when i try to run… my body feels like its half a second behind my frame, like imagine holding large mixing bowl of water, then move it back and forth, the momentum of the water in the bowl is miss timed to the motion of the bowl itself, thats what it feels like trying to move, i feel trapped in my fat…
for most of my life i been very skinny, very lean, because of my surgery i have been considerably less mobile for the last 3 years, and my weight went from 135 to 175 relatively quick, i still forget sometimes that i got fat 🙁 and its hard to lose it.
it also doesnt help that my fat family makes fun of me every day for my weight when just 3 years ago i was the only skinny person in the family
i also cant sleep on my stomach anymore because my extra weight makes it hard for me to inhale in my sleep in that position
Bending over to pick something up can remind one of age and weight. Tight to get through areas, squeeze between spaces. Stairs. I know my knees and feet would feel much better, especially on long walks, if I’d lose some weight.
Former fat guy here but there’s all kinds of indicators when you’re growing.
Your clothes don’t fit, you don’t fit into airline seats, your shoes feel tight, jewelry doesn’t fit, your bed has essentially a crater in it where you sleep, you’re more tired than you used to be, you can start resting things on your belly.
Personally, i didn’t realize how large i had gotten until i saw myself in pictures from an event, i couldn’t believe it, and started my journey to lose weight right then!
Went from 120 to 215. Constantly finding out my clothes no longer fit, and my belly being in the way of the good stuff when I’m sleeping with my partner.
at my heaviest my feet were so fat that I couldn’t fit into my regular shoes. just sleeping was uncomfortable and I felt so heavy in bed. those were my wake up calls.
Pictures. Energy. How much harder daily things are. I’m not as fat now, I got really large about ten years ago. I will never allow myself to get that big again.
Stepped into an elevator that was all mirrors. Saw myself from all angles and decided that’s it gotta lose some weight. Currently 30 lbs down shooting for 50. Best thing is I can see my d##k for the 1st time in quite a while lol.
I think the worst is seeing a photo. Like your own understanding of what you look like is one thing and then seeing yourself on video or a photo is like getting dropkicked in the neck
I lost about 45 lbs over the last few years and at my lightest, I bought pants that fit correctly. Now whenever I feel them getting too tight, I know I need to cut back.
Former fat person. The weight on the scale at the doctor’s office was the wake-up call. I didn’t turn my head in time to not see it, as I had gotten into the habit of doing.
Also, I had bought an expensive, extra sturdy office chair that could support 350 pounds, and it was starting to feel uncomfortably small. My sides were touching the armrests, and I was wearing out the seat cushion fast. I started to wonder whether I would be able to find a larger chair, and whether I could afford to replace chairs and mattresses so often.
Went from 225 back down to 185 in the last year (6’2′”) what first made me realize the truth was a live action pic. Most pics I’d stand tall, suck it in, you know. This was me full belly out, bad posture fatso. I didn’t even recognize me. Yup insta diet and exercise.
Struggling to get the bar across my belly getting on a ride in an amusement park. Completely humiliating as everyone is waiting for the ride to start and the attendant is hovering over me.
I take steps, like treat my sleep apnea, and I gain weight.🙃 I’ve been rapidly gaining, and the doctors are like, yeah, it happens with treatment sometimes.🤷♀️
I have not been able to lose weight since I had my gallbladder removed. I could lose like normal before. Only times I’ve been able to lose weight is when I’m sick. 15+ years of tests, diets, medication, supplements, exercise equipment, and I’m just gaining.
I’m also a woman in my 40s, so I’ll just keep gaining in perimenooause. I’m fucking so over it.
I was pretty small most of my life and ended up with an autoimmune disease that caused rapid weight gain, but when I really realized how heavy I had gotten was going swimming in a friends pool for the first time in probably 5 years… I got out of the water and I could barely support myself because I could suddenly feel all of my weight after being weightless in the pool. It was a very weird feeling I’d never experienced and was slightly soul crushing
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Toilet keeps getting lodged in my crack.
I used to be fat as a teenager, my turning point was when my doctor told me that my liver is at a bad point. After that I lost 40kg.
When I thought my scale was broken, so I bought another…
Wasn’t broken 🙂
I read “fat folks” and don’t even come to my own defence, or even deny it’s me
Scale
Clothes
Standing in line with people in front of a mirror
when i try to run… my body feels like its half a second behind my frame, like imagine holding large mixing bowl of water, then move it back and forth, the momentum of the water in the bowl is miss timed to the motion of the bowl itself, thats what it feels like trying to move, i feel trapped in my fat…
for most of my life i been very skinny, very lean, because of my surgery i have been considerably less mobile for the last 3 years, and my weight went from 135 to 175 relatively quick, i still forget sometimes that i got fat 🙁 and its hard to lose it.
it also doesnt help that my fat family makes fun of me every day for my weight when just 3 years ago i was the only skinny person in the family
i also cant sleep on my stomach anymore because my extra weight makes it hard for me to inhale in my sleep in that position
Bending over to pick something up can remind one of age and weight. Tight to get through areas, squeeze between spaces. Stairs. I know my knees and feet would feel much better, especially on long walks, if I’d lose some weight.
