Things that Suck about being Overweight and/or Out of Shape

IzzyandBri_mommy

having people tell my husband that he could do better.
given dirty looks when I go to the store
having to spend a ton on clothes to have them last less than a year

Jellyphant

Doing it cowgirl one of these days. :blushing:

Hype

Sitting on the toilet and ending up partly on the sanitary bin! Urgh!

Looking in the mirror when wearing something gorgeous and realising its not as good as you think!

Heels looking like they are about to break....



I once went on a ride at Alton Towers, no problem fitting in the safety restraints but felt extremely sorry for the 'large' bloke they humiliated him by locking and unlocking the restraints THREE times before ejecting the guy from the ride as he was too big for it! This was my wake up call! (Do something before it gets THAT bad!)

Heres to a better us!

catfish9

I agree with airplane seats! Definitely sucky. My girlfriend and I flew to Texas a couple of months ago, and I was too embarrassed to ask for a seat belt extender, so I pulled my shirt over the half with the buckle and pretended. (All the while imagining the plane going into some sort of crazy loops and spins and me catapulting out of my seat and squashing somebody). :embarassed:

geohow11

Meant in a spirit of love for myself and for others, these are some of the things that keep me going. What else am I going to do, give up?

Feel free to add your own. Time to sound off and get motivated!!

Snoring and waking up with a sore throat.
Paying 3 - 5 times more for clothes.
Sore feet, legs, knees.
Panting when going up a flight of stairs.
Trying to reach stuff in the shower.
Sitting on the beach, listening to a crowd of people trying to decide if they should call the coast guard to rescue me, the "beached whale".
Being treated like a second class citizen by other people who have no manners.
Realizing that I have a choice about how I look and feel and I'm just choosing not to use it.

Having to ask for a seat belt extender on planes!

sofaking6

Not being able to squat OVER the seat in the port-o-potty...yuuuck!

rjmwx81

I agree with airplane seats! Definitely sucky. My girlfriend and I flew to Texas a couple of months ago, and I was too embarrassed to ask for a seat belt extender, so I pulled my shirt over the half with the buckle and pretended. (All the while imagining the plane going into some sort of crazy loops and spins and me catapulting out of my seat and squashing somebody). :embarassed:

Why didn't I think of that?

TrimThinTonedTight

-Having people smaller than you complain about how fat they are, while the whole time they were looking right at you.
-Having boys give you looks of disgust while they eye up the thinner girls.
-Not having nice clothes because my size isn't made as much
-The 'chub rub' (aka thigh rub)
-Not being able to be athletic
-Having my weight completely control my life. (I'm afraid to make friends, go to the gym, wear shorts, etc. It all makes me unhappy)

LemonSocks

-Having people smaller than you complain about how fat they are, while the whole time they were looking right at you.
-Having boys give you looks of disgust while they eye up the thinner girls.
-Not having nice clothes because my size isn't made as much
-The 'chub rub' (aka thigh rub)
-Not being able to be athletic
-Having my weight completely control my life. (I'm afraid to make friends, go to the gym, wear shorts, etc. It all makes me unhappy)

Every single one of these points for me. Except boys just outright saying nasty things ("hey, you got something on your chin... oh, it's another chin") while then commenting on how hot the skinny friend is.