Confession of a former (almost) 500lbs guy

500lbs2marathon · August 2011

They say Confession is good for the soul... use this thread to post of an old habit of yours from your heaviest days..

For me, the one the strikes me as the most bizarre, was the daily ritual of 3 Dinners...

Id stop by thepizza shop/fast food joint on the way home from work, eat on the way home, toss the evidence in the trash outside the house. then proceed to have whatever was being cooked for dinner, a full sized portion, then going back for seconds and sometimes even thirds..

I look back and cant even fathom what went thru my head to even do this, but Its no wonder I weighed almost 500lbs.

bigislandgrrl · August 2011

Oh my goodness, sounds just like me. I wouldnt stop on the way home, but when I did get home it was an all night eat-o-rama!

zooflute · August 2011

Good for you for figuring out how to stop!

BeautifulScarsWECHANGED · August 2011

It's hard sometimes to look back at hold habits, but it's amazing you broke the cycle and that's what's important! Great job and keep it up!!

Amandajean1105 · August 2011

Way to change your habits! And it feels so good to do so! Congratulations on all of your progress!

MrsCon40 · August 2011

Any time I would eat something that came in a package I would eat the whole package - crackers, cookies, an entire block of cheese... I would do that every day multiple times during the day.

I could eat an entire $150 grocery shopping trip in 2 days without batting an eye.

I used to get a bakers dozen of Krispy Kremes on my way to work and eat them ALL.

*sigh*

UpToTheChallenge · August 2011

It's great that you have been able to break the cycle.

Amazing job on your weight loss journey so far. Keep it up!

Bigpelly8 · August 2011

Kinda like going to Mcdonalds, and eating two extra double cheeseburgers and ditching the wrappers before I got into the house. Than I'd eat my 20 pc nuggest, lg Fry, and tub o coke at home! Yep....did that many times, but they were only 99 cents at the time, so thats how I would justify it!!

Sad...but true!!

Proud to not have that "stuff" in my body anymore!

lrodriguez83 · August 2011

You weren't alone!! I would do the same thing sometimes OR pick up dinner for the family and add extras, eat them on the way home then eat my meal at home! Then after dinner, ice cream or sweets!

GivingGodThisYear · August 2011

For me one breakfast became two - like I was a hobbit or something (second breakfast!), then one dessert became 3, etc. Thanks for sharing.

thetrishwarp · August 2011

I would eat dinner before going to work, and then eat 2-3 slices of leftover pizza at the end of the night (I worked in a concession at an arena) - and we had free pop during each shift...

girlypop · August 2011

My worst habit was always hiding food. I would slip into the kitchen after a full meal and grab a bowl of ice cream to camp out in front of the tv/computer with. Than I'd go back for cookies or chips and just keep eating by myself in front of a screen. Like people wouldn't notice I was eating too much if they didn't see me eat the chocolate bar. What I've learned is that you can hide food but not weight.

shybelle · August 2011

I used to do the whole eat in the car thing. Especially when I was in college! I would eat in the caf at around 5pm and then at like 7 go get fast food! So shameful now that I think about it.

TropicalKitty · August 2011

Oh em gee! I've done the similar behaviors. Hiding food, sneaking things, pretending to have skipped meals so no one would know of the binge earlier.

Omg. I'm so with you! I would go to McDonald's and order enough food for 2 or 3 people, then add a couple drinks so the kids at the window wouldnt think it was all going to go in my face. It's gross the things I did to myself and the things I did to hide it.

It's hard to admit, but I think admitting it is one of the first steps.

I'd get a pizza and eat the whole thing.

*sigh* I still miss it, and right now I do have the fantasy of binging on pizza and all. But right now I have something in me that is keeping me from doing it.

Oh the inner struggles of the fatness. It sucks. But we can get better and you are a great example of that! Rock on!

GoyaMommy13 · August 2011

Mine was similar-- eating a full dinner...then 8 or 9 would come around and i was STARVING (*rolls eyes*)-- so i would eat another full dinner.

Not at all blaming others for my obesity BUT now knowing how many calories are in meals --- HOW IS THIS LEGAL?? how can one meal at a chain restaurant have 1500 calories in it?! it's bizarre. I never realized this before MFP. The old me would eat that whole meal plus a dessert - when today i eat 1200 calories total for the day. it's amazing how many calories we consume when we're blindly eating.

sandhillcrane · August 2011

That's an awesome story. If you can do it, I can do it!! Thanks for sharing!!

supertracylynn · August 2011

Bump!

peteb79 · August 2011

Bigpelly8, I have done the same many times... Finally breaking the fast food habit though..

cawood2 · August 2011

I used to stop at a couple fast food places, get a burger and drink at one, fries and/or side and another burger at another, then go home and gorge. I would also get half a dozen Krispy Kremes and eat them in a day and a half. I think i was just really unhappy with my life, so I would drown that out in happy foodness. I can't even contemplate eating like that now, and I don't want to. I moved, got a new job, met someone, and just don't feel a need to do that anymore. Unfortunately it took its toll on my butt and thighs, and am working to rectify that now. Break that cycle, and keep it broken!