[nomorexcuses]

I have talked that talk and walked the walk of a super fit athlete (until 2 years ago).. Then I got pregnant and lazy---don't worry I am working on it.

Several things have led me to make a change- one very big one is my moms poor health. She was my age when she started getting sick (diabetic and other major health problems). She has always been overweight and to be honest I had always judged her for that. I felt like it was just a choice that she was making and that if she would just eat right and excersize she would be just fine. Now here I sit almost 100 pounds from where I had been judging myself. Time for new choices-time to walk the walk

[Eruanna]

I decided to train for a half marathon after years of thinking about it

[Angelique]

First I decided I needed to lose weight when I got engaged. I tried for a couple of weeks and then went back to my old habits. Then I got the flu and lost five pounds and figured it would be a great starting point, since I got already gotten used to eating less while sick. Photos of me on our last cruise helped motivate me too and I didn't want to look like that again on our honeymoon.

[Shmoops]

All of my husbands friends and their significant others. Their wives are all so skinny and I used to be one of them just a couple of years ago! I do not want to be the odd awkward fatty anymore!!! I can't stand it anymore!

[Jelma]

When the Wii told me I was obese. I was so upset. That was January of 2010. I started walking at lunch at work at least 3X a week and lost 6 pounds pretty fast but then stalled. I started Weight Watchers at the end of August and lost 20 pounds by the beginning of Decemeber. I quit WW in December and have lost about 10 pounds since the beginning of the year.

[shalyn]

I'm 34 so this is definitely not the first time I try to lose weight. Some diets even worked...once (in my teens) I lost 20 lbs! Of course I gained it all back and then some.

After the birth of my second child in May, I almost unintentionally reached a mini goal that I had dreamed about for so long (thank you, breastfeeding). Then I hit a plateau and gained 7 lbs back. I refused to let it creep back on! So now, fairly new to this, I'm trying to find what works best for my body!

[Pickle27]

We threw a party for some friends who are emmigrating this week and it was looking at some of the pictures from that that made me realise I'd let the binging go on too long. I've got a 4 year old (5 next week) and a 3 year old and I don't want to die young and miss out on their lives becasue I couldn't control myself enough to lose weight while I had the chance.
So I started on Tuesday with about 77lbs to lose. I can do this for my children if I can't do it for myself!

[Precious Little]

When even my 'fat' clothes started getting tight and I started to look sausage-y in my 'normal' clothes. Ewww... I knew I had to do something as I can't really afford to replace my whole wardrobe, and especially reluctant to do so because of an increase in size.

[KimJTZ]

I weighed myself in January of 2011 after not weighing myself in over a year, and saw 277.5, and I thought "22.5 pounds from 300. Really, Kim?"
Now I'm 9 pounds from 1-anything, don't care right now if it's 199.9.

[ChubbyCheeks]

It's been a loooooooong time since I got ready for school or ready to go out and felt good. I get stressed and panicked when I leave the house cuz I feel so fat and ugly.

[Ready2BThinna]

Great question. Two very kind friends wanted to pass on some clothing that was too small for them. I was delighted - until I opened the bags to find all the sizes I wore when I shopped at Lane Bryant years ago. At 5'4" wearing a size 18 and jackets in XL are simply not my healthiest weight experience.

My denial of the weight I've gained was stopped right there. Realized I'd been wearing loose, ELASTICIZED pants and skirts, calling it "comfortable." Those two friends saw me as I appeared - 4 sizes bulkier than I realized I was. They've done me a huge favor.



Jean

[HMM3]

I've known for a long time I've needed to lose .. I got down to about 68kg and was very happy and contented at that weight ... until I got pregnant with number 3 ...

She is now 3 and a half ... and there is no reason I should be the weight I am ...

I'm ready to feel free from the weight again .... and have a fit and healthy feeling ...


Plus .... 100kg's was coming up on the scales ...

[chickadee32]

When my endocrinologist and (former) OB/GYN told me that the reason I hadn't been able to conceive, after a year of trying, was my weight. I was devastated, and my choices were really only to either a) cry and feel sorry for myself, or b) do something about it. I chose the latter, and have never looked back.

The funny thing is, we recently found out that my weight WASN'T the problem. After finding out in June that I was pregnant, we went through several weeks of h*ll before it was recognized that my pregnancy was ectopic, and that both the ectopic pregnancy and my infertility were due to severe endometriosis.

I wish I hadn't had to go through the emotional pain of hearing that I couldn't get pregnant because I was too fat, and of feeling like my infertility was all my fault. But the upside is that it motivated me to lose weight (something I'd never seriously attempted before), and because of that I am now well on my way to a healthy weight range for IVF - which will greatly improve my chances of conceiving that way, and will make for a much healthier pregnancy.

[SunkissedAutumn]

I realized it was time when my granny saw me and said " my gosh you've gotten HEAVY"! Most of my life ive been relatively slim. Hovering 140-150. I weighed in recently and to my surprise 183. That sealed the deal for me! It starts today. im tall so i didnt see the pounds packing on but did feel a difference in the fit of my clothes. My goal is to drop at least 20pnds by the new year. I need all the help i can get.

[FutureFitMom]

I realized it was time to lose weight when I was six months postpartum and still had 50 lbs. to lose! I gained sooo much weight during my pregnancy but now I am finally on the road back to my pre-preg weight.

I also hate being the "fat wife" among my husband's coworkers. One of them was telling a story this summer about her old swimming instructor being a "big, fat lady....she had to weigh over 200 lbs." As I was sitting there weighing over 200 lbs.! I felt so ashamed It is time to get back in shape and feel proud of my body!