What made you decide to loose weight?

The thought of turning 40 in just one year. I set my goal to be in the best shape of my life on my 40th birthday.

My son was telling me a story of something "funny" his friend said that included, incidentally, something about how his mom (me) was fat... my son didn't realize what he had said or that it had made such an impact on me.... but i decided then and there i was NOT going to be the 'fat mom'. My own mother was overweight and i always said i would never turn out like that... and i had. So i did something about it. 47lbs later, i'm almost there!

My cholestorol level. I just turned 30. I was borer line high when I went to my primary doctor for the first time (establishing a new one). I quickly went home and decided to change. It also helps that I have a pending wedding to keep me motivated.

I am looking to be here for a long time. To be healthy and the best I can be possibly for my little guy.

You really have a motivating story...mine is much sillier in reality, but just as serious in my head. My son was about 5 months old when I saw a commercial of Brooke Burke jumping on the trampoline with her children. I realized if i kept up my habits I wouldn't have the energy to be that mom and I wouldn't be giving my son the best version of me. Later that same day I heard the statistic that children who have at least 1 obese/overweight parent are twice as like to be obese/overweight themselves. I knew I needed to make the healthier changes to be a better example to him and any children I have in the future. That day I put a picture of him and I on my fridge...he's a newborn in my arms, I'm at my heaviest weight and there's a bag of Burger King behind us on the table. It's been over a year and it works every time I look at it to remind me why I'm doing this. That was 59.5 lbs ago!

Congrats on your success!

I never lost the final 15 from my pregnancy and when my father died I lost it I didn't care I ate terrible slipped into a depression and finally it hit me. I was young (25) when my father died. I was MAD that I lost him that young. I was NOT going to let my children feel that same way if they lost me too. I had to get control of my life. I was so focused for 4 months taking care of nobody but my father I lost myself. I needed ME back. He was gone and I needed to get my life back on track for my husband and kids. Dad wouldn't want me to live like I was unhappy and fat. I had to make him proud.

My mother died of colon cancer. I decided when I had kids I would help them to learn how to eat healthy and not have a bad relationship with food. When I was growing up, we had the clean plate club. I remember not being able to get up from the table and being miserably full.take what you want but eat what you take kind of thing. and when my dad remarried, my stepmom had weight issues and was always buying junk food. So as a preteen and teen, I was way over weight. I vowed to let my kids decide when they were full, not have a lot of junk(we still bake and have ice cream only in moderation) in the house and make sure they get enough exercise. All three of my boys are skinny although my oldest put on the freshman 15. I want to be around for grandkids as my parents never knew my kids. That is my main reason for wanting to get healthy. That and wearing cute clothes! And just because she was thin doesnt mean she didnt have health problems. You have to go to the dr and follow up to make sure you are healthy.

I had just turned 50 and was very unhappy I didn't go out alot because I didn't like the way I looked. then the turning point was when my Daughters wedding pictures came back and I saw myself It made me sick I knew I was over weight but didn't fully realize how bad I had gotten as I rarely looked in the mirror and didn't dare step on a scale.. The pictures of me truley motivated me to get real this time and lose the weight! and I am happy to say a little over a year later I am down 50 pounds with 10 more to go for my goal weight. the changes? I get out alot more, Im happier, I made some friends I can go walking with, I get to wear cute cloths for a change instead of over sized tee's and sweats, My health is pretty good and my self esteem has greatly Improved..:happy:

I'm a 2 year cancer survior, I have a 3 year old, my husband has cancer and my parents aren't getting any younger. I know that all of these wonderful people are depending on me to be here. I love them and they love me. I need to be the best I can be, for myself and for them.

my cholesterol was high and, I officially weighed (half a pound) more than I did 9 months pregnant. :grumble: