What was your final straw?

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  • terr91payette14
    terr91payette14 Posts: 38 Member
    I had my son 2 yrs ago and have told my self over and over it's time. To be completely honest I'm not sure what has me this time. There is a list tho.
    1) my son. I want to be able to move with him, enjoy activities with him, be a part of the picture. Not the one on the side always taking them because I'm embarrassed. Or the one watching him play because I either can't or am too tired to play with him.
    2) I want to feel comfortable around people. Where I work it's a lot of tight spaces. Most people can squeeze by each other if they need to get by. I have to ask people to move or I have to completely move out of the way. I used to be able to move more freely in my workplace. Not anymore
    3) to not hurt all the time. My back, hip,lnees,ankle,feet. Always hurting. I'd love for that to stop lol
    4 ) to live a fruitful life. I want to be able to enjoy my life as long as I can. I want to be healthy and happy. No sickly and tired and sad.
    5) I want to love myself again. Now I know losing weight isn't the key here. But I feel like taking care of myself is. This really is more than just weight but I do feel like getting healthy plays a huge role.
  • amyteacake
    amyteacake Posts: 768 Member
    I've always felt self conscious about how I looked and my weight played a big part in it after being bullied for years. I put on half a stone at Christmas a few years back and it made me feel so horrible, that's when I decided that enough was enough.
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    My wife had been on a fitness kick for a while now and I've half arsed it every now and then. The other week my 8 year old asked me what I'm doing to lose weight. So time to get my butt into gear
  • j743y
    j743y Posts: 4 Member
    Despite knowing that sugary, simple carb and all that comes with it is bad for health and weight. I ignore it. Then came a day when i have my favorite shirt on, all i can feel is the shirt is suffocating me. I dont feel comfortable at all wearing that shirt. I knew there and then i had to make some serious changes. That was my last straw.
  • Missy1686
    Missy1686 Posts: 18 Member
    edited March 2017
    Mine was heading out to a friends birthday. More of my wardrobe was on the floor...than on the hangers lol. I'd tried on everything and felt so uncomfortable with how I looked!

    On the plus side I probably burnt 200 calories hanging up all my clothes again haha

    Feel free to add me :)
  • ellegetsfit89
    ellegetsfit89 Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 2017
    My favorite dresses made me look pregnant, and I can't take stairs without my knees aching. I'm just 27 I shouldn't be tired and achy so much.
  • brittaniarina
    brittaniarina Posts: 33 Member
    My final straw was a variety of factors, some of them are personal but the ones I can share are these:
    ~Sleep apnea
    ~High cholesterol and blood pressure (I'm 27, seriously???)
    ~Not being able to dress up anymore (I used to dress up just to go to the gas station)
    ~No more shopping trips
    ~Waddling
    ~I hurt (my, knees and my back, I can't stand for long, and I need to for my job)
    ~Not being able to wear what I want
    I just can't stand it anymore! I'm in college, I have a job lined up for myself that I can't apply for yet because I can't stand up to do it and let's face it I'd be more likely to land it if I looked better. I can't sell makeup as my side job because no one wants to buy it from someone who can't take care of themselves, and my snoring causes my boyfriend to sleep on the couch sometimes and it scares people! Plus I'm about to be 30! I want to look pretty! I want to live my life to the fullest while I can and I just can't stand looking this way anymore.
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  • Jonesingmucho
    Jonesingmucho Posts: 4,902 Member
    Final Straw - Getting on the scale at the doctor and it read 316. I got off and got back on - still 316. If I ever get a tattoo it will have 316 in it somewhere because it's my motivator. I look at it now as my lucky number.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    I had been feeling lousy and had had several doctor's visits for various issues that were clearly related to being obese. One day, I was watching tv and a Prilosec commercial came on- you know, the one with Larry the Cable Guy- telling me I should eat whatever I want and just take a pill. It made me mad. I happened to be on those pills at the time and thought, "This is stupid... why don't I just lose some weight and eat a little better?" Haven't had one of those pills since. :) (Thanks, Larry the Cable Guy!)

