Last Straw-Turning Point

[C8N]

When I saw the MRI bill... that did it for me.
Since then, I have been either running for biking at least 3 times a week.

[tickyul]

Gluttony and overeating are a sin that I have been very guilty of.

Destructive to your mind, body and soul......G*d's creation.

I do my best to not make food a bigger deal than it is.........try very hard to never be a glutton or overeat.

[RogueMom]

Originally Posted by tofur

Seeing myself in pictures has done it for me, but mostly it's when clothes stop fitting properly that I take action. .

Isn't it funny how we can convince ourselves we don't look that bad when pictures clearly say otherwise?

[Scooby Snacks]

Originally Posted by nyc1641

I'd be curious to know if you ever were able to change your bad habit and what was that last straw that did the job for you?

For one of my friends, he tried to quit smoking forever. Until one day, he saw his friend standing in the doorway and smoking-looking fat and unhealthy. Something clicked, and now, 5 years later, he's smoking free.

For one of my other friend, she was stuck in a dysfanctional relationship for 3 years, unable to leave. Then one day, he asked her to clean his ears for him. She saw a big chunk of cerum, and that did the job. She was out of the door in one week.

Were you able to kick smoking, start excersing and so on? What was that last straw that did the job?

I was in an abusive relationship with my ex-husband. He was very verbally abusive, calling me names, putting me down, criticizing my appearance, and generally being a jerk. But he had also thrown things at me and scared me in other ways. Even though he never physically harmed me, I had at times been afraid of him. He had a temper, but through the five years we had been married, it seemed to have calmed down. He was a rude guy in general, and I mostly stayed with him because I have very little money and little family support. One day we were driving to his mother's house. I loved his parents. They were great people, and I really enjoyed spending time with them.

As we were driving, I turned the volume down on the radio. He started yelling at me, supposedly because it was a song he liked. My arm was on the center console in the front and he yanked up the lid, banging my arm, something he had done before. It didn't hurt, but it surprised me, and I couldn't understand why he was so mad about a dumb song. That was the "click." I decided I was not going to deal with this crap anymore whether I had money or not. I was cute, smart, and deserved way better than this. I moved out on his next offshore trip, three days later. I am now in a happy, healthy relationship with a wonderful person who appreciates me (and doesn't scare me either). I have less money, but I wouldn't trade what I have now for all the money in the world

[C8N]

Originally Posted by RogueMom

Isn't it funny how we can convince ourselves we don't look that bad when pictures clearly say otherwise?

I think there is something wrong with the mirrors in my house.
When look at myself in the mirror, I still see my 18yo self lol

[Ohiogirl81]

I hadn't weighed myself in years. Of course I knew I was overweight. But when I hopped on the scale and saw it in black and white - yikes. That was 15 years ago.

Except for a few hiccups during some of life's most stressing times - the longest hiccup when my spouse was being treated for cancer, and after his death - I've maintained a 140-pound weight loss for 12 years and have walked several half-marathons.