When did it CLICK for you? inspiration.....

[wiskband]

We all had our moment when we decided something needed to be done, something clicked! Now I am wondering what/when/how/where did it click in realizing this is working or I am gonna keep going? So far, it been a week and I have lost 5 pounds, with the exception of last weekend I have been so good excersing and eating right, today I felt another wave of inspiration. I got out some summer clothes, that, still doesn't fit me but, I'm not too far away. At that moment, I felt so good about what I was doing and in the middle of it all I felt like I do 2 days before I am about to begin losing weight! You know, I'm gonna do it! This all just lead me to wonder what moments you have all had that made you feel you were on the right path.

renee

 

[TB'sWidow]

I have had alot of "click" moments over the years. It is the sticking with it till the end result I have a problem with. This time around my "click is my daughter is getting married in May and I am trying to lose some weight by then but after would like to continue until I finally lose the weight for good.

 

[mikamah]

It clicked for me when I joined weight watchers for the last time, in Sept 2005. My mom had a lot of weight related health issues, and I decided I do not want to be in her shoes in 30 years, and that is when I decided to join ww and to stick with it for as long as it takes to lose this weight. Probably about a year later, I had slowly lost about 20 pounds, but I kept it up, and continued to lose slowly, and go up a little and down a little.

This past september, I reached 40 pounds gone, and realized that i had kept about 25 pounds off for over a year, which I had never done in my memory. I was always yo-yo dieting, joining ww in january, losing 10-20 pounds, stopping going, and gaining back 30 or 40.

I stopped going to meetings in sept, and am still following ww on my own. Went up 7 pound over the holidays, and have now lost it, so I'm now 41 pounds gone. I still have at least 20-30 pounds to go, but I know now that I can do it. It may take me another 2-3 years, but I won't give up this time.

wiskband-I love going through old clothes and finding something that fits again. I have recently gotten into an old pair of Levis-size 16. I can't remember the last time I wore them. It does feel great.

TB'sWidow-Congratulations on your daughters wedding. That is a great goal for you.

 

[delilah]

This most recent time, I was at a medical conference, and it dawned on me how little I interacted with other people because I was so ashamed of my weight. I was developing health problems related to obesity, and I just didn't like myself. So, I decided then and there to turn things around. I started exercising and watch my diet. Now, I don't have high blood pressure, and my blood sugars are normal. I don't mind looking the mirror. I am just so much happier now, it is definitely worth the continued effort.

 

[melissalee1220]

Dont you just wish you could put that eating/exercise confidence in a bottle and use it for a weak moment? or sell it???

I'm currently 2 1/2 weeks in to an 8 week contest with 19 other people and thats what lit the internal fire in me. That and the fact that I have a trip to WDW in early June, which means we'll be hanging around BB and TL so I need to be swimsuit ready!

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

MY inspiration is my cruise in Sept, we will be married 10 years in April and that in itself is a HUGE accomplishment I am so tired of hiding in pictures and avoiding mirrors! We went to Disney in Dec 2007 and I HATE HATE HATE my body in the pictures I dont want that anymore, so I told myself once Jan 2 hit (Iworked New Year's Eve 11-7 so I couldnt weigh in) that I was going to do something and I AM DOING IT!!!! This is the longest I have stuck with something, I am enjoying working out and feel better eating healthier, I know it will take some time but I have it and wont go back now!!!!

 

[Fitswimmer]

I have had alot of "click" moments over the years. It is the sticking with it till the end result I have a problem with. This time around my "click is my daughter is getting married in May and I am trying to lose some weight by then but after would like to continue until I finally lose the weight for good.

Me too. Clicks I have...endurance and long term commitment is what I really need. I go gangbusters for a couple of weeks, then I catch a cold or something else happens and I fall right off track.

Any suggestions for sticking it out??

 

[delilah]

Dont you just wish you could put that eating/exercise confidence in a bottle and use it for a weak moment? or sell it???

I'm currently 2 1/2 weeks in to an 8 week contest with 19 other people and thats what lit the internal fire in me. That and the fact that I have a trip to WDW in early June, which means we'll be hanging around BB and TL so I need to be swimsuit ready!

I actually don't really know how to give somebody else the motivation to stick with an exercise/eating program that will last for a lifetime. I am a family physician (as well as a person who has just lost over 70lb over the past year or so). I see patients every day that I am trying to help with that issue. I know from my experience that I can't quit what I am doing and expect that I will stay fit and healthy and the same size I am now. Unlike other people I have read about here, I haven't had a weight problem all of my life. I had relatively short high stress intervals in my life, when I let down my guard, and didn't exercise as much or ate too much. And I gained weight. I recognize now that by doing those things, I was not setting a good example for my patients, and setting a good example is a motivation for me. I didn't have any big events in my life that acted as motivation for me, though, so, I don't have any end in sight to my plan.

