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Your AaHa Moment

momofjandb Posts: 20 Joined: 2004/05/16	2004/06/09, 01:16 PM I would love to hear about your aaha moment, the day you made the connection and decided to do something about your body or lifestyle. In the past, I have always said "On Monday..." or "The first of next month..." I'll make the changes, but it never worked. Funny how this time, I just decided one day mid-week that I was going to change how I treated my body. It has only been about 6 weeks, but I'm in it for the long haul! I look forward to my workouts and reaching my goal of eating clean everyday. The difference is amazing.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/06/09, 04:49 PM Mine was a little over 3 years ago. My new husband started working out with someone else so I figured I better get with the program. We have worked out together ever since. Except this year since he is overseas. We both miss working out together. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/06/09, 04:54 PM I never took my shirt off at the beach... one day I realized instead of sitting on the computer I should get up off my lazy behind and do something about that... plus, live healthier and longer! t -------------- Tim I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda THANKS FLAMES!!! TimDay@freetrainers.com
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/09, 06:01 PM my aha moment came when I was in the car and "Take on me" came on and I started singing out loud with the windows down at a stop light. When everyone looked at me like I was gay, I decided if I had big arms, they'd still look at me like I was gay, but I'd have big arms. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/06/09, 06:03 PM :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: -------------- Tim I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda THANKS FLAMES!!! TimDay@freetrainers.com
Datdanigirl Posts: 452 Joined: 2004/02/11	2004/06/09, 06:50 PM :laugh::laugh: right on! I always knew that at some point I'd have to get onto health and fitness train, but I put it off until one day I realized I kept wearing the same couple things over and over and over, and had a closet full of top buttons I couldn't fasten. My lazy days were over.. they were fun but this is fun and rewarding too.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/06/09, 08:58 PM mine was in 9th grade when I realized I was 5'10 and had a 48 in waist......... -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
oscarg Posts: 198 Joined: 2004/04/05	2004/06/09, 11:03 PM Spring of 2003...I just need to keep busy and stay out of the house. I started slow then took a trip to Cancun. I liked the improvements. So I stepped it up a notch and today I like to think of myself as a fitness enthusiasts. :) I feel that I started maybe too young and that It take time away that I could be spending partying and getting drunk etc...but I think it feels worth it on a personal level.
livers20 Posts: 220 Joined: 2004/05/13	2004/06/10, 08:22 AM Mine was about two months ago. Before I got married I almost had a six pack...I was soooo close. I just had my year anniv in April. Since then I have aquired a spare tire around the belly. I joined Gold's Gym found this sight and have been reading a lot on nutrition.
momofjandb Posts: 20 Joined: 2004/05/16	2004/06/10, 09:02 AM Do you sing louder now, knowing that you can bench anyone foolish enough to laugh at you? And thanks! Maybe your aha moments can motivate someone else to make a change.
toddste Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/06/09	2004/06/10, 09:02 AM About 14 months ago. Being young and overweight was not as big a problem as being old and overweight.
PrairieGirl Posts: 136 Joined: 2004/04/22	2004/06/10, 09:54 AM A few months ago I realized I'd been spending alot of my time and energy on taking care of my money for the future, building a career for the future, helping my husband set himself up in his future career ... all of these things. But how good was my future going to be if I was unhealth. I suddenly asked myself "why do we take care of expensive clothes with special cleaning instructions, why do we make sure we don't wear our suede shoes in the rain, change the oil in our car to protect the engine, mow the lawn and kill the weeds ..... but we don't take care of our bodies." I always thought I lived in a selfish generation. So why don't we focus more energy on our own longevity and health and looking good and feeling good. It makes no sense to me anymore. I just decided that I had to take care of myself the way I take care of other things in my life. Ok - I'll get off my soapbox now.
I_Am-aZon Posts: 893 Joined: 2003/02/18	2004/06/10, 11:24 AM Years ago I was pretty much into fitness. I was really in to marital arts training and working out regularly in the gym....but........ ....then one day I injured myself enough to have to stop for a time....and then I got married......and then I had a baby..........I gained 40lbs while pregnant and really didn't have time to workout once she was born - hell, I was a sleep deprived zombie.... when I bought new clothes...they were size large.... started buying the clothes that "hid" me. Wasn't impressed with myself - always had control, felt like I lost it. Decided that this would not do and returned to the gym. That was about 2 years ago and I have since returned to former size and my lean muscle mass is better than when I was younger!!! YAY!!!
