Stuff Fat People Do

hankhanna

I just made a new post about a technique I call the "knee stretch" which I use to stretch my shirts out if they are feeling snug.
Read it here: http://www.businessoflosingweight.com/losingweight/stuff-fat-people-do-the-knee-stretch/

I plan to have a post a week about things that big people do that normal weight people probably don't do.

Anyone want to give up some of their secrets? Anyone have humorous things that will make us all say, "Haha! Oh yeah, I do that too!" ?

funkyspunky871

;_; I used to do the knee stretch. Sometimes I still do... Because my mom's always buying me clothes that are too small since I look like I should fit in them.

hankhanna

How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of?

christina_michelle

;_; I used to do the knee stretch. Sometimes I still do... Because my mom's always buying me clothes that are too small since I look like I should fit in them.

LOVE YOUR SIGNATURE

ChinniP

Better yet ... we should have a clothes exchange. As we lose inches and our good clothes don't fit, send them down to us that have further to go. :P I hate buying clothes for the intermediary steps. If I'm successful, I won't be in each size that long. Heh ... if that is I should say WHEN!

jetbutterfly

Yeah, I put baby powder all over my skin and under everything lol because it keeps me dry and keeps me from getting chaffed.

Susan77

I did do that but finally as of last week i dont have to anymore , my clothes finally fit me now and alittle loose! LOL

a_stronger_steph

Haha awesome. Very similar to my jeans-stretching: Put on jeans, then do some squats and lunges to loosen them up. Though I haven't had to do that in a while!! Something must be working, hahah.

Missjulesdid

Wear bicycle shorts under my skirts to avoid chub rub

Only fly if I am traveling with my husband or one of my sisters since I only want to squish the people I love and not some poor innocent stranger.

I make my husband carry double weight in his backpack when we're hiking since I already have 150 extra pounds to carry around.

Never ever put my clothes in the dryer

Hide behind people in pictures so I look like a floating head in the background.

Check the weight capacity for EVERYTHING before using it, and then use it anyway but oh so gingerly

float without trying in any position

"Discreetly" adjust my clothes every time I stand up to make sure that they're not stuck in some fat roll or ridden up over my fat butt.

Yeah, I could go on and on but I've already given away too many of my fat secrets.

superhippiechik

Onl wear slip on shoes.

hankhanna

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Altiv

Haha awesome. Very similar to my jeans-stretching: Put on jeans, then do some squats and lunges to loosen them up. Though I haven't had to do that in a while!! Something must be working, hahah.

Hahah, I did that once with my jeans!

suzooz

I was thinking the same thing about the jeans stretches. Now I'm wondering if we should log those as exercise, then eat the calories back? LOl

milaxx

How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of?

I don't think you can.

chris0912

How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of?

I don't think you can.

mfp only allows active links to other places in mfp

chris0912

I just made a new post about a technique I call the "knee stretch" which I use to stretch my shirts out if they are feeling snug.
Read it here: http://www.businessoflosingweight.com/losingweight/stuff-fat-people-do-the-knee-stretch/

I plan to have a post a week about things that big people do that normal weight people probably don't do.

Anyone want to give up some of their secrets? Anyone have humorous things that will make us all say, "Haha! Oh yeah, I do that too!" ?

just read your blog entry. to prevent the "knee wrinkle" i put my arms into the shirt (but not into the arm holes) and then stretch the shirt sideways. i finish putting the shirt on and if it still needs a little more, i slide my hands up inside the shirt (like i'm feeling myself up), to my shoulders and then extend my arms away from my body while moving them down towards the hem (always exerting even pressure to keep the "wrinkles" at bay). i don't have any armpit issues with doing it this way. if you're the one doing laundry, it also helps to stretch garments when they come out of the washer, but before they go into the dryer. i often do that when shirts have shrunk from neck to hem.

Eyoung8

Wear bicycle shorts under my skirts to avoid chub rub

Only fly if I am traveling with my husband or one of my sisters since I only want to squish the people I love and not some poor innocent stranger.

I make my husband carry double weight in his backpack when we're hiking since I already have 150 extra pounds to carry around.

Never ever put my clothes in the dryer

Hide behind people in pictures so I look like a floating head in the background.

Check the weight capacity for EVERYTHING before using it, and then use it anyway but oh so gingerly

float without trying in any position

"Discreetly" adjust my clothes every time I stand up to make sure that they're not stuck in some fat roll or ridden up over my fat butt.

Yeah, I could go on and on but I've already given away too many of my fat secrets.

