What was your 'I finally need to lose this weight' moment? (And was it as bad as mine?)
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Being called fat by a bully. . .
Don't laugh it was the trigger I needed (he wasn't bullying me btw, I had stepped in to stop it)
The obnoxious **** was a steroid abuser and prone to massive mood swings and subsequently has been sacked for attempted physical assault on another member of staff.
So I'm ~40lbs lighter (with 30 to go) and he's unemployed still, I won't say why the assault was only "attempted" in case I incriminate myself.
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My moment was when I realized I'm moving to university come September and I do not want to be the fat one boyfriends and friends are ashamed of anymore. Time to be a more confidant, beautiful me for this stage of life!!1
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i was creeping up on 200 again. I freaked... I also was training to PR a 1/2 marathon in August 2015 and realized that I was just too heavy, it hurt too much to run. Now i'm planning to walk the 1/2 marathon and have taken control over my eating again. The 1st time, about 12 years ago was when I discovered the clothes that my "fat friend" wore fit me great
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Two things really.
I was at work eating lunch at my desk. Indian food. I thought it was super healthy lol! I was eating it so fast I was practically choking on it and the portion was so big it might as well have been a cheat meal. I wasn't even really tasting it and I was multi-tasking. A friend walked by and said "Yeah, I love Indian food too, but too bad it's so bad for you". I googled the nutritional information / calories and threw the plate in the garbage. I could also feel my wide behind rubbing on the arms rails of the chair... like I just fit in the chair. Digustings. Around the same time I was having a wicked arthritic flare up in my hands. They were swollen beyond belief and extremely painful. My rheumatologist gave me a two week tapering dosage of prednisogne and told me I'd probably gain weight from the medication. The only thought in my head was "Hell no!" The very next day I began my journey cold turkey. Low calorie, low fat, exercise every day, tons of water, fruits, lotts of veggies and high protein. I dropped close to 90 pounds in a little under a year.
That was about two and a half years ago.
I am still going strong although now I've incorporated additional foods as well as healthy fats back into my nutritional plan. Still low calorie and daily exercise.
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Mine was getting my engagement photos back & seeing how large I looked in all of them. That combined with the upcoming wedding where all eyes would be on me did the trick. I lost 35 lbs (wedding was 2 years ago) and I've slowly been putting it back on. I've gained 20 lbs & again recently saw some pics of me and was shocked at how much I really had gained back. So here I am, again!
I had a similar problem where I hated the way I looked and felt so I lost about 20lbs and felt awesome. Then I went off to college and gained all my weight back. Freshman 15 and some more. I'm back to where I felt big and unhealthy and I'm having the hardest time with keeping up with my workouts and nutrition. I want to be healthy and fit and back down to a size that makes me feel confident and happy.
I hope your fitness lifestyle goes well and if you need a motivational buddy I'd love to team up! Fitness and health is a lifestyle not a quick problem fix. But it's so hard when you're doing it all yourself.0 -
My moment was I lost weight before getting pregnant got to 13 St . I got pregnant and I didn't really have a bump or show . At 18 weeks I was still in my pre pregnancy jeans feeling fab . I got to 30 weeks I just gained weight like crazy ! 2 stone by 37 weeks ! *28lb*
After the baby I dropped a stone (14lb)
But I'm still a stone heavier !
Killed me when I tried on the jeans I was wearing at 18 weeks pregnant and they were so tight I wanted to cry
lost a stone now with slimming world but I find weight loss is slow .so now I'm here hoping to shed faster . Hopefully in time I can get to 9 stone 
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Hi everyone. New to the community.
I'm turning 35 this year and one day had a look in the mirror back in May and thought omg. I then took a step on the weighing scales to find I was weighing in at 231 pounds. Safe to say it was a big enough shock. Being lovingly nicknamed fat boy by my family over the past few years should have been warning enough lol.
I decided enough was enough. I joined a gym where they took the initial measurements using calipers. My second shock was that I had 35% body fat. I was gobsmacked.
So I resigned up to myfitnesspal, started running, swimming and training with the help of a trainer 3 times a week.
I've learnt a lot about nutrition from my trainer and myfitnesspal has been a god send. I don't omit the bad stuff as I'm only cheating myself. It's taught be discipline lol. I can now walk down the aisle of the sweet section in a supermarket without diving towards the nearest chocolate bar.
Safe to say I'm getting closer to my goal. Last weeks weigh in was 190lb and 19% body fat. Diets been tough and I've never been so committed to exercise ever before but when you start seeing the results it motivates you so much more. I've found myself trying different forms of exercise that I never would have thought of.
