How obese is this- plz reply!

You guys aren't getting it. I do GENUINLEY feel very overweight at the moment. I am NOT trolling. I just feel extremely overweight.

Now that you have read the responses to this thread, you are aware that this feeling is not reflective of reality. It doesn't matter whether you "feel" obese because those feelings are objectively wrong.

So you don't feel obese. You didn't even know what obese meant when you posted this thread. Rather than coming up with labels for yourself, define how you actually feel.

What exactly are the emotions you're experiencing? Fat is not an emotion; you aren't "feeling" that. You might be feeling depressed, anxious, dissatisfied, self-conscious, or a thousand other emotions. Figure out what and write it down.

Once you know how you feel, you can work on identifying the cause. The fact that you believed it was being obese points to something physical about yourself that is upsetting you. Maybe you feel depressed or angry at yourself for eating an unhealthy diet. Maybe you feel self-conscious because you lack a proper workout regimen (which can result in a less-than-ideally-desired body shape even in normal-weight individuals).

If you allow yourself to engage in hyperbolic and unrealistic feelings about yourself, you will never get anywhere. Calm down, determine what's really wrong, and get to fixing it.

Too much salt / fat / empty calories leads to water weight gain, leading to the "I feel fat feeling."

It doesn't matter how much you weigh to experience this.

I also want to share that if I eat bad, I still will get that "I feel fat" feeling, even though I am clearly not.

Food choices dictate a lot on how we feel about ourselves, regardless of what we look like.

And this is a dangerous mentality.

Sorry...I don't believe there in this concept of "eat[ing] bad" nor do I think we should feel anything about OURSELVES because of what we put into our mouth, especially not if we have succeeded by the important measures (i.e. health, clothing size, what we look like, and how we actually feel physically). Guilt and food don't mix in my opinion.

I also want to share that if I eat bad, I still will get that "I feel fat" feeling, even though I am clearly not.

Food choices dictate a lot on how we feel about ourselves, regardless of what we look like.

Have food in someone's stomach can make them feel fat. Or drink a lot of water or diet coke, it's a "feeling" doesn't mean it's real. You might be slightly bloated but it will be gone again.

Have you ever experienced grease stomach? It's a real physical thing I get (and almost everyone if they would admit it) when you eat too much empty calorie laden food (ie McDonalds).

You guys aren't getting it. I do GENUINLEY feel very overweight at the moment. I am NOT trolling. I just feel extremely overweight.

Now that you have read the responses to this thread, you are aware that this feeling is not reflective of reality. It doesn't matter whether you "feel" obese because those feelings are objectively wrong.

So you don't feel obese. You didn't even know what obese meant when you posted this thread. Rather than coming up with labels for yourself, define how you actually feel.

What exactly are the emotions you're experiencing? Fat is not an emotion; you aren't "feeling" that. You might be feeling depressed, anxious, dissatisfied, self-conscious, or a thousand other emotions. Figure out what and write it down.

Once you know how you feel, you can work on identifying the cause. The fact that you believed it was being obese points to something physical about yourself that is upsetting you. Maybe you feel depressed or angry at yourself for eating an unhealthy diet. Maybe you feel self-conscious because you lack a proper workout regimen (which can result in a less-than-ideally-desired body shape even in normal-weight individuals).

If you allow yourself to engage in hyperbolic and unrealistic feelings about yourself, you will never get anywhere. Calm down, determine what's really wrong, and get to fixing it.

wow this was a great response and just what I needed thanks

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