When did it "click" for you?
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When did it "click" for you?
| Sat, 03-05-2005 - 9:46am |
At what point did you have the "light bulb moment" or when did it
| Sat, 03-05-2005 - 9:46am |
At what point did you have the "light bulb moment" or when did it
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My moment was when I looked in the mirror one day and saw how far my stomach really did stick out. It brought tears to my eyes. I looked 7 months pregnant! My top fat roll, which I affectionately call the inner-tube, was sticking out further than the bottom! This horrified me and I realized I have to weigh myself, I cannot hide anymore from this. Sure enough, when I weighed, I was the absolute biggest I had ever been!
Theresa
For me it was quiting a job that was completely toxic for me and finding a new one - a job that I love!
A couple weeks into the new job everything just came together. I felt better about myself and my life so I just started moving. It was like being handed a new chance at life and I simply wanted to make it the best it could be.
Cheers
Lisa
Like a lot of the others, it's been an ongoing process for me, but it crystallized last summer when I was watching a video of Riverdance.
I'm not really sure it has clicked for me. I don't want to lose weight because I am in a battle of wills with my husband, and by losing weight my husband wins. I know it sounds horrible, but it is the truth.
I am coming on this board to get motivation to do it -- to stop eating emotionally and to put things right. I have a daughter now, and I need to lose weight so I can be the best mom I can be, and so she can learn better habits than I did.
-Denise
(((((Denise))))), I've been where you are (in my case it was my in-laws).
I would have to say that my eye-openning moment was when I stepped on my scale(January 1, 2005) and weighed 294 lbs...I couldn't believe it. I knew I was getting heavier but OMG I was almost at 300 lbs. There was no way I was going to let myself get to or over 300 lbs.
Also I had been feeling so tired and unhealthy so I also wanted to do something about that. I want to be alive for my children and my family and friends and most of all for myself.
Plus my jeans weren't fitting me anymore and I don't have that many clothes that do, so that was yet another reason.
Now I have lost a total of 15½ lbs since the 1st of this year, and I can fit back into my 1 pair of jeans done up and everything, but they are still a little snug fitting.
~Jen~
ilovemovies....I can so understand what you mean by not trusting that meeger 5% of men who pay attention to me. If a man approaches me the first thing that goes through my head is "what's wrong with him?", or if he's checking me out my first thought is "have I got something on me?" or, "do I look exceptionally fat in this?".
My friends think I'm crazy but I can't help it. Of course this also leads to me just shutting out men all together but it really is so much safer sometimes.
Glad to see you here and hope you stick around!
Lisa
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