Your "enough is enough" moment
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Over the past year, I saw the weight I lost inching back on little by little. Yesterday I just felt horrible and frumpy and generally uncomfortable because the dress I was wearing was just a little too tight. I started logging yesterday, and I feel much better just knowing I'm getting back on track.9
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My wake up call was when I couldn't fit into my "fattest" work pants, even leaving them unbuttoned with a belt. Literally could not squeeze into them, no matter how uncomfortable I was willing to be. I refused to buy bigger pants (as these were already a size larger than my "normal" size), and knew something had to give - since my pants couldn't, that meant I had to do something about my weight.
I had to wear skirts or dresses with stretchy waist bands for about a month while I lost enough weight to get back (uncomfortably) into my pants. I finally lost enough to where my pants were loose on me, then started working to get my fitness back. Put a few pounds on during that process, but eventually went back to losing just a bit slower.
Badly broken leg late in 2016 and subsequent complications led to me gaining back more than half of what I had previously lost.
Slowly working on getting back to where I was pre-leg issues, then will continue on working back towards my goal/old weight. I've started to realize just how much the desk job affects things, and have established the tools needed to accomplish my goals, so things are headed the right direction.7 -
It wasn't exactly an "enough is enough". I was happy with the way things were for me and obesity was just a minor inconvenience. It was more of a "this isn't working for me anymore" when I got bad blood test results after a series of "minor inconveniences". It just didn't feel minor anymore.3
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My fiancee asked what I wanted for my birthday. It was the middle of a very hot summer. I told her I'd like some tanktops. I never wear tanktops, but it was so hot that I decided to give them a go. She responded with "Oh honey, you don't have the arms for tanktops..."
Let's set aside from how sh*tty that comment was for a moment, and just say that THAT was my "enough is enough" moment.5 -
Family pictures from a large gathering. I couldn't find a single one I wanted to post or provide to others.6
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youcantflexcardio wrote: »What was your enough is enough moment that finally put you on (or back on) the path to fitness?
Mine was 2 moments combined within about 3 weeks of each other.
First, was snowboarding with my brother. 7 runs in one day about destroyed my legs. When i was fit I used to be able to do 20+ runs a day for 3-4 days in a row before needing a break. The second was my first time back on a dirt bike in 5 years - a 20 mile trail ride had my legs and arms so tired and cramped it was pathetic. Again, I used to be able to do 60+ miles in a day for multiple consecutive days.
About 2 days after that dirt bike ride I looked in the mirror after a shower, got and got really angry at myself for letting this happen. Later that night, I went to the gym and rode bike for 30 minutes. The next day i put myself back on a lifting routine. That was in April. Started tracking food in August.
For me it was after being on a medication that increased my appetite so much that I gained over 100 lbs in 4 or 5 months. I was not going to gain after that and not going to be bigger than the sizes sold in Lane Bryant. Being the biggest size in Lane Bryant was a real wake-up call. It has taken me a while to lose weight though. I am down about 110 lbs now. I am sick of being fat and want a life! There is so much I wasn't able to do because of being morbidly obese for so long and during my 20's!6 -
My doctor telling me last November that I was insulin resistant and pre-diabetic. I was also on blood pressure medication. I was off medication after 6 weeks and no longer show insulin resistance. I have lost about 78 pounds and have been maintaining a little below my goal weight for 3 months.9
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Recently, I regained 10lbs purely due to hormonal issues causing depression and increased appetite. I ate poorly, very poorly - pizza, cookies and chocolate for meals. I didn't have the energy or will to meal prep.
My turning point was having to get my big knickers back out of the attic. It absolutely killed me, especially as I'd only just put them away 3 months earlier. Plus, the more weight I have, the more water I seem to retain during pms. My breasts went up 2 cup sizes which I hate. I know lots of women would love that but I'm firmly in the itty bitty titty camp.2 -
For me it was end of 2017 i been poorly with colitis and had so much stress due to excutor for my late father will i was picking up colds,infections for weeks never had j felt so low so i made my mind up to start jan 2nd 2018 and this year would be my year and happy to say so far lost 36lbs cycle nearly 94 miles a week.do gym on odd days and stick to diet so hopefully by jan 2019 i hope im at least 3.5 stone or more down by then nearly be where i want to be at GOAL5
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One day I just realised that I could probably spend the rest of my life making excuses for myself and waiting for things to change. It is always easier to look forward to some mythical point where things will be different than to actually take responsibility for yourself and take a risk on actually becoming the person you always wanted to be. Losing weight and getting fit is definitely part of that, but it is a whole life change for me. My Faith is really important for me, so that day I committed to TRaCE (Take Responsibility for myself and Commit Everything back to God).2
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It’s when kids started noticing I am fat, I cannt run, my butt is big!
