You know you're fat when...
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When your Nan says that we can go dress shopping in the 'bigger ladies' shop...
Also she asks,'so how much weight have you put on?' and 'Youre not fat...just chunky...' :noway: :sad: :indifferent:
Oh and she also points out your double chin AND 'plays' with it!!!
Leggings are definitely your best friend.
When you lift up your tummy to dry under it!
Cellulite on your arms
You become the fat one in the group
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Now I am depressed!!!!
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As for the jeans wearing out in the inner thigh...mine do that a lot and did it when I had lost a ton of weight previously (and by a ton I mean I was a uk size 10)
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Ugh YES! OUCH!!0
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Now that you mention it... I kind of can't look away...
this to 
Daaamn... You look amazing. Well done~
ok i'm happy for your progress!!!! but why do I need to see man-bush?0 -
When all of your pictures are of your face and taken from a higher angle
I have often wondered if women know that men know what that means. You see it all over Facebook and Match when I was on there.0 -
People keep asking when you're due...
Ugh...this has happened to me more than once :-(
I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would ever ask that question. People are morons.0 -
The important thing is to look at all of these comments as motivation and not depressing
Absolutely! While it's funny reading some of these, it is a reality (or was) for many of us. We are all here for the same reason. To eliminate this list from our lives, so don't let it make you feel bad. Let it drive you!0 -
This thread is awesome. I know that I experience a lot of this (like tying your shoes but the bow is on the side!), and I am going to be so happy when I get to cross off some of the points from these lists as I lose weight.0
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@laurenz1017..I agree..morons0
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When you take your seat on the plane and get a real dirty look from your neighbour sitting next to you, even though you try hard to take up less space than the skinny people who insist on coming into your space.0
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I gotta chime in on this one. At my heaviest ever - about 10 years ago, I was 455. When I started this current effort two and a half years ago I was 415. Currently I am 261.
I got all the previous mentions beat (except the pregnancy) - BUT NOT ANYMORE AND NEVER AGAIN!
1. When you are too fat to fit in the Santa Suit.
2. When you visit your Mother-in-Law and she makes you bring your own chair because she is afraid you might break her chairs.
3. When my wife (also large, and now my ex) and I sat down on someone's sofa (not my M-I-L) and actually broke it.
4. When they refuse to do a CAT Scan on you because you exceed the weight limit of the machine.
5. When the hospital wants you to go down to the shipping dock to get weighed on the freight scale.
6. When you sit in the back row at church so no kid can sit behind you and whine for an hour that they can't see.
7. When you can't reach your bum and have to find alternative methods of keeping yourself clean.0 -
Break the toilet in the ladies washroom at work.
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you can't do a yoga pose.. not because your too "tight" but because the rolls of fat literally block you from bending any more.0
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you hide behind people in pictures that you didn't want to be in in the first place feel free to add me0
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I got another one you don't smile in photographs or actually make it to where you don't even take photographs.
Or your Facebook picture is at least 6 months old and it's a face shot.
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I agree as well. Changing distorted thoughts is a big component regardless of one's weight/physical appearance. I was one of those people who gained a lot of weight after becoming extremely fit.Just an observation:
Some of these are just physical realities and we're working on them. I've experienced some of them and many of them are just NSVs waiting to happen! (I just realized I don't do the pillow thing anymore, and it made me feel great!)
Some of these you can change today by letting go of your own insecurities (me too, no judgement). Decide to step out and take a risk, be in the photo, go to the gym and know that you "belong", go out with your friends, smile etc.
A HUGE step in my journey has been finding confidence, I've seen many people lose weight and actually become less happy! Lots of people think they'll be happy or people will like them more or they'll be more successful or whatever once they're thin, but you're still you, and that can be a let down for some people. If you can be confident NOW, chub and all, the svelte figure will just be an added bonus; but please don't wait to be thin to live your life to the fullest!
Agreed. I've been taking more photos than ever. Tomorrow isn't promised, and that is a reality. Question, what is a NSV?
NSV=Non Scale Victory, so like a new pant size, new record for running distance or time, the next belt hole was one for me!, a compliment from a stranger, a picture of yourself that you like on the first try etc. I was just saying that every time you notice that one of these items no longer applies to you, you'll be able to count it as a victory. This can be very encouraging, especially when progress on the scale seems slow. I know more than one NSV has kept me motivated.0 -
when you rip the straps of your dress while wearing it :mad: :sad:0
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Feeling the pressure to order something healthy from a menu when out with people you don't know well in case they have you down as the token fat girl, even if you really despise wasting £10 on a meal you'd not choose. *
*not anymore, I pick healthier options out of choice!0 -
you've lost 15 lbs and no one can tell the difference :sad:
YES! I HATE THIS!0 -
me too and I am in my fifties...UGH.......0
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use a motoroized cart due to knee injury not just because I am fat0
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When you go on other people's cameras and delete all the pictures of yourself. I do this at my family gatherings.0
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you can't do a yoga pose.. not because your too "tight" but because the rolls of fat literally block you from bending any more.
