What do you hate most about being overweight?

WombatHat42
WombatHat42 Posts: 192 Member
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What do you feel is the worst thing about being overweight/obese? Not necessarily health related stuff but in general?

For me, it is a tie between not being as confident and sex isnt as good as when I was thinner.
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  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    Not being able to horse back ride any more. Feeling unattractive and not wanting to be seen out in public too much...
  • WombatHat42
    WombatHat42 Posts: 192 Member
    Not being able to horse back ride any more. Feeling unattractive and not wanting to be seen out in public too much...

    Probably one of my most embarrassing moments was when I took some international friends to Mt Rushmore and we were going horse riding and I was asked my weight and told I was too heavy in front of them. Talk about feeling like the american stereotype lol
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    Not being able to horse back ride any more. Feeling unattractive and not wanting to be seen out in public too much...

    Probably one of my most embarrassing moments was when I took some international friends to Mt Rushmore and we were going horse riding and I was asked my weight and told I was too heavy in front of them. Talk about feeling like the american stereotype lol

    That is my halfway goal treat. Being light enough to go horse back riding again
  • khara2012
    khara2012 Posts: 1,051 Member
    The way I look in the mirror during s_ _. Too much jiggling...
  • ghouliejulie85
    ghouliejulie85 Posts: 44 Member
    I hated clothes shopping. The many times i fought back tears in the dressing room because I couldn't fit into pants and certain cheaper stores wouldn't carry bigger sizes.
  • MightyAphroditi
    MightyAphroditi Posts: 2 Member
    Not being able to play tennis any longer:sad: ............looking foward to resuming my game as I lose weight!!!:blushing:
  • lewispwest
    lewispwest Posts: 498 Member
    How it limits your life. After barely squeezing on the first rollercoaster ride I pretended I was terrified of heights to sit the rest out in case I was told I couldn't fit in the seats on the next one :/

    That and the medical problems, thankfully since I've been losing I don't get the chest pains or the awful acid reflux any more.
  • WombatHat42
    WombatHat42 Posts: 192 Member
    The way I look in the mirror during s_ _. Too much jiggling...

    I'm not alone! My ex had a mirror in her room and it got to the point where I had to convince her to explore the rest of the house haha Thank god her roommates never walked in
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    My ankle on the left side healed and I stopped getting this horrible pain that was making it diffcult to walk fast.

    26 pounds lighter and the pain disappeared seven pounds ago....
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    Felt like my double chin was going to suffocate me in my sleep.
  • Amanda_88_J
    Amanda_88_J Posts: 1
    Being asked if Im pregnant- or "when are you due". Okay I get it... I have a small frame... but a large tummy.
  • lildynarider
    lildynarider Posts: 78 Member
    Felt like my double chin was going to suffocate me in my sleep.

    This, this right here!

    Just the over all uncomfortableness. I don't think that was an actual word, but I used it anyway. I never used to feel awkward in my own body and at my heaviest I did. Every darn thing was awkward.
  • glendeb
    glendeb Posts: 129 Member
    For me it's feeling unconfident. In bed, being naked, wearing my bathing suit, being out clothes shopping - anywhere where my weight comes to the forefront.
  • dhall2011
    dhall2011 Posts: 209
    Feeling like everyone was staring and grossed out or just being uncomfortable.
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    having my left foot swell up during sleeping hours and making it difficult to put the shoe on
  • mscheftg
    mscheftg Posts: 485 Member
    Within the last year or two, my weight has started to show more in my belly. I hate this. At least when I was carrying it in my thighs, it could be hidden. Now I feel like hiding it requires restricting undergarments that squash my internal organs and cause general discomfort.

    Also, my lack of confidence...
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    the way my back fat used to interfere with the way my bra fit, ugh. So happy that's not an issue anymore.
  • maceycarey
    maceycarey Posts: 143 Member
    ive been married almost 7 years now and im still not comfortable in front of my husband naked... he loves me no matter what but its hard to get over how much i hate the way i look... after having two kids ... well it sucks even more...
  • Reedern
    Reedern Posts: 525 Member
    That feeling of helplessness sometimes when I look in the mirror. Hard to change my own perception.
  • LoneWolf_70
    LoneWolf_70 Posts: 1,151 Member
    the being fat part.
  • NessaReh85
    NessaReh85 Posts: 140 Member
    Let's see
    -Not being able to shop in any store I want because name brands dont carry my size
    -Not being able :embarassed: to have as active of a sex life
    -Looking ridiculous in family pictures because you are the only member in double digit clothes
    -Not being able to look in the mirror and see what my husband tells me he sees
    -Wishing I could comfortably wear tank tops in the summer without worrying about people looking at my bat wings (hanging arm fat)

    The list could go on and on but you get the idea :(
  • allofme32
    allofme32 Posts: 92 Member
    I hate that my entire wardrobe was all black because it was a "slimming color". I look like I am in mourning all the time.
    I just recently began introducing color to my wardrobe.

    I hated shopping for clothes and being limited to the type of clothing I could wear because I had to cover my arms and stomach.

    I want to wear tank tops and short skirts and body suits. I want to wear slacks with my shirt tucked in and a nice belt. I want to wear white, pink, orange, blue and yellow. I want to go shopping for clothing without worrying if there is a plus sized section in the store.

    This is what I hate about being obese. Among many other things.
  • exsmoker6714
    exsmoker6714 Posts: 1
    I can't find decent looking clothes that fit, I have trouble going to sleep- I start to relax then "wake up" gasping unable to breathe. I have more asthma attacks (never had a horrible one, though)
    I now have severe anxiety when it comes to going out in public and I can't stand feeling lazy.
  • allofme32
    allofme32 Posts: 92 Member
    I also hate the looks I get when I go to a zumba class or when I go running outside. As if an obese person could not possibly perform these cardio exercises. I have to coach myself into not caring what others think of me and just doing what I need to do to get healthy.
  • TLwineguzzler
    TLwineguzzler Posts: 289 Member
    Looking in the mirror and clothes shopping, in particular not being able to wear clingy dresses
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    My moobs
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    buftets that aren't really all you can eat.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Not being able to play tennis any longer:sad: ............looking foward to resuming my game as I lose weight!!!:blushing:

    you can always play tennis! sports are one of my favorite ways to do cardio because its fun and isn't mindless like running on a treadmill
  • cubsgirlinny
    cubsgirlinny Posts: 282 Member
    The way people treat me now vs how they did when I was thin.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I've been the fat one all my life, when it was the minority, so it's my norm. at 54 it's more about feeling healthy and medications. What really gets me is the way young people don't see how huge they are. I used to joke about it, but was really pretty happy...then the pre-diabetes thing hits... and the side effects from meds... better to not go there at all. I had a discussion with 2 friends the other day about country singers (they go to a lot of concerts) they made me google their favorites and a lot of them are HUGE. these girls don't think 'they're that big." well, in my opinion, THEY ARE and not recognizing it at 23 years old is not very good..

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