Why did you come to the conclusion to lose weight?
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brittanynicholex wrote: »I was here a little over 2 years ago with a starting weight of around 280..... i did what i had to do (exercise, eat better, monitor my calories) and got down to 230ish. I was rocking my confidence, I felt better than I had in years, my depression was less bothersome, I was essentially a different person.
Then I met my now fiance.
Wing Wednesdays and plenty of dates to hibachi buffet certainly add up. I gained that weight back plus extra. I'm pushing 330 now and I just can't. I have NEVER been this heavy before in my life and I absolutely hate myself. I have 0 confidence, constantly paranoid that he'll leave me for someone thinner or prettier (he won't and tries to reassure me everyday), no energy ever, depression is hitting hard again. This is just no way to live.
Luckily he also has gained some weight, not quite as much as I have (the lucky *kitten* lol), and has been wanting to get back into playing airsoft with his buddies. So we both decided we're gonna start trying to eat better, go out less and be more active together.
ETA: my daughter, at 8, is also pushing 100 lbs. I realize that its not all me (as when she goes to family house she just does what she wants), but she probably has learned those terrible eating habits from me to begin with, and that makes me feel like trash.
awww girl dont feel bad its not your fault. any of it. not even about your daughter. shes just a kid and she should enjoy her time now shes growing ! but its great that you and your husband are going to do it together. I only had about idk maybe 60 lbs and now I think 50 and now the pounds are coming off a little faster because im doing things right. and for a long time I was just working out , and kinda tracking my food but on weekends I would probably eat everything back. so i took a long break and tried to maintain which i was successful this time because im not at school cause if i was i probably would have gained more back its very easily to do so especially in college. but since im not in college right now i was able to maintain. and now im back, and you know its okay if you make mistakes.. just dont give up! Try new things, I heard keto is really popular right now. I dont follow keto but i am low carb and it works for me , keto is just a little extreme. you should just start small. .figure out what you like. for me personally going to the gym kinda terrifies me, so i either walk to park in the mornings or workout at home doing beachbody i love it.4 -
When I saw a picture of myself next to my heavily pregnant cousin at a baby shower and my stomach much bigger than hers.
The last year and a half has been a nightmare for me. I went from 165/170 lbs to 260.
I’m going to stop eating so much rubbish and try and get fit again. I can’t even climb the stairs in my house without getting out of breath anymore.10 -
1) I want to survive. History of not-so-long lifespan in the family, partly due to lifestyle/food choices. I'm have been making bad choices as well. I want to survive and be there for my young kids. Losing planned 27.5 lbs and become more active should help.
2) I don't want to _just_ survive, I want to be fun, to be the mother who is able to play with the kids, have strength when needed and overall just be a good role model for them by being active and eating well. I'm not there now but I am moving in that direction.10 -
Had an appointment with my sleep doctor and when he looked at my charts, he was very concerned about my weight. After he mentioned it the third time, something clicked in me. The next week I started logging my food and tracking my calories.6
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What started my whole journey to weight loss was that I wanted to join the military, but I was 40 lbs over from the max weight that they'd accept. I finally got that done though Now I'm just wanting to lose an extra 10-20 lbs because I wanna go just a little more3
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Watching tv seeing hot women (LE agent types), and I used to be like that. I want to be great looking again. I haven’t had a major upgrade/promotion in 8 years, I’ve been overweight for 8 years.....despite doing great work. That and the clothing size, and difficulty picking things up.2
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mmaguire8204 wrote: »When I saw a picture of myself next to my heavily pregnant cousin at a baby shower and my stomach much bigger than hers.
The last year and a half has been a nightmare for me. I went from 165/170 lbs to 260.
I’m going to stop eating so much rubbish and try and get fit again. I can’t even climb the stairs in my house without getting out of breath anymore.
That sounds like you had a rough year, glad you are here on mfp!
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I woke myself up with a snore because I stopped breathing... nothing fancy!
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Cheers to a happy and healthy 2019. Keep those stories coming.1
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I don't really have a "this is rock bottom" moment. I had tried for years and years, just because of how I felt and I didn't feel confident in my own skin. This time around, I think I just ran out of reasons NOT to.
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I came to the realization that if I truly wanted to lose weight and get in better shape bad as I constantly complained I did, then it was up to me to make it happen. Have not looked back since.0
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I won't write an essay but in a nutshell; to feel free in my body2
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I had my first successful weight lost journey from 2010-2014. So successful that I had a surprise pregnancy in 2014. A year after my pregnancy I started online college and long story short I have gained 30 lbs sitting on my butt all day in the last 3 years, plus the weight I never loss from that pregnancy. I realized this when one day sitting on my couch and getting sciatic nerve pain. Time to get off my butt!2
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I was wishy washy about it for a while, I knew I was overweight, but I was never big on photos and my clothing size didn't always noticeably change as I packed on weight so I never gave it the second thought I should have. I got a real kick in the behind probably about five months ago. My mom was super unhappy with her weight and she was a serial weight watchers starter. There had been a sale and I said you know what, I'll go in with you and we'll do it together. Accountability buddies are always a good thing. And then the numbers came back, and I actually weighed more than my mother at 278 pounds. It was the heaviest I had been in my entire life. Suddenly all the aches and pains I was feeling had a concrete fact attached to them.
Needless to say, I went home and had a breakdown. But I was geared up to lose my weight because I refused to let myself get to that 300 mark that I was unknowingly approaching beforehand. Weight Watchers didn't last, the program was not for me and I didn't feel like paying for a program which wasn't helping. I took a short break again to get my head back on straight after it and came back to MFP. I'm down 10 pounds since I started up again here last month and I'm down 20 overall from where I started at my heaviest. I've got a long way to go, but after almost 4 full weeks of tracking everything that goes in my mouth I refuse to let myself go back. The only way I want to see my weight trend for the next almost 90 pounds is down.8 -
My partner bought me some lovely 36" waist trousers for christmas, and they didn't fit. That, and the fat rolls when I look in the mirror, I decided it was time to trim up a bit0
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I can't afford a new winter coat as nice as the one I currently have, so It needs to continue to fit (and zip!)6
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Year 2011-2018. Autoimmune Disease. Doctors packed me with prednisone thus the 50lb gain. Remission for a year now so I thought I want to kick start my health and hopefully it stays in remission.5
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I'm currently a UK size 14 but this was getting tight. I refuse to buy any size 16 so it was time to act!3
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I had hit overweight and noticed that I was the largest younger person in my family. I was embarrassed to see people I hadn't seen in a while, and I had phased out of "medium" clothes. I decided to start running and now I am trying to track my calories again like I did when I was at my smallest.2
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