Haha! I had this problem just the other night. I keep at it, though. Eventually . . .0 -
when you feel you don't deserve to have food because you're a fatty0
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1.) When your underwear in the laundry is the first thing you grab and hide right away so your hubby won't see them and your kids won't pretend they are parachutes.
2.) When even your "comfortable" position in bed leaves you gasping from pain in the morning.
3.) When your child challenges your hubby, saying he can't pick up mommy... then he insists on trying, but can only get you about an inch off the ground.
4.) When you decide to buy a bike to ride, make sure the tires are properly filled etc, but when you get on, it looks like you have 2 flat tires.
5.) When you finally agree to try riding on the back of your hubby's motorcycle and it "bottoms out". Then he blames the shocks while you both know it's that you are just way too heavy.
6.) When you chaff where your boobs and stomach touch.
7.) When your child innocently asks in a loud voice in public "Mommy, do you wish you weren't so big?"... and everyone stops and stares, chuckles quietly, or suddenly walks away very quickly.
8.) When the one thing keeping you from totally thinking you are over the edge is that your knees haven't disappeared completely like your ex's wife's have.
9.) When you can't walk for more than 5 minutes unless you are hunched over a cart, so even if you are only getting a couple things, you get a cart instead of a basket.
10.) When you break the weld on an office chair said to be able to withstand 400lbs...
11.) When you avoid even trying to do a jumping jack for fear of everything in the living room rattling/falling off shelves.
12.) The first time you turn on Wii Fit Plus and do the body test, and your little avatar goes from short and slightly plump to looking like a huge ball with feet and hands while the system makes a whammy sound and the bar that measures just how you rate on the bmi chart goes all the way up and tells you a number off the chart
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HOW COULD I FORGET! The back boob. Y'know, when you put your bra on and there is a whole chest popping out. Ugh. (It's gone now, mostly!)
I call them my bat wings! I can't wait until they are gone. It's hard when you have big boobs because the bras have to be tighter to hold 'em up and then it just makes this problem worse.0 -
I had to throw a few out there:
1. When you realize that you not only avoid glancing at reflective surfaces, you've taken the mirror out of your bedroom.
2. When you can't make eyecontact with your own reflection, let alone anyone to whom you might be speaking.
3. You avoid leaving the house to go do social activities because you feel judged.
4. Your most recent ex blamed his inability to... um... you know... salute... because the lights were on and he caught a glimpse of your body and he eventually breaks up with you because he "just isn't attracted to you."
5. When you can balance a plate on your belly while you're eating.
6. When you avoid going to lunch with coworkers simply because you're embarrassed that the walk out to the car will have you breathing heavily.
7. When you avoid going clothes shopping and wear the same outfits every week to work because nothing fits right.
8. When your 72 year old father can out work you while spending a day gardening.
9. When you've decided to quit dating by using the excuse "I'd just rather focus on my writing," when in actuality you lack the confidence in yourself and think that because you're larger, nobody will ever love you.
10. When your facebook has more pictures of your dog than it has of you... and you go through and untag yourself in all of the photos friends have posted simply because every single one of them is unflattering.
11. When you join MyFitnessPal to help you on your lifestyle change with an overall goal of losing weight like most other users but you refuse to post a picture of yourself because you're fat and you don't want other people to think so too.0 -
I think you need some different friends. The supportive kind
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ALL of the above! Especially the fat thighs rubbing together and wearing your trousers out in that place only!
I am taking this list as motivation as we have all been there but we are all on mfp doing something about it.
Will add in:
When are the twins due?
When you have your shattered ankle pinned together and they don't have a wheelchair big enough for you to fit into in the whole hospital, so you can go home (this....this was the final straw!!). My mum managed to find one for hire and I started mfp the week after I got home. Sitting in the hired wheelchair, starting my life again!0 -
you look at a picture of yourself and think "no that can't be!"0
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1. All your pants have "shrunk".
2. Your Mom wants to take you clothes shopping in the plus size section.
3. Your legs and feet ache after walking for a while.
4. You can no longer cross your legs comfortably.
5. Your heart feels like it's going to explode after a walking up a flight of stairs.
6. You can no longer get a good night's rest.
7. Shopping for a new outfit throws you into a state of depression.
8. You cringe at the idea of a night on the town.
9. You are blaming allergies for shortness of breath.
10. High heels are a thing of the past.
I'm usually making excuses for these things. It's time to face facts. I'm fat. Instead of getting sad about this, I'm gonna turn it around. Hey the reality is that if I lose 10 lbs, half this list disappears! That's motivation enough for me.
I think I have a girl crush on you now.
I'll add:
You get heartburn at night when you never did before.
The first thing to wear out in your jeans are the thigh seams.
You look at some of your old cloths and reminisce about how cute you used to look in them.
You can't believe that's you in your pictures.
You get stripped shirts when it's hot from your fat roll's sweat (I hated this one most of all).
You're still wearing maternity clothes on you child's second birthday.0
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