What was your breaking point?

[stickin2it]

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I knew I need to lose weight for a while, but that evil one on my shoulder was whispering in my ear "start tomorrow"... Well, tomorrow did not come until my clothes were too small and I refused to buy a bigger size... What sealed the deal was the picture they took at the Melting Pot for my bday I cried, but not as much as I did when I found out the next morning (the day I started this woe) that I weighed more than my DH So, here I am, day 11 of Induction...no cheats, exercising and going strong (thanks to all of you)!!!

[G-Mom]

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@Stickin2it: Try weighing 120 lbs more than your hubby...that was awful.

[Vampyre]

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I had given up on losing weight. I had been to the doctor to talk about perscription diet pills. He said no. He kept telling me that diet and exercise was the answer. I tried WW and it did not work for me.

I was upset about how I looked, but I thought of it as a medical disability. I had proved to myself that I could diet religiously and not lose weight. About a year after I came to this conclusion, I went in for a physical. As it turns out I was right. I'm have a defective thyroid. My bloodwork came back really bad. My doctor called and told me to go to the pharmacy and pick up the pills he had perscribed and to start Atkins right away. It has improved my health incredibly over the last year. Oh, and I've also lost a lot of weight.

[kealoha]

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For me, it was having to wear my maternity pants...even when I wasn't pregnant. They were the only jeans that fit...and my baby was 6 months old!

[Kate113]

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Great stories everyone! I told this before, but I'll tell it again. When my father was on his death bed, we had a serious chat. He was overweight and I've been overweight my entire life. At that point in time, I weighed more than I ever did. My dad, bless his soul, told me that he didn't want me to be like him...forever overweight, talking pills for this and that and that I needed to lose weight. He didn't say it to be mean. I told him that I would try to lose weight. I don't know why I waited as long as I did. It was 9 months later than I took a really good look at myself in the mirror. Not a pretty sight at all. I had my tree trunk legs, my sagging belly, my thunder thighs, and jowls! My brother (who was never really overweight by much) told me that he lost 20 pounds on Atkins and it came off fast. He told me how he did it and the next day, I went out and bought the book. By the time I finished the first chapter, I knew I could do it. I've slipped a couple of times, but I came back to it before it got too out of control. Anyway, I found ADBB and I've been here ever since. So many people have encouraged me and helped me (even if they didn't know it). I come here to read even if I don't log in. I'm struggling with my weight, but I'm hanging in there and staying on plan. Sorry, I think I got a bit carried away.

[KittyMomma]

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I just wanted to post that all your stories made me weep a little, so many I could relate personally to. Threads like this strengthen my resolve and get me through the day. Thank you to all the people who've posted, and will post after this..

[LowCarbLara]

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Ooh, I love reading these stories - keep 'em coming!

I haven't really had a breaking point as such. It's just that this is the heaviest I've ever been (around 195lbs) and I really don't want to hit 200lbs (I'm only 5'3"). You wouldn't think that I'm that heavy if I just passed you in the street - I'm mesomorphic and carry my weight fairly well, considering - but it bothers me, and it's not healthy.

[crazymomto1]

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Mine was at my sisters wedding in August. I was wearing this beautiful dress and everyone told me that I looked great. I let myself believe it. Then the wedding photos came back. I sat and looked at them and wanted to cry. I looked horrible. The dress had spaghetti straps so there was no hiding how flabby my arms were. I sat down and felt like I was going to rip the dress in half. I couldn't wait to get out of it. I was miserable. I felt like I ruined my sisters wedding because she had to look at me in the pictures. Finally I realized how far I had let myself go. Oh then last month we also had the 5 year old kid who asked me why I was so fat and the 3 people who asked me when the baby was due. That's enough to get me motivated!
(((hugs)))
Jules