Why are you fat???

tdaddybarlow

I posted in Success Stories first and thought I guess this wouldn't really be a "Success Stories" kind of post. Sorry you guys. It's my first post...

BeckaT79

I posted in Success Stories first and thought I guess this wouldn't really be a "Success Stories" kind of post. Sorry you guys. It's my first post...

I love this topic. I think it helps people understand how to achieve their success stories so in essence it can belong here. Don't let people talk down to you. To those 3 people who posted to be little smart-alecks there were several others who posted to gain an understanding of why they put on the weight. Great Job :-)

amoffatt

Lazy. I hate working out and most of my weight loss was done the wrong way, not eating enough...then when I tried to eat healthy, hear comes the weight cause my body was starved. In high school I wanted to attract others, now that I am married, I got comfortable (like most) had kids and really didnt stick with any program

Kagard11

I became lazy and found more comfort in eating and drinking alcohol! Two kids later, a failed marriage and the stress of raising 2 kids without support coupled with low self esteem = obese! I'm learning how to change that now though!

Di3012

I was just curious about the different reasons some of us are fat...ahem...excuse me...I mean overweight or in my case OBESE (according to BMI).
My reasons are as follow: Over the last 4 years I started a relationship, quit smoking (HOORAY FOR ME but here comes the fat), planned a wedding, went on a honeymoon cruise (they feed you SOOO much), got married, then pregnant (actually the pregnancy came just before the wedding, but who's counting), finished everything my pregnant wife couldn't eat (morning sickness), stop working out altogether (but continued to pay them :huh: ), finished everything my toddler wouldn't eat, and bing eating. WOW!!! So that's why I'm fat. What's your deal???

My downfall is my love of sweets, chocolate and cakes - LOTS of 'em.

I ate so many, even though I knew what would happen. THAT is why I am overweight.

fordster99

I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I think I used food as a coping mechanism. We moved a lot when I was growing up (I went to six different elementary schools) and it was hard making long lasting friends. Food was my best friend. I have continued to keep people at arms length and used food as my primary coping mechanism. I am trying to change those bad behaviors but it is hard.

krista010105

Im not per say fat according to my BMI, it fluctuates between 24 and 23. but i deffinately am not like i used to be. I was in a size 2 pants when i was in highschool. I had the best metabolisim where i could eat anything and all i wanted of it and never gain a pound staying at 121 lbs for years with out any fluctuations. then at 16 years old i became pregnant. had my son then 9 months later became pregnant again. with my daughter. had a bunch of stress in my life and 5 years later got pregnant again thought i was done with kids then showed my my 4th pregnancy a year and half later. I just had my son ( and last child for sure) being 25 years old with 4 pregnancies has taken its toll on my body. and i now have an nasy belly i really want to loose. and have absolutely no muscles. its time to get my body back now that my husband had a vasectomy so i will now k now for sure i will have no more kids. its time to be a young hot mama again.

MaximalLife

I was fat, because I was a food glutton and lazy, undisciplined person.

Same as most.

Jenn728

A combination of things. It started because I quit smoking and my thyroid went underactive. I remain overweight because I am inconsistent.

FTIM2015

I'm too lazy and I eat too much.

eillamarie

Used to be able to say "I'll burn it off tomorrow" & it would work because I'd burn 1,500-3,000 calories a day with my training. Kept that mindset after I quit swimming, and developed a junk food addiction. Started with ice cream and chocolate and candy, went to food, now it's a little of everything & being lazy.

phoenixnichole

There are so many reasons why I am fat! Having four children, lacking the time or motivation to exercise (ESPECIALLY when it's cold outside), eating when I am bored and not when I am really hungry, familial patterns of cooking with lots of fat (my mother never met a stick of butter that she didn't like...lol), and eating when I get stressed out. (I kid you not, years ago when I took my nursing boards, I thought I had totally failed it. I went to the nearest Wendy's and got the triple cheeseburger meal.Pummeled it in 10 minutes. Turns out I was stressing for nothing b/c I passed on the first try. I felt soooo horrible for eating that greasy cheeseburger!!!) I am trying to break the endless cycle and eat healthier. I just need to stay focused......:-D

MissSpuggz

I blame college and my football/soccer team :P

When I was playing football for my local side I was super fit but back in 2008 the team fell apart due to lack of players and since then I felt my fitness take a serious dip. I used to be the fastest 200m in my school (and we had some FAST girls!) but the following year, I went to run for sports day and was knackered 130m around (faked an injury to hide my failure)

Whilst I still did a lot of sport at school (football, badminton, volleyball and used the gym once a week) I still lost my fitness and began to put on weight. Whilst it wasn't a lot, it still came on.

Then, when I started College, I didn't have the opportunity to do sport anymore. I had no local clubs to join and I was at College from 7am-6pm daily, tons of work and no time to do anything else. That's where I gained most of my weight.

