When did you know it was time to start losing weight?
pussycat626
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I think when I saw a picture my daughter took of me and I look like my grandma. That and I sat on my bed and looked across the room in the mirror and was like WHO THE HELL IS THAT? lol. And then the scale said I was 292 and I thought to myself there is no way in hell I'm going to 300 or I'll never come back. So here I am. Whats your story?
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After I stopped doing martial arts and my lean mean killing machine body turned into something that couldn't run up stairs.
Okay so lean mean killing machine is a bit of an exaggeration...but basically I felt like my muscle mass turned into just...mass.0 -
when i had to buy size 18 jeans
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I was working on my knees all day and had crippling pains from it afterwards, it was at that point i made the choice, keep going as i was and not be able to walk eventually or do something about it now while i can.0
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When my nephew was snapping pics, and I was in the background. I would always wear a cover up, but he caught me in a tank, and a pair of jeans that are far from flattering. I couldn't believe I had a double chin, and my belly stuck out more than my boobs! lol I also was experiencing shortness of breath just from going downstairs to do laundry. My face was always thin compared to the rest of me, at my peak.... my face was officially fat like the rest of me.
This place has me obsessed with living healthy, and watching the weight shed. 0 -
same exact thing... size 18. Does something to a person. Im 25so and I get out of bed and walk around limping till the pain in my ankles and hips go away. My body hasn't gotten used to this weight yet... and I don't intent on letting it either!when i had to buy size 18 jeans that was horrible!0 -
Well I decided to start probably a year and a half ago. It was excruciating doing a 4 mile backpacking trip that had a bit of an incline... Tried eating less and better but there was no change. I was conveniently laid off in February and decided in March that I was bored and might as well be productive with my time off. I was 5'8" and 232.5lbs. Here I am 7 months later and down over 50lbs. It's been a productive year. =]0
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I've known for years, but the defining moment was last year at my brother's wedding. I couldn't even get a tuxedo @ the big & tall store. I was unable to stand with him at the alter because my knees were so bad off. I just wanted to die! I went to see a doctor & they had to weigh me on special scales. I figured I was over 500lbs but when the number 665lbs showed up, I wanted to die I was so shocked & embarrased. With hard work & the help of my family & mfp friends, I've lost 200lbs since February.0
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I never realized how big i was and how bad my fitness level had gotten until my husband and I took our kids to the park, just walking the little ways to the park made my legs sore, then i tried to play basketball with my family and tried to jump to shoot the ball and I couldnt get off the ground. I literally felt trapped in my body it was a nightmare i couldnt wake up from and I couldnt let myself live that way anymore0
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When one day my 12s felt really tight.. and I realized the next step up was into plus sizes.. got on the scale that very same day, topped out over 180 and I cried. I know its a lot lighter, and a lot heavier than a lot of the folks here but when I thought about it I realized that I had gained 10 pounds a year from being sedentary and eating crap, and that if I continued with that trend i'd be 200 lbs in less than a year. I'm currently 155 which was my weight in grade 9.0
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I've known for years. Why do we know but just keep going? I wish I made this decision fifty pounds ago. I got an inflammatory arthritis in my knees and found out what being crippled and fat was like. Quit smoking first. Put on another 20 pounds and now I finally knew it was no turning back. Hitting 200 had to be my real turning point. I was 105 in high school. (I'm very short) Half of what I am now. I never thought I'd ever get this fat.0
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I have known and tried for a long time to lose weight, but when I miscarried last September, I knew that it was time. My husband got a vascetomy so I knew that I could no longer use the excuse that, "Why lose the weight if I might get pregnant?" I worked hard and did the C25K program and I walked/ran the 5K in May of this year. I was down to 205 from about 235. I stopped running and going to the gym because I had shin splints and have since gained 5 lbs back. I am forcing myself to get back on the ball because I am sick of being tired all of the time and I can't keep using the excuse that I work 3rd shift. The fact is that when I was working out before, I felt better and slept less. I hate looking at myself in pictures and thinking about what I used to look like pre-children. It is time to take control and get my life back!0
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At my sons 2nd Birthday party.. I let someone else take the pics for me and got me in a lot of them, when i seen them I was like ugh! That's what I look like? Really? It was horrible, I wouldn't put them on my face book until I edited them to cut some of me out!0
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I started after highschool and ended up losing alot of weight (Went from 250lbs to 174lbs) and I wish I had the photo to show, but it looked like I didn't have a neck.
then after I met my fiance, I started gaining weight again (I weighed 208lbs when I started using this site) and it was this picture that made me realize it was time to lose weight:
http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/146/fdeed12977484e88859e71a9b255622c/l.jpg
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It was when I look in the mirror and got pissed, angry frustrated to the point I smashed my fist into the tile counter and elled "come on". All of the Being fat things just surfaced all at once ..