I'm hoping to push harder. I've given my self a goal of a half marathon in October and a goal weight of 176 lbs.
My family history reads like a cardiac arrest waiting to happen. I don't want be be added to that tally.
I wish everyone here all the best in achieving their goals. Sadly all those fitness magazines talking about getting super slim in six weeks don't apply to us unless we're in fairly good shape to start with. It takes some serious graft and commitment and sacrifice to get there. Both nutrition wise and exercise wise. But if we put our minds to it any things possible.
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Mine was when the cashier at McDonalds remembered my breakfast order since I was in there nearly every day. UGH. I don't want to be that obese woman who stops at Mcdonalds on her way to work every day, but there I was.
I now make a week's worth of greek yogurt parfaits on Sunday to take with me in the morning. Instead of going out for lunch I have a big, homemade salad. Yum! I'm not going to say I don't miss the breakfast sandwiches, but the yogurt is pretty darn tasty, and is way better for my gut and my pocketbook.0 -
Mine was when I had a physical in May and the doctor's visit notes had "obese" listed in the "Conditions" block. Not just once, but in 3 separate sections. My blood work is good & I was able to lost 40 lbs a few years ago, but it all came back & I'm just too down about it to even get started. But, I'm starting my bazillon-th time by tracking calories in MFP & walking on my lunch break 3x a week. Baby steps 1
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Somebody asked me when my baby was due. There was no baby.0
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My most recent Aha moment was when I was looking at my honeymoon pictures. I was mortified at how I looked. I didn't think I was as big as I actually was. My clothes were also getting too small, and I couldn't afford to buy new ones at the time. So I said, "it's either lose weight or continue looking terrible in my clothes". There are other moments, but those are two.0
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for me it was when this winter i bought a wheelchair because with my fibro it had gotten so bad that I couldn't walk on some days... I would lose feeling in my legs... I know that the weight loss won't fix my fibro (because it is a nerve issue not weight related) but it will help and I also hate being the "Fat friend" and seeing myself in pics... I haven't taken a picture with my kids in over a year and I am sad about that... it is due to how i looked in the last pic i have of me and my kids. i also hate being not able to fit into some nice clothes that I have that used to fit... sigh...0
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I was so used to just being comfy in my hubby's shirts and pajama pants but one day I wanted to put on lady clothes and feel pretty. my moment was when I was crying on the bedroom floor on a pile of clothes that I looked horrible in and I realized that I had done this to myself. I was miserable every day, I didn't like to leave the house, I cried all the time becase I was so ashamed of my own body, I never had any energy to have fun with my kids, and I did this to MYSELF! I thought I need to change this NOW. not on Monday, not tomorrow....now. I'm down 23lbs. I still have a way to go but this is the beginning of my journey and I'm already so much happier :-)2
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Mid-life crisis. I'm 44 a widow and diabetic. Need to change my life.0
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A bad photo.0
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My doctor said if in 2 months my sugar stays high I am going to be diabetic type 2. Scared me to death. Read Cardiologist Dr. William Davis "The wheat belly" following the program, and I have lowered my sugar to norm levels, and lost 13 lbs in a month in a half. Food is not worth your life! I cannot even think about going back to eating the fast foods I once ate on a daily basis, I literally get nauseous in grocery stores near most isles. I only eat organic and grain free and sugar free, My bloated stomach is wayyyyy down nd people are noticing 0
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For me its the clothes. Not being able to wear the clothes i want is jacking my style. Plus i had gone through my old clothes i have packed away in the basement and realizing how great it would be to wear them again.0
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I thought I was 11 stone (154 pounds). I am 5ft 6 and even knowing that 11 stone was heavy I didn't think it was *that* bad. It was the beginning of the year I was starting a new job and just generally wanted to be healthier. But my real aha moment came when I actually stepped on the scales 11 stone 11! I was mortified. I knew I was fat but seeing it on the scales gave me the motivation I needed.
I've lost about a stone so far and would ideally like to lose one more. Feeling a lot better about myself and my eating habits now.0 -
My moment happened a couple times actually since I started and stopped a few times but the last one that really kicked me into high gear was when I was diagnosed with MS last year. The doctor told me that my best chances to avoid having as many side affects and possible complete disability later in life was to lose weight. I knew right then I needed to be as healthy as possible for my kids because I didn't want them to see me in a wheelchair or have to take care of me. (There is still a chance that could happen since they don't know what a persons body will do but I didn't want my weight to add to it or be the reason) so I fully committed for the first time in my life and did it! I have lost 105 pounds and feel amazing!3
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Well, a few "Aha" moments that have been slowly burrowing in my brain over the years:
1. My sister in law told me "Maybe you are just not meant to be a skinny person"
2. 10 years ago the first comment from new people that met me was, "Wow, your wife is hot/beautiful/pretty", to "Wow, your wife is so nice"
3. My son saying, "Mommy, why don't you ever swim/go to the park/play sports with us? You can wear something the covers your bad parts". My little angel, he just wants me to be present, he loves me no matter what....
