Why did you want to lose weight?

im sorta new and tryin to get to know my BAF fam...so i thought i would ask everyone what was the reason they chose to lose weight or their breaking point or what not....

for me...at 21 yrs old i was almost 300 pounds (296)...i was borderline diabetic and had mild sleep apnea.....i watch my mom struggle with her weight and watch her take so many pills a day because of all the problems obesity has handed her...i dont wanna live my life that way so i decided to make a change......

and also...i was tired of being a young person and not being able to dress in the latest trends and look good... i mean lane bryant and torrid only have so much to offer...i wanna go to all the hot stores (forver 21, charlotte rousse H&M ect) and pull somethin off the rack and look bangin...im now 22 and by my 23rd b-day in sept...i want to be ROCKIN!!!

Here is the point for me I was 51 , diabete,high cholestrol, high bloodpressure,fibromaylia, allergies, asthma, thyroids.  And tired of being over weigh and now I'm a Grandmother and won't to enjoy the rest of my life a whole lot lighter(weight  why's).  I was heavy as a mother having to deal with a ill daughter and could not even think of getting this surgery.  Life happen and she no longer here but I have grandbabies looking so much like her it makes me know one of the other reason to have my surgery she lives on.  You are young and I know you don't won't to live all your years the way a lot of us did over weight. Married 35yrs at 105lbs. to get to almost 300lbs at one time, was at 267 when I started looking at this surgery.  I for one have never looked back and wished I've never did it.  If anything I wish I could have done it yearrrrrrrs ago. There time I smell something especially sweet that I think I wish I can have that but when I looke where I come from to where I am it doesn't matter about the food. I'm one that sweet make ill very ill so I don't do it. Good Luck I really hope you don't ever question your decision for your surgery.  I've went from a 24-22top
to large top some med's--22-20 jeans to a size 10.  So that is why I don't regret the surgery, I also can rock some jeans that fit at the weight and not un my bust, Oh what bust.

51?!?!?!? are you sure...your not 51...cant be...must have been a typo...you meant 31 right ... good to see you have lost the weight and are living a healthier life for the grandkids...

Thanks for the compliment I truly feel 31 I have so much energy.
And what the weight gone yes still have 25-30lbs to go be still at work.  The nail tech told me the other day you young people have pretty nails. I laugh and told her my age and she had to look at my hand again. Ashley I wish you lost of luck and go for it.

I think at the very end of my list was shopping.  I would shop anywhere anyway even if I could not fit one damn thing in the store.  I would get real creative too bad I didn't realize what a fool I looked like.  But ok.......I had the following co-mobilities:

Hypertension
Tension Headaches
Migraine Headaches
Joint Pain
Lower Back Pain
Anxiety
Depression
Sleep Apnea
Asthma
Emphysema
Ulcers


What was the worse for me is I could not walk unassisted, that means no walker no motion and even sometimes that was not enough.  So if my husband was not home I could not even go to the bathroom.  Durst me!!!!! Walking was at the top of my list.  I did have days where being hopped up on pain meds made it easier to move and exist but what kind of existence is that???

Now 99% of my cardio is running.  I am always laughing and trying not to act a pure fool when I run.  But how do you explain to people 2 years ago I couldn't walk much less run.

Be beautiful girl and I wish you the best in your journey!

~Maxine

There are several reasons for me wanting to lose weight:
 
1.  I just felt heavy and slow...took me forever to run to a code blue
2.  I was tired of destroying my clothes.  My thighs rubbed together so much I was developing holes between my legs.  I'm surprised I didn't start fires.  Hell even my knees were rubbing together and I had developed cankles
3.  I have a strong family history of Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiac Disease.  My cholesterol was elevated, my endurance sucked (see #1), and my joints were aching before it rained. 
4.  How can I tell my patients that they need to lose weight when I'm 100 lbs heavier than them...hypocrite.
5.  I just didn't feel comfortable in my own skin.  I know some people say they love being obese but I'm not one.  I love myself but not all this extra baggage.  I wanted to find the real me who was hiding behind all this fat and skin.  I look forward to peeling these layers to get to me.

Well I'm 32 and I've been struggling with my weight since birth and the weight is starting to take its tole on my knees back and ankles.  I have hypertension and on top of that I was diagnosed with asthma a few days ago.  my shelf is starting to look like a geriatric patient. lol.  But seriously.  Its time.  I'm tired of wanting to be invisible. 

I'm tired of wanting to be invisible.......


You could not have said it better.

you are making the right decsion...dont let anyone tell you otherwise

Hi Ashley Nicole!

As many have already mentioned....the number one reason for me was to improve my health.  I grew tired of fearing death everyday.  I know we all will die eventually...but in my mind, I believed my death would be contributed to my health...and sooner rather than later.

I suffered with diabetes, HBP and fatty liver.  I no longer suffer with any of these illnesses.

The number two reason was I grew tired of always being the heaviest in the room.  The heaviest wife and mother at every event.  I begun making excuses as to why I couldn't go to these events....which in turn resulted in my family not going.  My insecurities started to affect their social life....and I could no longer live with that guilt. 

By the way....I started at 296 too, and I love shopping at all of those stores you mentioned (except H&M...we don't have that store here).  Good for you for taking control of your health at such a young age.  You already rock...the only difference is you will actually believe it in months to come.  I wish you the best, doll!