'd convinced myself that I "wasn't that big".

Six years have passed since that day and it's only now that I've taken the bull by the horns and started looking after myself properly. Feeling better every day

It was a couple of things for me, first was going to a concert & being out of breath walking from the car to the venue & the seat being snug, then a few days later going for my annual well-woman exam & the scale saying 278.6

Looking at a picture of me two years ago and comparing it to now. I looked way better two years ago.

I've been avoiding cameras for years, and like everyone else, there were previous moments I knew, but....

I went on a cruise at the end of January and the crew takes pictures of you every chance they get, everywhere you go. The worst was when I went horseback riding in the ocean and saw the pics of me in a bikini. I knew it was bad, but I had no clue it was THAT bad. That was my "Oh Hell No" moment! The first couple of weeks back I just tried "eating better", then my son told me about MFP. For the first time in my life I have not given up after a couple days. I've lost 42 lbs and want to lose around 30 more, but I feel like I'm at least over half way there. I could have done better along the way so far, yes, but I'm definitely doing it in a sustainable way so that I don't feel "deprived" or have any "reason" to quit. I love my supportive MFP friends, and I need them everyday!
Thank you all! :flowerforyou:

Realizing that after nearly two years I was only ten pounds less than what I was the day before giving birth to mysecond child. I was already overweight when I got pregnant with him, and the pregnancy ended with me at 195lbs. I was reminded of MFP and logged in, 4 months later I'm over 30 pounds down, feeling amazing and confident in shorts!

I'm a stay at home mom of four (and overweight to boot) so I spend all of my time in some version of stretchy yoga pants. My sister is getting married in a few weeks so I went on the hunt for a dress. I tried on 12s, because that was my size for several years and after many trips back to the dressing room discovered that I am now a plus sized 16. I couldn't even shop in the store I was in

I knew I'd gained weight in the last year or so, but I stepped on the scale and realized I'd gained 20 pounds in a year. And that was on top of already being about 30 pounds overweight.

So I sucked it up, ordered some plus sized clothes (because yoga pants won't cut it for several of the events planned that weekend) and swore to myself that this weight (all 50 pounds of it) is coming off once and for all.

I wanted to have weight loss surgery about 10 years ago. When I went to the information session, they told me I was going to have to gain 8 pounds to be eligible. Instead I went on a liquid diet and lost 75 pounds. Back in April, a friend of mine had the sleeve surgery. I went to another information session, because I had regained the 75 pounds, and put on an additional 39 pounds. Now I knew I was eligible. Found out my insurance wouldn't cover it, and started logging here the next day. I'm now down 14, and feeling better, but still have a long way to go. I'm doing it for real this time. I have to if I want to live.

I had to have my gallbladder removed last year. As I was laying in the hospital in extreme pain, I asked myself, "What is coming after this? Will i lose another organ? Get diabetes?" I know it was my yoyo dieting that damaged my gallbladder.

The lady next to me, was very sick, they had to carry her pee in a pan to the bathroom, and were considering amputating her leg, because of her diabetes. It made me wonder if that would be me one day.....

I feel like ive treated my body badly for so long, that its overwhelming to think about losing the weight again. So my main focus is eating as healthy as i can without pressuring myself. I really hope i can get myself healthy.=)

This past 4th of July, I sent my daughter out with her grandma and aunties. Me? I stayed home ALONE. Didn't enjoy any of the grilled food or fireworks. Why? Because I felt FAT! I actually sat at home, in front of my computer, asking myself "When are you going to live? You're 26 years old! Why are you letting life pass you by? Why do you keep turning away every man who wants to date you? Because you feel too fat to have a man? Well why haven't you done something about it?! What if you don't get to see another Independence Day? How is this making your beautiful little girl feel?" Ironically, about two days after that, my mother came to me saying "I have to lose weight! Want to do this together?" 3 weeks later, I'm 10 pounds lighter. I have a long way to go, and it is sooooo hard, but I HAVE to do this! Can I go back to eating how I USE to eat? OH HELL NO!

I was 360 and went into Lane Bryant to buy an outfit to wear to my company's Christmas party. The largest size didn't fit. The LARGEST SIZE at LANE BRYANT was too small for me. OH HELL NO.