What was the reason you decided to lose weight?

Congrats on losing the weight! I think your reasons are great reasons. It is always great to hear how a mother is doing it not just for herself or her husband but for her children. I agree that we should be who we want our kids to be...set good examples while they are young. Kudos to you for that.

My breaking point was buying the scale and finding out I weighed the same amount as my fiance. Granted he was underweight at the time, but not by that much! I was 20lbs heavier then I actually thought I was. I almost died... Not to mention over the last year I started to realize I was slowly turning into the 'fat' friend in all the pictures. I was NEVER happy with any picture that was taken. I couldn't believe it...

And my wedding is coming up. I want to look good! So purely self-ish in that regard. However, I hope to continue this journey for life so I can lead a happy and healthy life!

I refuse to start buying the next size clothes when I know I need to quit eating crap and do more exercise. I'm almost 37 and as a stay at home mum I have the opportunity right now to kick my own *kitten* and do something about it.

Great attitude!

It finally hit me when my husband told me I was gaining too much weight. I remember sitting on the floor reading something in front of him (he was reading something as well) and he reminded me of the promise we made to each other- that if we got too big, one of us would say something (not in a mean way of course). I was embarrassed and depressed but he was right. I was getting too big, I stopped caring. Then, finally on New Years Eve 2010..I came across MFP, entered my weight- saw the scale and I made a promise to myself that I would NEVER see that number again.

Here I am 14 months into my journey and I can look back at my before pics... I still find it hard to believe that I got so big.

Good luck to you on your weight loss journey!

i was finally sick of not feeling myself, i had lost all my confidence. im also getting married this year and didnt want to look back at my photos and think god i wish i had lost the weight before then. now i feel so much happier and can be myself around others now. that is how it started then as i began loosing weight it became more for health reasons.

This is how i feel. I got married 2 years ago now, and my pictures are awful as i didn't bother losing any weight beforehand. Now that I have, i look at the pictures and just see a horrible fat me, and don't see the happy person you should!

Christmas 2011 pctures and how many chins I had!

mostly to be a healthier me but also cause people look at fat people and think the worst about them like how could they let themselves get that way and they must be lazy which isnt always true

I've always been overweight and I have tried and failed at more workout routines and weight loss ideas than I care to mention. The straw that broke the camel's back this time happened in early November of last year. I had gone out with a friend while at a conference and had a few drinks. We walked from where we were down a hill to another bar. Trying to walk back up the hill almost killed me and I had to stop and catch my breath a couple of times. Right after that I got off my butt and started moving. I also was able to quit smoking, too.

Ideally I'd like to be down to around 210 and I'd like to feel comfortable at a pool or at the beach. I've never know what that is like. The really important thing to me is to be able to do stuff, like bike and play basketball, with friends without having to worry about falling over dead. I also want to be able to walk up that same hill without being winded.

I have two as well! One was a picture of my back and butt and I looked so WIDE and I didn't seem to have a shape - no defined waist and chubby arms. I didn't think I was that big.

The second is a goal: I want to wear a gorgeous princess-style white dress on Halloween in Walt Disney Word in October. I'm hoping to get a 27-29 inch waist but hopefully I might make it down to the 24-26 inch small size.

I have no idea how quickly it takes to lose inches though??

Oh boy, so many reasons.

A couple of the most persuasive ones were that I was actually getting winded taking a shower, and even going up one flight of 15 steps in my house felt like I ran a marathon.

I know I was gradually gaining weight but it had such a control over me that I didn't do anything about it. I slowly watched my jeans size go up and the only thing I did was go out and buy bigger ones. I was on a downward spiral and I actually had no control (or at least I thought I didn't).

I went to the doctor for my yearly checkup and he said, "gained a few pounds since the last time you were in, huh?" I weighed in at 291 that day. I knew it but I guess I had to have someone look me in the face and pretty much say I was fat and needed to start caring for myself. I needed someone to hold me accountable.

The next day, I found MFP through an old high school friend via Facebook and I haven't looked back. I'm just shy of halfway to my goal of 92lbs and I haven't felt this good in years. No more getting winded on my stairs (in fact, I jog up them now), getting winded in the shower is a thing of the past, and I am down two jeans sizes (nearly three).

I don't think I could have gotten this far without MFP because although it's just a website, it keeps me accountable for what I put in my body and makes me rethink certain foods and old habits. I know this sounds overly-dramatic, but I really feel being here saved my life a little.

When someone said "You Look good for Just having a baby.." My daughter is almost 4. Did my belly look like i JUST gave birth?

After 3 kids it still was.. well BIG!


My little brother was getting married and I did not want to be seen as the FAT sister! ( i am his only Sister)

I loss a few LBS and it got the ball rolling towards better health.

Im glad to say I no longer look pregnant!



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After I had my motorcycle accident in August, I was put on a "neuron receptor nerve blocker" - to help alleviate nerve pain caused by a bruised spinal cord (broke my neck)...when I was stretching out of size 16 jeans, I decided to do some research on this medication....2 of the main side affects are "rapid weight gain and breast enlargement". Okay, I can SO deal with the "girls" getting bigger (was at 34AA most of my adult life lol) - now looking at 36DD, I was liking that part - but what I did NOT find acceptible was the massive weight I had put on. I'm also recovering from knee surgery earlier in 2011. Not to mention added weight gain from Bipolar medications, etc. I got tired of being out of breath all the time, and joints in a constant state of protest (pain). I'm off all medication...even through the CONSTANT pain. To me, the pain reminds me that I am alive, and very very fortunate to have survived such a horrible accident. (sorry for the rant...book):flowerforyou:

Mostly health related. I'm pre-diabetic. I have pcos, and I don't want to be on medication for the rest of my life. But the biggest reason is that I want to be a mom.

Reason? How about reasons......

Sick and tired of being sick and tired; not having any motivation; not feeling comfortable with myself and my image; not wanting to buy bigger clothes and the current ones being too tight; not having much energy.

There are probably more, but this should sum it up.

I hit 277lbs, which is only 3 away from 280 (and that hit me hard). I realized I was only a few months of eating like I was away from hitting 300lbs, and I told myself that unless I am playing d-line in the nfl, I'm never going to hit 300. Also- I want to be able to run around with my daughter and not be the overweight dad in her group of friends.

someone told me i wouldn't be able to and that i'd look ugly if i lost weight-never tell me i cant .
i have agoraphobia and couldn't leave my home despite having 4 kids.
no self-esteem/confidence.
i was becoming the 'fat friend'
i refused to buy size up in clothing
people made fun of me.... esp in public to make themselves feel better
i realised i was being taken advantage of and wanted to develop physical and mental strength