Awwww,

I used to watch people do the "adjust my clothes" one, until I realized that I started doing it :noway: , pulling my shirt out from my rolls when I stand up or sit down...:embarassed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Tzavush

lie down to zip up the jeans and fight with them for a bit

hankhanna

just read your blog entry. to prevent the "knee wrinkle" i put my arms into the shirt (but not into the arm holes) and then stretch the shirt sideways. i finish putting the shirt on and if it still needs a little more, i slide my hands up inside the shirt (like i'm feeling myself up), to my shoulders and then extend my arms away from my body while moving them down towards the hem (always exerting even pressure to keep the "wrinkles" at bay). i don't have any armpit issues with doing it this way. if you're the one doing laundry, it also helps to stretch garments when they come out of the washer, but before they go into the dryer. i often do that when shirts have shrunk from neck to hem.

Nice! The plan I to get to the point where I wont have to do it anymore. This will help until then though!

SoCalSwimmerDude

Wearing a light weight jacket when its not cold outside to cover the love handles....

Rowann

Wearing a light weight jacket when its not cold outside to cover the love handles....

but never fasten it up as that could accentuate the rolls...

tammyquinnlmt

Wear your hair long to hide your fat face.
walk up stairs alone so one could here you huff and puff
Avoid going upstairs at all costs!
Get the kids to go "fetch" so you don't have to get up!

brndygrl98

Better yet ... we should have a clothes exchange. As we lose inches and our good clothes don't fit, send them down to us that have further to go. :P I hate buying clothes for the intermediary steps. If I'm successful, I won't be in each size that long. Heh ... if that is I should say WHEN!

I think this sounds like the best idea yet! BTW, love your profile pic!

Wuggums

This is hilarious! I remember doing the shirt stretch in high school! Some others:

Making up excuses for not flying - like "I hate the crowds and lines at the airport"
Making up excuses for not going to the amusement park - "those rides are dangerous. Did you hear about..."
Making up excuses for not going just about anywhere else cuz I was too worried about how far I'd have to walk or whether I'd fit in a seat
Taking breaks to "look at the scenery" when I was really just out of breath
Not eating in front of other people
Back to high school - lying about how many laps I've run in gym class and coming up with every possible excuse to get out it
And my favorite - doing the "big booty chair test". Stick the booty way out far and very gingerly sit on a chair to make sure you won't fall out and the chair won't break!

Sunjenk

I cook dinner for myself and boyfriend, and since i love to eat (duh:D) I make each of our plates, giving him more, then eating his excess before he sees it so it looks even.....


To this day he doesnt know I secretly ate extra mashed potatoes

Only me, you, and my diary knows

delilah122

Always making sure I was the one with the camera so I didn't have to be in the picture.
Tie a hoodie around my waist as if that really hides anything.
Wear oversized shirts in hopes of looking thinner, when they really do the opposite.
There are so many others, I just need some time to think of them.

board_riider

For me personally, i never...ever leave the house with less than 2 shirts on. Normally a tank top under whatever I'm wearing, and have it be super long so if i bend in the wrong way or something, those love handles are always hidden. And it makes me feel smaller, lol..not sure why.
I do the t-shirt stretch as well, but with just my arms, stretching it both front to back and side to side.
There's plenty more, I'm sure..I just can't think in my tired state right now.

wilsabeast

I used to order a second small coke at the drive-thru so the staff would think I was ordering for two people.

Use the phrase, "one size doesn't fit this ALL"

Put myself down constantly .....

NO MORE THO

cmstaley1

For me personally, i never...ever leave the house with less than 2 shirts on. Normally a tank top under whatever I'm wearing, and have it be super long so if i bend in the wrong way or something, those love handles are always hidden. And it makes me feel smaller, lol..not sure why.
I do the t-shirt stretch as well, but with just my arms, stretching it both front to back and side to side.
There's plenty more, I'm sure..I just can't think in my tired state right now.

I do the two shirt thing. If I wear a polo shirt I always wear a white tshirt under it and tuck the white tshirt in just in case i reach up so I don't expose the belly. When I was bigger I acutally would wear a white tshirt under my t-shirts.

i also used to do the tshirt stretch thing.

I think a big one that hasnt been mentioned is wearing a shirt when swiming.

When I was heavier I was very concerned about what I bought at the grocery store because I didn't want the clerk to judge me. I would never buy ice cream.

JellyJaks

It's good to see that other people cope the same way I do. I'm famous for always being the one with the camera, doing the squats to stretch out my jeans and not drying half my wardrobe. Looking forward to the day when I won't have to feel so insecure.

Got a good laugh out of "chub rub" I was just telling my husband how I can't wait until the day my thighs don't rub together anymore :blushing:

a_stronger_steph

Got a good laugh out of "chub rub" I was just telling my husband how I can't wait until the day my thighs don't rub together anymore :blushing:

Ooooh me too. Except I can't even imagine this, not really. I have no recollection, zero, of my thighs not rubbing together. I remember refusing to wear corduroys when I was eight or nine because the thighs rubbed and it made a sound. If it ever happens to me, it will be a completely new experience! I'll wear skirts and corduroys all the time!