What made you fat and how are you overcoming it?

Ohnoes

ive always eaten healthy foods, lots of fruits and veggies, made things from scratch. we never ate fast food when i was a kid, i never buy soda unless im having a party, i dont snack much. dont get me wrong, i love food. ive worked in the food service industry for years. im not one of those people who has trouble eating all of their calories, LOL!! but i drank a lot of beer, and instead of ever exercising i slept or played video games in my free time. now i have an activity level that matches and supports the amount of food i need to stay satisfied, and ive dropped several hundred calories a day by not drinking.


having babies made me fat, depression and alcohol made me keep the weight on. im taking it off now, three years too late i have discovered that i actually enjoy exercise, it makes me feel good. and i had no idea how happy i would be without booze.

ChristinaR720

Eating too much, not exercising at all, denial, and excuses. No more excuses, looking at myself (inside and out) with eyes wide open, exercising a lot, and mindful/more healthy eating habits.

bethanykf

I ate too much and moved too little. It didn't help that I moved from an active job to a desk job, but that's my own fault. I could have compensated with more activity outside of work and I didn't.

A_Fit_Mom

Well with my second pregnancy, I used it as an excuse to eat junk and I really didn't move around much. I gained the weight, only lost 10 after the delivery and stay the same for two years due to eating a lot of fast food, not exercising and snacking a lot (I lost some last year but fell back into bad habits).


Then in March of this year, I decided that is was stupid of me to keep living like this. I wasn't happy at this weight and I knew what I was missing. I had been skinny and healthy before and loved it. So I have been at this for a few months, just started my 4th month and 27 pounds down. I kept all my skinny clothes and the feeling I get when fitting into my smaller clothes is what keeps me going.

I am closing in on goal and I know that this is something I will not let go. I will not be lazy again and I enjoy eating healthy now. I don't deprive myself, I still have my frappucinos and ice cream, I just don't have it everyday!

QueenofScott

That's an easy one....eating way too much (mostly junky, fatty, sugary stuff), and being inactive. I fixed it by cutting my calorie consumption in general, plus cutting out bad fats, sugar, and white carbs, adding in veggies and fruit, and by exercising 6 days a week. Now that I've lst the wright, I do slow myself a treat or two on the weekends.