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What point is rock bottom?
Well, I made it into those 42's and was into a 44 at one time. I kept one pair of 40's. I pull them out for a laugh now and then (I'm in 32's now). I know it's not as drastic as someone who loses 300 pounds, but they're still pretty big pants. |
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What point is rock bottom?
The nadir for me was seeing pictures of myself at a family reunion in
the summer of 2004. I was wearing a red sundress, and I had kidded myself I looked not too bad - and when I saw the pictures - ack!! I looked like a middle aged heifer in a muumuu. It kicked me right out of denial. How come we can look into the mirror and not see it, but when it's in a photo, it hits home (like, omigod, is that MY butt in that shot???). Mary G. |
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What point is rock bottom?
Morbid obesity is not like an alcoholic that needs to hit bottom. I was
fighting to reduce all the way up to 320 pounds. I did not lack motivation, but I did need information. "Mitch" Mitch@... wrote in message news For me, it was almost when I had to slink into JC Penney and buy size 40 jeans. The actual rock bottom was when those got tight and I actually considered buying 42's. That very day I started WW Core and by the end of the week had lost 3 pounds. I never looked back after that. Here's the reason I bring this up. I was at WalMart a couple weeks ago (here we go...it always seems to start with that) and I saw something that made me literally gasp Oh My God out loud. When I did that, the other people in line at the cashier turned to see what I was gasping at, then looked back at me and started laughing. I didn't do this to be mean, it was a reflex because it shocked me so much, and I wasn't laughing with them. I saw a woman with the biggest butt I've ever seen in my life. From the side, her butt came out and made a flat shelf about a foot wide. From the front and back she is so huge she literally fills the entire isle. She can't be passed from either direction. I've seen her again since then, and it still shocks me. She only looks to be about 25 years old. She has 3 young kids with her, and her husband is probably "only" about 20 pounds overweight. So I have to wonder, at what point does a person say enough is enough? When you have to do crazy gymnastics to stuff yourself into the car, or can't use a public restroom, etc. Why is that not rock bottom for this woman? There's a difference between being overweight and feeling bad, uncomfortable etc. and actually being disabled by your size...and all for food. I see way too many people who walk into the store, then plant themselves in a scooter, just because they're available. Electric enablers. |
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What point is rock bottom?
On Jun 12, 8:45 am, Mitch Mitch@... wrote:
For me, it was almost when I had to slink into JC Penney and buy size 40 jeans. The actual rock bottom was when those got tight and I actually considered buying 42's. That very day I started WW Core and by the end of the week had lost 3 pounds. I never looked back after that. Here's the reason I bring this up. I was at WalMart a couple weeks ago (here we go...it always seems to start with that) and I saw something that made me literally gasp Oh My God out loud. When I did that, the other people in line at the cashier turned to see what I was gasping at, then looked back at me and started laughing. I didn't do this to be mean, it was a reflex because it shocked me so much, and I wasn't laughing with them. I saw a woman with the biggest butt I've ever seen in my life. From the side, her butt came out and made a flat shelf about a foot wide. From the front and back she is so huge she literally fills the entire isle. She can't be passed from either direction. I've seen her again since then, and it still shocks me. She only looks to be about 25 years old. She has 3 young kids with her, and her husband is probably "only" about 20 pounds overweight. So I have to wonder, at what point does a person say enough is enough? When you have to do crazy gymnastics to stuff yourself into the car, or can't use a public restroom, etc. Why is that not rock bottom for this woman? There's a difference between being overweight and feeling bad, uncomfortable etc. and actually being disabled by your size...and all for food. I see way too many people who walk into the store, then plant themselves in a scooter, just because they're available. Electric enablers. Yes. For me it was also having to go up another size pants, not to mention almost throwing up every time I tied my shoes laces and worrying about my health, and feeling disgusting. The combination did it, but needing to buy yet a larger size of pants was the last straw. dkw |
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What point is rock bottom?
My turning point was finding out that my blood pressure was at stroke level.
That's what got me started--feeling better with each pound lost, and each workout completed is what keeps me going. And wearing smaller sizes helps, too!! =c) "Mitch" Mitch@... wrote in message news For me, it was almost when I had to slink into JC Penney and buy size 40 jeans. The actual rock bottom was when those got tight and I actually considered buying 42's. That very day I started WW Core and by the end of the week had lost 3 pounds. I never looked back after that. Here's the reason I bring this up. I was at WalMart a couple weeks ago (here we go...it always seems to start with that) and I saw something that made me literally gasp Oh My God out loud. When I did that, the other people in line at the cashier turned to see what I was gasping at, then looked back at me and started laughing. I didn't do this to be mean, it was a reflex because it shocked me so much, and I wasn't laughing with them. I saw a woman with the biggest butt I've ever seen in my life. From the side, her butt came out and made a flat shelf about a foot wide. From the front and back she is so huge she literally fills the entire isle. She can't be passed from either direction. I've seen her again since then, and it still shocks me. She only looks to be about 25 years old. She has 3 young kids with her, and her husband is probably "only" about 20 pounds overweight. So I have to wonder, at what point does a person say enough is enough? When you have to do crazy gymnastics to stuff yourself into the car, or can't use a public restroom, etc. Why is that not rock bottom for this woman? There's a difference between being overweight and feeling bad, uncomfortable etc. and actually being disabled by your size...and all for food. I see way too many people who walk into the store, then plant themselves in a scooter, just because they're available. Electric enablers. |
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