I know all to well the importance of abs/core. Really, I don’t remember what my weight was; something tells me that I really didn’t care at that point. What I do remember is approaching a size 18 in clothes.
The circumstance that got my attention was the day I went to turn on the shower. Bee stings and cuts and scrapes from busy childhood days could not have compared to the pain I felt in my back. Piercing and excruciating! That was my “day of disgust”.