That OMG moment

Mine was today! when i put new Batteries in the WII Fit! ARGH!!! the scale was off by 10 lbs the last few months... i thought it might not be right BUT you know i was trying to kid myself.(Oh no your still doing good) knowing i didnt feel like i was.

Hi everyone. What an inspiring site. So glad I found it. I'm hoping I'll stay motivated to reach my goals by seeing all the progress everyone seems to be making.
I'm 33yrs this month and I never imagined being over 190lbs and only 5'6! Well I know how it happened so that makes undoing the damage a little easier, right? Eat less, work out more...simple

As for that OMG moment, well, had it recently. You know the moment when you realize that very few items of clothing in your closet fit anymore. When you're reaching for that size 6 pair of pants in the closet hoping, praying it..just..might..fit...knowing you just spent the whole day wearing lounge wear from Gap-size L. The moment when you realize 90% of your clothes havn't been worn in well, forever.
That moment when you dust off the scale and you stand on it staring in disbelief...When you calculate your BMI and no, you're not overweight honey, you're OBESE!
I've had my OMG moment. This.Will. Be. The. Last.

What was your OMG moment? Was it your motivator for your current progress?

I didn't really have an OMG moment. I was just ALWAYS depressed about my weight. I've NEVER been a size 6! (Course, my skinny twin sister was, which sure didn't help any! :noway: )
When I was "between husbands", I managed to get down to a size 8, but, then I went and got "contented" again, and packed most of my weight right back on! :grumble: Other than that short time thin, I've ALWAYS been "heavy". I tried just about every "diet" out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, but nothing really worked until I came here to MFP! A co-worker gave me the site. When she did, I was actually kind of hurt about it, and almost threw away the url. But, luckily for me, I decided to check it out, and, I've been a "loser" ever since! :laugh:
Between the easy to use food counter (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) and all the wonderfully supportive members, you WILL be able to lose the weight that you want to too, AND, it'll "almost" be easy doing it!
I recommend logging ALL your foods BEFORE you have them, rather than later, as it tends to lead to better food choices. (not to mention you'll know if you've got enough numbers left to have a night time snack, like I ALWAYS try to do!) Some people also like to weigh and measure some things, such as meats, rather than just estimating and possibly being WAY off! :noway:
Don't go making the mistake that if you have LOTS of numbers left at the end of the day that you'll lose even faster, because that DOESN'T happen. Feel free to read any info about the site in the "help" section at the top of the home page. And also, under "all topics", then "general", and check out the first few threads. They'll really help you understand how MFP works.
Also, drink lots of water, it helps alot too! :drinker:

My OMG moment was when reading my accident report many years after the fact that I was considered obese back then. I have since put on a good 50#... I was reading the paramedic report, and in cold, hard black and white, it said, "young adult caucasian obese female." I just sat there and cried... Why couldn't someone have told me then! 10 years later and I find out I was obese then.

I've always been large, or big boned as my mama would say, but I never knew I was obese until then. But even after knowing that, and going into a big depression, (which of course, involved more eating... vicious cycle really)... It finally didn't hit me until recently when I got on the scale and it was as much as my BF weighed when we started dating! :sad:

So, looking at pictures and hating them, I made the decision that I want to do better, be better... be healthier and finally be HAPPY... not just say I'm happy... sort of.

So... Good luck to everyone else struggling out there! :flowerforyou:

:bigsmile: Together we CAN DO THIS!

Hi and Welcome!! :flowerforyou:
this is a GREAT site! great support and I have found the folks here are doing the weight loss in a healthy way and making life long changes:happy:

My OMG moment had a few elements:
getting on the scale and being over 300 pounds :explode:
realizing my BMI was WAY OVER the morbidly obese
seeing a picuture of me and really SEEING the picture :noway:

I took all the clothes in my closet that did not fit - left me not much to wear! and decided I would get this sorted or learn to live with it. I decided I am tired of being the biggest person in the room and tired of not being able to do the things I like - like tying up my shoes without passing out! :laugh:

track your foods - drink your water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: - stay connected and you will get there!! Welcome aboard!! :flowerforyou:

I dont have just one OMG moment but they have all happened recently.

