What was your first “I’m getting fat” realization?

chrism1194 · January 2018

I wore a suit to work which I had tailored last summer, bent to pick up a pen and fired one of the back pocket buttons into a colleague. Definitely made me realise that stress eating and no exercise had taken their toll!!

FlyingMolly · January 2018

All of my jeans shrank in the wash at once even though I hadn’t worn/washed some of them in months.

AMC110 · January 2018

Couldn't fasten my coat up (took me a while to notice because I like wearing it open). Also noticed I was struggling more to bend down when tying my shoelaces.

Jingsi84 · January 2018

I was able to ignore a 60lb gain in a year and a half (caused by meds) by wearing babydoll dresses. Thought I wore it well until my 5 y/o told me I looked like I had a baby in my belly.

pmaia · January 2018

I put on and off weight through my 3 pregnancies over 10 years. I slowly each year kept putting on another 5 pounds. I would bend over and hit my but on things and thought what am I doing wrong..I went for a physical and got news of possible hyperthyroid disease. I asked to lose weight and recheck in 3 months..i joined MFP..after losing some weight is when I noticed I was looking fat in pictures..idk why..still have 20 pounds to lose..

Saragirl2 · January 2018

My son took my photo while eating pancakes & bacon on Christmas morning with family. It's the worst photo I've seen of myself! Time to take control of this situation was what went through my head when I saw it. I may print a copy to keep on my fridge for motivation. Also, assorted aches, pains and low energy due to the extra weight. Need to shed about 50lbs. I'm also aware of how people who've known me for years will treat me differently now. It's rather sad. But I intend to make healthy changes.

IcelandicBlonde27 · January 2018

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Didn't really have one...I was pretty lean most of my life and in my teens and early 20s I was actually pretty much rail skinny and had difficulty holding onto weight. I put some quality weight on in my mid 20s...some muscle, some fat and was happy not to be a stick figure anymore.

I put my bad weight on from 30-38 after I graduated college and took a desk job working long hours with lots of out of town travel. I actually didn't really notice it much...or I should say that I didn't really pay it any attention.

I went to the doctor for my annual physical when I was 38 and came out with some really nasty blood work...pre-diabetic, triglycerides over 400, very high cholesterol and blood pressure around 170/110 and the doctor told me that I was officially obese per BMI at 5'10" and 220 Lbs and well on my way to being very sick, if not dead by 60.

My decision to lose weight and get back into fitness and eating better was more health related than anything...at the time I had a 2 year old and a new born and the thought of not being around for them scared the *kitten* out of me.

That was over 5 years ago...at that time I was a 2-3 PAD smoker who could barely walk the dog around the block without feeling like I was going to die...now I'm a fitness junkie who doesn't smoke cigarettes and enjoys doing 1/4 and 1/2 century bike rides just because it's the weekend and 15ish% bf with all bad blood work reversed. Still on blood pressure meds, but they are much reduced and my BP is well under control now. I've maintained my weight loss going on 5 years this spring.

ETA; at my highest weight, my wife started making comments as well...not really negative, just more worrisome...

Really enjoyed this comment. Congrats on all your hard work

JaydedMiss · January 2018

LOL honestly? It occured to me i only looked hot in "pictures" id send to my girlfriend in 1 angle. They sort of dwindled i ways to hide or crop out the fat lol. Not really sure why it took me so long to this day i still dont think i was THAT fat but i lost 110 pounds and im only 5 ft 3 and still only mid range BMI so i mean....denial. lmao

I had sort of been aware before then but i hadnt been aware enough to take action. It hadnt effected me because i could still pull off sexy if i faked it enough. Was kind of a kick in the butt tho

Edit: also this picture i use as my before but its not even me at my heaviest may have been in my mind when trying to find a flattering angle that time around. Had told self it was just a bad angle

perkymommy · January 2018

ginyspills wrote: »

For some reason these realizations give me more fuel to stick to eating healthy!

Mine was my mood. I realized I’ve been feeling constantly moody/insecure. Great marriage, work is fine, same amount of money stress. So what is the problem? Looking back at photos of me with the huge smile, I realized I have gained a crap ton of weight! How can I smile like that when my clothes hardly fit me? I refuse to buy new outfits in a bigger size! Determined to lose this weight

How about you?

same here! I think about how I have a somewhat good daily life (I have a teen in the house, lol) and happily married but still felt rotten every day mood-wise. Plus, I'm so big I breathe heavy just going up and down a short flight of stairs. Tired of how my clothes feel too.

GrumpyHeadmistress · January 2018

Airplane seatbelt moment and struggling to tie shoelaces

michael1976_ca · January 2018

i broke a toilet seat. it was embarrassing

JaydedMiss · January 2018

michael1976_ca wrote: »

i broke a toilet seat. it was embarrassing

My toilet seat is still broken from when my ex snapped it >.> I need to get around to buying a new one thanks for the reminder lol

ColinIsTheName · January 2018

I started 2nd grade.

healerbee · January 2018

For me it was a combination of looking at pictures, getting sick more often and the double chin. Doing something about it now though.

August2444 · January 2018

Having to buy work pants 2 sizes larger and when it was becoming an effort to roll over in bed.

OldHobo · January 2018

I'm walking outside a shop in one of those outdoor malls. Startled when I notice some fat guy following me inside the store on the other side of the plate glass windows.

Turned out to be my own reflection.

goggleslyn · January 2018

I knew things were getting bad when looked at myself naked. When I went to the club I tried to put on some shorts from high school that had little garters connecting them to long pants legs, and my thigh fat squeezed out of the opening so bad it was funny. But hey I knew i had gotten a bit bigger in the past 4 years. When the holidays came around I put on an outfit I had purchased in Japan last spring. I sat at table waiting for food to be served. My waist was killing me, the skirt hook about to snap, and the sleeves squeezed around my forearms so bad that when I got home i had dark reddish purple rings after fighting to take the blouse off. Almost all of the fissionable young ladies clothes in japan are one size fits all, I am returning in the spring and would hate to not fit into anything!

evilpoptart63 · January 2018

When my husband told me my stomach looked like a stretched out marshmallow and it was so disgusting it looked evil, not like something that should ever exist on a human. Figured it was time to lose the baby weight. I was already insecure about my weight but that was what lit my fire and helped me get my willpower together and actually do something about it

evilpoptart63 · January 2018

Christine4507 wrote: »

evilpoptart63 wrote: »

When my husband told me my stomach looked like a stretched out marshmallow and it was so disgusting it looked evil, not like something that should ever exist on a human. Figured it was time to lose the baby weight. I was already insecure about my weight but that was what lit my fire and helped me get my willpower together and actually do something about it

WOAH. If my boyfriend said something like that to me there would be *kittens* to pay! There's a difference between telling someone you love and care about that they are overweight and you are concerned for their health and telling someone they look disgusting. That's not love, that's cruelty IMO. Not sure how you found willpower from that.

Yeah he can be really mean and Im honestly still super messed up from everything he has said and done to me but I dont think I would have had the motivation to put down the fork and change my habits if I didn't have a huge reason to do so. He's still a *kitten* person but Im glad Im not bothered by my weight any more

EricaLM88 · January 2018

For me it was mostly seeing myself in pictures. But also having to buy bigger pants, sizes I never thought I'd be in. And generally just being uncomfortable in my own body. Plus getting tired all the time so easily.

What was your first “I’m getting fat” realization?

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