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What was it for me... I was sitting in my car and I see this woman really fat.. My dr's been telling me to loss weight, but I just did nothing about... Then I went wedding dress shopping, which made me more sad!!! The day I called the dr was the best day in my life.. I had it on aug 13.. As of today I have lost 65 lb. I went from sz 20 to sz 12..

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The last straw for me was when I was fired from my job after working for my employer for over 16 years. I just didn't want another major failure on my hands.

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So many straws.

Watching my cousin go from 400+ pounds, dieting down to 160 pounds, then bouncing back up to 400+ pounds and dying at 50.

Yo-yo dieting for 45 years, gaining a few more pounds every time.

Watching my sister yo-yo diet up to 280 pounds, and start to lose her mobility and her zest for life.

Having more and more trouble controlling my hypertension.

Developing sore shoulders and hips, that don't get better with physical therapy.

Having a fall and breaking 4 ribs ... and still having pain 15 years later.

Having a fall and breaking a bone in my back ... and still having back pain 18 months later.

Hating to see myself in photos.

Not being able to dress with the style I would like.

The last straw? Feeling like food is my master.

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I hear you about feeling like food was your master. Been there, done that.

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I hear you about feeling like food was your master. Been there, done that.

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I hear you about feeling like food was your master. Been there, done that.

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My wife was the "fit one".

The overall plan was: she would treat her body like a temple and live forever. I would treat mine like a pup tent. die young, and leave her a big insurance policy pay off.

She got a brain tumor. Now I have to care for her.

Also I was being photographed for a magazine article. I had gotten so big I had nothing to wear.

I saw a commercial on TV by Peyton Manning that went something like this:

" I'm an elite professional athlete. You're not. BUY A BIGGER SHIRT"

It Pissed me off. That is when I decided to do something about my weight.

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I hear you about feeling like food was your master. Been there, done that.

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food is NO LONGER my master.

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That is awesome! I am just waiting for that day when food is no longer my master.

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That is awesome! I am just waiting for that day when food is no longer my master.

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That is awesome! I am just waiting for that day when food is no longer my master.

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That is awesome! I am just waiting for that day when food is no longer my master.

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That is awesome! I am just waiting for that day when food is no longer my master.

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1. Being diagnosed with fatty liver disease

2. Working in aged care with heavy older residents and see the rashes and mobility issues

3. My sisters both have breast cancer the weight increases my chances

4. Pains in knees ankles feet and going overseas and too tired and in pain to enjoy it

5. Seat belts in plane

6. My grandson and my children last but not least my husband I want to live a long life

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I've been unhappy in life, and food was the only thing that was there for me... Then my fiancé would say things like you being fat doesn't bother me!!! But he would always look skinny girls, so I would eat more.. when I got sick and I have a hysterectomy, I gained 100 pounds, I was 100 pounds lighter... I am 65 lb lighter now !!!!

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