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What made you click?
| Mon, 07-10-2006 - 7:16am |
You know how you are overweight and you're living normally and don't actually see it. Or you see it and keep saying you need to lose the weight but then you do nothing about it. Then suddenly something happens and you realise you can't live like this anymore.


Well, I've had a couple of them, I think. Last year for me it was looking in the mirror and REALLY seeing myself how I looked at 275, not just how I had pictured myself. I think it's truly finally clicked for me now that I've had my daughter. As I was growing up, I watched my mother fluctuate from 200+ and eating whatever to 130 (she si 5'8.5 and a big build) and almost anorexic. I didn't learn how to have a healthy relationship with food in part because of her, and I don't want my daughter having that same experience. I want her to grow up knowing and eating healthy foods and enjoying physical activity. Hopefully this will spare her from having many of the same food issues I've had.
Staci
When I could no longer buy my clothes at Wal-Mart because they only go up to a size 26. Although I've been over a size 26 for years, it didn't pose a big problem for me until this last year. Always before, I could shop at specialty stores in my town (Avenue,Lane Bryant,Catherine's, etc.) who carry sizes up to a 34W. But this small Northern California town only has Wal-Mart. If I want to shop at the other stores, I have to travel at least 80 miles or shop online(which I don't do because I prefer to be able to try things on first). Well, now I'm almost back down to a size 26 jeans. I figure they should fit by the end of August or early September. By that time I should reach my 10% weight loss goal. Good luck and congratulations to all of you who have decided to make their health a priority in their lives.
Katherine
349.2/339.4??/145 (the middle number will hopefully be smaller tomorrow night when I weigh in at my WW meeting)
My "moment" was actually a period filled with lots of frustration, self-hatred, constant thoughts of losing weight, self-reprimand for not being able to stop the ravenous eating and weight-gain (so much negativity). I got tired of thinking about weight loss, thinking what to wear, postponing dieting to the next morning every time, not being able to
My moment was when my younger son became engaged and I decided i was not going to the wedding as a fat mother of the groom. I lost all but 4 pounds by the wedding. at that point i just kept on going.
Sue
295/138/160
Sue
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I have tried for years (since I was 9 years old) to lose weight...the final straw came in May of 2005 when I was a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding. Seeing those pictures made me cringe...the dresses were purple, and I looked like Barney LOL.
when i starting seeing brian in my future. i want to look the best i can for him. even though he loves me the way i am, but i'm not happy. and i want to look better for him. he says it doesn't matter but if that day comes (my day.. if you know what i mean) with him i want to look like a princess and not one of the ugly stepsisters. it's all for him, well me too because i want to be healthy, but wanting to look drop dead gorgeous for him.
-Audrey
272/264/262/180
2 things:
1. when the scale topped 250, that disgusted me to no end!! I couldn't and still can't believe I let it go that far without doing anything!!
2. My SIL and her family constantly putting me down for my size, telling me I didn't need to do things I found fun cuz I was too "fat"!! It really PO'ed me to no end that they told me that but didn't say anything to my brother who by all means looks heavier than me but weighed about the same.
Angela
Angela
For me it was around ds first birthday.