Why are YOU fat?

msmellebelle

1. i tell myself i have poor willpower
2. i use food as a prize
3. i always told myself i'd rather be a big girl than a skinny little stick.

Bonita_Lynne_58

I won't bother giving you all my excuses...I'm sure you've heard them all and may have used most of them yourselves.

The plain unvarnished truth....Many, many years of inactivity along with eating too much (usually the wrong things). Example: This donut tastes good, and this one and this one. Then there was my Dr Pepper addiction...I drank it all day long and took a glass to bed with me at night. :embarassed:

Do I still eat things I like? Yes! But less of them, I account for every single calorie and I move more.

k43la

A World of Warcraft addiction. All I did was sit at the computer and eat fast food because cooking would take away too much game time.

I didn't even like fast food, it was just convenient.

Elizabeth_C34

I am fat because:

1. I didn't believe I deserved the effort required to take care of myself.
2. I ate enormous quantities of junk food and indulged in whatever craving I had without caring about the consequences.
3. I failed to take the time to be active.
4. I was in denial about just how fat I had become, and combined with the other reasons, that led me to become fatter.
5. I simply didn't care about being fat, hence, I got fatter.
6. I put everyone else above me. I spent far more time taking care of everyone else and their needs than my own.
7. I failed to realize how important I was to my family and close friends.

The better question is, "Why did I decide to change?"

My answer to that is simply, "Life is too short to live miserably and without the ability to take advantage of the time we have. I deserve to live a good life."

sondra216379

We are supposed to eat to live.....I LIVE TO EAT....I love food, and especially food that is not good for me!

Srdking

I broke my foot and gained weight. Then I got pregnant and during my pregnancy I ate and ate anything and everything I wanted. End result, it's my own fault for putting on 55 pounds. I am very short and could not believe how much I ended up weighing. I even caused my boyfriend to gain wait, after the poor guy finished P90X. Now I feel guilty for him gaining back all the weight he tried so hard to get off. I was just pregnant and selfish and would eat and eat and so would he. Now were both on target for a better life style change for good!

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mbriscoe79

I stopped having the metabolism of a teenager but kept eating as though I did.

I got pregnant and had other "more important" things to worry about then health

I stayed lazy and full of excuses

liroez29

I got fat because I loved food and did not say no when I should have!

nikkilou1978

Because I love food way too much!:ohwell: :ohwell:

CSummers316

Yeah I know. And I dropped that addiction a few years back. I now drink one 24 oz Pepsi Max because I work over night and need the caffeine, one life water, and then the rest of the time, it's just me and water

dbest thing to do for soda craving....find a new addiction lol..i went from coke to vitamin water zero

I am fat because of Nintendo! My princess was always in another castle! WHY WAS SHE ALWAYS IN ANOTHER CASTLE??? And that dang dog in duck hunt! Laughing at me! Always Laughing!!!!

Seriously though, videogames as a kid helped encourage me to stay inside, and then I ate crap all the time. That got me started on my path. What probably led to it being out of control was college. 6 regular 20 oz Cokes or Mountain Dews (Diet? Pssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Diet is for sissies!) a day every day for 4 years put it all into effect wonderfully.

Course now I am laying some smackdown and getting my weight where I want it. Feels pretty damn good too.

bigsean72

a food lover with a low metabolism lol

jdaniels52509

1) It really is in my genetics.
2) Had a baby
3) Ate like ****
4) Emotional eating
5) I was lazy

Articeluvsmemphis

Family Bad Habits, Boredom, Mild Depression (what teenager wasn't, like seriously, lol) No self-control on the food part

Partyofpugs

In my family love was shown by cooking for people. That was especially true for my Dad.
An adult life of depression and not working at getting better.
I LOVE FOOD!
Not caring enough about me to try to make an effort to control what I eat
etc.
etc.
etc.

LatinaButterfly

I have no "excuses". I just simply ate way too much food for way too many years and became morbidly obese.

