Stuff Fat People Do

hankhanna
hankhanna Posts: 72 Member
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I just made a new post about a technique I call the "knee stretch" which I use to stretch my shirts out if they are feeling snug.
Read it here: http://www.businessoflosingweight.com/losingweight/stuff-fat-people-do-the-knee-stretch/

I plan to have a post a week about things that big people do that normal weight people probably don't do.

Anyone want to give up some of their secrets? Anyone have humorous things that will make us all say, "Haha! Oh yeah, I do that too!" ?
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  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    ;_; I used to do the knee stretch. Sometimes I still do... Because my mom's always buying me clothes that are too small since I look like I should fit in them.
  • hankhanna
    hankhanna Posts: 72 Member
    How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of? :)
  • christina_michelle
    christina_michelle Posts: 225
    ;_; I used to do the knee stretch. Sometimes I still do... Because my mom's always buying me clothes that are too small since I look like I should fit in them.

    LOVE YOUR SIGNATURE
  • ChinniP
    ChinniP Posts: 166 Member
    Better yet ... we should have a clothes exchange. As we lose inches and our good clothes don't fit, send them down to us that have further to go. :P I hate buying clothes for the intermediary steps. If I'm successful, I won't be in each size that long. Heh ... if that is I should say WHEN!
  • jetbutterfly
    jetbutterfly Posts: 51
    Yeah, I put baby powder all over my skin and under everything lol because it keeps me dry and keeps me from getting chaffed.
  • Susan77
    Susan77 Posts: 70 Member
    I did do that but finally as of last week i dont have to anymore , my clothes finally fit me now and alittle loose! LOL
  • a_stronger_steph
    a_stronger_steph Posts: 434 Member
    Haha awesome. Very similar to my jeans-stretching: Put on jeans, then do some squats and lunges to loosen them up. Though I haven't had to do that in a while!! :D Something must be working, hahah.
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    Wear bicycle shorts under my skirts to avoid chub rub

    Only fly if I am traveling with my husband or one of my sisters since I only want to squish the people I love and not some poor innocent stranger.

    I make my husband carry double weight in his backpack when we're hiking since I already have 150 extra pounds to carry around.

    Never ever put my clothes in the dryer

    Hide behind people in pictures so I look like a floating head in the background.

    Check the weight capacity for EVERYTHING before using it, and then use it anyway but oh so gingerly

    float without trying in any position

    "Discreetly" adjust my clothes every time I stand up to make sure that they're not stuck in some fat roll or ridden up over my fat butt.

    Yeah, I could go on and on but I've already given away too many of my fat secrets.
  • superhippiechik
    superhippiechik Posts: 1,044 Member
    Onl wear slip on shoes.
  • hankhanna
    hankhanna Posts: 72 Member
    ...
  • Altiv
    Altiv Posts: 174 Member
    Haha awesome. Very similar to my jeans-stretching: Put on jeans, then do some squats and lunges to loosen them up. Though I haven't had to do that in a while!! :D Something must be working, hahah.

    Hahah, I did that once with my jeans!
  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    I was thinking the same thing about the jeans stretches. Now I'm wondering if we should log those as exercise, then eat the calories back? LOl
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of? :)
    I don't think you can. :(
  • chris0912
    chris0912 Posts: 242 Member
    How do you post active links on here? Is there some special method I am unaware of? :)
    I don't think you can. :(

    mfp only allows active links to other places in mfp
  • chris0912
    chris0912 Posts: 242 Member
    I just made a new post about a technique I call the "knee stretch" which I use to stretch my shirts out if they are feeling snug.
    Read it here: http://www.businessoflosingweight.com/losingweight/stuff-fat-people-do-the-knee-stretch/

    I plan to have a post a week about things that big people do that normal weight people probably don't do.

    Anyone want to give up some of their secrets? Anyone have humorous things that will make us all say, "Haha! Oh yeah, I do that too!" ?

    just read your blog entry. to prevent the "knee wrinkle" i put my arms into the shirt (but not into the arm holes) and then stretch the shirt sideways. i finish putting the shirt on and if it still needs a little more, i slide my hands up inside the shirt (like i'm feeling myself up), to my shoulders and then extend my arms away from my body while moving them down towards the hem (always exerting even pressure to keep the "wrinkles" at bay). i don't have any armpit issues with doing it this way. if you're the one doing laundry, it also helps to stretch garments when they come out of the washer, but before they go into the dryer. i often do that when shirts have shrunk from neck to hem.
  • Eyoung8
    Eyoung8 Posts: 107 Member
    Wear bicycle shorts under my skirts to avoid chub rub

    Only fly if I am traveling with my husband or one of my sisters since I only want to squish the people I love and not some poor innocent stranger.

    I make my husband carry double weight in his backpack when we're hiking since I already have 150 extra pounds to carry around.

    Never ever put my clothes in the dryer

    Hide behind people in pictures so I look like a floating head in the background.

    Check the weight capacity for EVERYTHING before using it, and then use it anyway but oh so gingerly

    float without trying in any position

    "Discreetly" adjust my clothes every time I stand up to make sure that they're not stuck in some fat roll or ridden up over my fat butt.

    Yeah, I could go on and on but I've already given away too many of my fat secrets.