1. A co-worker came up to me while i was putting stuff away and whispered in my ear" honey you really need to loose some weight, im worried about you"
2. i found out i weight more then my dad who is 6'1 and also looks like santa claus
3. i cant walk up a flight of stairs without being completely out of breath. soooo emabrrasing
4. my mom made a comment about how i used to actually have a chin.
5. My best friend joined this site and i relized she was gunna be skinny and i was still going to be fat

these are just some of my moments and it took more then one to make me wanna do somthing since im not very motivated and very stubborn. number 5 was the big one for me because we have been friends since age 4 and we do everything together. It scared me to think she would be skinny and be able to shop in regular stores and wear a bikini to the beach and i couldnt do that with her. As much as i love her i dont want her to look better then me because that would make me so jealous and i would probably resent. we have always been the fat best friends so now we are gunna be the skinny best friends.

I dont have just one OMG moment but they have all happened recently.

1. A co-worker came up to me while i was putting stuff away and whispered in my ear" honey you really need to loose some weight, im worried about you"
2. i found out i weight more then my dad who is 6'1 and also looks like santa claus
3. i cant walk up a flight of stairs without being completely out of breath. soooo emabrrasing
4. my mom made a comment about how i used to actually have a chin.
5. My best friend joined this site and i relized she was gunna be skinny and i was still going to be fat

these are just some of my moments and it took more then one to make me wanna do somthing since im not very motivated and very stubborn. number 5 was the big one for me because we have been friends since age 4 and we do everything together. It scared me to think she would be skinny and be able to shop in regular stores and wear a bikini to the beach and i couldnt do that with her. As much as i love her i dont want her to look better then me because that would make me so jealous and i would probably resent. we have always been the fat best friends so now we are gunna be the skinny best friends.

Thats okay I just realized i am the second heaviest female at my job
Then I and a co worker were both pregnant together and she had twins well she decided to stay at home for a year but came in maybe a month after the babies were born and guess what the chick is a size 3 and I am a size 18
Also my son asked me when was I having the other baby and I told him we are done and he said but you look pregnant again.

I didn't have an AHA moment really.

Back in May, I planned to quit smoking on the 22nd, and wasn't going to fail (failure is not an option for me). One of the big reasons I'd postponed doing so (for oh..about 20 years or so ) was that I didn't want to gain (more) weight. So I decided that not only would I quit smoking, but I'd also start eating healthier and by golly, lose this 35 pounds once and for all.

Part of me enjoys testing my willpower and winning. I quit drinking, cold turkey, 6 years ago. I left the last two beers in the fridge for 2 years just to make me grit my teeth and say, no :noway: . So I had no doubt that I could quit smoking (I did that also, cold turkey with no patches or gum or anything), but I'm still working on the losing weight part.

I have an entire tub of six 4 and 6 clothing in storage, just waiting for the day I can fit into them again. Of course, by then, they'll be hopelessly out of style, and I'll just use them to play dress up with my daughters, lol.

Hey Guys!

Just wanted to check in.... It's been a rough couple of weeks for me emotionally. Had to deal with a friend trash talking me behind my back and a fight with my live in boyfriend. So... it was tough. But I DIDN'T go for the Chips & Dip or the Ice Cream, that used to be my comfort blanket! I went for my bike instead. I must have looked like a moron, talking to myself and intermittant bouts of crying... but I pedaled and pushed myself for 10 miles. And today... even though it's not my usual weigh in day... I stepped on the scale this morning. I have hit my September goal weight a week early! So... Happy Dance!

I couldn't have done it without MFP or the buddies I have made here. Thank you everyone, for sharing your success stories with me and for being so supportive! I...promised... myself... I... wouldn't.... cry. Lol! Thanks so much, and best of luck to everyone!

WE CAN DO THIS!