What made you fat and how are you overcoming it?

Denial, overeating. I count calories now!

Eating too much, drinking lots and absolutely zero exercise. I guess lack of awareness of how much carb/sugar were in certain foods too.

Now ive changedwhat I eat most of the time, and I drink less frequently. Biggest change is a lot of exercise, though; and food awareness - so when I do have a crazy night, I know what the damage is, and what to do to fix it

I ate too much. There was some depression in there, but eating too much is what made me fat. Now I try to eat less. I also move a little more than I used to.

Eating at a calorie surplus made me fat. I'm overcoming it by eating at a calorie deficit.

I made me fat. My decision to eat junk for years while watching television and playing video games.

I'm not eating as much junk, I stopped playing video games, and I get my butt outside and move. I walk places instead of driving. If we want an ice cream cone, we walk the 1.6 mile round trip to get it, etc...

After I had my daughter I had gone from 125# to 150# (I had gone up to 175#, but I lost 25 after giving birth) and I was like "OMG I am so fat" and my thinking lead to "Well, I'm already fat, who cares what I eat?"

Now my goal is to get back down to that 150 because it seems so wonderfully small. :P

Domino's pizza, chinese, sitting about watching tv, doing no exercise apart from walking to the fridge.

My father died and at the same time I was going through some terrible stuff with my husband. I think I spent quite a few months watching tv in bed with a bag of Doritos. The weight started to pile on and I just did not care. One day I "woke up" and decided to change my life. So here I am 40 something pounds lighter and still going. No excuses though, it was ALL my fault.

Fast food. I know it's awful for you but I live in the middle of a town and I'm surrounded by fast food. If I'm coming home from shopping or whatever and I'm hungry, I don't even want to think about having to prepare something when I get home so I pick something up. I'm trying to overcome this by having things at home that are healthy and easy to grab like hard boiled eggs, raw fruit and veg, hummus, low fat cheese, etc.

I lost weight before on a no carb diet and I was almost at my goal weight, but I ended up craving bread and pasta so badly that I binged on them and couldn't stop. I gained all that weight back, plus some. So I'm not doing any of those diets that eliminate whole food groups anymore. I'm just trying to eat more sensibly.

I made myself fat, and now I am working to overcome it.

Had a baby and after that enjoyed the good life a bit too much.

Eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it and not moving. Even if I thought about a food item, I would be like "ok" and run out and get it. I might not even be really hungry but would run out at midnight to grab Mexican food or go thru the drive thru of McDonald's at 1 am to get a McFlurry. I thought nothing of eating donuts, brownies and Frappucinos for breakfast every morning. I had these habits through high school and college but never really started gaining weight until early 20's. Since I had such poor food habits and had never been active, it was very tough to switch to healthy eating. I would for awhile, albeit no exercise, lose some weight and then gain it all back and then some.
After 15 years of steadily gaining and up 94 lbs over where I should be, I just get fed up. I joined a weight loss group and that helped me be accountable. No one wanted to be the only one who gained or only lost a pound or two so that motivated me to limit a lot of unhealthy foods. I say limit because I cannot just say I will never eat Taco Bell again or not want Dunkin Donuts. It's just not feasible for me long term if I want to keep the weight off. That's probably why I'm not losing as fast as some. I've lost about 35 since Aug-12. I'll a few lbs one month and then maintain for another month enjoying a few of my favorite foods including going out but still working out. I will then get back on it the following month being more strict, working more and lose a few more. This just works for me and is more sustainable then losing 10 lbs per month in 9 months and then being so deprived that I give up and go back to my old eating habits. I have to allow myself those "bad" foods and going out with friends and family in order for this to be long term.

Psychological issues with food, as a result ate too much junk.

I've found overcoming my need to just blindly eat bad stuff has benefited me the most.

Made me fat, originally: stress, margaritas and Fast Break bars. (190+)
Overcame it: Atkins and mixed martial arts. (140)
Made some come creeping back several years later: delicious Oregon beer and cheeseburgers. (175)
Overcoming it now: back on keto and C25K. (155)

Goal weight this time is 150. 140 was too thin for me. I looked old.

Eating TOO much, plain and simple. I lost weight several years ago, and while the weight didn't come back quickly~ slow and steady, five pounds a year it snuck back on. I had stayed uber active and thought I could out cardio my calories ... It wasn't working. When I finally decided I needed to take charge and start logging my food a few weeks ago ... I can see how I was easily eating SO much more than I was burning. Happy to say I'm seeing success now that I'm aware of what I'm eating.