I AM FAT BECAUSE.......

I made excuses. Until someone called me out on each and every one of them that I gave.

Then I stopped blaming genetics, time, kids, food, stress, money, boredom and everything else that I pointed to - and quit putting crap in my mouth, got up off my butt, and did something about it.

Now I not only look better, I feel better - about myself and about life. It's called personal accountability. Now, whether I am fat or skinny or whatever my circumstances in life, I know that I can choose to do something about it instead of making excuses.

And I am still working on it.....

I was overweight because I was ignorant. I really (no seriously, I really did) think that I could just eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted and exercise whenever I wanted (which was pretty much never). It worked for the first 26 years of my life...no reason to think that would change. But then time kept adding years, and marriage, and children, and for some reason my plan of whatever/whenever just did not work anymore. Now I know better! I'm still not a clean eater...but I do understand moderation and I fell in love with running so exercise is a social event now instead of just exercise. :happy:

Because I loved (and still do from time to time) all foods fried and way too much of it at one time, I hated the word exercise and love the words "Let's dine out for dinner tonight", was a fastfood junkie and baked brownies at least 3 days a week, I could go on with this but I'm sure you get the idea

I'm addicted to food, plain and simple. I ate when I wasn't hungry because I wanted the taste of something good. I craved it like a smoker craves nicotine. I know I'll always have this problem but now I'm strong enough to fight back.

First because my mother insisted I finish my plate no matter what, cause starving kids in (insert country.)

Would that be a Dutch mom, by any chance?
It sounds suspiciously familiar.

I began binge eating as the result of compulsively starving myself for six months. Fortunately, things are looking up now. Good luck to all. xxx

I spent too much of my life not caring what I was eating, and eating a lot of it,
I quit volleyball which took its toll as well,
And I spent way too much time drinking and smoking last year which ended up in a downward weight spiral Or upward, I suppose).

I was on my way to becoming fat because I ate without thinking...

Now I think before I eat, I have learned to say no, I only allow myself to indulge on occasion, and I exercise more.

I grew up and lots of nights we didn't have enough to eat. My mom was a single mom with 3 kids, and my dad was a useless alcoholic that didn't want the responsibility of 3 kids. He left when I was 6. Mom worked full time and did the very best she could. We never knew we were poor, and I knew I was loved and that she was doing everything she could. So a lot of time I would pretend that I wasn't hungry so my brother could have my share. So when I was finally grown and making my own money I ate and ate. I was in a vicious cycle eat loose eat loose eat loose. Finally when I hurt all the time, and all over I decided that for me I could and I would loose this weight. I wanna move when I get old and at the rate I was going I would be dead instead of moving!

Ha, me too!! I eat so good at work and at dinner most of the time, then comes the wine!! haha I have learned if you want wine, just have a leafy salad for dinner :-/

I am fat because I used to overeat wasn't very active. ENOUGH!

Because I was a lazy procrastinator who always said I'd do it tomorrow. And because I ate too much processed junk and didn't move enough. Period.

I was fat because I stopped exercising regularly but continued to eat as though I was.

I'm lazy. Would rather lay on the couch all day and play with my daughter all day, then up and at it at the gym.

I AM FAT BECAUSE......

I eat when I'm not hungry.
I eat when I'm happy.
I eat when I'm sad.
I eat when I'm lonely.
I eat with my friends.
& so on & so forth...