Why Did You Decide to Change?
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I was unhappy and on a downward spiral of not caring for myself2
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Last year I became healthy and lost a decent amount of weight. Since I lost weight I bought a bunch of new clothes, then I gained all of the weight back. It sucked that I was in a position where my fat clothes were once again getting too tight to wear. So I started again knowing the hardest part for me is sticking to it. I just need to have discipline and remember that if I never quit, I never have to start again.4
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When my wedding ring suddenly became too small and uncomfortable to wear
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I was convinced that being overweight was affecting my mood and cognition. After losing fifty pounds, I think I was right.4
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This past December 17th...the December 17th prior (2014) I quit Diet Coke cold turkey and haven't had one since. I lost 15lbs just from not drinking the stuff. Then this December 17th I decided that I wanted to make the year I turned 50 great and in order to do so I wanted to feel great.....so that morning I told myself I'm doing this for me AND I have!!!!! Love having control of my food choices and feeling good about them!4
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I fell in love.
After the honeymoon period of a blooming relationship of the first year or so I realised that this was the man I want to marry and have children with. But I'm in my early thirties, and I can't assume getting pregnant when we're ready will be easy. Weight and health has a significant burden on this, so I told myself I would prepare a healthier home for babies, and a healthier mother for when they arrive.
I had my last cigarette on 31st December 2015 - stopping cold after smoking for 16 years. Since then have been slowly working on managing my food and moving. No diet, no compromises, just better choices.
This is the key difference to my previous efforts - those were just for me, this time around it's for a future family.9 -
Been at this dead end job for over 10 years; I'm hoping that a fitter, younger looking me will be more appealing in the current economic climate.4
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My doctor told me I wouldn't live to see my toddler son graduate from high school if I didn't lose weight.3
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Went to a cardiologist because of chest pain (turns out pain was not my heart) but still he said by 65 (I'm 40 now) I will likely have a heart attack or diabetes if I don't lose weight. My heart is 1-2mm thicker than it should be due to pumping more blood because of more body mass. These words were the slap I needed. I need to lose 100 lbs he said. Yikes. It's only been 10 days but I have eaten better in the last 10 days than the last 8 years.4
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I've never really decided to change per sae. I've enjoyed lifting and being active for almost four decades now.0
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I was tired of hating myself, since I'm an A+ person. I wanted to stop hating the way that I look in photos.1
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I'm 69 years old, and not ready to die.3
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Summer 2015 saw me at 272lb, 51years old, on blood pressure meds, so much pain in an arthritic knee that it was hard for me to move never mind do the things I like to do. My husband died of cancer in 2011 and I had spent 4 years not really wanting to live but something clicked in August and I became determined to make a change. It was so hard at first but I stuck with MFP, Fitbit and regular exercise and am now reaping the rewards. I am off blood pressure meds, down 82lbs, my knee still hurts but it doesn't stop me and this coming summer I am walking 62 miles from Melrose in Scotland to Lindisfarne. Grief still looms large but I am much more resilient than I was and much more able to enjoy the good moments on this journey.9
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I couldn't ride a roller coaster with my son. That was that. It was time to change. 105 lbs later I'm going to an amusement park in 2 weeks and I'm so excited!1
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I always wanted to change but never really had the tools to do so. MFP gave me the tools1
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I wanted to feel desired and appreciated rather than taken for granted. Getting myself happy with myself is the first step0
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This past December 17th...the December 17th prior (2014) I quit Diet Coke cold turkey and haven't had one since. I lost 15lbs just from not drinking the stuff. Then this December 17th I decided that I wanted to make the year I turned 50 great and in order to do so I wanted to feel great.....so that morning I told myself I'm doing this for me AND I have!!!!! Love having control of my food choices and feeling good about them!
If your 50, you look amazing. Maybe we should start a group for people about to turn 50. I'll be 50 next February.1 -
I had been wanting to lose weight for years.. In 2014 I lost 30 pounds but quicky gained it back after some unfortunately personal events. I have also been wanting to go skydiving for years and I went last week for my birthday. Turns out there is a weight limit and I was 5 pounds away from not being able to do my first jump. The jumpsuit I had to wear was awkwardly tight and I was the only person in the grey/largest size suit. I felt embarrassed of almost not even being able to zip up my suit and scared to sit in fear that the zipper might bust in front of everyone. Luckily it didn't. I want to go skydiving for my birthday again next year without the embarrassment and uncomfortable jumpsuit. So far I have lost 4.2 pounds and it is not stopping there. With 100 pounds to lose, this year is my year to quit the excuses.2
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Keep it uppinkelectra wrote: »Went to a cardiologist because of chest pain (turns out pain was not my heart) but still he said by 65 (I'm 40 now) I will likely have a heart attack or diabetes if I don't lose weight. My heart is 1-2mm thicker than it should be due to pumping more blood because of more body mass. These words were the slap I needed. I need to lose 100 lbs he said. Yikes. It's only been 10 days but I have eaten better in the last 10 days than the last 8 years.
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