Former fat guy here but there’s all kinds of indicators when you’re growing.
Your clothes don’t fit, you don’t fit into airline seats, your shoes feel tight, jewelry doesn’t fit, your bed has essentially a crater in it where you sleep, you’re more tired than you used to be, you can start resting things on your belly.
God there’s so much man, it’s depressing.
Just got diagnosed with moderate to severe fatty liver disease. Could be worse.
I gained twenty pounds of muscle and started shouldering into shelves and door frames all the time.
Edit: I have since lost that mass and can now safely traverse physical space, albeit in a slightly more flabby fashion.
Personally, i didn’t realize how large i had gotten until i saw myself in pictures from an event, i couldn’t believe it, and started my journey to lose weight right then!
Went from 120 to 215. Constantly finding out my clothes no longer fit, and my belly being in the way of the good stuff when I’m sleeping with my partner.
at my heaviest my feet were so fat that I couldn’t fit into my regular shoes. just sleeping was uncomfortable and I felt so heavy in bed. those were my wake up calls.
My siblings kids started talking 😅
When I would sit with my laptop and my stomach would press the trackpad for me occasionally. I realized it was my stomach months later
Pictures. Energy. How much harder daily things are. I’m not as fat now, I got really large about ten years ago. I will never allow myself to get that big again.
Stepped into an elevator that was all mirrors. Saw myself from all angles and decided that’s it gotta lose some weight. Currently 30 lbs down shooting for 50. Best thing is I can see my d##k for the 1st time in quite a while lol.
I think the worst is seeing a photo. Like your own understanding of what you look like is one thing and then seeing yourself on video or a photo is like getting dropkicked in the neck
Knocking 3 kids over with my ass in one day. *although technically one of them knocked themselves over by running head first into my ass.
I lost about 45 lbs over the last few years and at my lightest, I bought pants that fit correctly. Now whenever I feel them getting too tight, I know I need to cut back.
Former fat person. The weight on the scale at the doctor’s office was the wake-up call. I didn’t turn my head in time to not see it, as I had gotten into the habit of doing.
Also, I had bought an expensive, extra sturdy office chair that could support 350 pounds, and it was starting to feel uncomfortably small. My sides were touching the armrests, and I was wearing out the seat cushion fast. I started to wonder whether I would be able to find a larger chair, and whether I could afford to replace chairs and mattresses so often.
When someone called me fat 👍
Tell you what though it was a good wakeup call and I’m now back to normal body weight
Tight panties / still look pregnant 🙁
Photos. Always photos.
For me it was hitting a pothole while driving and surprising myself by involuntarily exclaiming ‘ouch!’ when my boob bounced. I’m a man.
Down about 30 lbs since then but honestly a lot of room left to go.
Went from 225 back down to 185 in the last year (6’2′”) what first made me realize the truth was a live action pic. Most pics I’d stand tall, suck it in, you know. This was me full belly out, bad posture fatso. I didn’t even recognize me. Yup insta diet and exercise.
Clothes shopping……
Struggling to get the bar across my belly getting on a ride in an amusement park. Completely humiliating as everyone is waiting for the ride to start and the attendant is hovering over me.
The scale.
I take steps, like treat my sleep apnea, and I gain weight.🙃 I’ve been rapidly gaining, and the doctors are like, yeah, it happens with treatment sometimes.🤷♀️
I have not been able to lose weight since I had my gallbladder removed. I could lose like normal before. Only times I’ve been able to lose weight is when I’m sick. 15+ years of tests, diets, medication, supplements, exercise equipment, and I’m just gaining.
I’m also a woman in my 40s, so I’ll just keep gaining in perimenooause. I’m fucking so over it.
I was pretty small most of my life and ended up with an autoimmune disease that caused rapid weight gain, but when I really realized how heavy I had gotten was going swimming in a friends pool for the first time in probably 5 years… I got out of the water and I could barely support myself because I could suddenly feel all of my weight after being weightless in the pool. It was a very weird feeling I’d never experienced and was slightly soul crushing
i recently gained like 10 pounds and am just way lazier in everything. i try super hard to not pick it up, my clothes don’t fit, etc.
Plane seat and being too fat to go to the trampoline park cos if I fall over I might crush a kid
I was so relieved when I discovered that I was putting on weight. For months I thought my little fella was shrinking.