What was your final push to get serious?

I'm wearing out my recliner!

I spend too much time doing nothing but watch TV and play on my tablet. I gotta/wanna have a more active life but first I need new knees - - - so I need to lose weight and get strong before I schedule surgery (my self-imposed requirements).

TODAY - I decided this has to be the day I become more active in my own life! I mean, I should should be the star of my own life, right?! (movie?)

So - today is the day. I am going to tackle the every-growing 'to do ' list and make a difference in my day.

At the end of day, I want to know I was active in my own life and that I accomplished something - anything! It can be laundry, etc - just get out of the recliner and move!

Just so very tired of all that being overweight does to you. The limited clothes that you can wear but they don’t fit either, so they’re uncomfortable. Knowing you are 100% being unhealthy and allowing that which I believe adds to the insanity and keeps you eating more. I’ve tried for months in 2020 and failed. But about 2 weeks ago I thought what if you really try to stay within a calorie range, what if you really stop when you get in that range. What if you consciously buy healthy food and try. I can honestly say I feel better. After just 2 weeks! I’m not as hungry. I’m motivated about 50% of the time and when I’m not I sit with that lack of motivation waiting for it to pass, which it usually does. Water, coffee (decaf too) and gum helps. And if I cave,I log it which means less later so no freaking out. I do take one day off but I try to be mindful and while I eat more on that day, it’s usually just one very high calorie meal. And trust me your tummy will start to shrink, or your appetite and you get full faster so I pay attention to that and don’t go beyond. When I do on that cheat meal, I feel so uncomfortable after. Working out hard is maybe 2 x a week but daily I walk to my 10,000 steps and might go as much as 5-6 miles. The walking is amazing. Bundle up and let the fresh air fill your lungs. Btw I’m 5.5 and started at 164. So far 2.5 lbs down. My goal is 135-140 but right now my mini goal is getting used to this new way of eating and tracking daily. If I screw up I get right back on track the next day. Can I tell you that at night when I see my calories in goal range I am done and really proud of myself. And I’m not starving in the least.
Ok one more thing, I’m friends with only 1 person on MFP. She’s so so supportive and has lost 100lbs in a year so she knows what she’s doing. She eats different foods than me but what she does well is stay in her range almost all the time. She does allow a few days a month to eat in excess.
I was eating most every day in excess so I see this as a win so far. And hey I can’t predict the future but in short I can tell you I’m no longer okay with all that goes along with being overweight so I feel really like I’m going to do it.
Please reach out if I can do anything

first time...I had always just eaten because i was constantly hungry and shakey and just constant blood sugar crashes...Found out im hyopglysemic...just one day I decided to push past the constant hunger and blood sugar crashes and I ....felt better...went 2 days not eating feeling amazing for once. Decided to get on and focus on eating good stuff and less often and to practice working with my blood sugar levels.

I didnt want back on that rollercoaster ever again. Lost 110lbs. Got engaged to a meat eating chip devouring snacky man in a pandemic and moved...Gained back up to 145-150 range from my 130. Realized im not happy here I feel chubby and lazy and just bored and annoyed at feeling bad again. My weight limit i decided to allow was 150 tops and i was very close to hitting it. So this time around im loosely tracking calories and not really walking alot (this house is way more boring to walk around thn my old one, And aparently im now allergic to the sun so i focus on eating) mainly focusing on just good choices and feeling better and not gaining more. I know what calories look like from my time losing i mainly just have chosen to go back to the meals that worked best for me before. I cant go through the massive mental effort again as my lifes sort of hellish right now, And i dont feel good about it, But I can make better choices with my food. Thats something I can do.

My apologize for length, but others said, this was more for me than anything!

I almost didn't reply although I wanted to! I thought, how many times have you said "I'm serious this time" only to have my determination end by the weekend! I've been down this road, on day 2 so many times I can't count and I don't want to look back at my logging history to realize what that number truely is!