It seems to help my patients to see what I have done, and I share with them how I did it. I have some who do very well, and some who don't do as well. But, I try to support and encourage them all.

It is interesting, and also very flattering to me to have people who are not my patients, but are other parents at my son's school and fellow parishioners who comment on my appearance and weight loss, and want to know how I did it. I also observe other people who have lost weight at the same time I did (who are in my same circle of acquaintances), and flatter myself that we may have had a positive influence on each other.

My pastor, in particular, tickles me. He was out of town most of the month of June last year. I am a Eucharistic minister a particular Sunday of the month, and during May and June last year, I lost about 25 lbs. He apparently wasn't paying attention, until the Sunday in July when I was Eucharistic minister. After Mass, he came directly to me, and wanted to be sure that there was nothing wrong. I explained that I was fine, and I was losing weight intentionally. So, I make the observation that since that time, he himself appears to have lost at least 30lbs (or else, he has decided to wear clothing way too big for some odd reason). Maybe the time has come for me to give him some positve reinforcement in letting him know that I have noticed.

 

[wiskband]

I also get inspired in the mornings! Theres a reason we like to weigh ourselves in the morning right? lol, well, aside from that I simply feel lighter in the morning. I remember when I first lost a bulk of weight a couple of years back that every morning (when I sit outside to have my morning cigarette)
(thats my next obsticle) if I styaed on plan the day before I would actually FEEL LIGHTER! I love that feeling and now, I want that feeling back! I guess what I am trying to say is trying to mentally go back to a time where you felt great and when you are in that moment bask in it, hold it store it to a place where you can go back and retrieve it.

 

[PaulaSue]

My BC scare at 35 (my mom had it at 35 and my sister had it older and my GM on Dad's side) right after my ex-BoyF died (my age). I have 3 young girls and I need to take better care of myself.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

My "click" moment happened when I was looking to going up yet ANOTHER clothing size (to 20). I just absolutely could not go there. I found WISH and discovered that this place gives me strength to continue onward when I share with and encourage others.

I think it is important to continue to exchange our strengths/weaknesses as we help each other along. That keeps the "click" going for me and I believe it helps others too. Thank you for sharing and helping.

 

[kathmzh]

I had my first real "click moment" at the end of January, when the scale hit a certain number and I was just feeling awful- sluggish, cranky, tired all the time, my skin was awful, etc.
I had done WW and SBD in the past, and I have always been a walker, but obviously had to try something new.
I joined a gym, got a trainer, and learned A LOT. The way we treat our bodies is directly proportional to how our bodies treat us. I am eating very heathfully now, exercising often, and have never felt better and am down 12 lbs. in 7 weeks. I'm about half-way to my goal weight, and for the first time in years, I know I can do it -- I have control.
That was my biggest motivation -- knowing I have the control to eat right and get to the gym, I'm the one in the driver's seat. I'm so glad I invested the time and money in myself.

 

[Padstack]

I have had two of these moments that have kept me going.

I have played goalie in a roller hockey league for over 10 years now and have been around 200 lbs (6' tall) since I began. When we came back to start another season after taking the summer off, I had lost 25 lbs and put on a good amount of muscle, putting me at 178 lbs. The league director (and friend) told me that he did not recognize me when I first walked up because I was half the size from the last time he saw me (4 months).

The second is also hockey related. I play ice hockey as well as roller. As my weight began to drop and the leg strength developed, my game improved. I now have other teams trying to get me on their team when their goalie is not available. I used to be last on the list and now I am first. I attributed my lighter weight to the greater mobility and began making saves that were impossible just a few months prior.

Of course, since then I put the weight back on and got up to 202. But I am now back down to 188 and will be back to 180 in no time. What got me back in is remembering the feeling I had in both of these situations and I want that back.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Me too. Clicks I have...endurance and long term commitment is what I really need. I go gangbusters for a couple of weeks, then I catch a cold or something else happens and I fall right off track.

Any suggestions for sticking it out??

Me too!!!!! Lots of clicks, I do well and then something happens and it is all over. The thing I really have to work out for myself is why when 5-7lbs makes me feel so much better do I sabotage myself the next week?

Any insight would be great......