Share the REAL reasons why you're fat (or too thin)

Moved to HOUSTON, Divorce, Stress, Broke, Knee Injury, Pain, Lazy, DNA, over eat, under eat, BEER, Wine, BEER and I love cheese! Probably a million other excuses.

Did I mention that I moved to Houston.

I am fat because, I did not exercise for years, ate a lot of take out and drive thru, didn't eat on a regular schedule, didn't eat a healthy breakfast, drank too much coffee and not enough water. Ate lots of pizza.need I go on? I love holiday foods and cheesecake to top the meal.

Ate far too much bad stuff far too often and was extremely sedentary.

Gained a load of weight and felt self-conscious/ashamed, so I ate more and remained sedentary and put on more...

...felt self-conscious and ashamed
and round and round I go...

My dad looked after me and my brother cos my mum was sick all the time, we both got fat due to dad not knowing what proper nutrition was and we was not allowed to play sport, left home at 16 lost a little weight cos i was poor then got really thin when me and my partner broke up got back together had a baby got fat again lol now im ok not fat nor thin and im ok with how i am now,i do this with regular exercise and proper healthy, occasional treats.

The real reason(s) I'm fat?

I like cookies, candy and cake, whole milk and ice cream, crackers and cheese, sausage and cheese, chips, nuts and....just about anything that can be eaten while reading....and I read a lot. If I read I have to have a snack...funny if I don't read, I don't usually snack. And I'm not ready to give up things that I like.

I like fast food, italian, burgers, pizza all the good calorie laden stuff, and I like to eat while watching TV. Nothing better than scarfing down a pizza while watching a DVD on Friday night.

I'm undertall. Not ecessively, but at 5'3 about 5-6 shorter than I need to be.

Genetic predisposition. Yes, I'm going to use the cop out but it's semi-factual. With few exceptions, everyone in my family is heavy, and the older we get the heavier.

Medical difficulties. I have three herniated disks in my back which make exercising difficult at times.

I'm lazy an I soemtimes lack discipline. That's right, lazy. I'd rather sit at home eat snacks and read, and have a nice big dinner watching my favorite show than anything else.

SO... 4 and 1/2 out of the 6 reasons are self-inflicted. I'm fat because I make poor choices. There are reasons behind those choices...cause and effect as well as what can be done about them that could fill another post but that was not the question.

Cheers!

I gave birth to 3 children and then when I turned 30 my metabolism radically slowed down. And then I had shock like migraines and was put on a medication that causes rapid weight gain. I gained like 45lbs in 3 months. So off that med and on a new one now but working hard to get back down where I wanna be. That and I like cooking really well the more gourmet the better and would sample stuff when I would cook to make sure it tasted right. And I also liked the taste of regular soda over diet soda. have compromised with the coke zero now but I much prefer the taste of regular soda to diet.

When I was 12 I was diagnosed with a thyroid condition. At the time I was one of the youngest cases to have that particular disease. The doctors just kept putting me on all sorts of medications, and my hormones went crazy. Eventually they put me on an incredible amount of steroids and all I wanted to do was EAT. I would get up in the middle of the night and eat things straight out of the cans and not even blink. I was in love with sodas all of the time and drank them without ever considering water.

Then as I battled with depression after being sexually assualted, I was put on anti depressants. When I was off of medication initially I never ate. Then when I was put on, all I did was eat.

In college and since college I've been an emotional eater. Every time I get stressed or upset, I eat my feelings. I would rather talk to a container of Oreos than talk to the person that is upsetting me. It has been a long battle, but I know that I have to want this more than I've ever wanted it. And this time I do.

Indian Pale Ale Beer + 3 years loving the stuff = 20 extra pounds for this lady...

Mental illness.

Primarily I am an emotional eater... When I a stressed and/or depressed, I eat. When I am nervous, I eat....I didn't even realize it, but my boss pointed it out to me. I do not snack anymore, and no food while watching TV....and less TV!!!! I am so glad spring is almost here! Sunshine and pretty weather helps get me motivated to get out and move. I love how MFP keeps me in check in regards to my caloric intake.

I'm from Buffalo, NY. Period. It's a town where beer and chicken wings reign supreme. Mix that with a loathing for exercise and that pretty much answers that.

I lost weight to look better next to my very skinny boyfriend. Then he dumped me and I didn't have a reason to be thin. So I stopped exercising and started eating.

Plus I think I'm addicted to Thai Sweet Chilli crisps and Dominoes pizza. And ketchup sandwiches. Why is bread so much cheaper than veggies and fruit?! T_T

I was super thin for a long time, but mostly because I wasn't in healthy relationships. I stayed thin to keep my significant other happy. For the past 7 years I've been in a very healthy/happy relationship with someone who really doesn't care how much I weigh, he just wants me to be happy with myself. Pair this with an absolute love of cooking and food in general. I pretty much cook healthy 90% of the time, but my portions were way out of control. As a result I've put on 70lbs in those 7 years...10 pounds a year doesn't sound terrible but now that it's all on it's not fun! I started on my new healthy me journey about 6 weeks ago when I found MyFitnessPal. Goodlife Fitness just opened up in my community and I'm on my way to the me I want to be!

15 pages ... smart topic :flowerforyou:

I lost almost 60 lbs and kept it off for over 10 years. I then quit smoking and entered peri-menopause at the same time. I gained about 70 lbs. I am the heaviest I have been in my lifetime.

That is my "official" story. The back story is four days after quitting smoking my husband got laid off from a company he had devoted 14 years to. Supporting my family and keeping us afloat fell to me. I did not smoke because I knew if I could get through that I could get through anything. My husband found employment and not a year later was laid off again. He is in finance and at that time the financial industry in North American had collapsed. He is now in a great job and content.

I don't know how to explain it but this experience has instead of drawing us closer together has driven us apart. We will have been married 25 years in September ... but I am not sure this relationship can be saved. I feel like I am living with my brother. The stress over the last few years I coped with by drinking wine (not a lush but a couple glasses a day is a huge amount of empty useless calories.) Depression and inactivity didn't help and now I have this huge battle to lose all the weight.

If you look at my ticker, that is me six years ago, my profile pic is what I have done to myself and what I look like today. It didn't take long at all to fall apart .

I stopped watching what i ate and as i got older,the weight came on. On New Years Eve day of 2012,i was diagnosed as having type 2 Diabetes. Now i am having to watch my carb intake and exercise. I weighed 201 pounds when i was diagnosed nad now weigh 197 pounds. It is coming off slowly, but i do feel better about myself though