What motivated you to begin your weighloss journey?

Going to docs and finding out I was almost morbidly obese. Not being able to look at pictures. Finally admitting some of my relationship and career issues were likely due in part to my weight.

I am 44 soon to be 45 and I started to see the beginnings of a "muffin top" and there is no way I was gonna let that happen!
Happy to say-3.5 inches are gone from my waist! I WIN!

having my belly sit in my lap :grumble:

I hit highest weight, and I saw a picture of myself where my face was the chubbiest I've ever seen it.

...I think my biggest one was that I was heading down a path of self destruction and I realized that I didn't want to continue with the self loathing, and all the fun things that come with it. I'm 44 - I want my life back!!!!

Seeing a picture of myself at a wedding social. I thought I looked pretty good that night, until I saw the pictures. I was mortified. After that I decided to start getting into better shape.

Time to get hot by 30!

Tired of feeling fat & having no energy... I just turned 45 & there were days I felt 85... I am just three weeks into this MFP & I feel so much better.. I am down 16 pounds and a few inches off to.. No more excuses.. I feel so much better & that is my motivation to keep doing it.. My familiy & friends say I am a changed person.. Happier, Healthier & feeling so much better.. I love the "new" Mary & she is not going anywhere except to become smaller.. Good luck everyone... Try to stay strong & know things will get easier.. We so got this...

OMG ~~~~~ Multiple factors got me on my weight loss journey...high BP, thighs scrubbing together (seriously), and then waking up one day and not recognizing myself anymore...I hated going out...I hated shopping.... all in all I gained 2 of me in less than 20years.... went from 115lbs to 230lbs.... no joke... then my doctor placed me on a 3rd BP med & I flat out refused... I told him there was no way at age 35 I was going to be on all that crap...that's when my story began...

It's been a constant battle but I'll make it....I'm better than I was then...:bigsmile:

I was just sick of being heavy, and hating what I saw in the mirror. I want to feel comfortable with myself. I have 72 pounds to go, and I figured that I need to get it all off now while I'm young!

Several things. For one, I was 36 yrs old, 100lbs overweight, on 2 bp meds & diabetes medication. My cousin who is my age and diagnosed with t-2 diabetes since 20 yrs old was beginning to develop diabetes-related complications, largely a result of not taking care of herself & managing her condition. I was also starting to come out of a depression from my middle daughter getting sick and realized I was not living a life I wanted. My husband was also topping the scales at near 400lbs at 5'9" tall and I saw how sick we both were and were reflecting that on to our children, who I swore to care for and protect. I began the weight loss journey to try and inspire my husband, as well as to be a good example.

I lost the first 10 lbs as I started nursing school. I saw first-hand on a daily basis the results of obesity...heart disease, diabetes, renal failure, lymphedema, and depression. I saw how entire families and generations are negatively impacted from obesity/morbid obesity. This encouraged me on. I began to feel better and look better. I was able to finally admit the problems in my marriage to myself and others, that inspired me more to stop hiding behind weight. In my mind, if I was fat, I had a convenient excuse for why things were the way they were. More pounds came off. Being okay with men seeing me as a physical, sexual creature allowed more weight to come off.

I've plateaued at around 65lbs lost when I found myfitnesspal..com I began to revert back to my old habits last fall, and gained about 15 lbs. I've now got 10 of those 15 off, myfitnesspal isn't counting it all because I gained after I first used this site. I decided new year's to make a 90 commitment to myself. I'm within 50lbs of my goal now. 90 days of serious commitment could put me a lot closer. 10 lbs down the first month, 2 months to do. I'm aiming to be within 30lbs of my goal weight, 150lbs, by the end of March. This will be the year that I find success with my ideal weight.

High cholestrol and the fact that heart disease runs in my family, along with diabeties. My cholestrol has come down below 200 - yay! Also tired of tight fitting clothes and not being able to even wear my rings!

Finally had enough of feeling like crap and putting on pound after pound.. after some tests I found out I have an alergy to dairy so had to cut it out of my diet.. figured new year, new diet, new me and this time I don't really have a choice if I want to feel better... so far feeling 100 percent and have since bumped it up to aiming to be back in the healthy weight range to start off my 30's is May

I can't stand to see pictures of myself. I'm currently doing daily vlogs and really can't stand to see myself on video...but I am keeping up with it so I can look back and see how much I change. I ache all the times...knees, ankles, back...and I can't keep up with my 4 year old some days.

Plus, I notice after I binge on the bad stuff and/or overeat, I feel completely awful. Like so bad I wish I could throw up so I could feel better.