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What was your final straw?

Aderlay
Aderlay Posts: 59 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I'm new-not-new here. Tried and failed...thought I was doing decent on my own until I hit a few roadblocks that broke that final straw. Thought I'd share:

1. My lace underwear broke when I put them on
2. I work in a gym and see the looks of members and workers. Their comments hurt
3. I couldn't get a job at an awesome place because I'm bigger than all the others

Add all that in, and this morning I said Enough is Enough. I've been working out, but not enough. I've GOT to stop binge eating, and portion, portion, portion. My name comes from a fictional land, where the struggle is real; to keep me from forgetting I can do it too. I'd love new friends- of any sort.
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  • patricia_uol
    patricia_uol Posts: 6 Member
    Mine was getting diagnosed with HBP and I'm only 25! It really was a wake up call!
  • Tylerman35
    Tylerman35 Posts: 66 Member
    Mine was just realizing how bad I was eating. Sugary cereals, pop, barely any water, pizza, McDonald's, desserts, etc...

    Now after joining here and talking to a buddy of mine who is a personal trainer (calisthenics) I've been eating amazing for two weeks
  • knev2691
    knev2691 Posts: 1 Member
    When I saw a candid photo of myself that a friend shared innocently on FB, I lost it. Seeing myself from that ugly side angle, and how big my arm looks in it. NO MORE.
  • Aderlay
    Aderlay Posts: 59 Member
    It's amazing how much I can see myself in these responses. I took my 'Before' pics this morning. I didn't cry, but I did get really angry. How the blue hell did I NOT see myself getting bigger again, like what kind of rose-colored blinders was I wearing?!

    I appreciate you all sharing.
  • JeffreyOC
    JeffreyOC Posts: 810 Member
    I tried getting on a roller-coaster and the restraints couldn't fit over me.
  • perfect_storm
    perfect_storm Posts: 326 Member
    being diagnosed pre diabetes and looking 7 months pregnant
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    There were a number of issues creeping up - snoring, GERD, lack of energy, but the big one was signing on to be a den leader for my son's cub scout unit. I was not going to be a hypocrite. The day after I signed on I started walking and watching my calories.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,158 Member
    Aderlay wrote: »
    It's amazing how much I can see myself in these responses. I took my 'Before' pics this morning. I didn't cry, but I did get really angry. How the blue hell did I NOT see myself getting bigger again, like what kind of rose-colored blinders was I wearing?!

    I appreciate you all sharing.

    Putting it on is just like getting it off, it's gradual and not that noticeable until you look back. It's taken almost 5 years for me to accummulate the extra bulge I had going on last year. I was shocked when I looked at the difference between a photo of me in August last year and this weekend and that's just 1/3 of it coming off. I didn't really notice that until I looked back at the old photo.
  • andy_from_mn
    andy_from_mn Posts: 34 Member
    It has to do with my behind closed doors bedroom activities.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    My daughter's high school graduation in 2012 was my final straw. The pictures of me were disgusting. I cried. My son graduated in 2014 and the pictures are vastly different. I'd lost 30 pounds. My youngest graduates in 2018 and I expect those pictures to look different too. I started lifting weights in late 2014 and instead of looking skinny I want to look fit!
  • mskimee
    mskimee Posts: 228 Member
    Starting a new job and being forced out of my comfort zone...and having to order a new uniform and being forced to accept my old one hadn't actually shrunk in the wash. And the fear of gaining even more weight cos I had moved to a sedentary job and everyone told me that working in an office would make me gain at least 10lb due to sitting all day.
    So I began running again and weighing and logging again.
    Man, those first few weeks back on MFP made me realise I never want to go back. It seemed harder this time round!
  • c50blvdbabe
    c50blvdbabe Posts: 213 Member
    Having to face all my clothes that still have the tags on them. I refuse to spend more money on larger clothes when I am capable of releasing this weight and getting into my cute clothes.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    About 4.5 years ago I went in for my 38 birthday physical and came out with some really nasty blood work. Basically my doctor told me I needed to make some life changes or I was looking at the prospect of being very sick by the time I was 60, if not dead.

    I have two little boys at home and a beautiful wife...it was basically a no brainer. I really didn't set out to lose weight so much as improving my nutrition, breaking some bad habits, and regaining my fitness...losing about 40 Lbs was gravy.
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member

    simply, i was tired of feeling like *kitten*. that feeling was the norm, so i forgot that there were other ways of feeling. and i'm not just talking physically.
  • ChristaDuvall
    ChristaDuvall Posts: 13 Member
    Sigh. My wake up call was last week. I turned 40 and my partner planned a surprise party for me.
    I was looking at pictures afterwards and I didn't recognise myself in one of them.
    That was pretty scary.

