Huge eye opener and motivation for me this week. What was yours?

[WhenMarnieWasThere]

Mine was my zumba class. Normally held in a lovely room with a stage. This week, moved to a different room.

With a
Full
Length
Wall
Mirror.

I look fine (but only fine) standing straight wearing my work dresses etc. Bigger than I like, but I know I've put on weight since being poorly last year.


But watching myself doing the zumba class in the mirror from all sorts of flattering angles was not a joy.

But it has proved motivating.

[m0therofdragons]

I tried on my old suit trousers that I haven't worn for 4 years. Couldn't do one pair up and others were too snug once done up to be comfy.
Furious with dh who keeps saying I'm not at all fat when clearly I am. More determined than ever (and a little bit sad about the whole thing).
I lost pg weight so this has gone on since with too much cake :(

[WiseKneeHair]

Mine was different. I decided that I was fed up of looking fat and crap, so I got my colours done. Then I bought some new clothes. Felt better about myself, so ate better and started running again. Three months on, I've lost almost 1.5 stone.

[Misfitless]

I was in the car with my friend the other day in the passenger seat. Spotted my arm and elbow in the wing mirror.....OMG!!!!!

I have a huge effing dimple in my fat arm just above the elbow. I know I've got really fat, but seeing that dimple just above my elbow was a life-altering revelation for me.

I've stayed on track since!

[toffeeboffin]

Yup, a full length mirror will do it. Sigh! Seeing every lump and bump motivated me.

Photos are always a shock too... It just creeps on without me noticing, before I know it I have ten pounds to lose!

[WhenMarnieWasThere]

I also have a Dh who says I look fine' and don't need to diet. Sigh. He's always said that, whatever weight I've been though.

2lb down since mirror-gate.

A I've done this before and got down to goal, so I know what works for me.

It's just a matter of sticking with it.

[Sunnyshine]

Mine was waiting at the gym for a machine. Thought I would jump on scales as none at home. Expected to be around 10 stone mark but was actually 11. Left gym on the spot and cried!!lost 7lb since in 3weeks ?? only 1 more stone to go to happy weight !!

[icklekid]

The thread that said at 5'3" size 12 was fat- I'm shorter and larger ....that and my mum now having dropped a trouser size to less than me! I pretend it's having a 6 month old but I wasn't much smaller before!

[m0therofdragons]

I'm size 12 and 5foot 4 - but most of my clothes are dresses so go over hips. Size 12 trousers don't seem to fit (see above) but 14 is too big. I either need to eat more or less to fit clothes. I'm going to go with less and see how I get on. Only lost 1 lb this week but hope a 3rd week will see better results!

[SenatusPopulusqueRomanorum]

At the beginning of January a pair of trousers that used to be comfortable burst open from the crotch to the knee when I knelt down to pick up DD. That was humiliating.

Other "lightbulb moments" in the past few years have included realising that if our house was on fire, a fireman would find it very difficult to lift me.

[Not2bObvious]

Seeing not 2 but 3 chins in the mirror, weighing myself and realising I've piled on nearly 2 stones in 2 years
No motivation for weeks, starting back on track today. So depressing, this is usually when I'd break open the wine - well that's the first thing to go! No vino for at least 4 days.