I've also had a few medical issues lately with ovarian cysts causing major abdominal pain almost constantly for two years until I got on the pill.

phoenixnichole

There are so many reasons why I am fat! Having four children, lacking the time or motivation to exercise (ESPECIALLY when it's cold outside), eating when I am bored and not when I am really hungry, familial patterns of cooking with lots of fat (my mother never met a stick of butter that she didn't like...lol), and eating when I get stressed out. (I kid you not, years ago when I took my nursing boards, I thought I had totally failed it. I went to the nearest Wendy's and got the triple cheeseburger meal.Pummeled it in 10 minutes. Turns out I was stressing for nothing b/c I passed on the first try. I felt soooo horrible for eating that greasy cheeseburger!!!) I am trying to break the endless cycle and eat healthier. I just need to stay focused......:-D

traceracer

I was an emotional eater.Now Im an emotional exerciser.

oberon0124

Simple I was selfish and thought of no one but me, plain and simple!!!!!

famlyluv

portion uncontrol and no meaningful exercise. after two babies i am on my way to my goal weight of 135!!

Suziq2you

I ate too much and moved too little.

cryspetstalerson

My reasons? I stress out a lot about this. I used to think it was because I was lazy ( this was back when I was doing Zumba a few times a week, and eating healthy) Still no luck in weight loss. I lost a bit, but not much. Then I saw a doctor who diagnosed me with PCOS, and I found out my body just doesn't process sugar the right way. I have to work a little harder than others, which is why I don't set any long term goals. I am in pain a lot of the time, from PCOS and Endometriosis. I basically feel like I am in labor most of the time ( I have had one kid so I know what that feels like). After I talked to the doctor, I realized it wasn't because I was lazy, because with the way my work outs were, there is no way I was lazy.
Oh also a lot of my issues started after I had a sit down job. I had always had issues, but thought a sit down job would be better for me. I shot up 100 pounds after that.

MelMoly

I am OBESE... Because... I like pizza, hot wings, alcohol, cheese, pasta...and I was lazy! also if we want to blame (it was all me!) ... when I was pregnant I was like nom nom nom nom! and gained 60lbs

:glasses: good thing im awesome now...

Yotulip

I eat too much and exercise too little!

Romba

Chick-fil-a

ahinescapron

I was very overweight as a child. I lost about 90 pounds ten years ago and kept it off for almost five years. I gained about 20 pounds with my first son, but couldn't lose it due to the antidepressant my doc put me on for severe postpartum depression. We ended up having to have fertility treatments to conceive our second child. In the course of four treatment cycles, I gained 30 pounds. I finally switched meds, so I am able to start losing the weight now. I can't say it is all these circumstances, because I do have a tendency to eat more when I am stressed.

LuciaLongIsland

I am fat because I got deathly ill, in ICU for 3 weeks. Then I was unable to smoke. For the next year I was weak, had many issues, had to stop working and was fed 3 meals a day, which I had never eaten my whole life. Now it is almost 3 years later and I gained 60 pounds. I have never been this fat. I am annoyed because I didn't enjoy my fat, didn't party, didn't eat out of emotions, I didnt do anything, I just got sick. Now, I have hormonal issues, hip issues, heart issues, kidney issues. I was healthy up until 3 years ago. I was always average weight. I am on a 1000 calorie diet. I was told by 3 of my specialist doctors, that if I wanted to lose weight this is what I need to do. It comes off so slowly due to my age, my lack of high impact exercise and loss of muscle which happens when you get older. That is why I am fat..and depressed too.

garlic7girl

I love food. I love pretty much all food. I have not come across any food that I do not like. Works in my favor with veggies....I am taking this from Galegetsthin.....I feel ya...I pretty much like all foods from all ethnic backgrounds so I am game for any and all foods....plus I really never learned "LIMITS" that is why I will always use sites like this.

CarolynB38

My reasons :

underactive thyroid
two pregnancies
medication
I love food!!!

That last one is the worst, lol!

Moriarty_697

Lazy works for me, too. Just never developed the exercise habit. By the time I got to university (with it's wonderful athletic facilities that I was paying for in fees), I had so little exposure to gyms and exercise that I stayed away for fear of looking foolish. Aside from the odd game of pick-up basketball or volleyball, the only times I set foot in the gym were when I was reporting on games for the school paper. In hindsight, the choice to stay away was far more foolish than how I would have looked sweating away in the gym.

Most of my 20s were spent working long, odd hours around freight trains. The walking and climbing on and off box cars helped, but I more than made up for it with far too many hours in front of the tv and computer.

By the time I got into my 30s, with a desk job and some health issues, I was a poster child for hypertension, prediabetes and just about any other fancy term there is for being fat and unhealthy. After a few false starts, I am on my way now. I know my way around a gym and don't feel that out of place out on the trails lumbering along amongst the runners. I'm a success story in progress.

DannyMussels

I used to eat whatever I wanted vs what I actually should eat.

'Everything in moderation' doesn't fly with me, cause I'd eat all of it til it's gone.

Heidi1987

I am an emotional eater, and eat when I am sad or upset over something. but if I am completely honest with myself I am greedy, and I eat when I am not hungry, often because I am bored or when I feel that i should be eating ( if it is lunch time and i'm not hungry).
I don't think laziness has ever really been that much of an issue as I have always gone to a gym, walked and swam regularly, just stuffed my face when i get home!

I am still dealing with the unhealthy relationship I have with food, but I getting there!

Romba

I posted in Success Stories first and thought I guess this wouldn't really be a "Success Stories" kind of post. Sorry you guys. It's my first post...

I love this topic. I think it helps people understand how to achieve their success stories so in essence it can belong here. Don't let people talk down to you. To those 3 people who posted to be little smart-alecks there were several others who posted to gain an understanding of why they put on the weight. Great Job :-)

Ditto.