What was the 'killer moment' that made you lose weight

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Donkeys years ago I lost a significant amount of weight via SW because I saw a photo at a work Xmas party and made a vow to lose a stone. I ended up losing two over 4 months.

When I got married two years ago I ate nothing but porridge and Ryvita for two weeks and lost half a stone so the dress wouldn't be too tight. Then a month later I got pregnant with my second DC.

Now, after 2 DC I know I need to lose a stone but I haven't had the killer moment yet that will spur me into going on a proper, long-term diet and sticking to it.

I just wondered what it was that finally spurred you into going on a diet and doing it properly rather than giving up a couple of weeks in.

I need to lose weight in a major way. Just not quite sure how!

Can I ask peppafuckingpig and miles how you did it please? Your stories are hugely inspiring and your photos are amazing!

Low carbing people - have you found you can stick at it long term?

Inspired by this I have gone out and bought new running shoes this morning... I am going for my first run in 3 years in about 10 mins :)

When someone at work asked me if I was expecting again - I'm not!! I'm only 5"2 and any weight I put on is really obvious and goes straight on my belly. When I said no she replied "oh but so and so said you were". I'm obviously the office gossip!! Really want to shift a stone now....

I fell off the lowcarbing wagon after a few week (hides from BIWI). But I lost 8lbs in the first week, admittedly it was mostly fluid I was carrying from after a hysterectomy, but I loked awful, so puffy.

But I have started again and am steadily losing weight again, bread isn't my friend.

I had a few things happen over a week. My dh's gran asked if I was pregnant as I looked like I had a bump, and then I saw photos from ds's first birthday party where I looked huge. My size 14 clothes were all too tight but I refused to buy size 16.

I went along to SW with a friend who had lost loads of weight the next week. I am 5"7 and on my first weigh in I was 12 stone 12! I have now lost about 1 and 1/2 stone, but would still like to lose another 1 and 1/2 to get down to 9 st 12. My friends wedding is at the end of July, and I'm determined to be in a size 12 dress - I haven't been that since I was 18!

I have never, ever managed to lose weight before. It started to creep on after I got married and then having the 2 dcs.

When I was diagosed with Diabetes T2 :(

I have been low carbing 3 months and have lost 2 stone (28lb/13kg). I am low carbing as a non egg eating vegetarian and yes, I see myself doing this long term Clare :) I have a lot more to lose, several stone. I feel a lot better not eating the carbs and it's lovely to be able to eat avocados, nuts, cheese etc and lose weight. I never feel hungry. What more could you ask for in a 'diet'??

If you are interested in Low Carbing - come and find Biwi's threads - loads of support.

Irrespective of how you are trying to lose weight, reading Dr John Briffa's 'Escape the Diet Trap' will be an eye opener and you wont regret buying it or borrowing it. Promise.

I have had two "killer" moments with my diet and they have both involved magazines. A few years ago I read about the Idiot Proof Diet in one of the Sunday papers and decided I had to try it. I lost 50 lbs between mid January and September and felt so much better. However, I fell off the wagon big time when we had family problems (I am a comfort eater), over the years the weight has piled on again and I could never find the motivation to start again. (I have all the clothes still hanging in the wardrobe.

In February this year I was reading a magazine and there was an advert/article for the Alizonne diet and I was very drawn to it because it seemed to guarantee quick results and I have so much weight to lose (5 stone) that I thought it might be for me. I have grandchildren and wanted to (a) be around when they grew up, and (b) be able to run around with them now. I did a lot of research, discussed it with my DH (it is phenomenally expensive), and decided I would give it a go. I started eight weeks ago today and I am sure when I go tomorrow for my treatment etc., I will have lost at least 2 stone, as I only had one and a half lbs to go.

I have been told that it will take between 22 and 28 weeks and right from the start I have looked at it as being like a pregnancy - hard work with a lovely outcome at the end of it. DD's second baby is due in two weeks' time and I looked at her and thought - I put up with pregnancies of 39 weeks, surely I can put my life on hold whilst I do this as my life will be so much better! I have already had to have one knee replacement and am hoping that this will mean that I don't have to have the other one done.

There are some really inspirational stories on this thread. I realise my option is only suitable it you have a lot of spare money. We discussed it with our children and they thought I should go for it and, so far, I am really glad that I have. When I reach my ideal weight I have vowed never, ever to go back again.