SmartAlec03211988

An injury that left me unable to move for several months, followed by years of never getting back into my former activities which kept me in shape.

rmwinters

Use food as a comfort.

chattipatty2

mother of teens=cook/eat fast.
perimenopause
wine
eating fast and on the run.
not a breakfast fan.
depression in winter.
etc............................................

mrsstafford618

I'm overweight because of emotional eating and NEVER exercising.

ka_bateman

This post is really interesting! Definitely proud of those ladies who had hubbies poking fun at them, and kicked them to the curb! I was in the same situation for a few months with my EX-fiance!

Really? Happy about divorces? What happened to a little communication? Likely "poking fun" was just that.

Tangy1966

To much mindless eating (love salty snack foods) and drinking (wine)
and using my achy knees as an excuse not to do more cardio.

hayjaylove

Emotional eaterr

Segrande

I'm fat because I sat around all day playing video games and ate like a beast. Not anymore, though! Now I make sure I get my workouts in no matter how lazy I'm feeling and I never regret it after.

TNoire

I never used to be, i graduated at 135lbs at 18, I was pretty active just had a bad habit of smoking
When I graduated I dropped smoking for eating fast food/junk food in its place
I never seen myself getting bigger cause everyone around me was always bigger

Years went by
got married
moved to Kansas City from Canada in 2005
life went on, never paid much attention

In March 2009 hubby & I where talking about fixing up the rest of the house get rdy to sell was our last main goal before starting for a family, we just celebrated our 4yr anniversary

I went to my doctor to get some blood work done, they told me i was in no shape to have kids, I needed to lose weight

I was 330lbs.........

Now that I quit working to become a housewife fulltime I had no excuse to get on track so off I went

19 months I lost 156lbs, I was down to 176lbs in fall of 2010

Docs said my numbers where great, to keep at it

Then came the buy/sell of houses, I stopped tracking cause everytime i wanted to get a workout in the phone would ring saying people where coming by to see the house and it was hard to cook anything cause if someone was to come by and id cook something some reason they thought the people who where looking at the house might get upset with the smell of what i was cooking, all these excuses so fast food and quick meals came into play, I had no motivation to do anything else

I gained about 40lbs back, last year was a slow year to get myself motivated and back on track tho I started when I joined MFP in the fall

I have 56lbs left, this year is MY year to get it done, even if I get preggers plan is to keep moving
My doctors gave us the green light my vitamin and other levels look great i been told, so lets keep it moving

Now next Tuesday (feb 14th) is my 7yr anniversary & many more to come, time to get this 30 year old girlie in shape, yes me !! I can do this! Im a housewife still, I have no excuses !

we got this!

oOTeresaOo

-Had a pretty jacked up childhood and found comfort in food, and i still believe this

-Was never taught what healthy food was, mom always bought cookies, chips, fried food, sodas and my fave carnitas!! my family always ate like crap and they still do. Single mother raising four very small children, i dont blame her

-met my husband and got comfy, and so did he cause we both gained lbs

-its easier to pick up dinner, and i never really learned how to cook till after i met my husband

-Im Big boned
-i love food
-love to eat
-STRESS!!!!

blah blah blah

MaikaShen

I love unhealthy food, junk food, fast food and the like.
I never ate vegetables and was picky with fruits until now.
When I was 10 until recently, I would always eat, eat, eat when under stress / pressure or emotional trouble. It's either I'd eat EVERYTHING or not eat at all.
I hate exercise or anything that requires too much effort.
I was always on the computer, 30% of the time with food, and wouldn't move if I don't need to.

Bohemiangrace

I moved back home with my parents who believe that eating is the end all be all of life and I just started eating really unhealthy food.

That and the fact that I still thought that I was like I was when I was 18, eating a bunch of crap and never gaining weight.

1blueeyedbear

My excuses:
1. big boned
2. genes
3. rather be fat and happy than skinny and miserable

Actual reasons:
1. undiagnosed sleep apnea (now being treated)
2. laziness
3. not exercising enough (or at all)
4. no will power
5. To much mindless eating
6. way way too much eating out

I'm sure there's more but that's what came to mind.

Tajdancer

Prednisone.