What was your "Enough is Enough?"

I've been having a gradual low point for the last 2 years I think I have put on an extra 3 stone on top of what I already was.none of my clothes fit anymore I looked horrible in everything, having trouble bending over, severe heartburn, pain all over, Depression.
because of my size was getting the better of me and was abusing alcohol more for it to the point I was horrible and vile to my friends and family and don't even remember doing it. It scared me and I know I need to change

st_martn wrote: »

I'm a new member and went down to Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 this weekend with a buddy of mine. Lots of walking invloved, and I am a big man, but can still move pretty well. It was in the low 90's yesterday, and the combination of no food, minimal water, and be in grotesquely overweight led to the low point in my life of being passed out on the bathroom floor right before the race. That is my low point, and a huge wake up call to start taking this health more seriously, and that it's not a game. What was your low point? How did/are you rebound(ing) from it?

Wow. Thank you for sharing. That's so tough to face. Mine was having to be on medication that turned a peppy fun loving mom into an obese angry yelling at her kids numb kind. I wanted more for them and that had to start with me. My Dr recommended the LCHF lifestyle I dropped 30lbs so far and haunt been on meds in over a year and my kids are happier. I still have 30 to go. Thanks for posting this

Seeing my mothers Super Sized Pill Caddie . . . not what I wanted in my future. I was on HB pills and then the Dr. thought adding another pill to combat some of the side effects of the first pill - that was my notice to really take charge of my health.

Sorry to hear about you passing out, I hope all is well. Take your time each little inch forward adds up, don't leap - that could result in an injury that will set you back - I'm sure you get what I am saying Remember, be reasonable and overall be good to yourself.

hoppgeorge wrote: »

when i took my daughter to six flags and i couldn't fit on the rides. i was humiliating.

Same here, I went for Fright Fest a few weeks ago and was only able to fit on like 2 rides! Being told you don't fit and can't ride in front of so many people is flat out embarrassing!!

st_martn wrote: »

I'm a new member and went down to Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 this weekend with a buddy of mine. Lots of walking invloved, and I am a big man, but can still move pretty well. It was in the low 90's yesterday, and the combination of no food, minimal water, and be in grotesquely overweight led to the low point in my life of being passed out on the bathroom floor right before the race. That is my low point, and a huge wake up call to start taking this health more seriously, and that it's not a game. What was your low point? How did/are you rebound(ing) from it?

You have this! Choose each day to be the best you can be while you embark on your journey. It won't be easy, and some days you will want to give up. Don't give up!

As for my "Enough is Enough"...
I developed vertigo that lasted 7 weeks. I went to the Dr. to figure out why I felt drunk when I walked, and it was the first time I had gone in years. Seeing the number on the scale stare back at me made me realize I had let myself go, and most likely that was the cause of my vertigo. That was nearly 5 years ago, and while I haven't hit my goal weight, I have been able to maintain a loss of approximately 50 pounds over the past 4 years. I have about 20 pounds to go.

I back slid and it hit me one day I realized I done went up in jeans size and my tops were too tight. So I'm back and more determined than before. My fiancé had bad blood work so I put him on a diet and we are workin on this together.
Feel free to add me as a friend on here!
Also anyone else feel free to add me on here! I try to motivate and encourage and share health recipes when I discover new ones
It helps when we motivate eachother
I wish you the best!

My low point was watching my husband lose 110 pounds with bariatric surgery (he was a candidate, I was not) and he weighed the same as me. How did that happen? Couple that with my last blood work showing that I was pre-diabetic. My husband has every co-morbidity in the book and I do not want to be that person. I'm going to have to do this the hard way with diet and exercise but I'm ready to do it. 2 weeks: 21 lbs down. It won't always be like that -- it's easier at first when your super large, but been exercising, etc. I'm hooked.

Hey welcome! Sometimes it's the little moments that make us stop and wonder whether or not it's normal to be so winded/tired/sick...

I was doing a summer research program in a new city. I was lonely and numbing with food, and though I was active I wasn't moving nearly as much as I thought. I hadn't weighed myself since my checkup a year prior; and that summer I almost set another weight record. I was struggling to run and to walk up hills (the walk back from lab was up a giant half-mile-long slope), I was in denial and out of touch with my body, and decided to start taking care of myself.

JK, I was young and I decided to start hating myself til I got skinny and all the boys wanted me.

I've since readjusted my attitude in spurts, which has also caused my weight to fluctuate. But breaking that initial phase of denial and coming to terms with just how unhappy I was, and how it was reflecting on me physically, was a huge lesson to learn, and even though my process has been full of upswings and downswings I am a whole lot healthier, mind and body, than I was at the beginning of that miserable summer.

My lowest of the low was when I was standing in the shower and I could not see my ta-ta. I was so embarrassed and disappointed in myself for letting my weight get so out-of-control. I had already begun to feel tired and out of breath, from just walking only a few feet. However, I had not changed anything. Then I joined and started logging my meals and it was an eye opener realizing how many calories I was consuming, including snacks. I joined back in July and I have lost 25 pounds, thus far. It has been a struggle because I like to eat, all types of food. But I know that I do not want to pull out those old "big girl" clothes from the back of my closet.
I pray that everyone is successful on their journey as you continue to choose a healthier lifestyle and clean eating.
Be blessed......

My wake up call came earlier this year when a friend of mine gave my some very nice clothes that had belonged to her mother. I usually wore a 2x although I had started buying some dresses in 3x. Since most of the clothes were a size 3x, I was confident that they would fit. One day at church my friend asked me why I was the only one who never wore the things she had given me. That's when I had to admit that they were too small! I'm not talking about some of them were too small; I couldn't wear any of them! I was at 242 the highest I had ever been, and I'm only 5'3"! That was my "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH moment! My current weight is 214, but I've got a ways to go before my BMI is no longer in the obese range! Onward and downward!!!