What made you finally commit to losing weight?

What a fab thread! I had a few lightbulb moments that led to it but I think the final straw was my ex-hubby passing away & it made me realise life is too short. I realised that having spent the last 14 years on & off dieting what I'd actually done was gained just over 7 stone from where I started. This time I am gonna do it!
 
I was walking down the street with my boyfriend one day and we passed a group of lads, as we walked passed I heard one making "thunk thunk thunk" noises as if I was shaking the earth as I passed. My boyfriend didn't hear thank god, but he noticed me silently crying which wasn't nice. I knew I was big but not that big that cruel teenagers would laugh as I waddled by. That was the moment, and now I thank those little knobs for their comments coz they were the kick I needed.
 
Just looking at recent photo's and realising how much weight has crept on without really noticing! It's time it all came off again!
 
My friend loaded some pics on Facebook and I realised how fat I looked. Didn't like being the big fat girlfriend in pictures next to my boyf. He never gains any weight no matter how much he eats, the bugger!!
I always love clothes shopping but started to hate it as all my clothes got tight and nothing looked good. I stated to wear tracksuit bottoms and leggings all the time and baggy tops. I have a whole wardrobe of gorgeous colourful dresses I wanna get back into :) this is why I'm slimming...



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The thing that made me want to loose weight was that i thought if i don't loose weight I'm only gonna get bigger and I'm big enough.

Also i hated my body when i went in bath and saw my reflection in the bath taps i hated it

Since i have lost 13lb so far to date i have been much more happier....i still have a long way to go but i feel loads better for doing it

Thank you so far for all the support :)
 
I think that lbm just happened this morning. Having had a week away visiting my partners family.. And eating a great deal. I find my work clothes are uncomfortably tight... Some of the photos taken were put online and I look awful, I can't kid myself anymore into thinking I look okay, cos I don't. Im fed up of dressing to look slimmer! So I'm going to get my butt in gear and do something about it!!
 
My moment came about a month ago when i found out my 3 closest friends had been invited to model wedding dresses at a wedding fayre, we do everything as a foursome and they kept it secret from me so not to upset me. Theyre all between a size 10 and 14 so not super super skinny, i just hated the fact that I couldnt have been considered because of my size! It's the first time my weight has ever got in the way of me doing something- which is something i'm not prepared to accept!
 
I'm was just fed up of being heavy and jealous of all the clothes I couldn't wear anymore :-( so now is the time to change x

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I've been fat as long as I can remember and dieting on and off as long as I can remember. No light bulb moment, I've always been so unhappy with myself, it's just a variation in willpower. I've been much heavier than I am now but only about a stone lighter in my adult life (and that was last year). It's very hard to diet with all my medical issues these days but I must keep on.
 
MellyMoo said:
My moment came about a month ago when i found out my 3 closest friends had been invited to model wedding dresses at a wedding fayre, we do everything as a foursome and they kept it secret from me so not to upset me. Theyre all between a size 10 and 14 so not super super skinny, i just hated the fact that I couldnt have been considered because of my size! It's the first time my weight has ever got in the way of me doing something- which is something i'm not prepared to accept!
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That's so sad :( Good luck, and keep up the good work! You can do it :)
 
I've always been a big guy and have had a lot of unrelated health issues...and really if I'm honest, I never cared all that much about my weight.
What pushed me though was something that really should have been unrelated, in that I went to the doctor about an ongoing problem I'd been having with ear infections...and for the dosage of the new meds he was trying me on, he needed to know my weight. I didn't know, just that I was around the 20-stone mark. This prompted him to check my blood-pressure, and really hypertension didn't quite cover it. :( I was told I had a choice...take pills most likely for the rest of my life, or loose weight.
Given I was 25 at the time and when I did weigh I found out I was over 25-stone, I figured enough was enough and started to diet. I will admit that I'm now on my fifth serious attempt at loosing weight, and while I have dropped down now to under 20-stone I do keep on giving up after a while and returning to old habits. Need to work on that one. :p
 
Good luck this time Bolero. Well done on losing 5 stone though!
 
Mine was being moved to teach Reception. Getting in and out of their little chairs and running about all day has brought it home just how silly my weight is. 2 weeks in and doing well so far though!
 
Clinical Depression due ti my appearance. Awful light bulb moment.

No going back now i'm not stopping til i'm healthy. If there is one thing i like about me it's that i am not a quitter.
 
This time round was getting the mrs in the family way, and realising how awful it'd be to be a fat dad.

I used to be much much bigger and back then it was just utter misery and realising I would live and die alone. I lost masses of weight, and now have everything I want (I have a thread in flirt zone which has told the history of my milestones from first date to pregnancy lol).
 
I was advised to lose weight months ago at a check-up by a very straight-talking nurse at my local gp's. I lost a few lbs eating more healthily but didn't keep it up.
I went there about an unrelated matter last week and had a shock when I realised my appointment was with the same nurse. She insisted on weighing me and measuring my waist.
13 stone 9lbs and 42 inches (107.5cm)
She gave me a real telling off for not sticking to the diet she had put me on and told me I had to lose some off the fat off my tummy as it is a health risk.
She has booked me back in in 2 weeks time and said she want to see me 4lbs lighter and with at least 3cm off my waist! (gulp!)
I thought about arguing with her, but if I can't lose the weight on my own, maybe a regulary weigh-in will do the trick!
 
Mixture of hating every picture taken of me, constantly promising myself to lose the weight. Being heavier than my OH...im so glad i made the decision to lose weight i hated feeling so unhappy in myself.
 
starkissedx said:
Mixture of hating every picture taken of me, constantly promising myself to lose the weight. Being heavier than my OH...im so glad i made the decision to lose weight i hated feeling so unhappy in myself.
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Taken the words out my mouth!! I feel exactly the same! And also I hate how it affects every part of my day to day life! From Shopping to confidence at interviews or socialising with friends and family! And now im going away next summer to visit my inlaws and theres NO way im going as a fat blob!!!!
 
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