What made you fat and how are you overcoming it?

pjsdj

For me it was definitely my job. I sit a ton, I can't get up and move when I want and on days when it's slow it's SUPER SLOW so I get bored and I'm a HUGE bored eater. I'm trying to bring more snacks that cabe munched over a period of time like low cal popcorn and things like that.

ssami_89

My job and my husband - eating healthier and HATE. lol OK maybe I don't hate my husband.

Acg67

In for all the excuses, for me it was over consumption of calories

rassha01

That damn fork!!! I now strictly eat with my fingers.

Vain_Witch

Food and laziness made me fat. Now I eat less of it and I workout. Boom! Done! :laugh:

diannethegeek

Comfort eating and lack of emotional support. I have a good therapist, good friends, and I'm learning to put the Swiss Cake Rolls down in a crisis.

Sarauk2sf

I ate too much while moving too little. I now eat less while moving more.

BigBrunette

Mindless eating and no exercise.

heatherloveslifting

I think it was trying to be all things to all people, doing everything for my husband and kids every moment. Trying to keep everyone "happy". I now believe in the long run it is better for them to be more independent and for me to take some time for myself- and I want my kids to learn this too. Being a grown up should be something to look forward to, not to dread. :drinker:

PapaverSomniferum

Peer pressure.

I'm a very short/petite person and being encouraged to eat the portions of all my normal to large sized friends and family members has packed on the pounds.

I still fight against it.

"You only ate half of what I made for you!"

"I'm only a third your size, I don't need to eat as much as you do every day!"

pastryari

In for all the excuses, for me it was over consumption of calories

^ This + pure laziness.

I overcame it by eating less calories and moving more.

HealthWoke0ish

Basically?
Laziness made me fat. My laziness. :sad:
Hardwork is overcoming it. My hardwork.:happy:

Stay thirsty my friends. Haha. #goteammfp!

ETA: Actually, tips and encouragement from MFP peeps, and others, is making the "overcoming" part easier. Thanks errbody!

GURLEY_GIRL3

pregnancy made me gain a ton of weight. Eating to much, lazy, having to sit at a desk all day at work. Didnt exercise and eat right! bottom line

AmyZ46

Well , I'm originally from Louisiana , so there's that delicious food. I love to eat late in front of the tv . Too much Tv ,not enough exercise . Oh ya, and Coca-Cola

No more late night tv buffets ! I am gradually increasing my exercises. No more soda at all

chandanista

I had babies, worked in an office and hung out with girls who were bigger than me ("Oh you don't need to lose anything/chocolate is the answer to all questions/you're smaller than I am so what's the big deal").

Last baby is 2, I walk around the office and do squats/planking in down time, clean the office to get up and move, and don't hang out with the bigger girls as much anymore. Certainly not in foodie situations.

ETA: Obviously I made the decision to eat the whatever/listen to people who said I was "fine" but eliminating the peer pressure in my life DEFINITELY helped with my lifestyle.

ssami_89

That damn fork!!! I now strictly eat with my fingers.

Thats the reason! I never realized it its that damn fork he is there everytime. We have to eliminate the common denominator!

redhead1910

CARBS. Also I didn't even know what a calorie was or that they existed. I thought you could only get fat if you were eating burgers and milkshakes all the time. I was eating pretty healthy just in MASSIVE quantities. I didn't believe that you could get heavy that way. Boy was I wrong....

DancingDreams1234

junkfood brought into the house

NoeHead

In for all the excuses, for me it was over consumption of calories

i was too selfconcsious at the gym so i quit going. I log what I eat, exercise and take fitness classes. I overcame the selfconscious thing because I got older and cared less lol. I also started dating a guy that lived a healthy lifestyle, after about 2 years it finally started rubbing off on me.

pippywillow

I did it all myself, there's no one else to blame. I made bad choices.

Now I make better choices, and no one's going to get me in shape but me.

Patovader

I ate too much while moving too little. I now eat less while moving more.

This

RiverMelSong

Boredom- and emotional eating (depression).
I have beaten the depression (I hope/think) so now I just have to keep myself busy so there's no time to snack

downsizinghoss

Who you calling fat?

sabinecbauer

Food. Still working on overcoming that one :laugh:

Reecebullet

I ate too much while moving too little. I now eat less while moving more.

Exactly this. Everyone has things going on in their lives, excuses or not, it falls down to that. I just ate rubbish while doing nothing to burn that rubbish off.

skullshank

my friends made me eat too much.




also, in for all the excuses.
im already seeing some real doozies.

keep it up guize!

stepplax

Being married. Not being married.

ms1978

Overindulging and being lazy!! Now, I pay attention to what (and how much of it) I shove in my mouth, and I exercise as often as possible! No excuses, no boo-hoo story, just owning up and being responsible

littlelaura

Eating out. I truly had no clue that eating a cheeseburger out wouldn't be the same calories as eating one at home, why would you think it would be any different? Now I know better. I skip going out, the calories are not worth it and I learned to cook to make my meals taste better anyway!

_Countryboy_

Starvation mode from not eating back my exercise calories made me fat. Now, I eat all the food and lift all the things.

cwolfman13

I stopped working-out but kept eating like I was training; my solution...started training again and eat a little less. Now I'm actually eating more and training my *kitten* off.