Why are you fat???

auticus

I was lazy. I was complacent. I liked to eat.

Pretty simple formula for obesity.

KBGirts

My deal???? I freaking love to eat..... and I love crap food that makes you fat. I am an athlete but it doesn't matter.... I eat too much!

Hungry_Tuna

I ate a whole bag of Wonderful pistachios.. a whole bag. :sick:

bachooka

I fell in love with a man who's heart belonged to mcdonalds. And I quickly joined him in that venture. And then I had babies, and then my untreated depression started acting up, and then I ate to make myself feel better, then I got fatter and got more depressed, and then I ate to make myself better... and ended up at almost 300lbs... And i've been slipping in that direction again... I do not want to get back there!

koylefam

I am fat because I have chosen this for myself through my actions. No excuses, I chose to over eat with my pregnanices. And with the loss of our little girl this past March I have chosen to eat my emotions instead of face them. I chose not to force myself out of bed to exercise.I am fat because I have made a MILLION excuses and turned myself into this person. I am FAT because I made MYSELF this WAY.

jody664

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

^^ I'm hoping to get to that point....... ~ sigh ~ for now I still have to psych myself up to exercise.

ellyallen

After I had my 6th child at 41 my weight didn't come off like it had with my previous pregnancies (She is 10 years younger than my next youngest child). I didn't bounce back energy-wise. I was really tired and didn't exercise much any more. My metabolism had slowed down, but I continued to eat the same amount I used to.

sailorsiren13

Moved to an island where my husband started deploying constantly so it wasn't as easy for me to workout!! the food was amazing and the booze was plentiful....i tried to workout but wasn't consistent and not near as active as i was here. Got injured off and on and well did i say the food was amazing and the partying was well fun oh and i quit smoking 3 years ago but the weight was there by then!!!! It doesn't really matter what matters is i'm going to undo the damage i did!

Elizabeth_C34

Ate way too much food and got lazy with workouts.

ellyallen

After I had my 6th child at 41 my weight didn't come off like it had with my previous pregnancies (She is 10 years younger than my next youngest child). I didn't bounce back energy-wise. I was really tired and didn't exercise much any more. My metabolism had slowed down, but I continued to eat the same amount I used to.

theprettyone1010

laziness, indifference, binge eating/drinking, no impulse control (still no impulse control, but now i just try to stay away from unhealthy food)

BarbWhite09

I loved the part about the pregnancy coming just before the wedding, cracked me up.

Hmm, why am I fat...I have no self control when it comes to food, basically.

deniseselah

I am fat because:

- I love salty and sweet foods
- I hate to cook
- I eat fried food from a drive-thru window 3-5 meals a week
- I binge instead of dealing with my emotions, lowering my stress level or turning to friends for support
- I have little to no portion control
- I don't exercise
- I'm lazy

I think the only thing I have going for me is that I don't drink pop. other than that ... who knows? (I would say 'ha, ha, ha' .... but it's not funny!)

aippolito1

I started dating a guy who had two jobs... that meant the only time I saw him is when he took me to work in the morning and when he came home at night around midnight. I would eat when I got off work around 6, wait up for him to come home, and eat again. I gained 30 lbs in 3 months and as soon as I had my yearly exam and found out I was 180 - 5 lbs heavier than my "I'll never weigh this much ever again" weight - I started eating healthier. Here I am, exactly 2 years later... trying to lose it again. I lost 22 lbs and then was up and down until I got back up to 174 and restarted.

HotBodUnderConstruction

I'm lazy.

I eat too much crap food.

KaiteeKarrot

first time i've seen it, and its helping me sometimes repeats are good for those of us who missed the first round.

nanatsuiro

I've always been chubby, since I can remember... and for what I saw while growing up it had a lot to do with the amounts of food that we usually had at home, so you could say that it was kinda my parents fault... because for me it was normal but we were eating too much... when I was 13 or 14 I was stuck with the same habits... Just a year ago when I moved out from my mom's house I realized that my habits were bad and I changed them, and now I'm at my lightest weight since I was 13 (I'm 19 now)

PS: Well my english sucks, I'm sorry.

ElleOQuent

I had an unhealthy love affair with food and didn't love exercising nearly enough. :sad:

abbychick

Hmm, why am I fat...I have no self control when it comes to food, basically.

Yep......ditto!!

PrincessLou71186

When I was younger I refused to eat in front of people and would binge when I was alone. I was very active so I didn't gain weight, then I stopped being active and never changed my eating habits.

My hubby helped me to overcome my fears and showed me photographs of what I have done to my body.

Now I am trying to eat properly (although I still prefer to eat alone but I eat with hubby only) and exercising to lose the weight.

(If anyone wants to know why I refused to eat in front of people it was because I thought it was 'disgusting'. The way I saw it was you are alone when food leaves your body, you should be alone when it enters.)

annamichele

I like beer and wine.

KaiteeKarrot

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.

Couldn't agree more. It made me feel better!!! If someone's going to be a downer about this post... than don't read it and don't write. As the old addage goes, if you don't have anything nice to say....

bisland

Stress eating and menapause.

simoriah_angel

I am actually glad to vent about this. I am always happy to hear about success stories but sometimes I want to be reminded I am not the only person out there with emotional eating issues. Repeat on!

