What made you fat?
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runnermom419 wrote: »I ate like a pig and didn't exercise at all.
Exact same. I had to change my entire lifestyle to lose weight.2 -
I gave birth to my youngest child, went back to my normal size (uk size 6), 6 weeks after her birth I went into anaphylactic shock whilst exercising, ever since then my body has frequently gone into anaphylaxis, I have allergic reactions to anything that physically touches my skin (including sunlight and water), I’ve got chronic migraines and cluster headaches amongst other things. We’ve had to greatly suppress my immune system in order for me to be able to function at part normal level. My youngest child will be 8 next month and she’s never known me as healthy or well7
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Baseball and softball parents know this truism--- with multiple kids in multiple sports from March through August and nightly practices, weekend games, road trip tournaments where the adults drink in the Holiday Inn Express parking lot until 2 AM, baseball and softball season also known as Fast Food Season. You drive home at 8:30 after a long day of work and baseball, ain't nobody cooking broccoli when the Taco Bell is ringing right in front of you. Pretty much that's how I got fat.2
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I ate too many calories2
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I think one big picture thing that applies to many of us is that we (Americans) live in a food environment that makes it so that overeating is often the default. It's just so easy. The human capacity to eat past what's reasonable is basically gamed in our culture with the foods and eating habits that are presented to us.
At the same time, personal responsibility comes in whether or not things are our own fault. And then there's all of our own unique attributes and experiences in making us end up overweight.
Me personally, I grew up with an irresponsible (single) caregiver who often did not provide food because they had other priorities (not good ones, trust me). This I believe was the beginning of my food issues.
I was never overweight but had weird fixations and obsessions with food. Eating large quantities and very fast, but also feeling I don't deserve food. My youth and cigarette smoking and other 'lifestyle' things kept me thin. So it never seemed I had an obvious problem with food.
Age and childbearing led to my habits catching up with me. I tried a number of unsustainable things to lose weight and they worked temporarily but the weight came back and then some. At 40 I'm in the obese range which I never thought would happen. Now I'm calorie counting and trying to apply the many things I've learned the hard way to cultivate a healthy relationship with food and exercise.7 -
Eating too much over days will make you weight more
Not all of us are conscious eaters0 -
Hitting my mid-40s. It went all downhill.1
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I was active and fit in my 30s, but my first pregnancy resulted in a pre-term birth and a lot of anxiety that I didn't recognize or resolve at the time. I lost the weight easily at 31 with breastfeeding. But when I become pregnant with my 2nd child at 38, I was panic-stricken that the baby would be born early and I needed to feed it as much as possible while it was inside me. I ate really healthy but way too much, and then the previous pregnancy troubles I had started to kick in--preterm labor, retaining fluids, swelling (I gained 13 lbs in my last week--week 35--while on bedrest and barely eating), etc. I had my 2nd child and then just didn't care how much I weighed. I love junk food; I'd eat it exclusively if I could sustain weight loss on it, but I get too hungry eating my calorie budget in junk food. My ex was also very punitive toward me once I became obese, and our relationship was not good. So I ended up divorced--happily--and managing my life and kids and being pretty darn happy but still not fit and healthy. I'd probably be content to stay my current size except that I know it will affect my mobility in the long run, and I cannot imagine my life without jogging and walking. It's getting harder to do as I age, and my knees are starting to give me trouble. So, this is it. Time to make the change.3
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I think my mouth made me fat
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Always a big guy, but scholastic athletics controlled things. As an adult, I had a basically sedentary job (computer programming) counterbalanced by good cardio and energetic activity (scuba instructor) plus bicycle touring. As I raised a family, the scuba disappeared, except occasional recreation, as did the long distance cycling; a few pounds came on, plus overall fitness declined a bit ("dad body" time). For me, the critical point was being at the WTC on 9-11, followed by a lot of anxiety eating. Then, my job changed, and I was on nearly 100% travel engagements for work - the sort where I got on a plane in NJ on Monday morning, to Boise, then home Friday. The pounds came on more. Upon retirement, I've taken up cycling again, done other cardio, modified my diet, and have been able to take off about 70 lbs to date. Could easily go another 50.3
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emotional abuse as a kid - I ate to feel better and protect myself5
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Dedicated gluttony while at work for most of the day--I just ate without regard and kind of gave up in the process, assuming that I would start being healthy 'tomorrow'. I basically stopped working out and was not intentional about being healthy. Coronavirus has been a nice restart in this respect--it's been nice to have work temptations removed and an overall mindfulness about getting healthy again!2
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Lexapro2
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Wine1
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Emotional eating- Went through a really bad depression stage and food made me feel better. Working on using workouts to improve mood instead.1
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emotional eating contributed to me being fat0
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The only way I guess, I ate more than I burned. I think I had undiagnosed depression during my teen years which led me to eat excessively and move less.0
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