What was the final straw?
Some kid in a supermarket said "Mummy, why does that man have boobs". Don't we have wonderful children in the UK? It did give me the impetus I needed to start losing weight though.
What triggered you to start? |
i am a natural bodybuilder, what got me started was when i was boxing (in the navy) and i got knockout a couple of time and after one match blood came out of my nose and i was not to thrilled with that, but i loved to workout and the rest is history.
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Manboobs....always a good motivator!
Originally Posted by rmnsuk
(Post 1124)
Some kid in a supermarket said "Mummy, why does that man have boobs". Don't we have wonderful children in the UK? It did give me the impetus I needed to start losing weight though.
What triggered you to start? But the final straw was being floored by a virus over the holiday period just recently and finding out a catalogue of horrors after getting blood tests [raised cholesterol/blood pressure, impaired liver fucntion and thyroid problems to name but a few]. My GP says that most of these symptoms are caused by the virus I've had but I know in my heart that I'm no longer as fit as I used to be and I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired!! I used to be super fit about ten years ago and I know that I can get back there with a bit of patience, care and dedication. I'm gonna prove to myself that life does begin at 40 as the saying goes. Anyway enough of my rambling. I just had to tell someone. Best of luck to you. I know you'll [we'll] get there if you just stick at it mate. |
Saw 220 on the scale and admitted that my clothes don't fit.
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My four year old daughter was jumping over my shadow at Sea World last month. She looked up at me and said "daddy.. I can jump over your whole shadow even though you are fat!"
I weighed myself soon after that and saw 260. Set a goal of 200 by September and I will do it. I also hate being called "big guy". |
i gained ~60 lbs in the past 2 years being lethargic and stretch marks snuck up on my and i hate them, so i decided to do something about it!
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The Moobs,the grunting & groaning just to tie my shoes, feelin' crappy & lethargic and having to buy larger & larger clothes and the general feeling of disgust from being a fatazz.
The topper was when my Doctor told me I was starting to show signs of Type II Diabetes and she was giving me 3 months to get things under control or I was going to have to go on meds:mad: |
Originally Posted by sw07
(Post 1382)
The Moobs,the grunting & groaning just to tie my shoes, feelin' crappy & lethargic and having to buy larger & larger clothes and the general feeling of disgust from being a fatazz.
The topper was when my Doctor told me I was starting to show signs of Type II Diabetes and she was giving me 3 months to get things under control or I was going to have to go on meds:mad: |
Originally Posted by farr1022
(Post 1389)
That is a scary conversation to have with a doctor. Staving off diabetes is part of my motivation as well since in runs in my family. Good luck!
However, my last 2 test results (every 3 months) showed that I am no where near the pre-Diabetes state that I was in back in July. Feels good to have a clean bill of health. |
I just try to fix in my mind the anger at that kid and the disgust I felt for myself when I realized it was MY fault.
Funnily enough I work in a team of 7 and 5 of us are eating healthy and getting active. The other teams are getting fed up of us all talking diets all the time :) |
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