What was the moment? When did you decide to take back control?
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I was aimlessly scrolling on tik tok and I heard this quote and it just made something click in my head like my lightbulb turned on! I was tired of feeling miserable and ready for me to be happy again!
The quote was “You control your mind, don’t let your mind control you.”
It’s something so simple yet so true. I had given up so badly that I just didn’t care what I ate and did whatever. Not only did I gain weight, but my body would constantly hurt and feel so uncomfortable.
Ever since I started getting serious, all I’ve felt is happiness and I feel amazing again! You truly have to do things for you if you expect results!12 -
FABRICWOMAN wrote: »My wake up moment was when I went to the orthopedic surgeon July 2020 ready to commit to double knee replacement surgery, and he told me he would not operate until I lost 100 lbs. I am currently down 50+ lbs. Needless to say at the time I was disappointed. I had started eating 2 to 3 pints of Ben and Jerry a week when COVID-19 hit back in March. My logic was if I was going to catch it and die, I would at least be happy for a while. Well I am still here, and hoping to reach the goal by April of 2021. My greatest wish is that the Dr. will tell me with the weight loss I will no longer need the surgery. Wish me luck!
UPDATE: As of today I have lost a total of 95 lbs. I think I'm going to make that goal of 100 lbs. to lose by 4/14/21.35 -
When I could hardly get out of bed or go down the stairs easily first thing in the morning because I was SO stiff, coupled with the GP telling me I had dangerously high cholesterol. Both were the final straw, after spending the majority of the past 30 years as obese, and I told myself enough is enough. I’m now over 6 stone lighter and have maintained that weight loss since 2015.18
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@FABRICWOMAN A plant based blogger I follow had been told to lose 70# in order to get both knees replaced. Lost the weight (&more) and knees no longer hurt & didn’t need the surgery. There’s always hope!11
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RetiredAndLovingIt wrote: »@FABRICWOMAN A plant based blogger I follow had been told to lose 70# in order to get both knees replaced. Lost the weight (&more) and knees no longer hurt & didn’t need the surgery. There’s always hope!
Thank you for posting back to me. I do appreciate your helpful information. What is the name of the plant based blogger. I am not 100% plant base eating, but I am doing more now. I feel that it is helping me to continue losing weight. (319 to 223 lbs. so far). My knees do feel much better. I have been doing knee strengthening exercises, and hopefully when I see my orthopedic surgeon in two weeks he will tell me surgery is not necessary now. Thanks for your reply.6 -
When I was driving and realized I could feel my side fat squishing against my hip fat7
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Renaissance faire - I've been susceptible to heat exhaustion for most of my adult life, but the ren faire just about did me in. Working in direct sunlight in late June is bad enough, but the extra weight was not doing me any favors. I blamed it on my past experiences until I saw one of the many, many pictures from faire that year. Yeah, it wasn't just that. I decided I wasn't going to get sick anymore, and I definitely needed to get rid of that "over-inflated tired" look I had going on around my waist. The first year back after losing some of that weight was so much easier. I have more to go, but it's already been an improvement.9
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Germank106 wrote: »In November of last year I sat on the Computer and, without warning, started sweating profusely and getting incredible dizzy. Every time I so much as blinked it felt like the floor was rushing at me. DH called an Ambulance and several hours later I was released without a diagnosis.
The doctor told me that he thought at first that I had a stroke, but now was not sure. My systolic blood pressure (the top number) was sky high (196) and he thought I needed to be treated at least for that. He also thought I have some heart issues and kindly gave me a script for a beta blocker (Metropolol).
I have no insurance so following up with a regular doctor is out of the question. The clinic here is asking for $200 just to walk in the door and there is only one low-income clinic 20 miles away and they are not accepting new patients. The medicine took care of the dizziness and I let this go for a few months.
Then something finally clicked in my brain and I knew I needed to do something other than to feel sorry for myself and complain about all the things I CAN'T do. Instead I started focusing on the things I CAN do.
I started talking to friends and family to build a support system and then did a lot of research into different eating plans. One of our friends had bariatric surgery last year and he became my mentor. I can't have the surgery, but there is no way that I cannot eat as if I couldn't have it.
I started with a clear liquid diet for three days, progressed to regular liquids for three and soft foods for two. That alone made me feel better, no more liver pain for me. It also made me much more aware of portion size. I'm continuing the bariatric diet with very high protein and small portions and lots of liquids. For the first month that means not much calories, but lots of nutrients. I don't get much exercise yet because it is still super painful to do, so I keep Calories low.
It seems to be working for me. I am not hungry; I learned to drink first when I feel "empty", chances are the empty feeling goes away. I have regular meal times now instead of cooking/eating willy-nilly throughout the day. DH has been super supportive. Previously when I was on a "diet" he would bring home Pizza, Burgers, Tacos. Now he picks out recipes for me and with me and told me he was proud of me for doing this. I'm truly blessed. I'm down to six pounds (280 from 286) after 2 weeks and see no reason why my goal of losing 110 pounds by Christmas of 2021 is not attainable.
