What was your Wake Up Call?

I had a very healthy (lol) meal from Taco Bell one night. About 4 hours later I was experiencing food poisoning. I was pretty much scared straight with that food poisoning experience.

I won't go into great detail but lets just say I lost about 10 pounds in 3 days.

Anyway, after that I decided that maybe this was a blessing and a good opportunity to have an almost jump start on a weight loss adventure. I was pretty much oblivious to being overweight but since I was on high triglycerides I thought maybe something was wrong haha. At my highest I was 252 in Jan of 2007 and now I'm off my medication and closing in on 170. I went from a 38" waist to a 34". XL shirts to Mediums. Not that I like to brag or anything LOL. Don't give up people!
 
Camy - I have Celiac's too! :D


When you go through two pairs of pants (and the only pair of workpants you own that still fit) because of the friction of your thighs rubbing together were what did it for me. Plus, the fact that I weigh only 20 pounds less then my boyfriend kinda did it.
 
ABBAgirl said:
Great thread! My heart goes out to those who are still struggling. Hang in there, it is SO worth it!

My own wake up call came via a photo that should have made me very proud (the occasion, anyway) but showed me UNDENIABLY how large I had become. I was truly shocked. However, the hormone problems (PCOS) and plantar fasciitis had all paved the way to make me take WL seriously.

Best wishes to us all!:seeya:
ABBA
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I also have PCOS and plantar fasciitis. For the PCOS I was on Metformin, I am NOT insulin resistant but they say the met helps with the hormones. I got so tired of taking met and then a anti diarrhea pill that I stopped taking the met. I am no longer trying to get pregnant since I need to be healthy first so not a big deal on the met. For the plantar fasciitis I was taping my feet to work out. I have lost weight and got more stanima and the fasciitis seems to be better, though it still hurts now and then I just work through the pain.

My personal trainer has recently started me on PX90 or Plyometrics workout and now my knees hurt, but I am working through that too. Hang in there. I had been told that it is almost impossible for PCOS women to lose weight, but I have found with correct eating and LOTS of exercise that it is possible!!
 
Tracy740 said:
My personal trainer has recently started me on PX90 or Plyometrics workout and now my knees hurt, but I am working through that too. Hang in there. I had been told that it is almost impossible for PCOS women to lose weight, but I have found with correct eating and LOTS of exercise that it is possible!!
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I wouldn't say that it is impossible at all. I have recently been diagnosed with PCOS, fully insuline resistant. Since August last year I lost over 100 lbs just by eating better and exercising. Maybe PCOS makes it more difficult to lose weight, but certainly not impossible. So whoever said that had no idea what they were talking about.

So yeah, I agree, hang in there, and don't let anybody tell you that 'it can't be done'! It can!!!
 
1. My best friend dying of obesity at the age of 27.
2. Health Probs - Knees hurting. Hormone Imbalances. GERD.
3. Looking at a picture of myself and seeing just how miserable I looked.
4. Size 28 pants starting to fit tight - refusing to go to a size 30.
 
-- Clothes that I used to be able to wear in the past became extremely tight.
-- I had to loosen my belt buckle because of my increasing waist size.
-- I'd look at candid pictures of myself and get disgusted because of how obese I appeared
--I felt ugly, with no confidence
--I always kept wearing layer upon layer of clothes to hide my bulging excess of bodily fat, which made me look more ridiculous
--I found myself feeling guilty after indulging on huge binges of ice cream and fatty snacks
--My mother told me that heart disease runs in the family, and that I needed to get healthy if I wanted to reduce my risk
--I looked in the mirror and told myself I needed to change
 
I changed from the inside out....122 pounds lost

My wake up call came literally on my 40th birthday. There was something about turning 40 that made me realize I had been very selfish for years and needed to make some permanent changes. I also realized that I could no longer eat like I was 18 anymore. I had always eaten whatever I wanted and never exercised. I was very much an emotional eater. Lots of sugar, lots of beer. I told everyone at my 40th birthday bash that I was going to make sweeping changes to my lifestyle. No one believed me then, understandably, but 4 and a half years later, I am 122 pounds lighter (320 to 198). I am now an avid runner and I still eat really healthy. No more refined sugar, fast food, fried food or beer. I have not felt deprived because I found other tasty foods to take their place. I did this for myself and for my 3 children. I wanted to be around for them for a long time and to set a good example for them. I am now a life coach and fitness consultant and have written a book about my journey called "Oh Hello Penis, Nice to See You Again!" My website is .....Change your mindset and your body will follow.
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1) Deciding that I am only 18 and want to be happy the rest of my life,not fat
2) wanting to look good on vacation with my skinny little friends
3) wanting to feel comfortable, not self conscious around my boyfriend

Really, I just looked in the mirror when I got out of bed one morning and said 'today is the day'
 
Ive been going for 8 weeks now, my wake up call was my lack of self-confidence, every night looking at myself in the mirror trying to find my face under all the fat lol . So, I decided to hit the gym so that people can look at me and say, "wow!". But really, after a couple of weeks it was more about feeling good rather than looking good :)
 
