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you know when your overweight when....

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  • salsify
    salsify Posts: 22
    You're nervous about sitting in a chair with narrow arms in case your bum gets stuck in them.
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    When you have to sway from side to side to pick up your foot enough to move forward.
  • artemis222
    artemis222 Posts: 390 Member
    When your steering wheel starts to hit the top of your thighs AND your tummy.
  • supergr33n
    supergr33n Posts: 69 Member
    Standing there after weighing myself, all proud for losing 40+ lbs, and ask my 5 year old son, "Does mommy look smaller?", and he responds after surveying me, "Uh, no.".

    Damn it.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    You have to hold you breath to tie your shoes.

    This! And you come back up dizzy and gasping for air!
  • salsify
    salsify Posts: 22
    When you have to breathe out to bend over & pick something up from the floor. I just realised I don't do this anymore.
  • ajanmillie
    ajanmillie Posts: 241 Member
    When there is free food in the breakroom at work and the only time you have ever sprinted in your life was to get free cake and sandwiches.
  • grrl77
    grrl77 Posts: 108
    .... when you decide to create an account at myfitnesspal.com ;)
  • Noki1024
    Noki1024 Posts: 302
    Standing there after weighing myself, all proud for losing 40+ lbs, and ask my 5 year old son, "Does mommy look smaller?", and he responds after surveying me, "Uh, no.".

    Damn it.
    Awww! Kids say the darndest! You know you're overweight when you have to leave a theme park ride after waiting 45 mins in line because the latch wouldn't go past your belly. Yup happened to me...the walk of shame past everyone in line watching!!!! Horrible!!!
  • salsify
    salsify Posts: 22
    when you wonder where that packet of biscuits went & realised you just ate them all.
  • brandimacleod
    brandimacleod Posts: 368 Member
    When you panic at the airport that you won't fit in the seat and the flight is FULL!
  • rsdgirl
    rsdgirl Posts: 241 Member
    i had back boobs (and many other things lol)
  • oOoMicheleoOo
    oOoMicheleoOo Posts: 139 Member
    When the cat sits on your knee but almost gets suffocated by the over hang
  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
    When going up a single short flight of stairs leaves you gasping for breath.


    Yup, overwieght and outta shape.
  • salsify
    salsify Posts: 22
    Standing there after weighing myself, all proud for losing 40+ lbs, and ask my 5 year old son, "Does mommy look smaller?", and he responds after surveying me, "Uh, no.".

    Damn it.

    lol - I think everyone looks huge to a 5 year old :)
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    When you select a theater based on whether you can raise the armrest up.
  • Blessedmommy_2x
    Blessedmommy_2x Posts: 419 Member
    When you notice they just don’t make towels as big as they use to! LOL!
  • Hecnotha1
    Hecnotha1 Posts: 200
    when they say " sir you cant get on this ride if the bar doesnt click down on your lap" this happened to me back in 2008
  • Nikkiray32
    Nikkiray32 Posts: 123
    When your ten year old sees a picture of you before you had her and says, " the back of your body looks so much smaller in that picture".
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    When your BMI puts you in the 'overweight' category.
  • RooChilders
    RooChilders Posts: 44 Member
    That is so mean!!! Jerks!
  • Gmonroe420
    Gmonroe420 Posts: 12
    When u always pick a table at a resturant when the hostess ask you "Table or booth" cuz u know dang well u cant fit in a booth.
  • epoeraven
    epoeraven Posts: 458 Member
    When your friend who has always been overweight is now skinnier than you.
  • spaceys
    spaceys Posts: 58
    when random people on the street refer to you as "big guy". :mad:
  • rachelthomas217
    rachelthomas217 Posts: 5
    when your walking and can hear your thighs rubbing<<<< hate this!
    x
    You are prevented from buying corduroy due to it being a fire hazard?

    omgosh. i sooo feel you <3 here's to our health!
  • GraceEsther
    GraceEsther Posts: 37 Member
    When you can't get out of a swimsuit easily!
  • Finally22
    Finally22 Posts: 305 Member
    When you are walking along the road and one builder shouts "Hey luv you ought to be a model" and his mate shouts "Yeah ...for Ford"

    This actually happened to me :sad:
    ouch...what a dirt bag!

    Exactly!
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    When you can't see your wiener without bending over and you give yourself a stitch wiping your backside! :sad:

    Not pretty :mad:

    Thankfully the wiener and me and me are now reunited :love: :laugh:
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    you run out of breath going up the stairs in your house...i'm so glad that doesn't happen anymore! plus not smoking helps! :flowerforyou:
  • penuche
    penuche Posts: 1
    ...you're riding home from work on a packed subway and a lady offers you her seat because she thinks you're pregnant. You aren't.

    (Mortified!)
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