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What was the final straw in making you decide to lose weight?

166 replies

Pinkbutton85 · 20/02/2019 07:14

Just that really. Mine was realising that I was about to go up another dress size and refusing to let that happen!

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stevie69 · 21/02/2019 15:40

Ten years later .....

Draculahhh · 21/02/2019 15:42

For me it was seeing myself in the wing mirror of my car, it suddenly dawned on me that the old looking woman with a double chin wasn't someone else.
I am the heaviest I have ever been and I am actually disgusted, I joined Slimming world last week and I am sticking to it so far.

ghostyslovesheets · 21/02/2019 16:00

going over 10 stone

I was happies at 8.5 but okay at 9.5 - but 10+ NOPE!

halfwitpicker · 21/02/2019 16:03

Fuck me stevie, you da bomb!

Incredible Wine

stevie69 · 21/02/2019 16:10

Thank you @halfwitpicker I'm feeling a little sad right now and your lovely comment has picked me up. I very much appreciate it Blush

Jolonglegs · 21/02/2019 16:10

School reunion, and when the photos came I looked enormous compared with some of the others. Took up a non-meat diet and started running (well fast walking at first). Now down to a size 16, but hoping for another size down.

VietnameseCrispyFish · 21/02/2019 16:17

Looked in the mirror one day and wondered if I had swollen glands cos my neck looked really weird. Realised after a minute to my horror it was a double chin. First time noticing it. I couldn’t believe it, I’ve never been overweight in my life. Weighed myself the next day and realised I was literally 2lb from being clinically overweight. Shocked me to my core, downloaded a calorie counting app and started counting calories and eating 1200 per day. Have lost 16lb so far, my BMI has gone from 24.8 to 21.9.

I have another half a stone to lose before I’m where I really want to be but I know I can do it and I already feel so much better about my body, I’m fitting into my old clothes, I like what I see when I strip off!

glueandstick · 21/02/2019 16:28

Fat people clothes aren’t nice. I just want to look pretty.

I’ve lost it before, eaten it back on in stress, and can do this again. Started 2.5 weeks ago and now 7lbs down. I have a horribly unhealthy relationship with food so fully expect to go the other way and end up ill and thin. But god I can’t wait to be that thin again.... my weight fluctuates by 9 stone. I much prefer myself when I’m thin.

GinisLife · 21/02/2019 16:31

I've known for 10 years I needed to lose 3 stone and I've tried everything with very little success. I was fit because I went to the gym, ran, had a PT, swam, walked etc but the weight wouldn't shift. Eventually back in September I went to see a nutritionist who dealt with food intolerances. Blood tests showed I was highly intolerant to yeast and medium intolerant to milk so I went on a regime that cut them out. No massive weight loss but I did plateau at the lowest for a while. She had said the yeast intolerance is very often triggered by a trauma and that would coincide with when 15kg piled on. And then in October I was told I had cancer. I've not eaten real food since the week before Christmas and I've lost 16kg !!!! My consultant isn't happy but I'm ecstatic. Once I'm back on real food the weight is not going back on and I'm going to have 2 wardrobes of clothes to wear that haven't seen light of day for years !!! 😂😂

MaudesMum · 21/02/2019 16:34

Being told I was pre-diabetic just over 2 years ago. It frightened the shit out of me. I lost nearly 3 stone, and am now no longer pre-diabetic. Still fat, but less fat!

Streamside · 21/02/2019 16:35

Serious knee pain and realising my weight had crept up to 12st 4 lbs and I'm only 5ft3. My fitness pal has been really useful and I've gone down to 11st 10 in about 2.5 weeks. I work in a large open plan office with ladies obsessed with the latest diet fad but I've not shared my diet plans with anyone.I'm aiming for 10st and have reintroduced exercise into my life.

TrickyKid · 21/02/2019 16:37

Going from a size 8/10 to a 14 and then not being able to fit in to size 14 jeans and having to buy a 16. I measured my waist...it was 35" ! Real wake up call and realised I was putting my health at risk.
Lost a stone, another 2 to go.

VietnameseCrispyFish · 21/02/2019 16:40

Also realising I was making my decisions re what to wear each day based on my size and not what I actually wanted to wear. Like wearing Spanx and leggings and floaty dresses rather than ever wearing trousers or skinny jeans, as I couldn’t fit into them anymore.

