Weight loss epiphany

[Biggles27]

This may have been covered before in which case I apologise

what was the moment at which you realised you had to lose weight? Did you have that moment or was it a slow build up

I bought a mid price dress (just over £100) for my nieces 30th. I thought I looked amazing and felt really good

Then I saw the photos My face was huge, so puffy and swollen. I was huge (size 24). I did not look good. I looked awful in fact. I looked and there literally no photos of me in existence from recent years. I’d been hiding the truth - I was morbidly obese

Ive been a weight loss journey for 4 years now, I’ve been the scenic route due to a lot of health issues (eg two cancer scares, thyroid meds not at correct level, serious anaemia etc) but I’m still chugging away. I’m 7.5 stone down so going in right direction just slowly

But I had a punch to the gut reality check and it was not a nice feeling

Well done op. I developed a blood pressure issue and sleep apnea. Was on max dose of bp meds and the doctors couldn’t get it under control, I tried and tried to diet and was failing as I also had high cortisol and insulin resistance too. It was a vicious circle and I was exhausted.

i went on wli, lost 6 and. A half stone, now bmi 20, in the gym most days and no health issues, sleep apnea gone, bp healthy, off those meds. And I can look at myself again, enjoy clothes, and like my appearance.

but yes it was the health issues that was my wake up moment. I had to stand on the scales. Was horrified I weighed 15 and a half stone. And then had to take a pic for the prescription and face the truth of what my body looked like. I was kidding myself I was a 16 and wearing stretchy shit, but was ar least an 18.

I think it's always health issues. I'm currently struggling at the other end of the spectrum and having all sorts of issues related to being underweight which I've brushed under the carpet. But it's adding up and I'm making a huge effort to increase my calories as in facing long term damage and I want to be fit for my kids.

Yup...when I hit 15 stone and was sent a photo of me with my team at work. I thought I looked good that day. I didnt. I looked like a teletubby. Horrible.
Im now down 5 stone on mounjaro and still trying to adjust to it.

It was when I hit 17st and my joints hurt all the time and I struggled to get up the stairs without being massively short of breath. Plus a check up showed I was pre diabetic (and had hit that age when you realiese you really need to start thinking about your old age).
Currently 6st down and aiming for another stone, although my BED is still a pita!
TBH I never really thought about what I looked like....I was just in some seriously aggressive self denial about it!!LOL😆

I think i have had mine this week. We have been abroad and whilst i know i’m massively overweight its hit me quite how big i am and also how big my back has got. I seemed to have piled weight on my shoulders and top half of my back.
i could only just fasten the seatbelt on the plane and was nudging everyone walking down the plane aisle.
my holiday clothes are tight. I’m just generally a fat mess.
i did try mounjaro and had success (lost 2 stone) but the cost went up and no longer affordable. I then joined slimming world but the group was awful so i never went back although i did enjoy the plan itself.
so i’ve decided i’m going back to SW and absolutely have to do something now. I must be close to 28 stone now. I just can’t believe i’ve let myself get like this. I probably have BED and have eaten through stress since we have had our second child.

Hugs. I know that feeling and it’s awful. You will find a way - just might take a few different attempts xxx

Yes the plane - I had to use an extension

Well done on the weight loss, sounds like you’ve changed your life x

I had pre eclampsia with my youngest and my blood pressure never returned to normal. I’m now on medication for it. I was extremely lucky previously to be very overweight all my life and not have any related medical issues. So to try and correct my blood pressure, and for my two young DC, I’ve now lost very nearly 5st (on MJ). Still a lot to go though. We’re on holiday at the moment and I didn’t have to ask for a seatbelt extender!

I hit 21 stone and I was lying to myself I was a size 20 - if something didn’t fit me in that size I didn’t buy/keep it. Saw photos of myself at my work Christmas do and could have cried. Was also horrendously unfit, tired and just couldn’t chase after my two boys. In a massive amount of pain daily, as I have lipoedema and hypermobile, my joints were under so much stress. Two years in on WLIs and lost 6 and a half stone but due to weight training, gained a lot of muscle - sit at a size 14 comfortably now but would like to get another 3 stone off. I’ll always be heavy due to the lipoedema but at least I don’t flinch at pictures of myself anymore.

I walked up a hill the other day and was out of breath at the top. I’ve walked up this hill countless times in the past (but maybe not for about 12 months) with no issues. It shocked me.
Also today, I was trying on some clothes for a forthcoming cruise. Another shock of just how chubby I looked in the mirror! I seriously need to do something about it!

I'm the same, seriously underweight and utterly miserable. Seeing myself in a mirror or in photos just make me feel like a freak. Solidarity to all who feel like this, over or under weight x

Well done, OP.