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2004/06/10, 12:41 PM My moment came when I saw this guy singing "Take on me" in his car. I said that I never wanted to look that gay:laugh:
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/06/10, 12:43 PM :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: t -------------- Tim I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda THANKS FLAMES!!! TimDay@freetrainers.com
livers20 Posts: 220 Joined: 2004/05/13	2004/06/10, 12:44 PM :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: That's a good one
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/10, 01:45 PM :laugh::laugh:....wait!?! -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/10, 01:48 PM My moment came when I saw a guy singing "take on me" in his car looking completely gay, then I turned round and saw another guy who looked even gayer(is that a word) drooling over the guy in the car. You are all gay and I am going to win the challenge
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2004/06/10, 01:53 PM Princess, the joke only works the first time around. Leave the comedy to the pros. You will have a better chance at the comedy then winning the challenge:big_smile:
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/10, 02:04 PM Oooooo! Seems I touched a raw nerve somewhere!
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2004/06/10, 02:12 PM Now you are just wishing :laugh::laugh::laugh:
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/10, 02:17 PM a:laugh:
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/10, 05:34 PM I have had a more recent aaha moment. Three weeks ago I was planting about 15 new trees, 10 bushes, about 10 variety of flowers, watermelon, pumpkin and corn and got tired of having to move around my fat and be out of breath so much. I was working hard and enjoying my vacation from leaving one job and waiting to start the other. I just decided that I could be having so much more fun in life instead of burying myself in yard work and food. I could feel my muscles screaming as I worked and thought it was a good time to start a workout again, but this time, keep it and eat healthier, face fat, I mean facts. I WANT TO go the store and see something cute and just buy it, not have to feel sorry for myself and walk over to the larger sizes, the more ugly clothes and just get frustrated and leave with nothing. I want to go out with my husband and not have girls flirt with him as I stare out of my porky face wondering why it's been so long since a guy flirted with me! I want to tuck in my shirt! I want to get on a horse (I won't now as I don't want the poor thing to suffer). I want to wear shorts - I haven't put on a pair of shorts in 10 years! I want to eat at a buffet and not feel that everyone is watching me. I want to have fun with my kids, go on hikes, ride bike, play tennis! I want to go to the ocean and wear a swim suit, heck, I want to get into my own swimming pool without making my whole family turn their heads away from me before I'll come outside and get in! I want to breathe and know I am doing all I can to be healthy for myself, for my family. I want to remember what it was to be HAPPY and not have my whole life revolving around my fatness and by golly, I'M GONNA DO IT! -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2004/06/10, 05:39 PM Excellent post, Vedakathryn (:)alot better than the princess'). You can do it.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/10, 06:25 PM You can do it. After the mutt challenge, you're gonna be a new woman. Sorry we can't say the same for princess. I still maintain that I looked just as hetero as ever while singing. Aha was a big band at one time. Remember the animated/real video...that was so cool! :big_smile: -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/10, 09:51 PM Wasn't that "ABA"? I think I saw you, David_s81, you were definately hetero, your hair blowing in the breeze, lovin' life and hey, those guys, they were in fear of you, believe it. :dumbbell::angry::dumbbell: I don't know if I'll win, but what matters is that I am doing it, along with all the rest of you, right! Thank you to my supportive online FT colleages, I may of been able to do it without you, but it wouldn't of been nearly as fun and informative! *practicing my acceptance speech* -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
	2004/06/10, 09:53 PM Right on Veda k. David scares the crap outta me. -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/11, 06:58 AM Maybe David is a retrosexual?