- Not being able to sit comfortably in ANY chair, without the arms digging into my hips.
- being able to not worry about if the new restuarant will seat a fat person.
- The humilation of asking your friends to move from the booth to a table.
- subtle way people look at you, They won't say anything negative .. but you sense what they are thinking.
- knowing that no matter unbelieveably awesome you are, You will never get that girl who is a 10 in your mind because she just can't see what is past fat.
- realizing that fat people aren't mad at the world, they are just depressed and angry at themselves.
- Having trouble with seatbelts in small cars
- Friends making plans going hiking and camping without you and rightfully so
- Theatre seats
- amusement park rides
- shopping at regular stores getting stylish clothes
- skinny people saying " oh man I am so fat .. I need to lose like 3 lbs to fit in my dress"
- worrying your parents or family memebers
- being considered to work at places like Nike
- Feeling like a second class citizen
- Feeling trapped in my own body
- Feeling like society doesn't accept me and staying home most of the time.
ALl of this hit has been pretty easy to anage but one day it all hit me .. and that's why I will keep trying until I make it happen and all these burdens can be lifted and can feel free.0 -
I got on the scale and it said 298lbs. I just couldn't believe that I was almost 300. I started extremely slow ( I could barely walk without getting winded) and have lost almost 70lbs. I still have a long way to go but I have changed my lifestyle and absolutely love the fact I am closer to 200 than 300.0
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A couple of things:
1. hip, knee,and ankle pain from any extra walking, getting out of the car after being there for a while, etc.
2. buying the next size jeans that would have been 20
3. out of breath when using the steps at work but refusing to use the elevator (there's only 2 floors)
4. pictures well mastered the art of standing behind others but as some of you said can't always hide someone is bound to catch you out in the open
5. getting ready to turn 50 in 2 years want the downhill slide to be full of life and pleasure!0 -
One day my girlfriend took a random picture of me and I realized I wasn't as "light" as I used to be. Then it got worst where it became a mental thing and for some reason, I kept thinking that no one will take you seriously if you're fat/obese. Either that's true or its part of my fat insecurity. 6 months later (32lbs down) I feel more respected and people seem to listen to me more and take my advice.0
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I've felt for a long time now that I must lose weight, mainly from feeling uncomfortable in my own body, like it's not me..
The thing that made me decide that this has to end is the constant cramping in my legs and feet, and leg pains. I can't even wear normal shoes anymore and if I take a walk, I must walk where I know there is a place to sit when the cramping starts. That's not how I want to live. I'm 30 now, so if I continue like this, how will I feel in 10 years? Don't even want to imagine that...0 -
I had been steadily gaining weight since my senior year of high school, and it wasn't until I was 20 years old that I realized that I had gained a whole 20 pounds! I think I finally noticed when I was taking a picture of myself to put on Facebook I saw that there was some extra weight on my arms and face that definitely wasn't baby fat. I am proud that I took initiative and started shedding weight, but it is still challenging to prevent myself from regressing into my old habits.0
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I just realised life is too short to be unhappy with yourself, only i can do something about it.0
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I was with my now ex at the time. I barely ever left the couch and pretty much stopped going to uni. When we broke up I just stopped eating as I was so depressed. I remember stepping on the scales before we broke up and it said nearly 20 stone. I was shocked. Also I went to see a nurse for something completely different, she then weighed me and was like OMG I don't know if I can give you this pill. She then ran out of the room to consult her colleague . I was allowed the pill but her face could not hide how fat she thought I was (this was not even at my heaviest) To make it worse I had a massive bag full of biscuits crisps etc. I was so sad I gave it all to my friends but still carried on getting fatter.