I hope you are feeling better. I had those symptoms when I had afib.4 -
@FABRICWOMAN It is “Esther’s Nutritional Journey” on Facebook. She asks you to answer 2 questions & then you are in her group where she does a motivational word video each day & also shows pictures of exactly what she eats each day. My sis & bil are totally plant based, no oil, but I am not yet. Esther is very encouraging. She is totally WFPBNO.1
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when I got my first continuous glucose meter for my diabetes9
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I am adopted, my biological mom told me in December that muscular dystrophy runs in her family.That clicked a little bit, but not 100%. I lost about 5 lbs in 2 months.
What was the final nail in the coffin as far, as holding back goes, is when I got sick in February. I could not eat without being sick ( turned out to be a lady hormone issue ) my boyfriend recommended that I eat within my food allergy restrictions and not divulge for a week and see how that turns out. I felt better and better as the days went on.
Since doing that I have dropped 14 lb since mid February and still cry sometimes when I think about that food I can't eat because it makes me sick...
I am allergic to all fruits I have access to including tomato, allergic to soy, lactose intolerant, do not have a gallbladder anymore so fats are an issue, and too much breads or pasta make me sick ( gluten intolerance not allergy) and can not have nuts...yeah lol
All of that being said I lost too quickly at first. I am quickly finding more foods that I can eat am I am also finally leveling off to be more healthy rate of loss.
I love this new version of my life. I am ready to finally take control of my life. It helps this time around to have someone who loves me and is the support I need... because sometimes you need someone to hold you when you get tipsy and cry about the honey bbq flavor twist Fritos you can't have because of the tomato lol10 -
My last physical about three weeks ago -- my doctor put me on diabetic medication, I gained a good 15 lbs, my cholesterol level worsened... and not being able to wear the clothes I wore before and feel pretty... my self-confidence plummeted, I felt like a loser and I felt very unattractive... enough is enough!7
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I thought I'd reached that moment when my doctor had to prescribe medication to slow down my heart rate because I was obese with a mitral valve prolapse. That wasn't it though. What finally did it for me was the day I got out of breath and started sweating from carrying groceries up my stairs. I'm 4 weeks in and I've lost just over 9 pounds.11
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When I stepped on the scale and I was at 245 lbs. I just couldn't let myself hit 250 lbs. I started paying attention to my calories and took up running and got down to 173. That was about 10 years ago and I've gained a little bit back (14 lbs up from my lowest after my initial weight loss, but I'm getting back to it now).9
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danipatt1216 wrote: »I........ because sometimes you need someone to hold you when you get tipsy and cry about the honey bbq flavor twist Fritos you can't have because of the tomato lol
Crack me up! Hahaha.... I can't eat just one... That's why I can't eat them and it makes me want to cry too!4 -
My doctor told me if I don't get my weight under control she was going to put me blood pressure pills and diabetes medication.
It was going to cost me $65.00 a month. Quick math proved it would cost me $780.00 year and after 20 years, I'm looking at almost $20 000.
Frankly I'll lose the weight and keep the money.12 -
When I realized I hadn't weighed myself in nearly three years for fear of actually having solid evidence that I let things slip. It was time to face the issue and deal with it.12
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Off the back of a long breakup from my controlling narcissistic ex... I'd been unhappy in the relationship for a while and turned to comfort food and started to hate everything about myself, but I was determined to change that and now; three lockdowns, a whole load of willpower and determination and a journey inspired by an amazing personal trainer later I've learnt to love myself and be super confident about the person that I am!7
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Maybe it wasn't one exact moment for you but what were the things that led you to finally say enough is enough and to get serious about your health and try to lose the weight?
For me, I was driving aimlessly looking for something to pick up for lunch.
I thought mexican? Nah. I just had that the other day, Cheeseburgers nah, I had that last night, chicken nuggets? Nah going to have those for dinner. I realized in that moment that the even if I gave myself ZERO restrictions about what i could eat that still nothing sounded good because I ate all of those things with way too much regularity.
Going out to lunch wasn't special, it was just what I did every day and I realized how unhealthy and how much of a pattern it had become. After that, I restarted using MFP and started to make better choices.
What was your moment?
The lockdown. I was crushing work daily in front of a computer teaching, then I realized my 15k steps was being reduced to 2-3k a day.
I ordered a peloton, and once I actually turned it on and configured it, I've been on it daily.
My biggest fear throughout this entire year of lockdown has been emerging from it later, looking back and realizing how much time elapsed and how little I've done.8 -
After learning my BMI after my doctor's appointment just about 2 weeks ago.
I'd thought about losing weight for a long time and hated most photos of myself because I thought I looked too fat but I never actually thought I AM fat. I guess I thought either I'd be a little overweight or the high end of norm so I was shocked and embarrassed when my BMI was 28.2
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