    So here I am. Fat, 40, and not fabulous.

    I'm setting really small goals for myself, it seems far more attainable than looking at the big picture.

    I'm looking for friends and motivators!
  • LadyLilion
    LadyLilion Posts: 276 Member
    When my doctor put me on Metformin for pre-diabetes. There are no diabetics in my family. It isn't in my genes - it's in my jeans. I ate my way to this, pure and simple.
  • LadyLilion
    LadyLilion Posts: 276 Member
    Aderlay wrote: »
    It's amazing how much I can see myself in these responses. I took my 'Before' pics this morning. I didn't cry, but I did get really angry. How the blue hell did I NOT see myself getting bigger again, like what kind of rose-colored blinders was I wearing?!

    I appreciate you all sharing.

    Hun, I lost 100 lbs. ONE HUNDRED. I gained back 85. :( I SWORE I'd never be this big again. I understand completely.
  • 5_10diaries
    5_10diaries Posts: 4 Member
    My "breaking point" was pretty recently. I had lost a lot of weight due to stressful circumstances a couple years ago. Back then, I could literally eat whatever I wanted and still lose weight, but I wasn't eating a lot. Over the last year I have slowly put on all the weight I had lost and maybe a little more. It feels like within the last two months I have ballooned out and I now have a lil stomach pooch along with unflattering lumps in my thighs. I have been eating poorly for way too long now, and I know I can do this, the right way this time and eat right!!
  • billglitch
    billglitch Posts: 538 Member
    just sick of being a fat *kitten*. everything was hard to do, from tying my shoes to wiping my backside
  • Jezreel12
    Jezreel12 Posts: 246 Member
    For me was
    * I looked like I was pregnant ouch !
    * I had image issue
    * I had sleep apnea (beginning)
    * I would snore a lot
    * Indigestion
    * Binging
    * Knee problems (beginning)
    * This broke the straw truly! BACK PROBLEMS ! Yeah.
    * This one was starting to reflect-MY SEX BLOOD FLOW
    * BEING TOLD I COULD NOT LOSE THE BELLY WEIGHT.
  • porcelanmermaid
    porcelanmermaid Posts: 60 Member
    Being referred to as the "big girl behind the counter" at work.

    Being told the reason I don't ovulate is because of a hormone imbalance caused by being significantly overweight.
  • Speziface
    Speziface Posts: 1,687 Member
    Watching all the overweight people walk in and out of my building on a daily basis. Including the three guys who wheeze while walking through the lobby and/or while they're using the toilet. (Seriously, sounds like Darth Vader and his brothers in there sometimes.) I suddenly realized I'd been kidding myself about my weight and didn't want to end up like that.
  • RazzyBerry54
    RazzyBerry54 Posts: 1 Member
    Between sitting at a computer during my day job, and on computer for school most evenings, I added 60 lbs in the last 2 years getting my AA. Add that to my already overweight bod, I am now 243 lbs (hard to admit). I decided health is more important than degrees at age 54, so won't pursue a bachelors. I recently was Dx'd pre-diabetic, on metformin now, along with BP Med, both of which came with weight. My husband is uninterested in health, or eating healthy, which makes it challenging. My mother has 3 kinds of arthritis, my dad 2 kinds, so don't want weight to complicate if I get it, which is likely. My daughter is getting married in about 7 months, so you know, pictures, grandkids soon after. Bottom line is I need to get healthy! Joined a diabetes prevention group, and I decided to do a 1200 cal diet last week. Doing ok but know there will be ups and downs. Any help, hints, or inspiration is welcome.
  • Mike_take2
    Mike_take2 Posts: 2,150 Member
    I lost my mom to diabetes, took her last breath in my arms...I decided no way would I go out like that, began eating better, then exercising, then kept setting new goals for myself ( which I continue to do to this day) ... here I am today 180 pounds lighter and a marathon runner
  • bonnie7400
    bonnie7400 Posts: 1 Member
    I went shopping for a new dress and have gone up a size... again...
    An injury has prevented me from my fave exercise (the only one that had ever helped me get fit and focused) and I've procrastinated trying to find something else.
    I need to change my lifestyle.
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