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what was your final straw?

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  • wrrly
    wrrly Posts: 26 Member
    I wasn't happy with myself, I hated looking at photos of myself. I had lost my swagger that I once had. At my last Dr. appointment I reached a number on the scale that I couldn't bare. Not to mention that my lifestyle also effects my husband who also struggles with his weight.
  • sheldonklein
    sheldonklein Posts: 854 Member
    I was having severe pain in my thigh, like a hot knife. I saw a Lyrica TV commercial about diabetic nerve pain, convinced myself that I had developed diabetes and vowed to lose weight. I then went to my doctor, who told me that I did not have diabetes, my pants were so tight they were impinging on a nerve. My next pant size meant shopping at the fat guy store, which my ego couldn't bear, so I stuck with my vow to lose weight. 70 pounds later, it was the best decision I ever made.
  • winningthewar873
    winningthewar873 Posts: 3 Member
    I have been battling with my weight for a long time. I went to my doctor because of some health concerns and have since found out that I am pre diabetic. It is time for me to lose weight. I need to be healthy and happy.
  • hugheseva
    hugheseva Posts: 227 Member
    The straws were accumulating slowly but surely. Going from a size 7 to a size 8 or 8.5 shoes (I love nice shoes); or not fitting in my nice clothes and could only wear two pairs of jeans (stretchy at that); or getting tired after walking around in the mall after an hour; or huffing and puffing going up a few flights of stairs.
    I was never ever overweight in my life before up until 10-15 years ago. I played sports, danced in a jazz group. Maybe the real final straw was that I went home to Europe for my high school class reunion. We took a group picture and I was the fattest looking of all (at 160 lbs.)
    I started to be really scared that as I am getting older, I will be prone to get all kind of illnesses if I don't turn back what I am doing wrong.
    But now we are all here going for the common goal...get healthy!
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