What finally made you get serious about losing weight?

I joined a trampolining club this year and my 1st competition was last sunday (came 43rd out of 84!! i'm happy with that)
but what i didn't realise that the rest of the club was filming the sets and mine was included and cause i do most of the set facing a wall (so i don't get distracted by the other clubs) you could just see my bum throughout it all
I wore tiny shorts but still it weren't a good look
If i can lose the weight, i can bounce higher which will make the routine look more natural... apparently

When I realized I'd put 6 lbs on since our move Jan 1st. Six lbs is a lot in less than a month!!

But my weight has been up and down for years. I was heavy when I got married (to me, at least), still heavy when I got pregnant the first time, and I was huge by the time I gave birth!

My son was born with a host of food intolerances (and possibly Celiacs) and a severe dairy allergy. I breastfed him, and at one point had to cut out all the Top 8 allergens and corn. So, I basically ate meat, fruits, veggies and brown rice. I dropped a TON of weight. I was down to about 97 lbs when he turned 1. Still within a normal, healthy weight limit for my height (I'm 5'). He started tolerating more foods, and I started gaining again.

I was still doing good when I got pregnant with my 2nd son though. And managed to not gain too much too. Breastfed this one too, and dropped the little weight I'd gained.

About 2 years later, I started dealing with some issues, and realized that I had a severe gluten intolerance (or Celiacs - will never know for sure because my doc refused to test me, and I went GF on my own). I dropped a little bit of weight again, but it didn't stay off.

Last year, I started dropping weight like crazy again, but this time, it was medical issues. I couldn't eat without getting sick. My gallbladder had stopped functioning. Had that removed on St. Patty's day, and was almost magically better, lol. Then I started gaining again! I've gone from a size 6 in March of last year, to a 12 by the end of the year! It was insane!!

Some friends told me about MFP, and I've been religiously logging in everyday, and starting to watch what I eat more and recognize that I need to get up and MOVE.

For me it was last summer when my friends and I went to a local carnival. There were tons of rides, but the one that looked most interesting to me happened to have an over-the-shoulder harness, which I'd never had a problem with before, so I went for it. While I did fit, I BARELY fit. There was a specific seat they had for larger passengers and I had to sit in it, AND the ride workers had to push hard (and more obnoxiously than necessary, I might add) to get it to lock.

I knew it was mostly because of how busty I've always been that it didn't fit, but I'm also overweight, and I knew that if I lost some weight, my breasts would shrink too.

I've been overweight for at least 11 years, since I was 16. This March I turn 27 and realized that I really didn't want to be overweight the rest of my life. I decided I wanted to be a healthy size by the time I was 30. I've been working on incorporating things into my lifestyle that I can do for the rest of my life. I am trying to eat between 1300-1450 calories a day, walk 5-7 days a week, intense cardio 3x a week, and trying to do 2 strength workouts a week. I've been going at it for 6 weeks, I had one week that I fell off the wagon a little, but I decided to forgive myself and start over again, because I figure those times are going to happen.
So far I've lost approx. 13 lbs.
Also, right now I am on Phentermine to help manage my appetite while I learn better portion sizes and eating habits. I've been on it a month, and will be off it in March.

Good luck in your weight-loss, it's not easy but it's worth it!

I am going to admit this..on this site. I want to loose weight, well...because I know I could be better in the sack...and want to be more confident. I am tired of being the fat kid. I just got up one morning....and that was it..I made up my mind.

same here... i listed.... "to have sex like a porn star" under my inspirations.... i"m tired of shopping at only plus size store and in teh plus size section... i wanna be able to shop go in the slim people store and sections!