Oh, and this shocking statistic has really made me examine how we eat as a family:

This is the first generation of children who are not expected to live longer than their parents.

I need my killer moment to bo now I have done ww several times over the years but have never reached goal. I've alsways got bored when the weight loss slowed down. I left again about 8 weeks ago and in that time I've put on nearly a stone I should have kept going but i felt I was paying all that money just to stay the same. I've lost all my motivation and don't where to go next. I need to lose 4 stone really and it just feels like such a mountain to climb. I started C25K last January and was doing really well but I have developed a Morton's Neuroma on my foot which has made running impossible. I feel like I'm full of excuses but they really are not excuses. I am a teacher and work full time. I have lots to do in the evenings so I just don't have the time to go to the gym or any classes. I would like to attempt to do it with just healthy eating first but I need such a kick up the bum! Every day for about 3 weeks now I have said right tomorrow I will start and I haven't. I have just got all my summer trousers out today and not one will do up round the waist.

I lost 5 stone when I was 19. The lightbulb moment was when my boyfriend at the time said that he didn't mind me being fat, because it meant that other blokes wouldn't try to chat me up.

I put on weight a few years ago, and lost it after MIL started dropping hints that I was a bit fat. Then I saw SILs wedding photos and realised that she was right.

Thanks myheadwasinthesandnotnow.

Really helpful to hear about your situation and how successful low carbing has been for you. Glad you have managed to reduce your bloods down as well as the weight.

I shall investigate the book and may join you all on biwi's thread for some support. Best of luck going forward.

who what where biwi?

ghosteditor where did you get your info on veggie low carbing?

bora there was a thread on here at the time - it recommended Rose Elliott's 'Low Carb Vegetarian' and I followed it fairly strictly at first, have me good ideas for new recipes.

Dotty (Is that you of the Zumba??)

This weeks thread is HERE

There are a million previous threads though, if you feel like a good read about low carbing

Clare I'm happy to tell 'my story' a million times over if it helps someone.

AbbyLou I don't think you can force a lightbulb moment :( All I can say for me is that waiting for the lightbulb moment has cost me some of my health - fortunately in another way, given me my life back. I had the 'I don't give a fuck' mindset after a bereavement and wasn't eating properly, I was eating mostly carbs etc I felt awful, really, really awful, but I couldn't get out of it - I wanted carbs, I had carbs, that made me want more carbs... its a vicious circle (for me and most people anyway).

I had suspected I might have diabetes for a while and had considered getting tested a year before I did - I wish I had, but I just stuck my head further in the sand. However, I have been very lucky and haven't suffered any retinopathy (eye problems) and I have been able to bring my numbers down fast, not everyone can do that.

Losing 2 stone has been a by-product of finding out about the diabetes... I knew of Briffa, I knew of BIWI's threads, I knew about low-carbing... but until I got that diagnosis, I didn't care enough about any of it.

I am still struggling with my loss - a lot. The thought of dying doesn't bother me one bit, but the thought of living in ill-health does. I don't want to be a medication or insulin controlled diabetic, I don't want problems with my eyes, I don't want to have parts of my body amputated and although I, like anyone else, may not be able to avoid this in the future (it's one blood test away for anyone!!) I am going to do my very best to avoid it by controlling my diet, losing weight and moving 30 minutes most days - it's a ton better than the other option!!

You might not be able to force your lightbulb moment - but you can choose better health anytime you want to. Come and join us?!

A woman in the park last week asked if I was pregnant. I'm not. I pointed out 6mo DS and she said, oh that explains it.

I joined ww online this weekend.

I've previously lost 6.5 stone on LighterLife - put weight back on while ttc (unlike Det I definitely eat when I'm sad/stressed & lose it when happy/calm). Had GD during pregnancy and stayed same weight but since having DS I've put on 1.5 stone. I think I put too much faith in bf! Feel like after the fog of newbornness I have suddenly 'woken up'. Want to be able to run round after DS and enjoy his childhood so hopefully that will be my motivation.

