when did you realize you were overweight.

I noticed in second grade (when I was around 7) when I saw pictures from 1st grade and noticed I was like twice the size of everyone else. I've been really insecure about it since then... but I never thought I could do something about it until high school (when I was about 16). I never actually started to do something until I was in my senior year of college (21 years old).

I've *thought* I was overweight since I was 8 years old, I have a larger frame (Swedish background) and was teased a lot. I actually didn't become overweight until I was about 14/15 and then it really piled on. I've done intense diet/exercise here and there but I have never reached a goal. I realized that I had never made one before...

I just got rejected from grad school and want to be healthy. Losing the weight and getting on the track I was meant to be on is now my goal and I feel really proud of the decision. I am ready to see this until the end and beyond

When I saw a side profile photo of myself and had more than one chin. I'd never been "fat" in my life and just thought I was heavier than usual. I realized I had health problems related to my diet.

I've been heavy my entire life. As a child, I was usually happy, but felt ashamed when I would eat. I had an older sister who had the effect of me feeling guilty about eating anything. I remember as a child eating ice cream in the garage just so she wouldn't see me and then hiding the bowl. (I am not the only person she did that to, btw) I love her very much but she did a lot of damage without realizing it. In high school I was still overweight, but didn't start to pack on serious pounds until college. I was around 230, 250 or so. When I got pregnant with my first child, I was 250, and 9 months later was 300. After that, I gained steadily. My then husband always made me feel attractive so I didn't think about my weight very much. One day I weighed myself when my son was about 4 and I was up to about 335 (close to what I am now) and couldn't believe it. Then I started catching glimpses of profiles of me in the mirror and being shocked at how big I had gotten.

I became divorced in late 2006, and still gained weight.

But it wasn't until I had almost reached 400 pounds that I finally changed. There is always that "epiphany" where it is a pivotal moment in your life. Mine was my daughter. She is 7 years old now and she has type 2 diabetes. She has always gained weight very quickly. She is a beautiful little girl, but her body would put on weight so fast no matter what, it seemed. She had severe sleep apnea for all her life and last summer the doctors removed her tonsils and adenoids. Lo and behold, sleep apnea cured for her!!! She now sleeps wonderfully! BUT--the doctors told me her insulin was way too high and we had to make changes. I just didn't know what to do or how to do it. Then I realized that I couldn't possibly help my daughter if I couldn't help myself. So that's when everything changed. Me and my 4 children changed our lifestyle and we have never been happier. We still have indulgences every once in a while, but not like we used to.

NOW THIS IS AWESOME! About my daughter. Here is how her progress is: From Fall of 2009 to Spring of 2010, she gained 20 pounds. Since being on meds and eating healthy and more activity---From Fall of 2010 to Spring of 2011, she gained NOTHING!!!!! She is taller though, so her bmi has decreased! I am so proud of her! The doctor doesn't want her on weight loss until she is much older, she is still young and developing, he just doesn't want her gaining any more. She also still needs the meds but the doctor thinks that eventually she will not need them as long as we keep doing what we've been doing. And WE WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for asking this question, it's been...therapeutic. I am still considered "morbidly" obese, and I am excited about someday getting into the "overweight" category. :laugh:

I was 397.2 pounds when I started my healthy journey back in August. Sixty pounds later, it's been a struggle, but it's all worth it. :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

When I graduated from buying men's jeans because they were looser to elastic waistband. When I decided to finally go buy capris for the summer. 26's laughed @ me, 28's said maybe with one less piece of cake, and the 30's were snug but I bought them anyway! Needless to say I cried the whole way home from fashion bug that day.

I was never actually over weight but I decided that things needed to change when a friend of my BF made a comment a bout chubby people and then said "No offense" to me. The part that bothered me is that he acted like I knew it and I was ok with it. I thought about it for a couple days and finally weighed myself cuz I had been thinking my jeans were tight and I had some muffin top. I discovered I weighed 20lbs more than I wanted to. 8 months worth of light beer can catch up to you quick.

It really hit me during winter when my pants didn't fit. Leggings and dresses just got old, so I jumped on the weight-loss wagon because I refused to buy larger sized clothes.

When I was standing in Layne Bryant getting a new bra and your standing there with all the mirrors and lights thats when it hit me! Holy Cow!

Another one for me was when I went into La Vie En Rose to get a bra fitting... the lady measured my ribs and then said " you might as well get dressed cuz even our biggest size won't fit you!". She was such a rude little twit. I coulda punched her but she was right. Not exactly good work ethic to say that to a potential customer tho!

Not until I lost the weight. I knew I was heavier than I should be and in pictures I had a 40 year old's gut and a round face, but now I look at myself currently and pictures right before the weight loss and I can say I was overweight (and still am technically).

I like to think that I carry extra weight well. In fact, my mom thought I weighed 20 lbs less than I do - I wouldn't even tell her what I ACTUALLY weighed.

I'm not sure exactly what did it, except for recently a lot of my bigger clothes are starting to look tight and I realized I have a back roll! You know the one under your bra..... It's not huge, but I HATE it. I think it was just the combination of clothing not fitting and the way I looked in the mirror. It just hit me one day I guess, even though I've been technically over weight for about 3 years now. The number just slowly keeps climping. Enough is enough!

When I was walking through a parking lot and for absolutely no reason, a truck full of men rolled down the windows and drove next to me calling out that I was fat and that I hoped I didn't wonder why I didn't have a man (I was married), etc. I had never been treated like that in my whole life.

When I couldn't button up my uniform...I was talking to people about maintaining a healthy weight in hospital whilst I was breaking the scales at 180 pounds....I needed to do something immediately.

When I was walking through a parking lot and for absolutely no reason, a truck full of men rolled down the windows and drove next to me calling out that I was fat and that I hoped I didn't wonder why I didn't have a man (I was married), etc. I had never been treated like that in my whole life.

OMG! That is horrible! Nobody deserves that regardless of their weight!! :-(

3rd grade is when I became overweight and I knew it right away, kids would make fun of me, so it was hard to hide from. I've been called fat since I was 8 years old, even today 20 years later people still say it. I can't wait until that label can no longer be applied to me.