What was your point of disgust?

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  • shenanigans_
    shenanigans_ Posts: 457 Member
    Not being able to shop in 'regular size' clothing stores.
  • evilpoptart63
    evilpoptart63 Posts: 397 Member
    I was tired of having sex fights with my husband. One especially bad one I asked why he goes so long without any interest in getting it on with me but leaves porn history on my phone without deleting it even though it bothered me...he informed me that my body was disgusting and he thought I would take the hint and try to get in shape. He went on to say my post-baby stomach didnt even look like something that belonged on a human and I looked repulsive naked....That was it...I snapped and decided getting in shape needed to be my #1 priority. I haven't looked back and my marriage is better than ever!! :)
  • Bkind2meAli
    Bkind2meAli Posts: 38 Member
    Getting on the scale and realizing that I weigh more now then I did when I was pregnant 10 years ago :(
  • HDBKLM
    HDBKLM Posts: 466 Member
    Mellykay88 wrote: »
    Okay, haven’t posted my starting weight until now... My point of disgust was when I saw the number on the scale (471). I’ve always been overweight... I just didn’t know how close to 500 lbs I was. I lost 10 lb over the next few months, but didnt really have a goal or a light bulb moment until I watched the first episode of “This Is Us”. Yes, a TV show was my lightbulb moment. Something about seeing “Kate’s” story, which is much like mine, made me realize that I could actually do something about this. I was 28 at the time, I didn’t want to spend any more of my life miserable. That was December 2016 and I’m down to 355 today with no plans on stopping.

    Over 100 pounds in less than a year is a fantastic accomplishment, who cares if your inspiration came from TV? Whatever it takes, right? Indeed, I think we underestimate the influence entertainment media have on us, for good or ill, and in that sense your story is all the more reason why representation of 'non-traditional' types is so important. The power of 'seeing' stuff to spark the imagination, even in the context of something fiction. Get this: Mae Jemison, the first Black woman astronaut, was inspired by seeing Lt. Uhuru on Star Trek when she was a kid—the first Black woman on TV who wasn't playing somebody's maid or something like that, so the story goes.

    Congratulations again, and glad to know there's no end in sight to your journey.
  • coffeebean92
    coffeebean92 Posts: 41 Member
    edited November 2017
    Mine was realizing when I was at my heaviest I was mainly attracting a certain type of guy which I was not into and if I wanted to attract the type of guys I am into I needed to work on my appearance. I lost the majority of my weight and now I am able to attrract the hotties (: There is hope lol. Also I developed painful fluid around my knee and don't want to have to get surgery and realized losing weight will help my knee and help my body function better in general without added stress of extra weight. My mental health also has improved.
  • coffeebean92
    coffeebean92 Posts: 41 Member
    evilpoptart63 wrote: »
    I was tired of having sex fights with my husband. One especially bad one I asked why he goes so long without any interest in getting it on with me but leaves porn history on my phone without deleting it even though it bothered me...he informed me that my body was disgusting and he thought I would take the hint and try to get in shape. He went on to say my post-baby stomach didnt even look like something that belonged on a human and I looked repulsive naked....That was it...I snapped and decided getting in shape needed to be my #1 priority. I haven't looked back and my marriage is better than ever!! :)

    It sounds like he was really harsh ]: I am happy you were able to lose the weight. Congrats on having a baby!!!
  • Kadoober
    Kadoober Posts: 289 Member
    I have been having back problems (long term) and shoulder problems (more acute). So I basically stopped moving about. I hadn't gained any weight, but my clothes were much snugger and uncomfortable.

    I went to PT for my shoulder and was completely disgusted to learn that I could work my delts to exhaustion with a TWO LB. WEIGHT. TWO POUNDS, ya'll! Hey - I was all fluffy because my muscles were melting away.

    Bleh. Hell no. Logged back in here at MFP and joined my local Y the next day. Screw this nonsense.
  • JennyRATL
    JennyRATL Posts: 199 Member
    edited November 2017
    Seeing pictures of myself and looking like a tree stump. Squatty with no definition, no waist. Just straight down. Flabby arms, cottage cheese butt and thighs...yuck.
    I was really naturally thin my whole life until I hit 40. And I have thin arms and calves, so most people assume I'm "fit" because that's all they see and I dress to hide the flab. And I thought I looked pretty good as long as I was dressed!
    Then I saw pictures of myself.... :o
    I drank too much rose, exercised too little and was always tired...
  • mishelnkiki1
    mishelnkiki1 Posts: 87 Member
    It was actually when a new girl started at work. We have another girl in our row as well. The first girl, her cubby t work is filled with junk. Candy and pop-tarts and all the crap you can imagine and shes big. The new girl is vegan and her cubby is filled with all the healthy food like fruits and just really good foods and she looks much healthier. It was then that I realized that while I don't have any food in my cubby, the food I was eating everyday resembled the junk cubby. I don't want to be like that anymore. Having a vegan next to me has helped keep me motivated so much!
  • acfisher88
    acfisher88 Posts: 58 Member
    I've always been overweight, but it never really bothered me through school or uni - no one said anything and I always had lots of friends. But once I began working and was even more sedentary, the weight really piled on. I tried a few fad diets but always gave up early and gained more weight back than I'd started with, and suddenly I was a UK size 22 (US 20).

    I was in serious denial that everything was okay until about a month before my 29th birthday. I realised I'd be turning 30 next year, and I was quickly running out of time to do something about my weight before it got really out of hand. Signed up with a personal trainer just before my birthday in July 2017 and have lost 30lbs so far - the mechanics behind it have been so simple; it makes me so angry with myself that I didn't do this sooner.
  • shanlivestrong
    shanlivestrong Posts: 27 Member
    I've had several moments of disgust. I'm just hoping that my latest keeps me motivated. I've disliked my appearance for a long time now. I hate the way I feel when I walk, I hate how easy it is to lose breath from the slightest bit of physical exertion, how my fiancé and I barely do anything together because he loves to go out and I just want to stay hidden at home, how I'm sinking more and more into depression and that only adds to me wanting to do more of nothing. I have drawers and closets full of cute clothes I've collected over the years that I've never been able to fit because I never wanted to admit to myself that I need to buy bigger clothes. I'm down to one pair of pants that actually fit, some tights, and a pair of stockings. My skin has broken out and has lost the glow it used to have. I look older than I actually am. I feel unattractive and have lost my sex drive. Even though my fiancé claims he's still attracted to me, I don't believe him. I don't want to be around family or friends because of what they'd think. I feel like I'm not living life and I desperately want to.

    All of this, combined, has been my wake up call/ moments of disgust. This is my umpteenth time on a weight loss journey but I really need this time to stick. Oh, and I'm getting married in three months and don't want to feel this way on my wedding day.
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    My lowest point was when my "fat jeans" started getting tight and every single pair was wearing out in the thigh area. I stepped on the scale to see just how much I had gained over the past few years and I was heavier than I was when I was pregnant with twins. I was horrified and vowed to get back in shape. I haven't looked back since. It's been 3 months and I'm down 33 pounds, feel amazing and starting to gain some confidence back.
  • jaimestewart1980
    jaimestewart1980 Posts: 47 Member
    When I lost a direct line of sight on my tallywhacker.
  • mybesttutu
    mybesttutu Posts: 62 Member
    Now!
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