In the end when we broke up I just seemed to lose loads of weight in about a week through stress. That then continued and I remember weighing myself and realising I had lost a stone. I liked the feeling and carried on. Met my now partner a year later abut 4 stone lighter and just kept on going. He is very lean and active anyway so the weight loss was easy. I was doing well, got pregnant at about 12.5 stone. Only went up to about 14 stone throughout the whole pregnancy, lost about a stone. Then I got very lazy and went back up to 14 stone.
I realised about 3 months ago that i was unhappy, my clothes didn't fit and i was as fat as when I was I was pregnant. I The wake up call was not being about to push my pram without getting tired and spiralling into deep depression, I also found out I was severely Vitamin D deficient, which I think aided to my weight gain. If you look up Vit D deficiency it has a whole host of side effects and i think I was eating in stress and depression, as soon as my Vit D levels raised I was happier and fitter. My bones no longer hurt ( another side effect) so I was able to exercise without being in extreme pain. The Vit D deficiency made me tired all the time and irritable but I assumed this was because I was fat but I actually had a medical problem. I always now urge everyone to get theirs checked.
.Also as shallow as it sounds, no men even looked at me whereas they used to, even when i was pregnant. I didn't care about my appearance or health. Now I have taken action, I feel alive again.0 -
It was when I look in the mirror and got pissed, angry frustrated to the point I smashed my fist into the tile counter and elled "come on". All of the Being fat things just surfaced all at once ..
- Not being able to sit comfortably in ANY chair, without the arms digging into my hips.
- being able to not worry about if the new restuarant will seat a fat person.
- The humilation of asking your friends to move from the booth to a table.
- subtle way people look at you, They won't say anything negative .. but you sense what they are thinking.
- knowing that no matter unbelieveably awesome you are, You will never get that girl who is a 10 in your mind because she just can't see what is past fat.
- realizing that fat people aren't mad at the world, they are just depressed and angry at themselves.
- Having trouble with seatbelts in small cars
- Friends making plans going hiking and camping without you and rightfully so
- Theatre seats
- amusement park rides
- shopping at regular stores getting stylish clothes
- skinny people saying " oh man I am so fat .. I need to lose like 3 lbs to fit in my dress"
- worrying your parents or family memebers
- being considered to work at places like Nike
- Feeling like a second class citizen
- Feeling trapped in my own body
- Feeling like society doesn't accept me and staying home most of the time.
ALl of this hit has been pretty easy to anage but one day it all hit me .. and that's why I will keep trying until I make it happen and all these burdens can be lifted and can feel free.
ummm excuse me sir please get out of my head and give me my thought back... these points being mad ... i have felt alot of them...0 -
when i had to buy size 18 jeans that was horrible!
That particular size woke me up to. Then size 20. Then 22. Then 24.
The kick up the backside was when I could no longer fit into anything store bought.
Size 14 now, and proud.0 -
i've known it for years...i cribbed..i sulked..i cried.... i even tried to lose weight but never really put any longterm efforts..... but finally i think ive had it enuf.......
right after i fractured my foot...i couldnt walk for 2 months..doc said i should try to watch my weight coz i would gain a lot by not moving at all for 2 months.....
thus i decided to change my lifestyle for good!!!!
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All of what Apazman said and more...
I started to pile on the lbs once I hit 30. at first it didn't hit home as I always thought I was fat... just didn't realise that a little tummy could and would balloon without too much effort.
..Or rather too little effort. I became a couch potato and feeling trapped in a dead-end relationship didn't help either.
I did Slim Fast, Atkins and WW for a while with limited success. Once I stopped I just got FAT again.
Then I broke up with my then long-term partner and stress and exercise led to a fairly dramatic drop in weight. I felt great and thought I looked great too... but I hadn't yet become aware of how much I was eating, so when I stopped exercising regularly and settled down it wasn't long before I started getting bigger again.
When I met my husband, I was so happy that I didn't realise just how much I was eating, plus he's such a great cook and we go out regularly to eat and drink. :drinker:
Then it started to dawn on me how I was having to give all my XL shirts to my OH. That I had to go to Tesco to shop for clothes because I couldn't get trouser to fit elsewhere (not that these supermarket clothes really fitted well, most of them were less than flattering to the blobby body!