There was no epiphany moment for me. I experienced something absolutely horrible, a very unexpected double bereavement and some other things, and the weight just came with the depression. I gradually reached a better place and while I did make a conscious effort to develop a gym routine and eat better, it just largely happened naturally as I recovered. I've maintained the exercise routine for the most part (I'm not perfect but I make my gym subscription worth the money and have some home exercise equipment too) and while getting older and having children has changed things, I'm fine with where I am. Recent NHS health check was excellent.

Try a different SW group somewhere else. Ours is great and the leader very motivational.
And the diet plan quite easy to stick to.

I feel like that now. This time last year I was striding around, no problem. Now, I’m out of puff just going to the shops, my legs hurt. Going away in a few weeks… I felt fat on my last holiday, and it’s only gotten worse… I think I’m at my crunch point now. I want to get divorced this year & I know I’ll need to be fighting fit to get through the stress of it all.

Well done xx. 5 stone is amazing

This was me but still a size 16 but getting there. Well done on your weight loss

Hope things work out for you x

I was driving, my right of way, and a woman came steaming down the road and called me a fat cunt through the window. I had a KFC Krushem in my hand and never felt so ashamed. That day I promised myself no one would ever make me feel like that again.
I was a size 22-24 and weighed 17.5 stone and in denial about how I looked and how unhealthy I really was.
So I focused on moving more and eating less but at a sustainable level.
I now weigh 9.5 stone and wear a size 6-8.
it took me 5years to get here and I have never felt better.
As much as she was a rude bitch, I’d like to thank that woman because she unknowingly gave me the kick up the arse I desperately needed.

Hit a milestone birthday and it was close to the age my dad was when he was overweight and had a heart attack.
In my head I always knew when I turned that age I’d sort myself out although I didn’t know how. And then I heard about WLI drugs. Spoke to my gp about considering them and they were really supportive (although couldn’t prescribe them). The WLI have been absolutely life changing. I have insulin resistant PCOS and I’m now 7 stone down, gym every day and love living and feeling well. Best money I’ve ever spent and will continue to pay for them as long as they’ll let me have them.

I had to go to hospital by ambulance for something that I knew wasn’t actually as serious as my GP thought it was. As they wheeled me in on a trolley, various people were sticking needles into me and placing sticky pads everywhere. Then the doctor on duty looked at the bloods and asked ‘and how long have you been diabetic?’

I had no idea that there was any issue with my blood sugars. I asked the doc what I could do about the diabetes thing. She said ‘Lose a lot of weight as quickly as possible.’ They finally figured out I was more or less well, and let me go home by bus. From that moment I went low carb, calorie restricted and intermittent fasting for 18 months, and lost 6st. Weight has been stable for a couple of years now, blood sugar is normal, and of course my BP and cholesterol are also normal now.

Yes i am going to, as i actually enjoyed the plan it was just the group that was awful then life got in the way and i never found another group.

I had a stone cold realisation that I would either die or become disabled due to my obesity. I was already having issues re moving around normally. I weighed over 300 lbs. I was subjected to complete strangers telling me that I was fat (no shit, Sherlock) and being treated in general like a lesser person. Lost 8 stone since then, more to go.

Are you still on the injections? Well done on your weight loss!

It was a culmination of different factors. I felt ill a lot of the time; out of breath walking upstairs, dizzy after any exercise, swollen ankles and wrists. I felt breathless after eating, I couldn’t lie on my back or front, couldn’t get out of the bath or off the floor without rolling onto my front. That’s without the horror of finding clothes to fit. Struggling into a bra or swimming costume was horrendous.

I just didn’t feel like myself anymore. I felt like a freak; I sort of marvelled at my size, it was weirdly fascinating but I hated myself. Every social event was awful, I felt so inadequate and so judged everywhere, especially at work, where I had a very senior role. My annual girls’ weekend was torture, the comparison I felt robbed me of any real enjoyment. Ultimately I felt resigned to the fact I’d be like that forever and never feel like me again. I was 18 stone 1 and a size 20/22.
I researched WLI for months and finally plucked up the courage to start. That was 17 months ago.
Yesterday I bought a pair of size 12 jeans, my waist is 31 inches instead of 45, my hips 40” from 52” and 91 pounds of fat has gone forever. Yes I have loose skin, I’m never going to win any beauty contests but I can move properly, I can walk the dog for miles and get up and down off the floor without thinking. I’ve given up smoking, stopped binging, started swimming again and I’m taking care of myself again. I’ve had skin treatments, my eyebrows done and I do my nails and lashes these days.
I’m late 50s and wish I hadn’t wasted 15 years being so sad and hating myself. Heartbreak, separation, raising kids alone, stress and debt got me into that dark place where food was my only comfort, but it genuinely feels behind me now and I feel lighter in so many ways. It’s not about how I looked but how I saw myself and this feels liberating. Anything is possible.