What made you fat?

Keto_Vampire

Lack of control - childhood with an environment controlled by parents (obese); exercise can only help so much. An environment filled with bulk cheap commodities typical of a Standard American Diet is not something easy to overcome when one has no say or control in food choice.

Lost tons of weight upon gaining more independence (adolescence having a part time job & into college) where I could control the environment/food choice/availability

New_Heavens_Earth

Eating my emotions.
Binging as a reward for exercise.
Being told I was genetically programmed to be fat or my extra weight was cute.
Psychological control by narcissists using any attempt of weight loss against me (you're losing weight because you're cheating/ leaving me, stay fat to prove you love me).
Not making myself a priority.
Ignoring hunger signals.
"Last meal" and on again/ of again psychology.

jasonpoihegatama

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smolmaus

Depression and anxiety leading me to quit my job, so the only thing I did was cook and eat and drink wine and smoke. Over eating numbs feelings and I use extreme over-eating as self-punishment when my brain has a bad day. When I'm busy and content I still probably eat a bit too much sometimes because I just love food but it seemed to find a balance.

Having ceoliac messed with my hunger signals as a child because I was always hungry, I over-ate so I wouldn't be starving before I got a chance to eat again so it makes sense to me that I eat when I'm anxious. And I get anxious when I don't know when/ what I'm eating. Having a food restriction did mean that I always had a basic understanding of calories and energy since you spend a lot of time looking at food labels, so managing my weight is more about managing my mental state than anything.

euronorris

I really enjoy food, and am an emotional eater. I eat to comfort myself, but also to reward myself etc. This was fine for years as I was very active growing up, but around 20/21 my activity levels dropped and so the extra calories became a problem. I managed to keep it under control for the most part until I hit my 30's. Even when pregnant, I didn't gain a huge amount, BUT, after our daughter was born and I was exhausted all the time and it felt like I had a baby permanently attached to me whilst nursing her, I ate a LOT and it was mostly junk/convenience food. I've been working to improve that a lot since then, as well as my relationship with food and learn not to comfort or reward myself with it. It's a process but the scales are moving in the right direction and I'm in the right head space for it currently.

dawnymo1

daneejela wrote: »

All of you who have lost weight or are losing it right now, what do you think - what made you fat in the first place?

ME!!!!!

13ecca4

Pretty sure I’ve always been overweight. I remember weighing 8 stone at 8 years old.
When I got older and was able to cook for myself I didn’t know how to lose weight in a healthy way. I thought the only way to do it was to not eat. This always lead me to put on more weight than I lost.
I also always found comfort in food at stressful times. So through my parents having breast cancer twice, heart problem, kidney problems, a heart attack, brain damage and terminal oesophagus cancer I just binged on food to manage my stress.

shaf238

Dirty bulking.

foxtrot1965

I grew up being the skinny girl. That resulted in me thinking I couldn't possibly gain weight. Enter my 20s, beer, poitines. Enter an extra 25 lbs.

Amaris_uk

I ate way too much convenience food and snacks. I was lazy and didnt move

suziecue25

What made me fat? ......I did

PhiChe

Having a party in my mouth for five years and not getting the cardio required to burn it off. Oh, and then there’s menopause, which seems to have slown what metabolism I had. Working on changing things now. I’m minus about 12 pounds!

Dgil1975

Going from a physical job, to more of a management desk job, was the starting point. But ultimately it was poor diet decisions that I always had, but were covered up by a lot of physical activity from work. 7 years ago when my job changed I was 195-200, and four months ago I topped out at 260. So every year I was putting on 8-10lbs due to these bad choices. Ultimately it was the man in the mirrors fault

kdbulger

Laziness and gluttony. At first I was just a bit lazy and only ate to excess once in a while. But then it became a lifestyle and I almost made it a personal challenge to be lazy and gluttonous.

Allgaun

I went from chasing around 4 kids to a retail job, both high calorie burning jobs. Getting a "better" job, sitting all day in a cubicle and not adjusting my diet really packed on the pounds.

zeejane03

I gained weight by not understanding how CICO worked-had no clue what a calorie was, no idea there was such a thing as portion sizes etc.

Lost the extra weight by learning how CICO works, learning what calories are and then learning what portion sizes are.

kds10

All or nothing way of eating/exercising. A "perfect" day for me would be eating perfectly and ensuring I got at least an hour of exercise. Anything other than that was a fail and I would then blow it for the rest of the day and start again tomorrow.

combsshan

Being put on medications that mess with your satiety signals. I can't just "eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full." because I never get full with the meds I take. Have to count calories. Hate it, but that's how it is. Going from an active job (house cleaning) to a desk job (bank clerk) and then getting plantar fasciitis, so I could no longer walk for exercise (my favorite form).

lalalacroix

Initially I had a head-on collision. The injuries no longer allowed me to exert myself at work the way I had. I didn't lower my intake and then gained 10 pounds.

A few months later my son was hit by a van. He spent one month in a coma and several months rehabilitating. I think the only enjoyment I got at that time was eating hospital food.

Ultimately I got fat because I allowed it. Sure I had some bad circumstances, but ultimately it was my fault.