QOTW: Change and How We Get There

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QOTW: Change and How We Get There
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Mon, 06-27-2005 - 2:02pm

Some of us have been riding the diet train since our early teens (and earlier) and are soooooo familiar with that "ohmigosh" moment that has us frantically cleaning our cupboards and running to the gym to "get fit once and for all" only to be thrown from the wagon on the first bump we hit.


My question is this: when you arrive at that "i-have-to-lose-weight-moment" is it usually because:



Somebody said something to you


You saw yourself in a mirror


You can't fit into your favorite skirt/pants/outfit


You had a particular birthday


You ended a relationship


Medical Scare/Checkup


Other (Explain)


Like for me, I've had moments where I'm pretty sure that my a$$ was casting it's shadow IN FRONT OF ME!!!

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Registered: 06-30-2003
Mon, 06-27-2005 - 3:09pm

You saw yourself in a mirror actually the back of me.

Of course i am still struggling to loose weight and get in to shape. but i can laugh about this incident now.

I went to a tanning salon a while back. I go in the room to disrobe down to my under things and as i went to get in the bed i though there was some one in the little room with me. I was terrified. But alas it was only my half naked self. I was stunned. My fatness scared me.

Medical things ususlly get me in line for a while but I fall off the wagon. At the moment i am being draged by the wagon. I have a huge science test today so i was up late studying and and sweets to snack on. Plus the heat and humidty make it difficult if not impossible to exercise. I Need to get a pool.

R

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Mon, 06-27-2005 - 4:45pm

Robyn, I can totally relate to your moment.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 06-27-2005 - 5:08pm
Hope the science test goes well Robyn!

~IslandGirl



::: Jump for Joy ::: Summer's Here :::


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 06-27-2005 - 5:10pm

Talking about "bumps"- it was those bumps that actually made me realize I needed to get on with it and lose the weight-


The first weight loss (15lbs) was a couple of years back when I found my then BF cheating on me. Felt great to be in control of it then and even better when I saw him a couple of months later (and at that stage he was single) looking and feeling great! I moved on to someone new ;-)


The next weight loss (another 12lbs) was for my best friends wedding.


For me I think I need to "see" a goal at the end of the journey!!

~IslandGirl



::: Jump for Joy ::: Summer's Here :::


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Registered: 08-18-2003
Tue, 06-28-2005 - 11:01am

My moment two part.

~~ Steffy ~~
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Tue, 06-28-2005 - 1:50pm

The fact that I was going up in sizes concerned me, but someone I work with said that was just part of life. Then my mom was talking about my uncle, who passed about this time last year, and she said that she wondered what he thought when he kept getting bigger and having to buy bigger sizes. By that time, I had seen myself in the mirror while house sitting for a friend; I saw some extra weight around my middle, on my lower back and my thighs. I was surprised and "grossed out" by it. Those two things made me decide not to accept the increasing sizes and the little bit of extra weight as part of getting older.

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Registered: 04-09-2003
Wed, 06-29-2005 - 11:15am

Morning everyone!


After I had this last baby which was August of 2003. *sigh* (Can't belive I'm still working on this)


Anyway, I knew I had to lose a few lbs. and didn't really start thinking about it till November around Thanksgiving. So I thought I was working on it but then got a pictures back from x-mas and I looked bigger than I ever had. I still don't get why what I see in the mirror is different from what I see in a picture of myself.


So now I'm down 10 lbs from that x-mas 2003 picture and would like to lose about 7 more lbs.


I still have that post pregnancy tummy that sits on my lap. uuugghhh and would like to be physically fit so I can play with the kids and not feel like an old woman who can barely keep up. I'm to the point where I don't even care if I lose more weight but just want to feel good and yes look good. I'm so vain. lol


Great question Miranda love reading these stories.


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Registered: 10-01-2003
Fri, 07-01-2005 - 3:29am

Mine was almost 9 years ago although I have been aware of my weight since 3rd grade. In my elementary school I got to take an hour away from classes to run and weigh in with the gym teacher wooo hoooo! I was always into sports but always chunky. My weight peaked at prolly 290 9 years ago and after my ex spent one evening telling me how disgusting I was I said to hell with him and made a decision to "show him" I even showed me. Everyone I worked with couldn't believe how healthy I was getting while eating all the time. I was getting healthier and feeling great...then I met my hubby....one of the most accepting men I have met. We met, got pregnant and married all within two months ( I was in Alabama and he was Arizona) Call it the stress of making a major change in life, but my weight and my health spiraled outta control. My beautiful little boy was born addicted to sugar because I didn't eat anything else the last six months of my pregnancy...how was it that I was a rotten mother outta the gate. Well 2 months after my little boy was born I almost died....not taking care of myself just had not panned out. I had a gallstone get loose and block my bile duct and one organ after another started to shut down. Here was my husband of less than a year with my family he had only met once for less than 48 hours with a new baby he hadn't spent much time with due to working like a mad man and his wife dying....something gave me strength to fight...I am not sure what it was. The day I had my son (12/4/97) I weighed 325 lbs. When I survived and after being in and out of the hospital for five months I decided I needed to do better. Better didn't necessarily mean I wouldn't get back on the roller coaster of weight gain/weight loss but I did something I hadn't done...I kept 10 lbs off for one year. Now, almost 8 years later I am weighing in at 238 that's almost 90 lbs in 8 years. I didn't notice that til this year. Over the last two years I have gotten much better about making this journey to health a real one and I am still not sure what I am doing exactly but I know I have to do what I can to keep on track...coming here is an excellent way to make sure I stay on track. Thanks for all the support I have received and I hope I am able to give as much.

Mel

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Registered: 06-29-2005
Sat, 07-02-2005 - 3:56pm

Both sides of my family have problems with blood pressure and heart disease. After menopause, my mother's blood pressure went through the roof.

Of my cousins on one side of the family, I'm the biggest one. Everyone else is very lanky and slim. I was fit and active in sports until college. Then, my parents thought I should focus on my studies. I ended up snacking late at night and gained the freshman 20! Since then, I have been up and down with my weight. I realize that the only way I can stay fit is by consistently doing cardio and weight training. The cardio helps me keep the excess weight off, but the weights help me drop the fat.

I keep seeing ads on this site for curves, but I was wondering if it really works. For now, using weights and pilates is making a difference. And, I started using my friends bowflex which I think gives me more controlled movement than pilates. Pilates is great, but I still need to work on my movements and breathing techniques. Plus, I am learning that there are big differences in the quality of instruction with pilates. I had an instructor who had us doing moves that I am pretty sure weren't in the correct position. I strained one side of my neck and my hip started "clicking." I went to a different class this morning, and I feel that the instructor was much better. At least with the bowflex, I didn't push a joint out of range but could feel the movements working.

I tend to get bored with exercises and that's when I fall off the wagon. Then, it gets really hard for me to get started again. I have been consistently exercising for 5 weeks. Now, I just have to stick to my schedule.

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Registered: 10-26-2004
Tue, 07-05-2005 - 10:33am

Family history can be a motivating factor for sure. A few people I know have really enjoyed Curves. I think it depends on what you're looking for. And like your Pilates class, I think it depends on who's working at the Curves you attend. Generally though, I've heard good things about it.

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