When Was Your First Time?

It was two events happening kinda close to each other. I saw pictures uploaded for the end of the year celebrations at college and I looked sooo much bigger than my friends. Then I was at Friendly's with my mom and I saw what I ended up ordering (a honey barbeque supermelt sandwich with fries) and I actually broke down and started to cry. That's when I started to really watch my weight and learn about exercising.

When I stepped on the scale and the hand went alllll the way around in a full circle ah!

I've always known I've gained weight, but I was in a relationship, and he did not care. He had the philosophy that you should eat what you think tastes good. He liked me as I was, so I didn't really think about the pounds creeping up on me.
Now I'm single, and I've changed most of my lifestyle, I'm back in school, living with my parents again and so on. I've tried both while I was in the relationship and after I moved back with my parents to track calories, gone to gym and so on. Not at the same time though. All without success. I lost a few pounds, gained about the same if not more after a while.
When I realized I'm about the same weight as my mom, but 8 inches shorter than her, then I really put my foot into it. I first found another site to track food and exercises, but then I was recommended MFP. I managed to make my mom join too, and now when we do it together, I think it'll work out just fine!

I think just like a lot of ppl when I saw the pictures! Yep...the ones from the holidays. Never realize how big I was until I saw them and after stepping on the scale I was damn near pushing 250 SMDH...250! Which means I was bigger then when I was 9 months pregnant -which was the saddest part. How could I be bigger solo than when I had another human inside my body? Thats when I made the initial change that I keep falling off of and getting back on.

our school's photo company posted our HS graduation pics today. EW. BIG wake-up call.

I couldn't stand looking in the mirror. My clothes were tight. Then I stepped on the scale and saw 196. I was almost to two hundred and I just sat down and cried. I am down to 187, but I can't get consistent on working out and eating right. I'm a teacher and school just ended, so I told myself I was dedicating my summer to ME. All about me this summer, I'm going to join the gym, have a work out buddy, eat right and show up next year a healthier person.

My realization hit when I went to the beach with my whole family and didn't have enough energy or strength to keep up with my 8 year old twin cousins who wanted to spend as much time with me as possible. I felt so bad everytime I had to tell them that I was tired and needed to rest.

Realizing I had stretch marks at 15 was one thing that woke me up, and the other was going shopping for new tee shirts, only to bring home several large tees that were skin tight. Mission: Muffin Top Elimination.

Went to the Dr. and the scale read 300...that was my moment.

never even noticed it until i lost weight....looking back now at pictures i thought i looked ok in at time i now look at in disbalief

I seen a picture of me sitting in a lawn chair with a white tank top and black shorts. I weighed 252. I didn't believe that was me in the picture...I asked my husband why he didn't tell me I was that huge!!! I mean I knew I was big, but I didn't realize I was just about to 300lbs...That was about 6 years ago. I lost 76lbs, but then life somehow got in the way again, so I gained about 40 back..I'm half way to loosing what I gained back. And I'm hoping this is the last time I need to go on this journey..

When last years bathing suit wouldn't go over my thighs. When spandex quits on you, its time for action.

After having my 2nd child in January and having to be put on BP meds because my weight was pushing 300 lbs I had an ah-ha moment. As a child I always knew my dad had high BP and I thought it couldnt happen to me. My mom would talk to me about how overweight people had higher chances of heart attacks and strokes but it never bothered me. Until my doctor told me she would have to put me on BP meds because my BP was not coming down. Im only 25 how can I be on BP meds?! On the drive home it hit me that I might not see my children graduate high school let alone get married and have kids of their own one day. That day I knew I had to change my life so I could be around to see my children live theirs. Im almost 40 lbs down since then and I feel like I am finally living my life! I love it and never, ever want to go back to the "old me."

*writing that made me tear up because the thought of not seeing my two beautiful babies grow up breaks my heart. I love being outside with my kids running around and being active. THIS is the way to really live life...sitting on my *kitten* was just getting me closer to my grave. This is hard but I wish I could tell everyone keep going and just do it. It gets easier and you find a love for yourself you never knew you had.

when I looked down and couldnt see my vagina.

LOL, that made me spit my water all over the place! So true!!!

PERFECT!

When my boyfriend's new "friends" and I say friends losely started making fun of me and telling my boyfriend that he deserved to be with someone who was hot and beautiful not an ugly cow. Eventually my boyfriend told me that he felt he deserved someone who was hot and beautiful and that he couldn't overlook my weight. It was a real wake up call.

And why isnt he an ex?