I always thought I was fat, because all of my cousins were rail thin growing up and I had a curvy body. I am a definite huge emotional eater; also, I gained a lot of wait during specific times: Working in fast food, College, giving up waitressing in my late 20's for a sitting job, and being in a relationship with a stoner who had a passion for sweets. I just started losing weight recently again and as hard as it is to take it "slower" in terms of weight loss, I want the weight off already. Especially for the hot and humid Jersey Summers.

deniseselah

I've always been chubby, since I can remember... and for what I saw while growing up it had a lot to do with the amounts of food that we usually had at home, so you could say that it was kinda my parents fault... because for me it was normal but we were eating too much... when I was 13 or 14 I was stuck with the same habits... Just a year ago when I moved out from my mom's house I realized that my habits were bad and I changed them, and now I'm at my lightest weight since I was 13 (I'm 19 now)

PS: Well my english sucks, I'm sorry.

nanatsuiro your English is very very good - near perfect!! :flowerforyou:

nanatsuiro

I've always been chubby, since I can remember... and for what I saw while growing up it had a lot to do with the amounts of food that we usually had at home, so you could say that it was kinda my parents fault... because for me it was normal but we were eating too much... when I was 13 or 14 I was stuck with the same habits... Just a year ago when I moved out from my mom's house I realized that my habits were bad and I changed them, and now I'm at my lightest weight since I was 13 (I'm 19 now)

PS: Well my english sucks, I'm sorry.

nanatsuiro your English is very very good - near perfect!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks :flowerforyou:

jhayes28

Wow! What a question to make me think... I am fat for several reasons, which makes it even more difficult to lose my weight since I have to overcome several obstacles.

First reason for being fat is because I just have not taken the time out of my schedule for myself to help make myself healthy. I take care of my kids, husband, work full-time, go to nursing school full-time, and take care of EVERYTHING else! Who has time to worry about working-out and watching the calorie intake?!?

Secondly, I am a stress/emotional/boredom eater. I eat when I am mad. I eat when I am sad. I eat when I am bored. I eat when I am stressed and a total basket case.

When I do have the rare free time to work out, I am too tired from my busy day so I would rather sleep or do my homework or even just relax and play on the internet or watch TV.

Needless to say...I am fat for stupid reasons that I should be able to overcome but haven't quite accomplished 100% yet.

FitN50s

Because I am a 50 year old who eats like a 4 year old - if it's bad I like it. Chocolate, Peanut Butter, breaded, fried, fatty - it's all so freakin' good to me. Veggies - NEVER! You can't even imagine how disappointed I was when "they" decided that corn and potatoes aren't veggies - it's the only ones I eat.

Oh, did I mention I'm 50?! The only good thing about being 50 is that I still remember when I was 25 and knew I was lucky/blessed to be able to eat anything and everything I wanted and never wear over a size 2. I knew it wouldn't last and I enjoyed the he** our of it. Ah...memories.

I'm lazy, or tired - I'm not even sure which any more. All I know for sure is that when I work out I feel better and look better. I just can't get myself out of bed early enough to do it. I can't get myself to the gym after work. I did, once upon a time. I exercised at home in the morning and went to the gym for cardio and weight training after work. That was only 5 years ago. I loved how I felt and looked then, but obviously not enough to motivate me to do it now. Even when I was a mom with 3 kids under 6 I still got in a workout 5 days a week. Now I have no excuse, and I just don't do it.

So, I'm fat because I eat like crap, don't work out and my metabolism has betrayed me by becoming normal.

jc000106

Well lets see this have been over a period of 12 years. I am 34 yrs old and 5' 2". My original weight was 115, then I had 2 little boys almost exactly one year apart, then I didnt really care about losing weight because I was more concerned about chasing two babies in diapers lol. Wel then when my youngest was about 3 or 4 yrs old I got tired of wearing sweats and t-shirts, so I did something about it then lost 15-20 lbs which brought me down to about 130. Of course after losing it, I ended up pregnant again with my 3rd son. I then lost the weight after joining the Police Academy once he was about 3 yrs old and was back down to 125. As of right now I am an at home mom, and I gained back about 20 lbs since I quit the PD. So I stepped on the scale and saw, 144 lbs, which was really depressing, but I think what was more depressing was when I calculated my BMI it was in the overweight category. So I decided to do something about it, and its been about a month since I have started counting my calories and working out regularly. I've lost 8 lbs so far and I have an insane motivation to try to get back to my 115 in a healthy way. Still have 20 lbs to go and I know its along road but I'll get there!!

So I'm pretty much fat because I didnt stay healthy enough before having babies, and didnt really care about being healthy after. Just love my greasy burgers and fries too much I guess :happy:

opajee

I am fat because I forgot what it was like to be active. I played soccer growing up and ate like crazy. Then I moved, stopped playing soccer but kept eating the same amount of food. They were always healthy food but I never knew how to portion my meals. I learned how to cook and cooked anything and everything I wanted to eat when I wanted to. I discovered fast food in college and when living by myself because it was faster than going to the grocery store and buying a week's worth of grocery. I used to walk 20mins to class every morning, now I have the bus drop me off right in front of my classes. I took the easy way out and now I'm fixing my mistake.