NicoAndTheNiners · 21/02/2019 16:40

@luglio did it work out with the crush guy?

For me it was a roll of back fat. I could feel it when I was in bed at night, was just before I was 40yo. So joined a gym for a birthday present to myself. Have gone from a bmi of 34 to 27. Still got some to lose but feel strong and fit now.

berrybubbles · 21/02/2019 16:47

I was always proudly athletic when I was younger and shot up by 5 stone after my DD. It was mostly pictures other people took of me that did it, another perspective made me realise how heinous I looked. I’m very petite so any body fat just makes me sick at myself. I probably looked fine to others but as I was so used to seeing myself small it spun me into body dysmorphia. I’m almost back to my pre-baby weight now and I’ve been lifting weights for a year. I was a size 14/16 at my biggest now size 8 bottoms and size 6 tops!

Groovee · 21/02/2019 16:51

Needing medical treatment but being refused on the basis of my bmi

Hiddenaspie1973 · 21/02/2019 16:53

I'm waiting ☺
I've seen and acknowledged the photos.
I rarely look in a mirror.
But as long as I'm able to climb stairs, cycle to work, bend stretch and go for walks, I think the epiphany can do one tbh.
I would like to feel better in a swimsuit though.

wigglybeezer · 21/02/2019 16:54

I had to replace all my size 10 knickers with size 12s, I was ok with that, I'm 50 so a little spread is acceptable but then the 12s got uncomfortably tight and I realised I was in danger of going up a size a year at this rate so action had been taken. I'm following a version of 5:2 of my own devising; I drink semi-skimmed milk instead of eating meals 2 or 3 days a week, cheap and easy and seems to satisfy my appetite enough to avoid bad hunger pangs. I make sure I eat plenty of veg and sime fibre on normal days but too much fibre tends to make my bowel a bit " overactive" anyway, it's also helped my reflux. I don't have scales but my clothes aren't straining anymore so I'm going to keep it going for a while

tipsytrainee46 · 21/02/2019 17:02

For me it was getting engaged. I've been unhappy for many years but no incentive to do anything about it, but I absolutely do not want to hate my wedding photos!

12lbs down in the 6 weeks since the engagement and another 1st to go!

Birdsgottafly · 21/02/2019 17:06

When I start to lose my face shape. I've got really good bone structure, when it isn't hidden under fat.

That and wanting energy over summer to do lots with my Grandchildren.

edgen2019 · 21/02/2019 17:13

Stayed in a caravan last summer, was making the bed and glanced at myself in the full length mirror - shock - horror - I looked enormous, felt awful, came home joined Slimming World and have lost 2 and a half stone, dropped two dress sizes, and quite frankly if I can do it anyone can do it.

ItsAliveItsElectric · 21/02/2019 18:25

Slowly noticing the build up of fat on the inside of my legs near my knees (I'm sure there's a name for it) plus they had unsightly varicose veins on them Sad.
Noticing back fat when I lie down in bed.
A spare tyre above my jeans that can only be covered with a loose fitting top.
Not being able to wear my fitted tops and blouses for work.
My manager helpfully saying she spotted a size 18 dress in the Debenhams sale that would look lovely on me (always been a 12-14 biggest).
I know I will never be a size 8 as I have a huge bottom and hips but I know I do not want to be this weight anymore. It makes me cry inside when I look at myself in the mirror every day.

theharlotletter · 21/02/2019 18:27

I think it really helps when you realise that saying no to yummy food is more pleasurable than actually eating it.

alphaechokiwi · 21/02/2019 18:39

Realising that how I was eating brought me no pleasure or joy. It didn't alleviate stress or loneliness or sadness - it added to them. Simply by making better choices on a meal to meal basis I felt so much better. I no longer carried the shame and self loathing around with me. Last year I lost about 4 stone and this year I would like to lose another 4 to get to a healthy BMI. It makes me happy to be able to wear nicer clothes, and have lots of choice about what to wear. Before I started his journey I had only 3 or 4 outfits that actually fit, and I was constantly tugging down tops, pulling up tights that didn't fit properly around my bum, and generally feeling uncomfortable and self conscious all the time.
Best of all, I am modelling healthy behaviour around food for my daughter, and stand a reasonable chance to live a longer healthier life, and be there for her for longer.

alphaechokiwi · 21/02/2019 18:42

@stevie69 bloody well done! Maintaining that loss for 10 years - amazing! You look great xxx