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  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    It was the day when I cried one single tear because how unhappy i was feeling about my body. Then a couple of days later I had some healthy food and I decided to stick to it!

    I had a similar day, but I cried way more than just one tear because of how unhappy I was with my body. It was years of disliking my appearance all coming to a head. On top of being so uncomfortable with my body, I felt guilty for always crying to my husband because I wasn't being the confident woman he fell in love with.

    Over the years we had been dating, I had a workout regimen. But I had seen no results. I even put myself through a "bootcamp" class at the YMCA I saw nothing. It was unbelievable and frustrating. Now I understand why it didn't work--my eating habits were not changing.
  • lesley1981
    lesley1981 Posts: 329 Member
    At my highest weight, no one could believe I was so heavy because "I carried it well"! I saw some photographs of myself that were taken over a six month period and I could have cried!

    That night, I looked in the bathroom mirror and was completely ashamed of what I saw in front of me! My mum had told me constantly "you're such a pretty girl but you're ruining yourself, please don't live your life the way I have (mum is a heavy lady)" but it didn't really hit home until I saw those photos!

    Then, my office was moved and I was put on the top floor of the building... with a slight fear of lifts I was almost forced to take the stairs! Every morning when I got into the office I thought I was going to DIE!

    I decided that I was going to do something about it! And I have! I can now RUN up the stairs in work, I've dropped 45lbs and 4 dress sizes and my mum tells everyone how proud she if of me for doing it!
  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    At my highest weight, no one could believe I was so heavy because "I carried it well"! I saw some photographs of myself that were taken over a six month period and I could have cried!

    People have told me the same "carried it well" thing! I never felt like I looked as heavy as I was but then I saw photos of my bridal shower and was horrified.
  • paulaercksn
    paulaercksn Posts: 29 Member
    I have always been overweight, even in high school. I have had 4 surgeries in 4 years (all for various things) and each time I gained a little more weight. In July of 2010, I had my second back surgery in less than a year. While not all of it was because I was overweight, it was a big part of it. In September when I got the all clear to start moving normally, I decided that that surgery was going to be my last. I search online for websites that I could keep a food journal on. I stumbled upon My Fitness Pal. In the first week I lost 5 lbs. And I thought, I can do this. I now weight less than I did when I got pregnant with my first child. I feel so much better. My husband and I are going to Europe this summer and I am excited to be able to sit in a airplane seat comfortably.
  • Altiv
    Altiv Posts: 174 Member
    Due to my insulin resistance since childhood I was overweight, when I was diagnosed and medicated I lost 20 pounds, then I had a regimen to lose another pounds, but never followed it 100%, my turning point was when my mom was diagnosed with cancer (August, 2010) and to cheer her up we bought a chocolate cake, but I ended up eating it almost by myself, and gained 6 pounds in one week, I was freaked out, in 6 years my weight was always stable at 72 kilos, and then in a week I ruined it, so I needed to do something and started exercising with an old elliptical machine, then I found this site and begun to shred those nasty pounds =)
  • bbb84
    bbb84 Posts: 418 Member
    Thanks everyone for sharing.... And Im soo happy to see that everyone has turned a negative into a positive. WTG, You Guys Rock!
  • ladybg81
    ladybg81 Posts: 1,553 Member
    For me, I can not pinpoint a specific day. I was always thin and gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant. I lost most of it but still held on to about 10-20 pounds. I am so conscious about what my son eats and then I go and have cake for example and tell him it is mommy's medicine so he does not learn what it is and want it too. How warped is that. I just finally decided (DH and I both did) that if we expect our son to make the right choices, then we have to lead by example. DH has lost right at 20 pounds since we started and I've lost about 10. My starting weight on MFP is not quite accurate to when I actually started. But we both know we had to make this lifestyle change in order for our son to not be another statistic of childhood obesity. We only have healthy food choices at home now and have started to excercise and as it warms up, it will become a family event. I think ultimately, it is going to make us a stronger couple and a stronger family doing this together.
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