4. My son, again, asking me "Are my thighs fat? They jiggle a little". OH HELL NO...I will not let my 7 year old have a bad self image of himself, only being taught this from his mother hating herself and verbalizing it. *My bad mother moment as well
5. Last Straw: I am a CMA and surgical assistant in dermatology. In surgery, a patient had an arterial spray (sorry for the weak stomach folks lol) and blood sprayed all over my green scrub top. Well, this was the first surgery of the day, and you can be around patients looking like a horror movie. No extra scrubs in my locker. The only option was to wear a surgical coat that is disposable. My doc, bless her heart is a size 6. I am an 18. I sat in the bathroom trying to "stretch out" this coat, and I couldnt button it, the arms were so tight, and I was sweating down my back. I had to wear this for SEVEN HOURS. I called my husband after work and just bawled. Never been so embarrased.0 -
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Not really a moment, but a refusal to keep buying bigger clothes. Also, diabetes and heart problems run in my family. I also have Sjorens Disease and want to do everything that I can to stay relatively healthy for as long as I can.0
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I've had a lot of little moments.
-I weigh about 27 pounds more than I did 3 years ago, before I got pregnant. I still have the majority of my clothing and only shop for "new" (Value village, anyone?) clothes maybe twice a year. I haven't bought a bikini in five years. --Not fitting into some of my favorite articles of clothing is a moment.
-Also, not feeling confident/worthy of getting new clothes is a trigger moment.
-My sister being naturally very lean, and knowing I used to be able to fit into her clothes.
-An ex(my baby's father), telling me I was "regressing" a year after I had my son, because I wasn't down to prepregnancy weight (still am not there)
-The daily feeling of being uncomfortable, knowing I have less physical ability than I did before and knowing I can get back to it, but haven't.
-One of my regulars at work the other day called me "thick" in comparison to his "slim, like really skinny" wife.
-Bad photos, always
those are the ones I can think of at the moment.
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I didn't have a "moment" per say, it took me almost a year to get my head on straight and finally do it. It took months of the mantras " I don't want to buy the next size up in clothes. I want to look go for my husband. I don't want to be a fat mom" before I was like, yep. It's time. Here I am 8 months later and almost 30 pounds down. I have another 20 to go before I start maintenance.1
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My current diet is driven by being diagnosed with NAFLD, my BMI is the top end of normal so my goal is not exactly a large weight loss under 10Kg but to lean up.0
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My 'moment' came in two parts. About 2 years ago I went with my brothers fiancé, now my sister-in-law, wedding dress shopping. I sat in a little chair right in front of this huge set of mirrors for an hour and a half staring at myself in misery. About a week later I was in the car with my dad, a man of few words that usually keeps his thoughts to himself. He calmly mentioned that he thought I should start going for a walk every day because he had noticed I had started putting on a bit of extra weight. I knew on that moment that if he had thought it important enough to mention, I need to get serious about losing some weight! Those two moments felt pretty terrible at the time, but I am so thankful to my sister in law for taking me wedding dress shopping and my dad for speaking up at that moment because over the last two years I have lost 40 pounds and I am excited to get back on track to lose another 40!
Start weight was 240ibs, current weight is 204ibs and my goal weight is 160ibs! (5 foot 8)1 -
sophomorelove wrote: »Mostly pictures and health reasons. Socially I don't feel fat or out of place (most of the time) but my knees are not happy with all the extra weight. Plus shopping sucks now. I am tired of being "the fat sister" in the family.
You sound just like me. These are the things I struggle with.0 -
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Mine is probably a lot smaller than most people, but after my 2 1/2 year relationship ended back in April, I stepped on the scale and I saw I had gained 12 lbs. I knew I kept gaining weight over that time, but I knew in my head that if I continued the way I was going, that I was just gonna keep gaining more. I didn't want that to happen, so that's when I signed up for this site so I could lose those 12 lbs. I also wanted to set a goal. Go get in shape by the time I'm 25. I just turned 24 two weeks ago and I've been working on it.0
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