This week I had a follow up with my doctor so he would renew my cholesterol medication. It's been a year and he wanted to get new labs. As predicted, and I didn't spend 10 years in medical school, I'm old and fat! I was ready for the lecture, I had felt my cloths getting tighter, I had experienced the difficulty at bending over to tie my shoes, my back hurt from the time spent in the recliner!

He started by letting me know my blood pressure was high. The little nurse said I was "border line" (She's so cute), he countered that with, "we're going to put you on another medication". Yea, now I can get an extra meal a day by taken meds! We talked about what I was doing, or rather not doing. I made it sound like I was trying. In my mind I was. Smaller portions, which meant not "Biggie Sizing" my combo meal. I had been on the exercise bike 4 days a week (for the past 3 weeks in anticipation of the lecture). Then he hit me with the unexpected. "Have you ever considered weight loss surgery"? At first I was elated, FINALLY something to help. I had friends that had it and had some success. This was going to be the easy way out I needed! Bless him!

The next day, I called and requested the info from the clinic. They sent over some info as well as next steps. I started to research pros and cons. I read others experiences both good and bad and took the info and not the emotion. What I realized is that alot of people, have temporary success, but permanent implications! Some have had great success, but it came down to, you have to work and limit your portions. Additionally, WLS, would probably put greater restrictions that I may want to endulge in later in life. So, was it really the easier way? It seemed like just as much work, I just had to fix it in my head and not my stomach! I applaud everyone that has had the surgery, one size does not fit all, but I owed it to myself to try. They were going to limit me prior to surgery and post surgery, so why not see if I can do it without scars.

So here I am day two with a desire to succeed. I don't know if this is different this time! I don't know if this was my "Final Push". I sure hope so. I'm kinda betting my life on it!

I have been having health issues for a while...severe vomiting and other yucky things. Fast forward to October and I ended up in hospital for 2 days as a result. Blood work, ultrasounds, mri, endoscopy, colonoscopy, biopsies. I have been seeing a cardiologist, rheumatologist, gastroenterologist and now a nephrologist. I feel like the entire medical system is taking notice (which I am very happy for) and this is making me take even more notice! Let me be completely honest.....I am single and now an empty nester. Neither of my kids live nearby and I am afraid of something happening and being alone. I do not want to ever become a burden on my sons but I also don't want to live in fear....I am only 47! I am making progress with the wonderful medical professionals that are helping me and I have to do my part to ensure I am giving my health the level of attention it needs.

I was watching a weightloss success story on YouTube. One of things she said gave me a light bulb moment: "The progress was slow, but you won't get there any faster if you stop."
Brilliant. Duh!
She also talked about how we can't trust ourselves because we constantly break our own promises - we respect others enough to keep promises made to them, but won't do it for ourselves.

I decided that I'd promise myself to try, and do better, and not stop, and baby step it all the way there. Stop leaning on my family to support how I want to eat, stop giving up on myself, and stop STOPPING.

A stranger congratulated me on my pregnancy at work in front of my coworkers. I have fertility issues and have never been pregnant. The worse part is I was so wiped out that day I couldn't say anything but 'thank you'. Sooooooo embarrassing. That day I started the deficit, and this time I'm not stopping till I get to normal weight.

Super odd for me because I'm female and would normally look to other women my age for inspiration....I happened to see a post on Instagram of a guy that was over 300 pounds. Not only did he lose 100 pounds, he built an amazingly beautiful physique through weight lifting AND successfully grew his business (not fitness based) at the same time. I thought, what the heck am I doing when there are people like him out there busting their butts, making these huge gains, and not making any excuses whatsoever? He's pretty much my hero.

Lost a ton of weight just giving up sugar. Which led to me eating less altogether, which led to more loss. Now I'm so happy to be losing again that I can't stop trying. Can't wait to feel safe to go to the gym, cause that'll be a game changer.