My wake up call came just last month. I was with my parents celebrating their 30th anniversary. We were taking pictures laughing and having a good ol time. As I was scanning through the pictures, I came to one of me and my dad. I was huge! I looked twice as big as him. I ran upstairs to my mother's scale and got on. 234 lbs. Now I have always been on the thick side, but I had no idea I was over 200. My mother came in behind me and said...."You're beautiful Michelle." I didn't believe her. Truth is I hadn't believed that in a really long time. I cried all the way home. The next morning I decided that this was the last year that I spend fat. I didn't want to lie to myself or anyone else anymore. I had convinced myself in the past that I was ok.....that I was healthy. Since then, I've lost about 20 lbs. I've cut out processed foods and only drink water. I walk everyday, and feel great so far.
 
we'll i noticed that everyone around me seemed to be losing weight and i didnt want to be the last fat guy. i started contemplating if i was going to be able to fit into places like a kayak seat and rides at six flags, and my clothes just seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.

one day i researched weight loss and how to do it and i said to myself, i can do this. so ive been on my regimen and ive lost 40 pounds so far :D. i didnt know that just by controlling my diet i could have prevented being overweight in the first place.

now that i have lost weight i feel a lot better, i still need a long way to go though. :)
 
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1.) I couldn't see my feet anymore.
2.) I noticed my size 22 pants getting tight.
3.) I saw recent pictures of myself as compared with ones just a few years old and realized visually how much heavier I'd gotten since then.
4.) I hurt my back -- really bad! I was in severe pain for 2 weeks, and could barely function. I didn't hurt my back at work so no time off or workman's comp since the injury happened at home. So I was out for 2 weeks, then my functioning level went down for a couple of months - I was highly restricted on how much I could lift, and my job at the time required a lot of lifting. I couldn't complete my job duties and had to basically be demoted to a lesser position since I couldn't physically do my current job anymore. :( I hated that job anyway and I've been at a different job as of 2 months now....haha! But still, I knew had I not been that obese, I would have never suffered such a back injury.
5.) I had to wear baby powder to prevent uncomfortable chafing between my thighs (ew..it's amazing what denial will let us put up with).
6.) I was getting increasingly frustrated with how few flattering/age-appropriate/stylish clothes I could find in my size for an affordable price (Lane Bryant did have cute stuff, but it's lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$ for a college student!). Most styles in my size at the time were designed for middle-aged women and I'm in my 20's!
7.) I couldn't see my cheekbones anymore.
8.) Tying shoes, giving myself a pedicure, etc. were epic tasks.

Now I'm roughly 30 lbs. away from my goal weight and most of those problems are gone. Keep going, it's so worth it! I do not miss the baby powder.
 
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I think I am in the midst of a wakeup call. I have an eating disorder, which complicates things...but right now i'm having an "oh my god how did I get like this" moment.

When I look at myself in the mirror when i'm about to go out I think I must look with blinkers on (or else I just have a magic mirror!)...I can see that I am definitely overweight, quite a lot overweight, but I still think I look nice - you know...pretty! And when i'm walking down the street I know that i'm overweight but it doesn't feel like it's THAT much. In my mind I look the way I looked 40kg lighter.

I went to a music festival for my birthday and afterwards a friend tagged me in some pics. I burst into tears when I saw them. I was huge. Obese. Arms that bulge in places they shouldn't, rolls and rolls of fat everywhere.

I know i've put on a LOT of weight but day to day it doesn't seem THAT bad, but in pictures it IS that bad. I am obese. Extremely overweight. And if I don't stop this now what will I become???

I don't want to be the person who cries at photos that should be full of great memories of good times with my friends.

But there's this eating disorder. But I think i'm being shocked back into the right frame of mind to focus on recovery again and in the process, hopefully, start losing some weight.
 
It was when several people in our neighborhood gave similar comments: You're looking big. And it happened in just one day. It's this job I got. I sit all through the day. But I can't give it up just for the sake of looking sexy.
 
1. Numerous comments from people about how big I was getting...
2. Getting very winded and coughing from doing things I used to be able to do easily.
3. My 38 pants and shorts feeling very tight... buckling down and buying size 40 :(.

4. This Picture.

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My motivation was I was too embarrassed to see some of my friends and to be out in public. I like to go out and dance a lot, but I felt gross! I hate being in woman's sizes! My apple shape makes me get bigger sizes in shirts that are huge everywhere else! I also sweat a lot, and it's disgusting! I am a very hygienic person and sweating like I do, is UNACCEPTABLE and I HATE pictures now. :(
 
I guess my wake up calls were that I want to be able to sit down and not have my tummy rolls. I got sick of buy bigger and bigger jeans. I want to be able to wear the super low rise without having to worry about my tummy rolling over. I want to be able to find a pair of shorts that fit right and look decent.
 
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YES!!! That was a huge turning point for me. I refused to buy size 40 even though 38s were cutting me in half.
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Yeah, the first thing I bought were some size 40 dress pants and I rationalized that dress pants ran smaller,

Then I bought the shorts and I felt so defeated. Like I just was giving up.

I had a lot of XL and XXL shirts and the XLs were all coming out of the rotation and I was only wearing the XXLs.

I remember April of 08, packing for a trip and actually having to try on my clothes before putting them in the suitcase because a lot of them were getting so tight.

That was a dark time lol..
 
I hate shopping for clothes.

My wake up call was when I discovred a new fat roll on my back right below my shoulder blades. Where'd that come from?? It was like it snuck up over night.. ninja fat back roll even. Glad to say it was the first fat to go away since I've managed to lose a few pounds.
 
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