Stuff Fat People Do

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  • FattieBabs
    FattieBabs Posts: 542 Member
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    Very funny, and true thread! I am looking forward to dropping one more dress size then I will be able to get into a UK brand called Bravissimo which specialises in ladies who are big on top. At the moment, their maximum back size is 38" so I have a bit to go (another 3" to lose off there). I was 44" so have lost some.

    I always wear a cover up over a swimsuit and can totally identify with the chafing issue. I am also looking forward to being able to get my wedding ring off, just to get it cleaned you understand :-)
  • Flocker1979
    Flocker1979 Posts: 96
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    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 :)

    I always did this to my husband on Mac-N-Cheese nights! :laugh:
  • Reverie09
    Reverie09 Posts: 48 Member
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    Thanks so much for this post! I don't know why I thought I was the only person in the world who did the shirt stretch lol! I have done a lot of the other things too, the jeans squat and especially adjusting everytime I stand up (or sit down for that matter). Reading this thread made me feel so much better that I'm not alone. So glad I found mfp. You guys are great!
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
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    I notice this a lot, heavy people tug on the front of their shirts a lot just to make sure they are down, My brother and I used to do this.
  • Zombriana
    Zombriana Posts: 764 Member
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    I hate when you do the squat pant stretch thingie, and then you do the pant waist pull thingie. And you do it soo much that your button falls off. =[

    Anyone ever have pants too small where you couldn't even button them? So you just unzip em, and fold in the flaps and wear a big shirt?? LOL
  • Zombriana
    Zombriana Posts: 764 Member
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    I hate when you do the squat pant stretch thingie, and then you do the pant waist pull thingie. And you do it soo much that your button falls off. =[

    Anyone ever have pants too small where you couldn't even button them? So you just unzip em, and fold in the flaps and wear a big shirt?? LOL
  • SoCalSwimmerDude
    SoCalSwimmerDude Posts: 480 Member
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    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 :)

    I always did this to my husband on Mac-N-Cheese nights! :laugh:

    Ha, my wife giveth and my wife taketh away. Just the other day, we were having pasta. She said she had too much so she put some 'excess' on my plate. She then finished her plate and asked for her portion back. So I went from "Ya!" to "Awww". Women... (but her body is sexy so its allowed)
  • PhoenixRising17
    PhoenixRising17 Posts: 134 Member
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    I am in college and I remember dreading the long walk across the parking lot each night and then the aweful climb up 2 flights of stairs (I didnt know where the elevator was)...everytime I reached the top of the stairs I would be almost completely out of breath but didn't want to look fat in front of my schoolmates by walking into the classroom huffin and puffin so I would stop at the water fountaing and PRETEND I was drinking water and take that time to catch my breath....yeah wow i have issues right?


    also avoiding amusement parks (nobody wants to get kicked off a ride in front of a crowd of people for being too overweight)
    asking for a table instead of a booth at restaurants

    just a few lil things I've noticed myself and other overweight friends of mine do :)
  • AEROBICVIC
    AEROBICVIC Posts: 159 Member
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    when wearing a 2 piece swim suit, upper half looks good but bottom half is not-so-good so i always wear shorts over my bottoms. no one needs to see that sight! even the cute little skirt bottoms to cut it with me. must be my nike gym shorts
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
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    Always requesting a table when you walk into a restaurant so you don't take the chance of not fitting into a booth. Sucks when meeting skinnier friends for lunch/dinner and they get there before you! I have had to ask them to move before, which is totally mortifying.
  • moxleymama6
    moxleymama6 Posts: 537 Member
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    I hate when you do the squat pant stretch thingie, and then you do the pant waist pull thingie. And you do it soo much that your button falls off. =[

    Anyone ever have pants too small where you couldn't even button them? So you just unzip em, and fold in the flaps and wear a big shirt?? LOL

    I would takw a hair elastic loop it around the button through the button hole then back around the button. It gave me an extra couple inches.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
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    What about buying a bunch of whatever you are craving at the moment.......eat it all in the car.......find a garbage can to throw away the garbage so nobody knows what you did???? Now, I know I am not the only one who has done this! :frown:
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
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    Always requesting a table when you walk into a restaurant so you don't take the chance of not fitting into a booth. Sucks when meeting skinnier friends for lunch/dinner and they get there before you! I have had to ask them to move before, which is totally mortifying.

    One time (when I weighed about 350 or so) my boyfriend and I drove to a new restaurant (which was about 50 miles away). When we got there, all the seats were these barrels that had been made into chairs. Well, I couldn't fit. We had to leave. My boyfriend yelled and insulted me all the way home. I have never felt so bad about myself. That was over 20 years ago, and I still remember it. Needless to say, we are no longer together.
  • Gretchen22276
    Gretchen22276 Posts: 97
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    I should buy stock in baby powder. It is a fat exercising girl's best friend!
  • Gretchen22276
    Gretchen22276 Posts: 97
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    What about buying a bunch of whatever you are craving at the moment.......eat it all in the car.......find a garbage can to throw away the garbage so nobody knows what you did???? Now, I know I am not the only one who has done this! :frown:

    I used to buy pints of Ben and jerry's and eat the whole thing after my second shift factory job. I even had plastic spoons in the glove compartment..... That was 15 years ago! I can't hide food from my kids now.
  • tanya7007
    tanya7007 Posts: 11 Member
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    I wear skirts sometimes so the thighs in my pants don't wear out. Then I use tons of baby powder on my inner thighs to avoid chaffing.
  • cenafan
    cenafan Posts: 398 Member
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    baby powder on thighs to prevent chub rub? amateurs! everyone knows you use deodorant on your inner thighs to prevent chub rub. LOL
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
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    Have husband or children go up to a buffet for more food,so it looks like they are eating it,not me.
    Was the 1 who took pictures ,but never in them
    Put powder between legs so I wouldn`t chaft
    Eat the leftover instead of putting them away.
    Carve the turkey so I can eat it as I`m cutting it
    Bake so I can sample the ones that fell apart
  • Gretchen22276
    Gretchen22276 Posts: 97
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    Here's one more that non fat people have no clue about.....

    How about the arm/ tummy flab/ or breast flop noise that happens when the Chubbly folks exercise. The music could be pounding and I swear everyone in the room has to be able to hear my chubby tummy flopping around while I Zumba.

    Sigh.

    Deodorant for chaffing huh? :happy:
  • cheryl3660
    cheryl3660 Posts: 182 Member
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    I've definitely done the shirt stretching and I almost always sit with my hands across my stomach to cover up my fat.

    I have, in the past, bought snacks at the store and then hid the bag or left the bag in the truck until my husband went to work and my kid went to sleep. Then I could get the snack out and eat the entire bag/box without anyone telling me that I wasn't supposed to be eating all that sugar. Then you have to throw it away in the bottom of the trash so they don't see it. Fortunately, I've only done that a few times, and I don't anymore, but it still makes me sad to think about it.

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