what was your turning point..

Mine wasn't cute like yours, but it was actually more stressful.. I went on a diet back in March 2010, did GREAT, lost about 18 lbs in NO time... Only to get laid off in May & gain IT PLUS back... So I weighed back in November (when I went back to work) and I was at an enormous never seen before weight (except with my last child) and I said OK, this isn't cool... Plus I had JUST quit smoking & drinking & I knew I was suddenly eating everything I could fit in my mouth... TIME TO STOP & get healthy... here I am!

There were alot of moments that should have been THE moment, like my youngest daughter asking if there was a baby in my tummy again after I had her baby sister. Seeing pictures of myself looking disgusting, but the moment I decided to do it was more motivated by seeing several close friends losing weight. I had been making alot of excuses and when I saw them doing it, I decided there were no more excuses to be made. So I went for it and I am not looking back!

I had lost and gained weight over the years. But in April I moved back in with my boyfriend to an apartment that is on the 2nd floor. And our apartment has 2 floors. I was KILLING myself trying to walk these damn steps! LOL I gave up smoking the night before I moved in here, gave up drinking a month later. I thought Id start feeling better after that, and I didn't. July 4th we went to my nephews bday party. Seeing the pics literally made me sick. I couldn't do it anymore, live like I was. So 3 days later I started changing my eating and joined Planet Fitness. I've had my ups and downs, but I'm back on track again and starting to feel great!

Turning 30.
I figure I'll get in shape now while it's still "easy"

Mine started way back in 2004. My mom handed me over a picture she had taken of me the Christmas before and stated that it should be my "before" picture and she was worried about me. So I considered weight loss surgery and went to a consultation about it. At my initial weigh in I hopped on the ginormous scale and weighed in at 466.6 pounds. That alone was enough to get me started. (Never got the surgery, btw.)

In summer 2005, though, after losing about 80 pounds we moved to another state and while I fought hard for the next 20 so I could say I lost 100, that didn't stick around long. Eventually the old habits returned but it took a long time for me to notice as I was going through a lot of changes (the move, new job, quit job, newer job, then school full-time and a part-time job on top of my full-time work and full-time school). Graduation from college did it for me. It was something I had put off, dropped out in 2001 and no one ever thought I'd go back and finish (and I did! Top in my class too! While working 2 jobs!!). I realized if I could pick this up again with such success, I could probably pick up other things too - mainly, my healthy lifestyle. I set out April 2010 to sort myself out at 416.2 pounds. I started walking more, started eating healthier meals...and here I am over 100 pounds lighter and ready to start Phase III of the journey - the Long Haul I never thought I would ever get to. The last 100 or so to that final goal I *NEVER* thought I could achieve realistically on my own. I'm here to prove them all wrong once again. And to teach my children a healthy lifestyle while they're still young enough to absorb it!

I was driving down a rough road one day and could feel my boobs jiggle. That did it for me.

Looking at last Christmas's photos and hating the way I looked, I took up running but would get so hungry, I'd eat and wasn't seeing weightloss. Finally someone one one of my running sites said MFP and here I am!

Mine started with my father having medical issues due to his severe obesity, so I went and met with a small personal training group about possibly working out there. I wasn't completely sold until I went to the doctor the next day, and weighed. Seeing the scale read 301lbs was pretty shocking.

This time?....My work shirt was getting a bit snug and I knew that I needed to lose some weight...The day I found MFP was the day I started on my last trip to lose weight.......Soon I think I might have to ask for a smaller size....:bigsmile:

I think for me it offically kicked in that i needed to lose weight was in June 2011 on holiday with my boyfriend. (although he tells me im beautiful and has never mentioned my weight gain in the 3years weve been together) It was him looking at other women (skinny women) and i thought he preferes them to me and looking through the pictures from holiday of me sitting on sun loungers with a BIG rolls of fat hanging out, in my opinion i looked a right state, a huge heffer!! Not a pretty sight so i thought this is it. Ive got to do something about it no more silly crash diets before holidays this weight loss is for good and the start of my new life.

To date i have lost 12lb and i hope to lose another 12lb by June/July ready for our next holiday and then eventually get down to 139lb. Im eating healthier and exercise a hell of a lot more than i use to so i no i CAN achieve this!!

2 things
ONE: A picture of my fat butt somebody snapped, and I could not believe how fat I was.
TWO: My wife said I was unattractive fat - OUCH!

I lost that weight starting that very moment...