I want them to remember not as ‘mum was big’ but as fitter mum4 -
I just had my enough is enough momemnt
last night I was lay on my bed watching tv and saw the pair of white skinny jeans I wore to my brothers wedding in 2016.
at that point Id already lost around 2st from my heaviest in 2011 and the jeans were a little baggy, that was in the june.
From then to the end of the November I lost just over another 2st and was 3lbs away from what I weighed in 2007 when I got pregnant with my first child and seeing as Iv had 5 children now I was pretty impressed with myself and everyone was mentioning how great I looked etc.
these jeans now barely get to the top of my thighs
Iv had a lot of issues with my thyroid which has made me have a lot of pain, so I stopped working out, then I felt *kitten* so ate and ate and ate and now Im here disgusted that Iv let this happen after all the hard work I done and where Id got to.
Im not going to lie, Im still in the head space of wanting to fill my face to feel better about feeling so *kitten* about it but I know its now time I smack myself in the face and sort this out.
it just feels like such a big job now and feels like its impossible but I also know it is NOT imossible because Iv done it before and its not as big a job as it seems as Iv not even gone up to what my heaviest weight was so Im at a better starting point than I was the fisrt time I started.
So I know I just need to say "right this is it" and do it
Im also planning to start swimming again next week as the only exercise I do atm is wandering around a field while the dog runs around like a loon.
so my plan is to actually walk with the dog and get my *kitten* back in he pool as well as cracking on with sticking with my calorie goals8 -
At a doctor visit for a sinus infection last December, my doctor gently told me that my BMI was in the obese category (I had been overweight but not quite obese my entire adult life) and my blood pressure was uncontrolled on my meds.
Something clicked for me that day. I was 61 years old and felt 91. I was starting to have some joint pain and tired easily and honestly I was afraid of having a stroke.
Since that day, I’ve achieved a normal BMI/130 pounds/5’2.5” and have my pressure in check. No more aches and pains except occasional exercise soreness:). The trick now will be maintaining my weight and the habits I’ve acquired this past year.8 -
estherdragonbat wrote: »I was 5'3" and 254 lbs, just gotten a diagnosis of "Chronic Venous Insufficiency" from a vascular surgeon to explain why I'd gotten cellulitis, which had led to lymphedema and a leg three times its normal size with a weeping wound that wasn't healing. (It took multiple courses of antibiotics and daily visits from homecare nurses). He told me that there was no way to cure the condition, but it could be managed with compression stockings and weight loss.
Until I got that diagnosis, my GP had me on near-total bed rest. He was afraid too much walking around would overheat the leg and prolong the infection, so until the vascular surgeon figured out what was going on and cleared me for walking, since I don't drive, I was either having to wait for my husband to get home from work and chauffeur me about, push me in a transport chair we borrowed from a friend, or take taxis everywhere. It also meant timing my showers for right before the nurse visits—and sometimes they'd call to say they were coming when they were five minutes away. This went on for over two months.
I took a hard look at things and decided that I didn't want this to be my life. That was almost two years and 106 lbs ago.
Hi there,
Thank you so much for sharing. Can you please let me know if your venous insufficiency symptoms have reduced or disappeared? I don't know much about this, all I know is that I was diagnosed with venous reflux disease and have venous insufficiency in both legs and they are suggesting a surgical procedure. I'm terrified and want to try to reverse it as best I can the natural way.
Thanks so much and congratulations on your accomplishments!4 -
Being diagnosed with T2D and Anaemia was the kick in the butt that I needed. 70 pounds lost and almost 3 years later they have not resurfaced
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Mine was when my doctor told me I'd be on high blood pressure meds for the rest of my life, if I didn't do something about it. There were other things that led me to the decision of losing weight, but this one was the proverbial straw. My BP isn't completely under control yet, but I believe I'm in the right direction.4
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My dad had a bypass surgery. It was supposed to be a quadruple and the ended up doing five. I went in to visit him every day and when he was good to talk I'd ask him questions, like what he wanted for Christmas, to keep him up and distracted from the pain. Every time I asked he'd say the same thing, "I want healthy children who give blood." After the third time I actually listened. I went home and the next day I quit smoking and started counting. I had to wait to give blood for two more days but I did that too 11
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anarchysdaughter wrote: »estherdragonbat wrote: »I was 5'3" and 254 lbs, just gotten a diagnosis of "Chronic Venous Insufficiency" from a vascular surgeon to explain why I'd gotten cellulitis, which had led to lymphedema and a leg three times its normal size with a weeping wound that wasn't healing. (It took multiple courses of antibiotics and daily visits from homecare nurses). He told me that there was no way to cure the condition, but it could be managed with compression stockings and weight loss.
Until I got that diagnosis, my GP had me on near-total bed rest. He was afraid too much walking around would overheat the leg and prolong the infection, so until the vascular surgeon figured out what was going on and cleared me for walking, since I don't drive, I was either having to wait for my husband to get home from work and chauffeur me about, push me in a transport chair we borrowed from a friend, or take taxis everywhere. It also meant timing my showers for right before the nurse visits—and sometimes they'd call to say they were coming when they were five minutes away. This went on for over two months.
I took a hard look at things and decided that I didn't want this to be my life. That was almost two years and 106 lbs ago.
Hi there,
Thank you so much for sharing. Can you please let me know if your venous insufficiency symptoms have reduced or disappeared? I don't know much about this, all I know is that I was diagnosed with venous reflux disease and have venous insufficiency in both legs and they are suggesting a surgical procedure. I'm terrified and want to try to reverse it as best I can the natural way.
Thanks so much and congratulations on your accomplishments!
I haven't had a flare-up in about two years. Between the weight-loss and the compression stockings, it seems to be under control for now. They never mentioned surgery in my case. Hope you can get yours under control without it, or if not, that the procedure goes well!4 -
When I was told that I was pre diabetic. Every time I would go to the doctor I would face away from the scale and ask them to not tell me what the number was. When I found out I was pre diabetic I decided to weigh myself at home. 265. When would it end? When would I stop? There was no end in sight. I had put on 65 pounds in 2 years. I couldn't do it anymore. In my head I thought 'I'm going to end up like one of those people on My 600 Pound Life. I'm not going to be able to move.' I had diabetes twice while pregnant, and it was miserable. I didn't want to live the rest of my life that way. Not only did I have my weight going against me, it also runs hard in my mom's family, who is Native American. I felt like I had everything going against me. But I was done. Done. Done. Done.5
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Can't walk up a hill or the stairs without being out of breath. It happened recently, and I don't like it
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The passing of my mother - she was only 62 - diabetic, high cholesterol, and alzheimer (of course we don't know much about the alzheimer's and what causes is but... ) - My journey isn't about being fit... it is about complete health - mental, emotional, and physical. So far so good, even on the times I have fell off the wagon I haven't rolled off too far away...4
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Looking at myself in the mirror on boxing day without a shirt on and wondering if it was twins or triplets4
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Rowing 10k meters/day, day in and day out, everyday, 7 days/week for 12 months in a row on my Concept 2 rower,
That's when I said, "enuf is enuf."
I lost 10# gradually over the year from 160 to 150. Then took 6 weeks off w/o doing any rowing at all and quickly regained 5# from 150 to 155.
That's when I again said: "enuf is enuf."
Started rowing again everyday but only 5k meters a day this time and over the past 2 months I've curbed the wt gain and have maintained my wt at 155, which I think is a better wt for me than 150.
That's "good enuf" for now.
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3 years ago Boxing Day sewing a picture of myself at a family members house and not recognising the giant blob that was actually me . I knew deep down I was struggling especially as my blood pressure was sky high and I suffered acid reflux and anxiety through the roof . Me and partner had a rocky patch as I couldn’t understand why he was with me when I was like this but it didn’t spur me on to sort myself out I always made excuses . Seeing the picture made me stop making excuses and change myself . Picture still haunts me now1
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A combination of things.
A photo of me at Christmas 2014 which I absolutely hated. After which I noticed my clothes were getting tighter and I was about to go up yet another size. Then the realisation that my breathlessness and high blood pressure were because of my weight. I decided then I needed to do something about it!2 -
We went to Disney World and I was in maybe 2 pics because I avoid the camera. I want my kids to have momentos of me!3
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Stepped on the scale and realized I’d gained everything I’d lost from my previous weight loss attempt. That’s happened before but this time my husband and I have a set timeline for when we want to for a baby. It just really sunk in that I can’t keep doing this on and off dieting. I need to make a change. Now I’m 43 lbs down with 27 left to go!2
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I'd always been that fat girl/woman who could keep up with everyone, energy wise and even in sports type activities. That was true for me until I was about 29. I gained even more weight rapidly at my job at that time. I went on a business trip with my boss (who was older than me and normal weight). I could barely keep up with her especially on stairs. I had pain in my legs and was out of breath. I truly changed that day (in fall 2007) and even though it took me over 6 more years to get down to my current healthy weight, that was my turning point.1
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