What was your worst "fat" moment?

I had so many. Not being able to fit in plane seats comfortably....roller coasters, etc.

Not having any clothes fit. Constantly trying to hide in baggy clothes or behind tables.

But worst of all..was avoiding life to avoid embarrassment....and seeing my then 9 month old son...and thinking "My God...I am missing out on LIFE because of food!!'

I decided NO MORE. I wouldn't let it control me anymore.....and I took control. That son is now amost 5...and I have a 2 year old son too. I've been in "maintenance" since Jan of 2009.....and even kept in control through pregnany, a nasty divorce, etc.....I pray for continued strength and never take it for granted.

This is sort of a fat moment. I had just had my 4th baby and was buying underwear. The lady behind the counter tells me there is no way that size will fit you better get a bigger one. Well, for her information my baby was only 1 MONTH OLD, and I was buying the size I would wear a month or so from then. So I bought 5 pairs in the size I wanted.

On a side note: Don't ever ask a woman when her baby is due unless you know for a solid fact that she is in fact pregnant!! What is with some people!?

Getting on a ride with my daughters at an amusement park and then having to exit the ride because I was too big. I was so embarassed, but I felt even worse for my daughters. I was so ashamed. I'm only 20 pounds down, but next year we are going back and we will ride that ride together!

There have been so many...

1.) Having to ask for a seat belt extender on a flight and then leaning over into the aisle so the person in the middle wasn't crowded by my fat.
2.) The way I looked in pictures at a close friend's wedding in 2008.
3.) Having to buy size 26 jeans.
4.) Going out with my svelte, fit friends who like to go dancing and being self-concious about knocking someone over with my large self (this is going to take a while to get over...).

And of course, there's the comments from kids you don't even know asking why you're so fat. Those hurt.

I think just after the birth of my son 9 months ago. I was expecting to lose some weight right after the birth--but I only lost 3 lbs due to all the fluids pumped in through my I.V.s. My husband's family showed up the day we got home from the hospital--nice to have their help, but we also had some photos taken. Yeah... the biggest I've ever been. They were all of us sitting down, and you could see how WIDE everything was. I know everyone looks at your body after you have a kid--I used to. I refuse to be one of those moms who keeps the baby weight on. Those photos were really depressing, at a moment that's supposed to be so beautiful.

Not one that changed my life, but I was asked a couple of years ago when the "happy event" was going to be. I said it was 2 years ago.......

The things that made me decide to get a grip and get fit weren't weight related at all, just two very traumatic events that made me want to take control of my life.

when i picked up a size 20 skirt off a rack at a store and the sales lady goes "i think you might want to try the 22" wtf?

fyi i'm in an 8 now. so EFF YOU saleslady!!!!!

I cannot believe somebody could be so rotten.

Congrats on the size 8!!! What an accomplishment, you must feel awesome!

We were at my husband's aunt and uncles cottage, and they were sending everyone out kayaking. Hubby and his sister were put in the cool kayaks to go off with cousin who has kayaked the Pacific Northwest. I was put in a paddleboat so not to "have to paddle so hard".

At dinner the aunt talked about a friend, and described her by her weight. (very large). BUT she is very smart. I couldn't believe someone could think that way.

Never went back to visit them. Told hubby they were his rellies and he could keep them :-)

Thank you all for telling your worst "fat" moment. I can relate to so many. I've had quite a few in my 43 years but these are the ones that stick out.

* Being 17 years old and a chaperone on a church outing to a day of horseback riding and being the only one not able to ride. When we got there I was told I was too fat to ride because it was too much weight for the horse. I weighed 160 lbs.

* Overhearing a guy tell my college roommate that I couldn't possibly be any fun because I was so fat.

* Having a 3 year old son and trying to get him to slow down because I was out of breath and couldn't keep up with him.

* Trying to explain to same 9 year old son why he couldn't ride the amusement ride because his mom wasn't able to be "locked" in. And having a nice family behind us take him on the ride while I sat and cried.

* Taking my son to his college orientation, walking into the auditorium, sitting down only to have shooting pain on both sides (not to mention huge bruises) because the armrests were a shorter distance apart then my butt.

When I got pregnant with my daughter I was super skinny (but unhealthy, eating terribly skinny). Since I didn't understand a thing about nutrition or calories or anything, I gained 85 lbs while I was pregnant. I was so mortified after I had her at the way I looked I refused to let anyone take my picture.

Now I have absolutely NO pictures of me with my baby in her whole first year of life. It still breaks my heart 5 years later.

Realizing that I have no pictures with my husband or family! The only pictures I have from the past couple of years are me hiding behind a person, pet, plant, blanket, etc. I want to be able to take pictures and capture memories without having to hide behind something!

My Bf telling me I have a "fat *kitten*". He was actually trying to compliment me! The nerve. Saying, "I like your curves, I like that your not built like a 12 yr old boy, ect."

Yeah, sorry if you love it buddy but that "fat *kitten*" is SO outta here!

all senior year of college... my roommates and I would go out to the bars and I would just look fat and terrible next to them..lots of facebook pictures to prove it!

but the worst night was this - I didn't have anything I thought I looked good in.. went to try on this button dress from my friend's sister (she lost weight and got rid of a lot of clothes and gave some to us) and it was too tight so when I went to take it off.. I couldn't... I had to get my roommate to literally cut me out of it. I was so embarressed and humiliated and I cried. My wonderful roommates comforted me and told me it was okay and not a big deal but I still felt awful.

Reading this made me cry. My heart goes out to you. I'm so happy that you have lost 40 lbs and are still going strong on your journey. You look gorgeous! Congrats!

A couple of years ago I was at my daughter's birthday party at my ex husband's house. It was a pool party so I was in a bathing suit. One of our mutual friends just started railing on me about how fat I was getting. He kept it up all day in front of everyone. I later learned he was making most of our friends pretty uncomfortable. My ex even thought he was out of line. It didn't bother me too much except it was also in front of my ex's younger girlfriend (not that she's anything to look at ). Funny thing is that this guy is fatter than I'll ever be. I don't talk to him much anymore.

Edited to add that at the time, I was only about 10lbs heavier than I am now. What a ****.

Being hooked on 3 different IV's, a cardiac monitor, peeing in a bag and taking enought blood pressure medecin to kill a horse a few days after giving birth to my last surro baby. The pre- eclampsy was caused by my pregnancy but I never ever want to feel that scared of dying and leaving my kids without a mother so young.

I had this same experience, and it was a life changer for me, too.

I also love your signature line.