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/12, 05:34 AM retro?? Not sure what that is. I've heard of metro, but still, the only true definition is hetero. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
Anni313 Posts: 1,790 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/06/12, 08:14 AM My aha moment came last summer. I was wearing my bikini and I was so horrified about how I looked in it and I said so several times to my man. He finally looked at me and said "Anni, either be happy with the way you are and quit whining or do something about it and quit whining." I decided to quit whining and do something about it. -------------- Anni ******* Hard work must have killed somebody
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/06/12, 09:02 AM :)I got to the point where I was wearing my husbands 3x shirts and stretch pants all of the time, I was outgrowing my size 20 pants, I huffed and puffed walking up the stairs.I thought - when did I lose myself? Somewhere between being a tight size 9 with impressive quads to becoming a very big size 20 with an impressive beer belly I lost my sense of self. I gave myeself up for my husband, his schooling, his beer drinking co-workers, my daughter, her mac'n'cheese, somehow I fell by the wayside. No career, no goals, no idea of who I was. I started walking every day and drinking less, and decided to go to school to become a personal fitness trainer.... Learned how to do it right. Anni - so many people need to be told what your man told you. (Yes, your butt looks really fat, but it isn't because of those pants...). We all want to complain, but we really just want people to say 'it's okay, you don't look that bad' when really what we need is a swift kick in the rear - someone to say 'shut up or do something about it.' -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight. I\'m not lazy, I\'m energetically challenged.
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/12, 01:27 PM David I have no idea what a retrosexual is, I just made it up. Maybe similar to a metro but with flares and sideburns?
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/12, 02:02 PM Anni and asimmer, you are soooo right! Yesterday my husband said for the millionth time "you are beautiful", which is so sweet, but my mood wasn't and I asked him, "What is wrong with you? Why couldn't you honestly look at me and tell me I was gaining weight, that I did look fat in those jeans, that I was eating like a moose, that I was depressing because of my depressing attitude because of my fat?!" Of course he probably did not do that as he wanted to live another few years, like most guys he probably didn't see a good way to say something like that, though Anni's did. Anyway, he just responded by saying, "You are beautiful to me." Okay, I got that, and he is the world's most loving man, but the "to me" part ALWAYS got me, I mean is he saying, you are beautiful to me but...you aren't beautiful when you look in the mirror, you aren't beautiful to that man that just gave you an extra scoop of ice cream, you aren't beautiful to anyone...but to me. THAT was a large part of my motivational moments (as there was an accumulation until I hit the aaha moment), I want to be beautiful to myself...not beautiful as in gorgeous, but beautiful as in happy with myself, healthy. Where was my swift kick in the rear when I needed it? It wasn't until I was able to bend my leg up higher and behind me, after working out for a bit, that I was able to accomodate myself and as they say, "kick myself square in the a** for all this chubba wabba I have been carrying around! -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/06/12, 02:38 PM I was just thinking that!:laugh::laugh::laugh: ============ Quoting from david_s81: my aha moment came when I was in the car and "Take on me" came on and I started singing out loud with the windows down at a stop light. When everyone looked at me like I was gay, I decided if I had big arms, they'd still look at me like I was gay, but I'd have big arms. ============= -------------- I hate the Yankees. Jdelts@freetrainers.com
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/06/12, 02:40 PM "Take on me" is by Ah-Ha ============ Quoting from vedakathryn: Wasn't that "ABA"? I think I saw you, David_s81, you were definately hetero, your hair blowing in the breeze, lovin' life and hey, those guys, they were in fear of you, believe it. :dumbbell::angry::dumbbell: I don't know if I'll win, but what matters is that I am doing it, along with all the rest of you, right! Thank you to my supportive online FT colleages, I may of been able to do it without you, but it wouldn't of been nearly as fun and informative! *practicing my acceptance speech* =============
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/06/12, 02:41 PM I'm not a moderator, but please do not use such offensive language. Thank you. ============ Quoting from atiger: My moment came when I saw this guy singing "Take on me" in his car. I said that I never wanted to look that gay:laugh: =============
