What was your Breaking point??

pxpwop
pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
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At what point did you look at yourself and know it was time to make a change??

Mine was fairly simple. When I got on the scale and it read 20 pounds over what I normally weighed and when I made a muscle in the mirror (I know vein) and couldn't find my bicep cause it had shrunk! LOL

What was your breaking point??
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  • iam_thatdude
    iam_thatdude Posts: 1,266 Member
    When I was diagnosed with cancer.
  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    I was frumpy in everything I wore, my girlish figure was going away and I was turning into just a large mass of fat. Granted..I have A LONG WAY to go yet, but now that I have lost some I can see that figure I have.

    When I broke...I broke hard...
  • RachelWest86
    RachelWest86 Posts: 36
    My husband started using WeightWatchers (and has lost around 40 pounds since right after Thanksgiving), and I decided that if he could eat healthy, I could too. I was starting to need the next size up in pants, and I didn't want to have to go shopping for bigger clothes, so I'm eating right and exercising more, and my clothes are starting to fit like they used to!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    When I split two pairs of suit pants in a week.
  • adamb83
    adamb83 Posts: 719 Member
    Well, mine was actually getting tired of sweating all the time.

    But now that I workout regulary and have lost 70+ pounds... I sweat even more. *face palm*


    Also - almost having to get off a rollercoaster ride because the harness barely fit. That sucked.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I was feeling pretty crappy in general, and one day I had an episode of feeling dizzy and weak, which was cured by drinking a soda. I've had my blood sugar tested and they said it was fine, but I felt like my sugar consumption was affecting me. So I started tracking what I ate to see what kind of pattern I could find. And then I was like, well, I'm already tracking it, I might as well go ahead and lose this 20 pounds.
  • pxpwop
    pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
    When I was diagnosed with cancer.

    Im very sorry to hear that. Wish it were another reason for you.
  • pxpwop
    pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
    Well, mine was actually getting tired of sweating all the time.

    But now that I workout regulary and have lost 70+ pounds... I sweat even more. *face palm*


    Also - almost having to get off a rollercoaster ride because the harness barely fit. That sucked.

    Awesome job man!!!
  • pxpwop
    pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
    My husband started using WeightWatchers (and has lost around 40 pounds since right after Thanksgiving), and I decided that if he could eat healthy, I could too. I was starting to need the next size up in pants, and I didn't want to have to go shopping for bigger clothes, so I'm eating right and exercising more, and my clothes are starting to fit like they used to!

    Best motivation is your significant other!!
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I was just disgusted with how I looked, I didn't even walk around the house with no shirt anymore.
  • muddyventures
    muddyventures Posts: 360 Member
    I have four daughters, and I wasn't taking personal pride in my appearance because I hated the way I looked. One eye opener was playing kinect right after Christmas and the thing took a picture of me, and ...well......... I was pretty sad and turned off the picture taking mode.

    Soon after I was running again, and then in Feb I found MFP. I want my daughters to know a mom that worked hard to get in shape, did it right, and takes care of herself.
  • iam_thatdude
    iam_thatdude Posts: 1,266 Member
    When I was diagnosed with cancer.

    Im very sorry to hear that. Wish it were another reason for you.

    Hey chit happens.
  • nabauer86
    nabauer86 Posts: 39
    When I went to put on a shirt from last summer and got stuck in it. LOL
  • pxpwop
    pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
    I have four daughters, and I wasn't taking personal pride in my appearance because I hated the way I looked. One eye opener was playing kinect right after Christmas and the thing took a picture of me, and ...well......... I was pretty sad and turned off the picture taking mode.

    Soon after I was running again, and then in Feb I found MFP. I want my daughters to know a mom that worked hard to get in shape, did it right, and takes care of herself.

    Hey, that is awesome! Good for you. your daughters will be so very proud when they see what you have accomplished! Good luck to you!
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    When the thought of me ever reaching 300 made me want to kill myself!
  • pxpwop
    pxpwop Posts: 704 Member
    When I went to put on a shirt from last summer and got stuck in it. LOL

    LOL It's not funny but it is!! lol
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    When I did the math and realized that I'd gained 10 lbs/year since high school had started and that if I kept going the way I did I'd be starting post-secondary at or close to 200 lbs.
  • FreeThotStrm
    FreeThotStrm Posts: 40
    My breaking point was climbing on a BMI scale at Disneyland and having it tell me I was obese. I knew I was overweight, but that word is scary. There I was, in the happiest place on earth, crying. I didn't start losing the weight for reals until a while after that moment, but that was definitely the cracking point.
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
    I felt like my fat was oozing out of all my clothes.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    At what point did you look at yourself and know it was time to make a change??

    Mine was fairly simple. When I got on the scale and it read 20 pounds over what I normally weighed and when I made a muscle in the mirror (I know vein) and couldn't find my bicep cause it had shrunk! LOL

    What was your breaking point??

    When I was turned down on my first medical exam for my pilot's license due to blood pressure. Once I got the blood pressure under control, I realized that I had a host of other problems that were all caused by 80 extra pounds that had been slowly accumulating while I carefully ignored it. :(
  • PinkiePie07
    PinkiePie07 Posts: 103 Member
    My boyfriend and I tend to move a lot. I've always been able to haul our stuff from one place to the next, but when we moved into the house we're in now, I couldn't hack it at all. That was wake up call #1. Then, when we got the photos back from his sister's wedding I realized just how fat I really was. After that I made the change.
  • yogamom16
    yogamom16 Posts: 114
    Mine was after I had my 3rd baby and I had gained 50lbs. I couldnt even look at myself in the mirror. I have been working on losing the weight ever since.
  • yesiamaduck
    yesiamaduck Posts: 531 Member
    If you look at my profile and then my pictures, you'll see the last one, that was the passport photo that made me change
  • larsmac83
    larsmac83 Posts: 24
    When a family member went to the hospital with weight-related health issues. I knew I was going the same way, so I decided to take the weight risk out of my health. I was also getting to the point where I wasn't comfortable going up anymore sizes in clothes.
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I was worried for 5 years about my daughter, she had 2 surgeries. Once I found out she was fine, I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't even recognized myself. I had gained so much weight in that 5 years. I knew it was time to focus on my a little, it was the best thing I have ever done....I feel better then ever.
  • schwim
    schwim Posts: 65
    i'd just tried to follow the dukan plan and it was very hard since i do not eat meat. i felt miserable now being able to eat fruits and veg and i got tired of dieting and getting fatter. i want to re-wire my brain into using moderation when it comes to food and not to have anything off limits.
  • missy787
    missy787 Posts: 35
    In Feb. my mom was diagnosed with conjestive heart failure. On March 30th my dad passed away from renal failure, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis. A few weeks ago my younger brother was diagnosed with diabetes.
    I just decided that I want to live, and be healthy.
  • zml_mom
    zml_mom Posts: 270 Member
    I was miserable after gaining so much weight during my pregnancy with my now 2 year old then got pregnant again a few months after he was born and gained even more weight and I knew I had to do something about it. I was DETERMINED to get down to 160 by his 1st birthday he is now 18 months old and I weigh 147 :)
  • bmxpop
    bmxpop Posts: 353 Member
    Had to go to the hospital for pneumonia....routine tests showed high blood pressure and high blood sugar. I was told to lose the weight or face the possible consequences of diabetes. Two years and over 100 pounds later....blood pressure and sugar levels are normal and I feel great!!
  • GeekyGirlLyn
    GeekyGirlLyn Posts: 238 Member
    When my ex told me I was the reason he cheated. Now I know thats not true. He just used me being big as an excuse to justify his actions. But it was a wake up call and breaking point all the same.

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