  • Debbee620
    Debbee620 Posts: 3 Member
    My breaking point was when my 5 year old son told me I had a squishy stomach and asked why does it jiggle when I walk. That hurt me so much I wanted to cry.
  • kellylynnshonting
    kellylynnshonting Posts: 108 Member
    edited March 2017
    My last straw has been everything that I have done to myself while my body has taken (and handled) care of far more than it should have too. I had found a way to take care of everyone and everything else in my life while I put myself on hold and I was feeling it on every level. Something has to give.
  • TheRambler
    TheRambler Posts: 387 Member
    Renewed​my passport. Old passport= 10 years ago. New passport = who ate me??
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    As of Jan 1: Diet or buy new pants. As of today: I get to keep the pants.
  • dave6857
    dave6857 Posts: 8 Member
    When my clothes almost wouldn't fit. I knew a change was needed. Also, now that I'm a dad, I realized I want to be around as long as possible to see them grow up. Staying healthy is the best way to help that goal.
  • Nat97x
    Nat97x Posts: 19 Member
    The last straw for me was when i was asked if I'm pregnant, because the "baby bump" is starting to show. I find that to be hurtful, yet quite comical but it did motivate me to come back to MFP and commit to weight loss and not gain it all back this time around.
  • april111213
    april111213 Posts: 21 Member
    I just stopped chemotherapy and steroids so I know that's why I gained a lot in the last year. But I am also sick of my horrible eating habits. I'm 100 lbs overweight. I get winded playing with my daughter. I'm so ready to be healthy.
  • DaftSheep
    DaftSheep Posts: 4 Member
    edited March 2017
    My decision was kind of a combination of things. Around Christmas I was just looking at my boyfriend who is very thin but assures me always that he doesn't care if I'm fat or not, he had only known me this way so why would he care? He is an outstanding human being and I just had this thought like "he loves me for me, but why not be a better me?" I had always been fat, always always, and this was my first REAL attempt at losing it. I made it my "New years resolution" and had my last fast food meal (Taco bell, my fave) on December 31st. Things went good until maybe late February/early March when he took me out to dinner one day. I was like man, this is so much better and easier than making all my own food.... So I stopped. For a good two weeks, I not only went back to eating fast food, I was eating it 2-3 times a day. Then one day my boyfriend wanted McDonald's breakfast before work so we drove out and took it back home. I was thinking "a breakfast burrito meal can't be that much, right? I'll just see" so out of nowhere I went back into MFP and logged my two burritos, hash brown plus finishing my boyfriends hash brown (he said it was too potato-y, I'm like it's made of potatoes!! LOL), and my small orange juice...... My jaw dropped when I saw the number - over 1,000 calories! MFP had given me a calorie limit of 1,310.... I was shocked, and immediately went grocery shopping! And here I am, down 26 pounds as of yesterday. Still on a journey, but I'm finally seeing differences and I know it will be worth it

    Always looking for other people to share the journey with, so let's be friends!
  • katiehughessy1
    katiehughessy1 Posts: 2 Member
    My point was seeing a unexpected photo of me playing with my toddler and realising I have no neck
  • kiwi_kisses
    kiwi_kisses Posts: 11 Member
    Seeing my picture at my sons 1 yr old birthday party, 2 months ago!!!
  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    I was at a formal event in a long red silk gown and someone told me I looked like the famous drag queen Divine. Fine if that's what you want but so not what I want.
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    Recently my motivation has been "Man, I just got rid of my bigger pants last year, I REALLY don't want to buy those bigger pants again."

    So that's my strategy: Whenever I can, I buy smaller pants and throw out all the bigger ones. My weight loss plan coincides with a tight budget, and I make sure that next-size-up clothes are NEVER in the budget, so I'd better make *kitten* sure I fit in the clothes I have.

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