Eureka moment....what was yours?

I was fat, grumpy and not very pleasant to be around myself let a lone others.

You are 46 and think you being written off? Off of what?

There was no eureka moment for realizing I needed to lose weight- I feel like I've been wanting & trying to lose weight my entire life... but there was a turning point recently when I realized 1) that I need to actually lose the weight NOW so that I can become a healthy weight to avoid as many future health issues as possible, 2) that I need to lose weight now so I can enjoy the rest of my life without hating my body and how I look in pictures and how my clothes fit because life is too short for that, and 3) finally realizing that it really is simple and easy to lose weight- a caloric deficit is all I need.

Having a major health crisis and surgery to fix it probably prompted the first 2 eureka moments... as well as turning 35 and realizing I was almost half way through my life and not headed the direction I wanted health & looks wise.

Using myfitnesspal and having it actually work was eureka moment #3... after years of trying to eat less and move more but never really knowing exactly how much I was eating I finally found a tool to measure and if I just hit my calories every day it works! I've also made my health a priority (along with work, husband, family, friends... not last priority or afterthought) and realized I actually really love to work out and eat healthy foods- it feels good!

Finally feels like everything "clicked" and I'm on my way to a lighter happier healthier me.

I was digging a hole in my front yard to fix a drainage issue. I could only dig for a couple of minutes at a time and had to rest, so it took a very long time (it was a very big hole). Moved out about 10 yards of dirt (just the wife and I) and filled in 12.5 yards of gravel. It took weeks to do. Picked up a fitness tracker part way through the work and would easily see 160 as a HR.
Work is done but it just kinda stuck that I need to be in better shape. So now it's a treadmill in the TV room. 15-25 minutes every morning and up to 50 minutes when the Jets are playing hockey (1st and 3rd periods).
Down 25-30 pounds with a lot more to go.

I can't really explain why, but watching the show "my 600 lb life" really inspired me to lose weight. I weighed 196 & have for years & I just accepted this is the weighed I am since I always ate healthy & was already active. My friend lost 70 lbs on a similar program so i got started on this one

For me it was a steady drip feed of information about diabetes, heart attacks, cancers, strokes, etc. I have also moved to a clothes size that is not available in regular stores. I want to spend my life without being physically limited. I am just two months away from my 60th birthday, so I suppose that is the trigger for me.

There was about 100. Pick a number.

We went to Iceland on vacation this year. There's a waterfall there, skogafoss, that has stairs leading to the top of it. I made it half way and absolutely could not go any further. I was out of breath, sore and embarassed. I had to walk back down whilw my husband continued to the top. That's when I know I had to make a change.

My parents live overseas, and I only get to see them once a year. We always try to make the most of the time we have together, and of course we take lots of pictures on our outings. I hated how fat I looked in the photos, so I always tried to hide my body behind a tree or rock, or holding something in front of me, but of course my chubby cheeks and double chin would still be showing. I realized that there was not a single photo of me together with my parents that I liked or could even stand to look at. After our last visit I decided enough was enough, and I am determined to be in much better shape by the time I see them next year. I want to create lasting memories with my parents that I'm not ashamed of. So far I have lost 39 pounds, and I want to lose another 21 pounds by June.