BoraBora I've read a lot of books about low carbing in the past 3 months, Rose Elliots is 'ok' - she's a cook book writer, not a scientist or doctor so all the things she says are just 'bits from other books' which is fine and it's an easy read and clearly ghosteditor did well following what she has written :) but if you want something a bit more informative I hightly recommend John Briffa's book 'Escape the Diet Trap' and BIWI's bootcamp & threads. As I said, I'm a low carbing vegetarian who doesn't eat eggs - so if I can do it, anyone can :)

Yep, I'd heard that Rose Elliot's stuff was a bit basic, but it started me off on the right path and once you have the basics in place you can be inventive

I was tagged in some NYE party photos in early January 2010, and though I detagged them as quickly as possible I knew they were out there. A week after that I went to see my blood pressure consultant (who was soooooo fit) who told me off for gaining a kilo over Christmas. I was 12 stone 4, which at 5'5" put me in a 16.

I'd been a 12 my whole adult life until I married and shortly thereafter had a breakdown when I put on 2 1/2 stone. When I was tagged in those photos I was a rock bottom both physically and mentally - having recently avoided being hospitalised a few weeks earlier. I knew I had to do something about my life and the physical side/weight was easier to control.

I lost it by calorie counting - making recipes from the BBC Good Food website and joining a gym and actually going for a change

Five months later I was 9 stone 8 and in a size 10. I've put on a bit this year - to the point that when I put my salopettes on when I went skiing in March I had to undo the pockets to do the fly up because I haven't exercised like I normally do (had a MH wobble). So now I'm eating healthily using MFP, gymming a lot and am 10 stone 1 - I'm happiest under 9 stone 10 so I don't have far to go, and my size 10s are feeling comfortable again.

The stories on this thread are marvellous.

Thanks MyHead and ghosteditor. How do you manage low carbing with a non-low carbing family/ DH?! My DH is a meat eater who is already veggie at home and I'm the main cook (he has many skills and talents, cooking is not one of them!). He's a slender thing so I would need to make sure my food choices don't impact on him too much!

Borabora..... I lost (and maintain) my weight through liwcarbing. I have three boys and a husband who all eat loads. I do not make them lowcarb. I cook all our family food and I rarely eat the same as them. You get used to it. If they are having meat, I just add salad for me and a starch for them. They all eat bread. In fact we have a breadmaker that is on daily. And I bake then cakes regularly. It just becomes a way of life to not have that stuff. I don't keep any junk in the house as I don't want anyone in the family eating it, not just me.

One of my saviours this winter was soups. I would make a massive pan of soup (squash and vegetables) and dip into it throughout the week without having to cook separately for me each day.

bora well to be fair, DH jumped on the bandwagon a few weeks after me and he lost a stone. But low carb works when you're having too many non-filling carbs and not enough protein - eventually you can reintroduce carbs and find the level that maintains your weight. Or enjoy cake once in a while but bin regular carb side dishes.

For DD, we add rice, cous cous, pasta, pitta, naan, etc - cheap and quick!

I didn't own bathroom scales for about 5 years until I saw a really nice set on sale at 70% off in December last year - so I bought them.

I was kind of aware that I had put on too much weight and probably needed to shed a few lbs (hence the scales) but as I still fitted into size 16 clothes I didn't really think things were that dire - because size 16 isn't exactly huge is it?

Then I weighed myself. And weighed myself again. And again. Because really? 15 stone? Couldn't be right. Damn posh scales must be broken I told myself.

Then DH got on the scales, telling me that he knew how much he weighed so he'd be able to tell me if they were accurate or not. They were accurate. And he weighed a whole stone less than me and he's 7 inches taller than me

I was heavier than my big tall husband! That was my moment.

I'd seen BIWI's bootcamp being mentioned on here as the answer to every lardy-bum's prayer, and in January - after I'd eaten up all the Christmas crap I wobbled over to join.

DH was supportive and said that he could stand to lose a bit of weight himself, so we low-carbed together.

He still weighs less than me, the utter git. But at least I now weigh 13 stone rather than 15!

It is the only 'diet' I have ever been able to stick to, and I doubt I will ever go back to eating crappy old carbs - can't say I miss them that much anyway.

I cut out carbs a while ago and not only did I lose a notable amount of weight very quickly, I felt soooo good. I had loads more energy, my skin and hair were healthy and I just didn't feel as heavy and weighed down all the time. Sadly I mucked up and started eating badly again, most of the weight I lost has come back but this thread has inspired me to start again. Had a very good eating day today and hoping for another one tomorrow.

I eat toast for breakfat quick, easy etc - I think I need to give up bread ... what should i eat instead?

I lost masses of weight about 7 years ago and its all crept back. Lightbulb is that I don't feel great and I want to but it has to be easy for me IYSWIM or I don't stick to it.