Why are you fat?

I think I just simply ate too many sweets and didn't move enough. Im 45 now, kids are grown so I can't even say it is from having babies! My Mom loved to bake, and all of us always had a home cooked meal complete with yummy desserts. When I was younger, I didn't seem to gain it, but as I got older and kept eating those yummy treats, I piled on the pounds.

Number one reason why people get fat is hormonal imbalances. Sure eating too much and not exercising can cause you to get fat, but what is causing you to eat too much? Even emotional eating a lot of times can be traced back to hormonal imbalances. If you have metabolic problems, you are more likely to be depressed, and depression and comfort food go hand in hand. I argue we are not fat because we eat too much, but we eat to much because we are sick. Fix the problem and the fat will go away.

Ohh I dont know. maybe because I ate too much...

THIS :noway:

chocolate

Sedentary lifestyle and overeating that's why I got fat :-)

I drink too much water.

Never learnt how to eat properly.
You know, when half of your family is heavily overweight and doesn't care, you'll get used to it.
"Oh, you're satisfied? nope, we have still food, eat it!"
"Oh, you can't eat that adult portion? Well, you won't leave the table until you do!"
"What you don't want the *insert food I don't really like*? Don't care, eat it. A lot!"
And thus I stopped listening to my body and began eating what's on my plate. All of it, no matter how 'full' my stomach was
because, yeah, I MUST eat it or else I'm getting somehow punished.

And I'm one of those emotional eaters; I like sweets, I've always been overweight, I never found the love for sports, because everybody rejected me (because I am fat)

You know those stories.

I thought I could eat everything I did when I was in my 20's, it just seemed I woke up one morning and I was in my 40"s. I decided to make a change for me. I decided I needed to quit smoking and then even more weight packed on.

Because I am... Altho, I am working on not being so fat.

Always been on the big side in the sense that I inherited my mother's side on height and my father's side on build (and he was built like a UK style rugby player!).

All was well to begin with but then there was a big family trauma (which I won't go into) when I was 8 and things just went pear-shaped from there onwards.Or rather, food shaped - I ate anything and as much as I could, as I was SO unhappy. Carried on like this until I met "my" man (to whom I am still happily married for nearly 40 years) and lost lots of weight - a slim bride - but put weight on with each of 2 pregnancies. I didn't deal with the weight at the time and then there was another year of horror for me when I tried very hard not to turn to food for comfort but still did so on occasion and would stuff myself until I was sick.

Roll on 16 years and I decide to start training to be a counsellor; now by this I mean taking a counselling skills course first to check on my suitability and to see if it really was for me. I was suitable but I didn't feel it was something I could do full time, so I didn't pursue it as a career BUT on the way, during the counselling skills, I learned such a lot about myself and what makes me tick that I started to actively work out why it was I ate whenever I got stressed/upset/angry - whatever. In other words, every time I craved a food, I tried to note down why I wanted it and tried to address the underlying problem rather than reach for the food and start the self-dislike cycle all over again.

Well, I've lost nearly 60 pounds so far, using both the skills I learned, the self-knowledge and the courage to face up to underlying problems that were causing me to overeat. Oh, and MFP and my pals here helped too - lots and lots of credit to them for their unwavering support.

Still got a long way to go but I am going to continue with this method of addressing any underlying problem - it has really, really helped and I hope to hit goal in about 14 - 18 months from now.

P.S. My goal only shows 210 at present but my final goal is actually 140, so I actually have about 80 to go - not quite half way yet - hence the 12 to 18 months prediction of how long it will take.

I was 160 at 5'5 for years too and I used to be self conscious but looking back I think "i wish i still looked like that" lol. I'm fat because I had 3 babies in 3 years.. I have 4 all together. I never lost the baby weight after I had my son, then 6 months later I got pregnant with my other son and 6 months after I gave birth to him, I got pregnant with my daughter. So yeah, that's why.

strangely, when l was pregnant with my son (19months old) l lost 10kgs, but the minute he was born, it was as if it came back with a vengence and brought lots of couzins with to make me fat. Besides, l tend to nibble alot too. think l need to go on the diet l was on when l was pregnant. i just could not stand any food, except soup.

I drink too much water.

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same reason why everyone else gets fat - I ate too much and didn't exercise

I was slim, then fat, then slim and now fat. again

I am fat because I eat and my 'need' for chocolate and crisps is bigger than my 'need' to be slim at the moment