I AM FAT BECAUSE.......

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  • heagler870
    heagler870 Posts: 280 Member
    Because when I was a child my parents never taught me about proper food choices and ate out all the time. As I got older I continued to eat in the manner that I had known as a kid, despite learning the proper ways through nutrition classes in health class. I continued to make bad food choices and loved the taste of food! Hell, I still love the taste of food! I now just have a better understanding of food and it's relationship in my life. It's there for my survival, not my emotional comfort!
  • scarletgenesis
    scarletgenesis Posts: 33
    -Emotional eating
    -lack of exercise past grade school
    -too many 'quick fixes' where I lost a lot then gained that plus more back.
    -emotional eating
    -lazy
    -fat and out of shape gave me joint problems and poor cardio health, making it harder to exercise.
    -impulse and immediate satisfaction over long term happiness and health

    Its a vicious cycle and I'm fighting my way out of it.
  • KBE1990
    KBE1990 Posts: 38
    Because, I was lazy, selfish, addicted to food, depressed, and had no willpower... :(
  • cnelson1974
    cnelson1974 Posts: 235 Member
    I would only eat once or twice a day.
    I would eat too much at dinner because I was starving by 7pm at night.
    I was unknowingly making myself sick by eating wheat products (I found out I have Celiac Disease).
    I was drinking too much caffiene and not enough water.
  • Bassgirl51
    Bassgirl51 Posts: 117
    In order of greatest to least:

    I eat too much food
    I drink too much booze
    I don't exercise enough
    I don't get enough sleep
    I am overstressed

    Simple as that.

    Very well said.
  • TiffanySuscheck
    TiffanySuscheck Posts: 123 Member
    I ate when I wasn't hungry.

    This.
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
    I consistently ate over TDEE.

    Now, I did that because <insert excuse here>.
  • basiak27
    basiak27 Posts: 3 Member
    I adore food, I eat too much of it.
    I don't move enough.
    I don't digest easily.

    But I'm working on it! :)
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    I went to Newfoundland for 5 weeks in the winter... :/

    Edit: I WAS heavy - never fat.
  • Midnight_Sunshine
    Midnight_Sunshine Posts: 369 Member
    I moved in with a boy.
  • JessKrcmar
    JessKrcmar Posts: 33 Member
    In order of greatest to least:

    I eat too much food
    I drink too much booze
    I don't exercise enough
    I don't get enough sleep
    I am overstressed

    Simple as that.

    ^^^ This! ^^^
  • jmiltenberger
    jmiltenberger Posts: 35
    I can say things like "I stress eat." or "I wasn't active" or "I like pasta/potatoes too much."
    But really, what it comes down to is this....


    I made too many excuses to not make the good and correct decisions about my health for too long


    But not anymore!
  • LuccyH
    LuccyH Posts: 266 Member
    I am not determine to finish what I start
    I dont get enough sleep and stressing too much
    I have sweet teeth :wink:
    but I will not be fat because I am on the right track now.
  • rlalig
    rlalig Posts: 8 Member
    Me too!
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    My BMI says I am :P
  • rlalig
    rlalig Posts: 8 Member
    In order of greatest to least:

    I eat too much food
    I drink too much booze
    I don't exercise enough
    I don't get enough sleep
    I am overstressed

    Simple as that.

    ^^^ This! ^^^
  • IntoTheSky
    IntoTheSky Posts: 390 Member
    I ate too much and sat on my *kitten* to do so.
  • rlalig
    rlalig Posts: 8 Member
    In order of greatest to least:

    I eat too much food
    I drink too much booze
    I don't exercise enough
    I don't get enough sleep
    I am overstressed

    Simple as that.

    ^^^ This! ^^^


    Me too...and it only took me 3 tries to post!
  • jilleebean777
    jilleebean777 Posts: 219 Member
    After I got out of school I had no reason to stay exercising, I didn't have practices I HAD to be at and participate in (I played sports year round in high school and college) and I continued eating as if I could eat what ever I wanted and not have to worry about it. I continued this way then I got pregnant and it was my excuse to eat what ever I wanted and OVER indulge as well. I am also an emotional eater. I get upset, bored, sad ect. I eat A LOT. It's a vicious never ending cycle.
  • micervera
    micervera Posts: 114 Member
    I love food and I love to eat it. Especially Taco Bell, I know a lot of people think it's nasty but I love it.
  • loserbaby84
    loserbaby84 Posts: 241 Member
    I could easily blame my parents for be being as huge as I am.. I got my bad habits from them. But, there comes a time in your life when you take ownership of your own choices and I could have said no at any point! I've taken my life back with the help of this site and a few very supportive friends including the love of my life. I'm happy! The results will come but I have been given the choice and it's very liberating :)

    Cheers!
  • dorkyhippy
    dorkyhippy Posts: 36
    although I eat very healthily, I have a major problem with portion control, not to mention a weakness for wine!

    Me too.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    I had no control - absolutely zero - over what my hands put in my mouth! I had self esteem issues and was convinced I would always be fat because it was what I deserved.

    But, NO MORE !!!!
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
    I ate to overcome my depression,and mainly to cover my stress and not knowing good food habits.
  • jzrharv
    jzrharv Posts: 126 Member
    I used to teach Jazzercise 3 to 4 days a week and run 5 miles on the alternate days. Then in 1999 I had my left hip replaced, retiring as an instructor, but still eating like I was teaching. Bad move.
  • st3f4real
    st3f4real Posts: 23 Member
    I used to try to eat the same amount as my 6'2" dad when I was a kid (bread & butter, large prime rib, salad, potato, + dessert) and built those fat cells early.

    Plus I would eat vanilla ice cream and hot fudge late at night with him most nights.

    I never had a healthy relationship with food because my role models did not either.

    My mom rarely cooked, so I never learned to cook healthy. I only knew how to bake and would bake brownies often because you could just follow the directions on the box.

    I ate a lot of canned chili and clam chowder (now they say that the BPA in the can's lining can make us fat).

    Birth control made me gain a lot of weight.

    When I went to college I was out of control and ate because of the stress/constant deadlines & pressure.

    I have been binging on In and Out burger trying to fill some emptiness but I cannot seem to figure out what it is. I think it is because my parents raised me to be perfect and I am not perfect and I need to learn to be okay with that.
  • BelindaDuvessa
    BelindaDuvessa Posts: 1,014 Member
    I've had 3 children and pregnant with the 4th. But in between, I got lazy, and ate and drank 3000 calories a day, easily, with a semi sedentary life.

    I'm a huge boredom eater, and kept snacks in the house. Then I would mindlessly eat at the computer, or watching TV

    I like bread, and pasta. While not necessarily a downfall, it's definitely not always the best diet to have.

    Oh, and let's not forget portion distortion.
  • MelisMusing
    MelisMusing Posts: 421 Member
    I was an emo-eater (Working on that)
    I am lazy. Honestly. If you give me a choice to either sleep in, or go running, I will pick sleep. (Working on that)
    I work too much, and am what they call a "super commuter" (drive more than 2 hours a day for work).
    I love the good stuff. Good food, good wine, good beer, decadent chocolate.

    Learning to achieve balance is the goal, now.
  • motivatedbecky80
    motivatedbecky80 Posts: 11 Member
    I like to eat at buffets and take naps.
  • TexanAngel79
    TexanAngel79 Posts: 54
    I am 100% a comfort eater! If I could stop giving in to comfort food all the time, I would be at my goal!

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