    Awwww, :smile:

    I used to watch people do the "adjust my clothes" one, until I realized that I started doing it :noway: , pulling my shirt out from my rolls when I stand up or sit down...:embarassed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Tzavush
    Tzavush Posts: 389 Member
    lie down to zip up the jeans and fight with them for a bit
  • hankhanna
    hankhanna Posts: 72 Member
    just read your blog entry. to prevent the "knee wrinkle" i put my arms into the shirt (but not into the arm holes) and then stretch the shirt sideways. i finish putting the shirt on and if it still needs a little more, i slide my hands up inside the shirt (like i'm feeling myself up), to my shoulders and then extend my arms away from my body while moving them down towards the hem (always exerting even pressure to keep the "wrinkles" at bay). i don't have any armpit issues with doing it this way. if you're the one doing laundry, it also helps to stretch garments when they come out of the washer, but before they go into the dryer. i often do that when shirts have shrunk from neck to hem.

    Nice! The plan I to get to the point where I wont have to do it anymore. This will help until then though! :)
  • SoCalSwimmerDude
    SoCalSwimmerDude Posts: 507 Member
    Wearing a light weight jacket when its not cold outside to cover the love handles....
  • Rowann
    Rowann Posts: 86
    Wearing a light weight jacket when its not cold outside to cover the love handles....

    but never fasten it up as that could accentuate the rolls... ;)
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
    Wear your hair long to hide your fat face.
    walk up stairs alone so one could here you huff and puff
    Avoid going upstairs at all costs!
    Get the kids to go "fetch" so you don't have to get up!
  • brndygrl98
    brndygrl98 Posts: 196 Member
    Better yet ... we should have a clothes exchange. As we lose inches and our good clothes don't fit, send them down to us that have further to go. :P I hate buying clothes for the intermediary steps. If I'm successful, I won't be in each size that long. Heh ... if that is I should say WHEN!

    I think this sounds like the best idea yet! BTW, love your profile pic!
  • Wuggums
    Wuggums Posts: 339 Member
    This is hilarious! I remember doing the shirt stretch in high school! Some others:

    Making up excuses for not flying - like "I hate the crowds and lines at the airport"
    Making up excuses for not going to the amusement park - "those rides are dangerous. Did you hear about..."
    Making up excuses for not going just about anywhere else cuz I was too worried about how far I'd have to walk or whether I'd fit in a seat
    Taking breaks to "look at the scenery" when I was really just out of breath
    Not eating in front of other people
    Back to high school - lying about how many laps I've run in gym class and coming up with every possible excuse to get out it
    And my favorite - doing the "big booty chair test". Stick the booty way out far and very gingerly sit on a chair to make sure you won't fall out and the chair won't break!
  • Sunjenk
    Sunjenk Posts: 139 Member
    I cook dinner for myself and boyfriend, and since i love to eat (duh:D) I make each of our plates, giving him more, then eating his excess before he sees it so it looks even.....


    To this day he doesnt know I secretly ate extra mashed potatoes

    Only me, you, and my diary knows :)
  • delilah122
    delilah122 Posts: 41
    Always making sure I was the one with the camera so I didn't have to be in the picture.
    Tie a hoodie around my waist as if that really hides anything.
    Wear oversized shirts in hopes of looking thinner, when they really do the opposite.
    There are so many others, I just need some time to think of them.
  • board_riider
    board_riider Posts: 8 Member
    For me personally, i never...ever leave the house with less than 2 shirts on. Normally a tank top under whatever I'm wearing, and have it be super long so if i bend in the wrong way or something, those love handles are always hidden. And it makes me feel smaller, lol..not sure why.
    I do the t-shirt stretch as well, but with just my arms, stretching it both front to back and side to side.
    There's plenty more, I'm sure..I just can't think in my tired state right now.
  • wilsabeast
    wilsabeast Posts: 21 Member
    I used to order a second small coke at the drive-thru so the staff would think I was ordering for two people.

    Use the phrase, "one size doesn't fit this ALL"

    Put myself down constantly .....

    NO MORE THO :)
  • cmstaley1
    cmstaley1 Posts: 32
    For me personally, i never...ever leave the house with less than 2 shirts on. Normally a tank top under whatever I'm wearing, and have it be super long so if i bend in the wrong way or something, those love handles are always hidden. And it makes me feel smaller, lol..not sure why.
    I do the t-shirt stretch as well, but with just my arms, stretching it both front to back and side to side.
    There's plenty more, I'm sure..I just can't think in my tired state right now.

    I do the two shirt thing. If I wear a polo shirt I always wear a white tshirt under it and tuck the white tshirt in just in case i reach up so I don't expose the belly. When I was bigger I acutally would wear a white tshirt under my t-shirts.

    i also used to do the tshirt stretch thing.

    I think a big one that hasnt been mentioned is wearing a shirt when swiming.

    When I was heavier I was very concerned about what I bought at the grocery store because I didn't want the clerk to judge me. I would never buy ice cream.
  • JellyJaks
    JellyJaks Posts: 589 Member
    It's good to see that other people cope the same way I do. I'm famous for always being the one with the camera, doing the squats to stretch out my jeans and not drying half my wardrobe. Looking forward to the day when I won't have to feel so insecure.

    Got a good laugh out of "chub rub" I was just telling my husband how I can't wait until the day my thighs don't rub together anymore :blushing:
  • a_stronger_steph
    a_stronger_steph Posts: 434 Member
    Got a good laugh out of "chub rub" I was just telling my husband how I can't wait until the day my thighs don't rub together anymore :blushing:

    Ooooh me too. Except I can't even imagine this, not really. I have no recollection, zero, of my thighs not rubbing together. I remember refusing to wear corduroys when I was eight or nine because the thighs rubbed and it made a sound. If it ever happens to me, it will be a completely new experience! I'll wear skirts and corduroys all the time! ;)
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