) I was getting breathless just walking to the station in the morning and I'd regularly find it difficult to reach down to put on socks or reach back to my powder my posterior
And then there were my wedding photos. I got married in a kilt, but boy did I look like a spacehopper in a skirt. It was one of the happiest days of my life and yet when I look at the photos I want to cry :sad:
So I'd been thinking that I needed to lose weight for a good few years when one of my friends had a go at me in the pub... tough love... but it was the catalyst that made me give up chocolate for 8 weeks and that's when I found MFP and the rest... as they say... is HISTORY :bigsmile:
Or at least the fat will be history in a couple of years time. This IS the new me and I know that I can do what I need to achieve the level of fitness I want to achieve. I may never be skinny... but I'll be able to tick most of the list and say... GOTCHA!:happy:0 -
I have always been an active person. In middle school and HS I played sports, was active in PE and just loved to be outside. I was always heavy but, still active so I thought nothing of it. My eating habits were atrocious though and that was always a main contributor to my weight...it still is to an extent. Of course after HS I stopped playing sports and started college and promptly gained weight even faster. Before I knew it I was working 2 jobs lousy jobs , hated my life and myself. I went from 210lbs to 226lbs in only a few months. I was shocked. My already large cloths didn't fit anymore, and if I kept it up I would see 300lbs before my 25th birthday. So since February I have been keeping an active eye on my weight. I have taken 2 months off becasue of outside issues but, have not gotten back to my highest weight so that is good. I am currently at a 19lb loss and back to being active. Running Every day , starting yoga and weight training. I have NEVER known the slimmer healthier me and am anxious to meet her.0
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I knew when I went on holiday to visit my family in Orlando and my holiday clothes - i.e. summer clothes, did not fit me any more. It was terrible and I decided that week to do something about it.0
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I've known for years, but the defining moment was last year at my brother's wedding. I couldn't even get a tuxedo @ the big & tall store. I was unable to stand with him at the alter because my knees were so bad off. I just wanted to die! I went to see a doctor & they had to weigh me on special scales. I figured I was over 500lbs but when the number 665lbs showed up, I wanted to die I was so shocked & embarrased. With hard work & the help of my family & mfp friends, I've lost 200lbs since February.
Truly inspirational and amazing!0 -
It was when I look in the mirror and got pissed, angry frustrated to the point I smashed my fist into the tile counter and elled "come on". All of the Being fat things just surfaced all at once ..
- Not being able to sit comfortably in ANY chair, without the arms digging into my hips.
- being able to not worry about if the new restuarant will seat a fat person.
- The humilation of asking your friends to move from the booth to a table.
- subtle way people look at you, They won't say anything negative .. but you sense what they are thinking.
- knowing that no matter unbelieveably awesome you are, You will never get that girl who is a 10 in your mind because she just can't see what is past fat.
- realizing that fat people aren't mad at the world, they are just depressed and angry at themselves.
- Having trouble with seatbelts in small cars
- Friends making plans going hiking and camping without you and rightfully so
- Theatre seats
- amusement park rides
- shopping at regular stores getting stylish clothes
- skinny people saying " oh man I am so fat .. I need to lose like 3 lbs to fit in my dress"
- worrying your parents or family memebers
- being considered to work at places like Nike
- Feeling like a second class citizen
- Feeling trapped in my own body
- Feeling like society doesn't accept me and staying home most of the time.
ALl of this hit has been pretty easy to anage but one day it all hit me .. and that's why I will keep trying until I make it happen and all these burdens can be lifted and can feel free.
ummm excuse me sir please get out of my head and give me my thought back... these points being mad ... i have felt alot of them...
I know .. right?!? 0 -
I married the love of my life in February of this year and my defining moment was only about 5 weeks after our wedding when we would lay in bed and it would make me cringe when he would cuddle in to me! I felt so uncomfortable and disgusting that I couldn't handle him touching me!
I knew this wasn't right as newly weds! I HAD to do somthing! So along came MFP and just at the right time, a new gym opened close to home and here I am 33lbs lighter!! Still got about 20lbs to go but I feel great and have no problem with my husband touching me anymore!!!
Only downside is I look at my wedding photos and for as much as it was the happiest day of my life and I still think I look good....I just wish I looked as good as I do now, or as good as I WILL look in months to come!! But, hubby is from Barbados and we plan on having a blessing over there at some point so bring on the hotness for that!!! :laugh:
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