What was your trigger?

[tracy125]

What was the reason that made you want to lose weight in the first place?

Mine was seeing a photo of myself with a group of friends and realised how much weight I had gained. I mean I knew I had put on weight via the scales but it wasn't until I saw a photo that I thought OMG I look awful!

That was 4 weeks ago and now I'm 10.5lbs lighter! I'm in the zone and determined now.

 

[louise1982]

For me it was turning 30. We were on holiday in Cornwall with family and I was self conscious all of the time. We were at a theme park with a victorian museum, I was walking around and out of no where I had a thought that these 'people' probably died at an age not much older than me. I wanted to be around for my kids. Later in the day we were in a soft play area and my eldest wanted me to go down a very narrow slide with her, I was scared I wouldn't fit so sent my slim husband. That was the turning point for me, I rejoined group when we got home. I'm now over 3 stone lighter, fit in a size 12 and have no problem fitting down soft play slides. I really feel like i'm living my life and not watching from the side lines anymore.
Sorry for the essay lol

 

[Jenna88]

It was 2 things, seeing my friend who had done SW and seeing pictures from said friends hen party. I looked HORRENDOUS. Still not 'happy' but by God I'm a lot better

 

[tracy125]

Always great to hear what spurred others on to start. Really great stories x

 

[Lily91]

I think mine was how self conscious I was (and still am) in public, would always avoid being around people and stopped socialising for a while. No way to live to be honest. Working on it now though thank fully x

 

[tracy125]

Aw I know what you mean lily. You get an anxious feeling around crowds or people your unfamiliar with that makes you feel almost claustrophobic that you need to get back to a comfortable place.

Such a Shame that people even have to experience those feelings for a second. It's the way society is now xxx

 

[koolstar]

Mine was seeing pictures of myself from holiday and realising that I looked awful on them. Was fed up of being bigger than all my friends.

 

[PrincessPink-x]

I didn't have an 'omg I need to lose weight' moment I was always slim before having kids then my weight would creep up for the last 10 years I have yo-yo'ed so much normally getting tight in a size 14 was enough to make me diet again then I would put it back on again till I felt uncomfortable again. After I had my daughter in 2011 i had put on so much and wore maternity jeans for 6 months before begrudgingly buying a size 16 jeans just so I could wear normal clothes again. I swore those jeans would not fit me for long as I was so unhappy with my size I was gonna lose the weight for good this time.

 

[*EB*]

Mine was getting back from an all inclusive holiday in Mexico and blaming the plane ride home/water retention for why my clothes all were busting at the seams...size 24 clothes i may add!

Fact was i was over 18 stone. Not good......

So i lost 5.5 stone, got married and then got pregnant. Gained 5 stone back.

Now i have to lose it again!!! :0

 

[Zafira]

Seeing photos of myself ..bleugh...
then seeing photos of myself 5st lighter....
being annoyed how i could let myself put 5st back on...
now, a wedding...mine ...next august...
and wanting to be where i once was for the pics!

 

[Liverbird52]

I could of written the above ! I lost 2 1/2 stone and put 2 back on and a photo tsken last weekend is a reminder of how I looked. x

 

[hellie84]

I initially started Slimming World in the year leading up to my wedding as I hated having my photo taken and didn't want to look back on my wedding photos thinking what a fatty I was! I lost nearly 2 stone and then got pregnant straight away, put it all back on again and some! My daughter starting to walk is what made me join Slimming World again after several failed attempts at going it alone! This time around I'm actually doing regular exercise too so I can keep up with her! Haha.

 

[Madame Vastra]

My real turning point was raised intracranial pressure - I was so fat at nearly 22st that the pressure on my brain was blinding me. I'm already hard of hearing so the thought of losing my sight as well was terrifying, and I was disgusted with the fact that I'd done that to myself with food. NEVER AGAIN. I plateau'd for a while then regained a few pounds this summer and that was enough to have me sign up for Slimming World the first week I moved to Cardiff (I'd been losing on my own before that,) I couldn't let myself get big again.