I AM FAT BECAUSE.......

I am fat because I had binge eating disorder.

In High School I binged and purged when my parents moved us to Yuma, AZ. It was the only thing I felt I could control as a teenager. It was easy and I was at my thinnest weight ever @ 115lbs. But I know it was not healthy. I won't ever do it again but having had an eating disorder it does cross my mind occassionally...

The bad influences around me, and I didn't exercise

because i am lazy thats on no one but me, but thats why i am here and i can honestly say i am on my way and i have began changing that, i'm getting better all the time

I am fat because my job requires long hours at the computer. I don't exercise enough, and I have a cheese addiction. O.O

If you have a cheese addiction you would be perfect on LCHF diet.

I made the simple mistake of thinking a 24-pack of Walkers and a litre of Cherryade was an acceptable after dinner snack.

It happens.

Lol bliss.

emotional secretive eating and making excuses for why I couldn't exercise

I was 'Skinny fat' due to college binge drinking and late night meals with no activity. But the keyword in the previous sentence 'WAS'. I'm well on my way to my goals!

I am fat because........I can't resist carbs and sugar!!! I love bread and will eat almost anything with the ingredient sugar lol. alright folks not its your turn come on don't be shy :bigsmile:

Oh my dear sweet MFP pals. Don't beat yourselves up over this! The truth is probably most of you didn't study nutrition in school. Our parents probably didn't either. One of the most important lessons in life...what and how to eat properly (like being a parent) was based mainly on hand-me-down knowledge and figure-out-as-you-go methodology.

I wasn't alive back then (although some of you probably think I was) but when cave men roamed for food their energy expenditures were much higher than driving to work and sitting at a desk. Watching TV is our fault, but society and the way food has "devolved" into packaging, chemical ingredients that "accent" flavor or induce you to eat more food, well...we all know where that has lead us as a society.

TIME FOR THIS TO STOP: That is...time for us to take back control of what we eat and do it responsibly. If you want to be obese and make it a concious choice..so be it. At least be fit and obese and your health risks will be less than the skinny couch potato.

Actually understanding macro nutrient balance and when to use them is the key and you have to educate yourself.

Loving Bread and eating anything that contains sugar isn't the issue (sorry, I don't mean to pick on you). I know what you are alluding to but as an example fruit contains sugar and it's not necessarily bad for you. Neither are carbs/bread if eaten in the right amounts. They are, in fact, needed to maintain cell function, build muscle, and restore energy levels (glycogen) to resting levels.

Yes, eat too much of them, and you gain weight. Consume more fuel than you use and gain weight. Eating bread and sugar aren't the problem here (and I know you all know this). So just to be more technically correct, and stop the cycle of misinformation, bread and sugar can be your friends...but understand how to use them, how much to use them, and when to use them....and fat will be a thing of the past.

Now lets all go out and get some Pizza and Beer! LOL - sorry for the rant!

I am fat because i relied on my fast burning metabolism when i was younger. Didn't do excersie but eat a lot. Got a job in the office and having the same mentality. Until i woke up and smelled the roses.

I am fat because I am depressed and food makes me feel better. (