What is the worst thing about being fat?

That feeling you get when you just cant fit into your clothes anymore. Or chafing, by god the chafing couldn't walk more than three miles without my inner thighs feeling like they were on fire. (thankfully neither one is a problem anymore, went a 11 mile walk today and boom no chafing) That and how much it costs to eat, seriously i was spending about £5-10 on snacks alone. Wow i cant decide whats the worst and i could go on and on but i'll refrain.

Change1992 wrote: »

I think for me, like other people have said, its the dropping out of fun, social events because of how embarrassed I am of my size. Plus, there's normally always someone with a camera!

Now I can;t to yo fun event with food because i am afraid i will go over my calorie count.

•Shame related to size
•Dependency on food to relieve stress and negative emotions
•Not being able to fit certain sizes
•Looking horrid in anything form fitting
•Feeling selfish for gaining weight
•Nothing looks right on me
•Not feeling like myself anymore.

The last one has got to be the worst, I've never been this big in my life. It's uncomfortable and I'm embarrassed to be seen by anyone who doesn't know how fat I've gotten..:/

Here's mine:

1. Not having confidence in my looks and being afraid to approach women out of fear that they'll reject me for being too fat.
2. Shopping. My body is weird in that most dept stores don't have my size but the big and tall stores are either too expensive or have clothes that are too big looking on me.
3. Family. Weird because I'm probably in better shape than most of them but they seem to love making fun of my weight issues.
4. Photos. I hate taking pictures and seeing how I look, especially next to skinny people.
5. Sweating constantly. Even though I'm in decent shape for someone my size I sweat all the time. I may not even be tired but I'll start sweating if I walk too far, even in the winter. People have told me how gross I am when I'm all sweaty in the winter.

smr09012 wrote: »

Hands down, it's airplane seats. And the look that someone gives you when they're walking down the aisle and they realize they have to sit next to you.

This. I travel a lot and perpetually have bruises on my thighs from airplane seats.

stretch marks, chaffing, dressing rooms , having to pick up clothes with x in the front of the size, lack of confidence when taking pictures or doing any sort of movement because you worry what people will think. doubting yourself in things that don't even have anything to do with your weight. It's a mental game

I am 22 and weigh 268. I try to be active. I run. I do body weight exercises. I love my body. I don't care about looking fat in pictures. I don't care about people calling me a whale on a daily basis.

I care about people assuming they know what I eat and what i do because of my size.

"Go shove more cheeseburgers in your mouth, fatty."
Yeah, well. I won't do that because I'm a vegetarian.

"You're a lazy fat slob"
I try to work out five times a week so... No.

Its just atitating.

For years:

I had to ask for a seatbelt extension on flights.

Couldn't go on many rides when I took my kids to Disney/Universal because I was too fat.

Stopped going to the beach or in the pool unless I was only with immediate family.

Couldn't wear a tucked-in shirt.

And many more.

All reasons why I feel motivated to keep it off.

When your body starts letting you know that there is genuinely something starting to go downhill with your health.

gut pushing my leg away when trying to cut my toenails.

that was the first time I really noticed how fat I was getting.

Not being comfortable in my own skin and having pictures of everyone else but myself.

Feeling like you are letting yourself down because you are not as healthy as you can be.

Which includes feeling sluggish, hating to take pictures, and avoiding doing stuff where you will really "show off" how out of shape you are.

cmeher527 wrote: »

I try to remember these words: "Losing weight is hard...being fat is hard...pick your hard"

Love. This. Quote.

I had been thin growing up (manic exerciser), got fat (got married), got thin (x-said I wasn't worth getting marriage counseling and no one would want me), broke my leg overtraining and got fat, now losing again.

Being thin is hard. It is hard work. Every day. But being fat is harder. Since I experienced both, it's amazing how different the world treats you; walking into a clothing store thin? Instant help. Walking into same store fat? I must be invisible. I hated that EVERY part of my body got fat. I still look at the skinny clothes I saved and remember how I felt in them. Photos. Ugh. My goal is to lose and keep it off for my daughter's HS graduation (2017) so I can look proud of her AND proud of me in the pics.

What scared me is that I will be 50 January 2016. I don't want to be fat AND old! I can't do anything about the old but I CAN do something about the fat.

I am so happy I listened to whatever positive inner voice I heard, and that I ignored the negative inner voice.

I sincerely wish each and every one of us the power to believe ourselves worthy of taking care of ourselves. And the power to do something to prove it. My beau said something to me; "tell your mind to get out of your bodys' way."

Try it. Tell your brain to shut up. And let your body do what it knows it can do. I will do it if you will! {{hugs}}

Vailara wrote: »

Knowing that you're being judged. Knowing that people are watching what you eat. Knowing that people think you're lazy, lacking in self-control, a burden on society, etc.

^^ So much this!

Also, just size-ism in general. I have been extremely thin (height of past EDs), healthy weight, overweight, and obese. The judgments from others can be very hard to hear and ignore.

Now that I'm back into a healthy weight range, I find the size-ism to be almost just as bad as when I was overweight and obese. Before, it was the disgust look, now it's the stink eye. Of course, I don't know why, but I cared when I got the disgust look, but don't care as much if it's the stink eye.

Getting tired easily, finding clothes that fit....