What made you get serious about weight loss?
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Being too heavy to weigh myself on my old bathroom scale... then getting a new scale and seeing that I was over 300 lbs.
It's funny how- as you gain weight your 'scary weight' changes. I remember when I was a teenager, telling my mom to shoot me if I ever get over 200 lbs.
I plan to celebrate when I am under 200lbs again.
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I've had a large, significant event happen every year for 5 years in a row and fluctuating weight to go along with those. I decided that watching what I eat and working out is something within my control, even when it seems like nothing else is. It gives me something to focus on and set goals around.3
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I got a heart i want to take care of so i can be around to take care of my kids4
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My wake up call was when I was having to buy bigger clothes every other month. Every time I had to go up another size I felt like a part of me was slipping away as I morphed into someone I didn't recognize. I knew if I didn't do something I was only going to get bigger and be even more miserable.8
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Them: "I got you a size Large"
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I wanted to be able to tell people I wear a size smedium.2
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Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??1 -
toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
A terrible one3 -
My husband went gluten-lite, started running, and suddenly looked like I'd thrown him in the dryer and forgotten to take him out. He went from an extra-large to a medium, and he looks and feels terrific. I've had a weight problem my whole life, and while he loves me no matter what, I wanted to look and feel better for him. I also want to avoid diabetes and other health complications my mom has. Losing and getting stronger has severely lessened my fibro pain, and has made my husband happy because he knows it is likely he'll have me around longer. We help each other make smarter choices and live better. It's pretty awesome.5
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SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »I wanted to be @CoffeeAndContour 's friend
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why get serious about fitness?
pffft, that's easy..... so I can outrun Zombies; why else?
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I'm doing this because I want to continue to impress my girlfriend so she'll stay with me. Also, the self therapy that comes with the gym is amazing.1
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toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
Probably LOTS of them, actually. I have heard dozens of horror stories to that same effect.0 -
For me it was the first time I found myself unable to keep up with an average weight woman. I'd been technically morbidly obese since I was 16, but it wasn't until I was 31 and on a business trip that it happened. I was always able to keep up with my friends and had great bloodwork and all that jazz... Changed everything after that. I'd never even dieted previously or really worried much about my weight, I was just in a weird acceptance/denial state for all those years about it and people fed my confidence by giving me endless compliments and saying I carried my weight well and blah blah blah. But after getting pains in my legs from walking up and down stairs at the train station on a trip...I was ready to change, and did.2
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Motorsheen wrote: »why get serious about fitness?
pffft, that's easy..... so I can outrun Zombies; why else?
Had something to say but lets face it, there is no other reason to get in shape. Bravo good sir.
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toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
A terrible oneseltzermint555 wrote: »toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
Probably LOTS of them, actually. I have heard dozens of horror stories to that same effect.
People always have doctor horror stories lol. I just meant with the fibromyalgia, it makes no sense to say something like that. I mean, most doctors dont even believe its a real thing
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Multitude of things,
1. Had to go into a big and tall shop to be able to get clothes that fit as none of the high street shops stocked my size XXXL and just short of 22 stone. This led me to me getting into the gym and losing some weight got down to about 19.5 stone over a year and maintained that for a while
2. Wasn't allowed to take my annual fitness test at work due to high blood pressure. Started doing parkrun and lost another stone and reduced my blood pressure to a safer level without the need of medication
3. My wife wanted to lose some weight so we started a health eating plan and have currently lost a further 2 stone just at 16.5 stone but am now able to buy clothes in normal shops and old football tops from 15 years ago fit me again.
I think if I hadn't had all those 3 things happen to me then I'd still be rolling around thinking I'm invincible. Never going back to that size again and am looking at going down to 13.5 as a final goal.
Good luck to you all on your goals
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Fat is yucky
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toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
A terrible oneseltzermint555 wrote: »toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »Gloriam_Sanguinis wrote: »When I was told I'd be stuck like that forever cause of my fibromyalgia and size. That I'd be forever fat, in pain and couldn't do anything about it.
So I set out to proof that wrong. I did. I still am.
what kind of medical professional would tell you that you'll be fat forever and in pain because of fibromyalgia??
Probably LOTS of them, actually. I have heard dozens of horror stories to that same effect.
People always have doctor horror stories lol. I just meant with the fibromyalgia, it makes no sense to say something like that. I mean, most doctors dont even believe its a real thing
I agree, a lot of doctors don't believe it's real...and yep, doctor horror stories abound especially on this site.
But really I did mean the fibromyalgia and weight horror stories. I used to work in an office where we helped people with disabilities and it felt like every third or fourth woman (employee and client) told the same story about having fibromyalgia and their doctor saying there is essentially no treatment for it and they won't be able to lose weight if they can't do loads of exercise so they'll just need to try to get on disability because nothing will change. These women were often in their twenties or thirties. It made me sad and confused!0 -
I was tired of being fat and ugly. Decided I would rather just be ugly.3
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