What was YOUR final straw to finally make a change?
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I had a massive health scare just before Christmas 2017......my sight went funny & I thought I was going blind. Doc sent me to hospital & after blood tests, a brainscan, an ECG & various other checks it was deemed I'd had a mini stroke (TIA). I was put on medication & told I had Atrial Fibrillation & needed to lose weight. I had been very, very lucky. I've had no ill effects since (14 months on) & I have lost 52lbs so far. There's nothing like a threat to your mortality to make you sit up & take notice!6
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I am a Paramedic, I was working for our county EMS and they began a program called 4th N Goal. They pay for a gym membership and personal training if you go at least 20 times in a 3 month period. My did it when it got started up and the second quarter she talked me into doing it. At that time I had HTN and severe headaches on a regular basis. I couldn't bend over to tie my shoes without getting short of breath. I was like a walrus rolling around trying to get out of bed or up from the couch. I was at my all time high of 318 lbs when I started with the trainer. I had good success and over the next 3 years I lost 90+ lbs and kept it off until the last year and half. I had some problems come up and used those as an excuse to gain back 60ish lbs. I have felt so ashamed of myself for letting myself creep back to where I said I would never go. I have gotten back into MFP this past month and keeping myself in check with logging my meals. I owe it all to the SOULCON challenge. I started this challenge by myself until I realized that it needed to be done with a partner or group. So I got my son and dad involved. SOULCON for anyone curious, is a men's ministry that not only gets you physically fit but also spiritually fit by allowing the Holy Spirit to be in control of your soul. It's 6 week challenge and as of week 4 I am down 14 lbs. Around 50 more pounds to go to get me back to where I left off and about 70 pounds for my goal. I've done it before so I know I can get there again.9
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Final straw to make me get back to it . . . I discovered the other day that 5'8" me, where'd only 12 pounds less than my 6'2" husband. I use to weigh 85 less but he's lost weight seems I've gained it.3
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At 21 I was sitting in hospital with blood pressure at stroke level... It's been a slow process since then7
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The day I had to squeeze into a booth at a restaurant.I knew that was it,no more!2
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Realizing I was wearing the same size of clothing my mother wore. Size 16. Our body shape very different, but non the less over weight. UGH Working at seeing size 8 again.1
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My friend posted this on facebook:
With some not very nice remarks.
4 months later, I'm not "there" ... but progress is progress. I'm still hoping for some abs by summer:
And I'm training for a 15k race!! October first I could only run for 80 seconds. Those accomplishments keep me at it.25 -
Breakup with the man of my dreams. I needed something to channel all my heartache toward. I focused on meal planning, working out, etc. to distract myself from the sadness. I had to prove to myself I was worth moving on.11
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I was kind of working on weight loss at age 59 because of sudden-onset heartburn and reflux, something I'd literally never had before in my life. After a bunch of scopes'n'tests'n'scans, that was diagnosed as gallbladder adenomyomatosis, which is neither stones nor sludge, but an inflammatory condition that is sometimes associated with gallbladder cancer.
Since I'd already had a cancer experience (stage III breast cancer, with mastectomies, chemo, radiation, hormonal therapy), I was on board with having the GB removed so they could send that puppy to the pathology lab.
I think what sealed my commitment to weight loss was reading the pathology report, which - although benign, thankfully - included phrases like "hepatic bed surface remarkable for a transmural defect measuring 0.5cm", "mucosa is remarkable for scattered streaks of yellow plaque", "wall . . . edamatous" and other such goodies. Yikes!
You've heard of "scared straight"? I think this is "scared thin". Still maintaining a healthy weight - so far - at age 63.
Oh, and - heartburn and reflux totally gone, immediately, post-surgery.5 -
A true friend of mine I played football with in college called me after seeing a pic of me on FB. He essentially said three things - you’re not playing football anymore, you don’t have to eat like it’s a union job, and if you don’t get your crap together you’re going to be dead in 10 years. Now mind you there are about three people in the whole world that could have said that to me without risking their lives. He’s one of them. He then turned me on to MFP and the rest is history as they say. I’ve thanked him often for the kick in the seat and the tools he gave me to help save my own life.
wow amazing difference4 -
Two miscarriages last year. Took me a few months to decide to change, but here I am.9
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leejoyce31 wrote: »A true friend of mine I played football with in college called me after seeing a pic of me on FB. He essentially said three things - you’re not playing football anymore, you don’t have to eat like it’s a union job, and if you don’t get your crap together you’re going to be dead in 10 years. Now mind you there are about three people in the whole world that could have said that to me without risking their lives. He’s one of them. He then turned me on to MFP and the rest is history as they say. I’ve thanked him often for the kick in the seat and the tools he gave me to help save my own life.
wow amazing difference
Thank you. It’s still a work in progress but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t pleased with the progress.5 -
@Silent_Soliloquy First and foremost, you're doing great! Second, that was not a friend. Friends don't do that.3
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I was 32.
I couldn’t tie my own shoes, my kids would have to tie them for me.
My back hurt all the time and my knees throbbed.
I cried when I saw a picture of myself and I cried because I was never in the pictures.
I was only 32.
32 is to young to be so aged, so handicapped and I wanted to smile at the girl in the mirror.
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Being bedridden.2
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I historically have been thin. I was a heavy smoker for many years. After I quit, I gained a million pounds. OK, maybe 70 or so. OW! Being fat hurt! I carried most of the weight in my belly so bending over hurt like hell. Long story short, I hated the pain of the extra weight, complained to my doctor who sent me here and lost the weight. Kept it off, too. I guess my tipping point was the pain and discomfort of all those extra pounds. Thank God for MFP!4
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I lost 40 lbs 5 years ago and last year put 25 lbs back on, I was so depressed, I had a flu and couldnot eat for 7 days then got my appetite back and could not quit eating and adult kids upset me also and I am an emotional eater and knew I was going to doctor for physical and so got myself on low carb diet and got the weight off July-October, I lost 30 lbs. I am so much happier.2
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leejoyce31 wrote: »A true friend of mine I played football with in college called me after seeing a pic of me on FB. He essentially said three things - you’re not playing football anymore, you don’t have to eat like it’s a union job, and if you don’t get your crap together you’re going to be dead in 10 years. Now mind you there are about three people in the whole world that could have said that to me without risking their lives. He’s one of them. He then turned me on to MFP and the rest is history as they say. I’ve thanked him often for the kick in the seat and the tools he gave me to help save my own life.
wow amazing difference
Thank you. Forever a work in progress.0 -
First i broke a toilet seat and it pinched my butt. Then my niece said she was a shamed of me. She didn't want to be seen in public. It hurt but it got me into the gym9
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