what was the final straw that brought you here...

[just4me]

I was looking at some of my posts, and one was from 2005 asking this question. It made me stop and think, why then was i on this board. Well I wanted to be thinner for my husbad, I wanted him to be proud of me, I wanted to feel like I was the most desired thing at all tmes and thought if only I did this, he would always be faithful.

Now finally having the courage to leave a bad marriage and it just being my daughter I think I have found the key to how I'm going to make this work, how I haven't "cheated" once in all of the tempting situations I've been in. I've found me again. I want to be healthy for me, I want to look good for me, and I want to be healthy for my daughter because she needs me. Back then I thought it was "Just4me" but it really wasn't. Now it is. I'm regaining the power over myself, what I look like, what I do. It has come with a determination like no other.

What in other's lives have brought them here determined, what made you say ok....this is going to happen, and this I have to do now!

[mission to lose]

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After losing about 19# on WW last year, I gained it back plus 10 more pounds as of this July..Looking in the mirror I saw a Macy's Christmas Parade balloon character about to explode. I looked and wondered if I could possibly get any fatter, since this was the most I have ever weighed, even 40# more than my second pregnancy weight at delivery. I was so disgusted with the image in the mirror that I wondered who that person was and had become, and I didn't like her one bit!!! So that was it...the last straw...I decided I have to stop ruing my life with food!

[RosieC]

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I was just desperate to lose a very bloated abdomen.

I wrote more about my story but it became very long so I posted it on a separate thread.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/overcoming-addictions/81828-my-sugar-addict-story-so-far.html

But that was the final straw - a bloated stomach and not knowing any other diet that would fix it.

[OzLover]

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A photograph that was taken after I arrived on a trip to PA. To get to that trip I had to fly on a plane & I almost didn't fit in the seat & the seatbelt almost didn't fit. I was not going to ask for a seatbelt extender under any circumstances. The whole vacation was a reality check.

[barrnone]

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many things - the fact that I had let myself get to this point; looking like crap; feeling like crap; not being able to get my ring off [it's been 10 years, so that wasn't the last straw]; so unhappy about myself, it was affecting my marriage...I had lost myself, didn't like myself - and I missed 'me' - I wanted her back!

[sham]

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Hi well when I got pregnant with the third boy I wanted to lose weight because I felt big then at 15 stones.In my pregnanvy I got fatter and fatter and when they weighed me before I went in for a section I was so ashamed to see 20 stones on the scale.I had the baby May 9th so gave myself 8 weeks to recover and then on my Birthday I started the diet(july 7th)last year and promised myself next birthday I'm going to be slimmer in better fitting clothes and wont be ashamed when I look in the mirror.I lost just over 100lb throughout I had my ups and downs but kept going and now I cant stop admiring my pretty slim face and I put on smart clothes daily,do make up,wear my coloured lenses and style my hair differently because I worked hard and feel proud.I did it for me because I wasnt happy thats the reason.Im now back on induction and losing more so lifes good.Good luck to you.You have the right attitude and should suceed.

[msanjelpie]

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My hypoglycemia and insulin resistance was getting worse and worse. Every time I ate something I had to go take a nap. I knew diabetes was right around the corner. So I'm running from it as fast as I can in the opposite direction...

[JulieB]

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Funny story...I was incorrectly weighed at 300 lbs by the lady who makes the custom orthotic inserts for my shoes. Somehow that number just blew me away. I decided that day to do SOMETHING about it. Turns out I "only" weighed 285, but that "300" number just stunned me out of my stupor.

I should write her a thank-you note...

[VTMissy]

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Cool thread.

A few things. I craved milkshakes daily and felt I 'deserved' it even though it would give me a pounding headache and make me instantly sleepy. Night sweats. Working out constantly and keeping my calories under 1200 w/o losing a pound. And the kicker was the utter impatience I had for my two daughters. I have been blessed with a GREAT family and I was always yelling at them. I didn't want to be that mom and I didn't want them to have those memories.

[IrishIrish]

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My health was spiraling downhill. I saw a medical record that referred to me as "super morbidly obese". My world was getting smaller and smaller as I was beginning to shun spending time outside my comfort zone. I was desperate to lose weight.

I found this site. I went to Century Club and met lots of great people who helped me start my journey with Atkins.

[funkytofabs?]

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I am tired of being the girl with "such a pretty face". UGH. I'm tired of taking 50 pictures and only having TWO come out where I look like something other than a troll. I want to get married (honey doesn't know it) and IF he ever asks, I want to be in a cute dress, not a bedsheet. Mainly vanity, I admit, but I also want to FEEL better, healthier and more alive I (maybe) want to have a baby and don't want to be told I have to lose 30lbs before I can even think about having one.

[FwL]

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Breaking the 300 pound barrier did it for me too.

Up to that point, I was upset about my weight problem and tried here and there to do something about it, but something definitely snapped inside me when I broke 300.

Finding this board was a pure stroke of luck. I plugged "Atkins" into google and thought I clicked on the link to go to the official site, but ended up here. I spent some time looking through the before and after photos, and realized that these were real people with real struggles, real results and real failures. That has made a huge difference for me.

[Mbudlite89]

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I graduated in 2008 from High school...on 2007 I had gotten my classring..after workin gat mcdonalds for 2 years..my ring would no longer fit...and i said I wanna wear it again..still havent been able to wear it..but 21 lbs in 1.5 months is amazing

[Whatsername]

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Tired of being unhappy and realizing I deserve to be happy and healthy.

[RosieC]

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Finding this board was a pure stroke of luck. I plugged "Atkins" into google and thought I clicked on the link to go to the official site, but ended up here. I spent some time looking through the before and after photos, and realized that these were real people with real struggles, real results and real failures. That has made a huge difference for me.

Me too! I did go to the official site first and even joined the forum but it somehow seemed very lifeless, or like learning about something in school. This place seems much more grounded in real life and real experiences.