What finally pushed you to lose the weight?

Feeling completely uncomfortable in my skin. The scale as 260, I had let it all go during a 2 year depression. At first, I was overwelmed... I begin to think about all that had happened during those years, what I had overcame and then I realized that I hadn't overcame, I had isolated, eaten, and drank my way from 175 to 260, as God saw me through the struggles. I decided that it was time, that struggling at this weight to live from day to day, is more painful than making the behavior modifications and eating habit changes necessary to feel better immediately... as I work to losing the weight. I stopped drinking, started tracking my intake, reviewing the data, taking vitamins, and re-introduced activity into my lifestyle, within 2 weeks I'm down 12 lbs... so it's true...
"When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing, change begins in earnest."

I'm feeling better already, preparing meals at home, monitoring progress of my nutritional changes... and enjoying every minute of it... I READY!

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When my dumb scale read 296 and I’m 5’5.5 and I have a whole closet full of clothes I can NOT fit at all.

Saw a picture a friend posted that made me realise how much the 17lbs I'd put on over the last year and a half had aged me. That gave me the lightbulb moment that expanding out of all but a small portion of my wardrobe had not! I'd used three consecutive leg injuries to excuse the weight gain (I'd stopped exercising but not cut down what I was eating accordingly).

Snapping back into reality after my slutty gf cheated on me. What a dummy LOL

Stepping on the scale and seeing the number 203 (and I'm only 5'4). Several years ago, I lost 35 pounds from a starting weight of 188, which I was horrified with at the time. Long story short, I've yo-yo'd some over the years but at the bare minimum always stayed under 175. I knew I'd gained weight this spring, but was absolutely shocked at how much. I basically gained 40 pounds in six months. I kept telling myself, "One more day/meal won't really make that much of a difference- I'll get back into eating well tomorrow, next week, etc." I also got rid of my gym membership because it got crazy expensive, with the great intentions of joining another "soon" and then never did. Well obviously it does make a big difference. The moral of this story, at least for me, is never stop weighing in, even if you're not doing well. I would have NEVER let myself get anywhere near 200 if I would have realized that's how big I'd gotten.

Beyond that:
-Getting winded doing normal activities. For example, last week I went to a baseball game and was seriously out of breath just from walking around the stadium and climbing a few stairs.
-Having to buy plus sized clothes for the first time. I had to go out and buy pants in size 14/16 and all XL tops. I bought a t shirt for the aforementioned baseball game and had to buy a men's XL for it to fit comfortably enough to not show fat rolls. Talk about embarrassing!
-Basically not being able to find any clothing that's flattering, especially for summer- even if it's a "flowy" top that somewhat hides my stomach, my arms look horrible right now.
-Realizing that I weigh about 40 pounds more than my dad.
-Having to avoid certain social situations because of my weight- such as anything involving a swimsuit, or anything involving exercise where I won't be able to keep up, like hiking, or even things where I know there will be a ton of walking and I'll get embarrassingly out of breath/sweaty.
-I used to a youtube workout from Chris Powell called "The Workout." There are 3 levels and at my peak I did level 3 for an "easier" workout day. One year, I took it upon myself to lead a "beginner" fitness group with coworkers and we started with level 1, which is only 15 minutes and mostly warm-up style exercises. I remember thinking at the time how sad it was that people really needed to start at this level, and how it was really for people who'd "never been off the couch" before. A few days ago I decided I'd start with level 1, thinking it would be an easy day 1 confidence booster and I'd move to level 2 the next day. I struggled to make it through the 15 minutes and am literally still sore more than 48 hours later!
-Feeling uncomfortable all of the time. I am just sitting here and I feel uncomfortable. I can't bend down and pick something up or get out of a chair without some effort. Even though I bought some bigger/more comfortable clothes, my torso is so fat that any bra is horribly uncomfortable. It fits fine around my rib cage (after I bought a bigger size, of course), but digs into the fat around my upper torso.

Chronic fatigue and pain, being unable to be comfortable while laying down, listening to my knees creak when I walk up stairs . . . .

Plus someone I hate is losing weight and is almost thinner than me.

PS, I think you great in your picture. I never have curves whether I am skinny or overweight.

When I realized I just felt bad all the time. I was stiff, sore, tired, and most importantly, I felt terrible about myself.

I also finally admitted to myself that those feelings around my weight were stopping me from dating. Sure I was focusing on my career, but also...I didn't want anyone looking at me. That's no way to live a life.

I found out this past March that I am pre-diabetic. That really spurred me to change. I started my new diet April 27th and I've lost 28 pounds. I'm still just as motivated now as I was when I started. I am starting to feel better and fit in my clothes better. Being pre-diabetic has scared me into change.