goodoldtex Posts: 564 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/06/12, 03:05 PM My moment of realization came several times...but i kept making excuses. Junior Year - hated the way i looked...wanted to change it...i didnt Senior year - worked out more than junior year, but still no drive Freshman year in college around (january '04) - still not comfortable with being EXTREMELY white and skinny (nickname to a couple of people was casper the ghost) and just wanted to change my lifestyle of crap. Started working out, seeing improvements...i knew i definitely wanted to stick with it this time, and i have. I'm currently going to rehab for a shoulder injury that started in the 7th grade and progressed till now...but i start back in the gym again on monday after about 4 wks off b/c the doctor told me to...but since i feel comfortable with working out again (shoulders feeling okay enough to do certain exercises but not ALL again)
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/12, 04:26 PM Good luck with the rehab, goodoldtex, sounds like you are happy to be going back to the gym and that earns you a gold star!! I apologize, jdelts, it's my age more than my ignorance.:laugh: ------------- Quoting from jdelts "Take on me" is by Ah-Ha ============ Quoting from vedakathryn: Wasn't that "ABA"? -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/12, 04:34 PM ...I meant that in a positive way, goodoldtex, after I read it I thought it may of come across sarcastic and I honestly meant that it is awesome when we go to the gym and stick with it, but it is even more commendable when we do it after being away from it for awhile unwillingly and even more so when we have had an injury, as some of us may be a bit gun shy about working out. Just wanted to clarify as I hate sounding like a...well, a...bitty (I changed it to bitty to avoid conflict with jdelts and the language thingy, but you know what I mean *wink*). -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/12, 05:03 PM I see your point veda, I used to be twenty pounds heavier, drinking all the time and eating really unhealthy. (I lived in San Diego) I had to do something about it. So, I moved back home, and got my crap straight. Now I'm 165, and don't drink but maybe twice a month. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/06/12, 11:41 PM Getting ones crap straight isn't always an easy chore, to make that decision, knowing what is important to your well-being, was a positive move, david_s81. It's harder yet when others around you haven't gotten to that point yet! Good for you! As Benjamin Franklin once said, "Well done is better than well said." -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL HAVE A GREAT DAY!
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/06/13, 04:16 AM I've worked out on and off, but mostly on for the last 4 years but it's been mainly cardio in the past. A few weeks ago I decided to try this eating every 3-4 hours thing that everyone suggests. I was absolutely convinced I was going to gain weight but thought I would just need to live with it as regaining some muscle mass after my appendicectomy in January was a priority. My aha moment came when for the second week in a row my scales measured a 1lb loss despite eating more than before. I know it's fat loss 'cos I look leaner. Now it all makes sense! I feel a wonderful sense of relief that I can eat sensibly, not starve myself and not gain weight. I don't have to calorie count every morsel that passes my lips. I don't have to spend hours on the cardio machines at the gym. FT has been a life-changing experience for me :big_smile: Thanks everybod.:love:
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/14, 02:17 AM Congrats princess...keep up the good work. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2004/06/14, 09:39 AM What was so offensive about what my post. It was just a joke repeating almost the exact same post listed by david-s81. If you took that as offensive, I apologize but several people along with myself saw the innocent humor in it.
	2004/06/14, 10:11 AM Offending jdelts is an occasion to be marked on your calandar tiger. Go have a twinkie and pat yourself on the back. I've tried to offend him for months. Never apologize. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you. -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
jaybh1974 Posts: 64 Joined: 2004/06/14	2004/06/14, 12:26 PM My AHA day was March 15 of this year. I got transferred becuase of my job , back in November. So i stopped working out last August, becuase I had to pack, finalize everything, yada yada yada. I was 5'10 ,185 lbs and in pretty good shape. WOrked out a few days a week before August of last year. Fast forward to March 2004. I went to the beach and didn't even want to take of my shirt. All my pants were now getting way to tight, and I was eating whatever I felt like becuase I kept using the excuse of "I just moved and am still settling in". So I got on the scale and it said 220.. 35 pound of fat I gained in just 6 months, by being lazy and eating whatever I felt like. I went that morning and joined the gym by my house, and since then I have lost 20 of those pounds in just 3 months, and I am getting my physique back. I just joined this site today becuase I am hoping for even better results.
momofjandb Posts: 20 Joined: 2004/05/16	2004/06/14, 12:32 PM jay, you came to right place. I am relatively new here myself, but it is a wonderful place for information, motivation and camaraderie.
jaybh1974 Posts: 64 Joined: 2004/06/14	2004/06/14, 12:34 PM I am seeing that already. The previous site I was using, no one posted on, and no one gave advice or encouragement. I see all of that happening here , and I have only signed up a few hours ago.