Things that your weight has held you back in?

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TheLittleLebowski
TheLittleLebowski Posts: 143
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When I think of my regrets, I can usually trace them back to the fact I was embarrassed or ashamed of my physical appearance, that instead of partaking I'd often watch others. If my friends went down the beach "I don't like swimming" if my friends went go karting I'd avoid it, just in case the equipment didn't fin. Rollercoaster? No chance, what if the bar won't come down...

What are things you've felt that your weight has stopped you doing in the past or present?
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  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
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    Anything that involved wearing a bathing suit...pathetic. Need to change that soon!!! Just in case the opportunity arises...as I'm sure it will.
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
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    The only thing it stopped me doing was skydiving. Was too heavy.

    Other ban that it robbed my confidence but I continued playing sport and doing most stuff I do now.
  • kahroleena22
    kahroleena22 Posts: 14 Member
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    2-piece bathing suit. No way Jose!
  • devynmariee
    devynmariee Posts: 67
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    my life.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
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    My weight has held me back on swimming. I honestly would love to just go swimming with friends - but no, I can't because I'm 20-25 lbs overweight right now.

    I can't think of other specific things, but in general I am less outgoing because of it. I tend to think everyone in the room is thinking of my weight/appearance and then I become more of a wall flower at a party .
  • veggiesaurus15
    veggiesaurus15 Posts: 152 Member
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    Dating because I thought I wasn't pretty enough, thus not worth it.
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
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    My weight has held me back on swimming. I honestly would love to just go swimming with friends - but no, I can't because I'm 20-25 lbs overweight right now.

    That's you not your weight. I'm currently 70lbs overweight and have been swimming every day with my friends the past week.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
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    My weight has held me back on swimming. I honestly would love to just go swimming with friends - but no, I can't because I'm 20-25 lbs overweight right now.

    That's you not your weight. I'm currently 70lbs overweight and have been swimming every day with my friends the past week.

    I don't even swim well. Because I don't practice, lol .

    I hate swim suits. Not trying to be negative. =)
  • jennyrebekka
    jennyrebekka Posts: 626 Member
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    - Sitting on cheap patio furniture without fear of it breaking and splintering into big plastic shards

    - Learning how to hang glide

    - Shopping in a "regular" person clothing store
  • frightfull
    frightfull Posts: 7
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    Yah walking, but I'm a lot healthier now, just came on here to lose last 20Ibs. As a kid, after my baby, I put on A LOT of weight and became Morbidly Obese. Hardly able to walk, I dropped out of school. My weight basically stopped my life for a while and left me bed bound at one time.
  • ChristinaR720
    ChristinaR720 Posts: 1,186
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    Having family photos taken. My youngest son is almost 7, and we just had our first family photos taken this year. Horrible...
  • TheLittleLebowski
    TheLittleLebowski Posts: 143
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    I'm amazed at all the ones about not looking good enough, you all look fantastic :o !

    Ah Cheap furniture, at 6"4 and at my peak about 280 that was always a massive fear, broke a plastic chair on Holiday by the pool in front of a crowd, I still have Vietnam style flashbacks...
  • firemanfive0
    firemanfive0 Posts: 228 Member
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    amusement park rides....296lbs does not fit in those locking clamps
  • elebel82
    elebel82 Posts: 69 Member
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    Dating because I thought I wasn't pretty enough, thus not worth it.

    This for me, big time. As silly as I think it is when anyone else says it, in my head I'm the most revolting person ever.

    The other thing is skydiving. It's been my new years resolution every year for about 8 years. And though there have been times I've been light enough to do it, there haven't been times where I've been light enough to feel comfortable getting on the scales in front of people.
  • Harriann84
    Harriann84 Posts: 67
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    my life.

    That's exactly how I feel. I have spent so damn long complaining that my weight is screwing my already broken body up and not doing anything about it. It won't hold me back any more x
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
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    I dont go to swimming pools anymore I stopped going to embarrased about my body not confident enough
  • maribethflowers
    maribethflowers Posts: 30
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    dating for sure... never had a proper relationship. still haven't! normal socialising. never went to a pub or a club or anything like that until this year. at my worst i couldn't even go shopping because most of the time people would shout insults at me in the street! i missed vital days from school and college because there was days i just looked at my appearance and thought i wasn't socially acceptable! could never join a fitness class or anything as i felt that i was being judged. tried to go swimming once but got called miss piggy so never returned! ha. totally destroyed my relationship with friends and family members i basically just stopped seeing everyone that i knew cos i felt i wasn't worthy of their time. i didn't pursue what i wanted to do in life because i felt i wasn't good enough for it and wouldn't be accepted... the list goes on... i'm getting there though. X
  • NotHopelessButHopeful
    NotHopelessButHopeful Posts: 50 Member
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    Having family photos taken. My youngest son is almost 7, and we just had our first family photos taken this year. Horrible...

    Same with me, i hardly have any photos after having my daughter I'd erase them because i hated the way I looked.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    being batman
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
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    My weight has held me back on swimming. I honestly would love to just go swimming with friends - but no, I can't because I'm 20-25 lbs overweight right now.

    That's you not your weight. I'm currently 70lbs overweight and have been swimming every day with my friends the past week.

    I don't even swim well. Because I don't practice, lol .

    I hate swim suits. Not trying to be negative. =)

    So wear shorts and a t-shirt you don't care about. I used to hate swim suits too.

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