Were you in denial of being overweight?

[Julie5150]

For those of us who are sluffing off the extra baggage - did denial have anything to do with things?

I never really cared to pay attention to how big I was getting. I actually was reasoning that "this shirt doesn't fit because it keeps shrinking." LOL or, my classic, "I must be retaining alot of water these days"

MMHMM - RIIIIGHT

It wasn't until my husband said, "I think that new shirt is a bit too small - did they put the wrong size on the tag?" .. his gentle way of hinting that I didn't look all that hot with my blubber being bound tight like a sausage roll.
At the store the next day in the bathroom mirror ('cause we don't have that kind of mirror at our house, heh...wonder why) I looked at myself like a stranger - muffin tops and all - and said "yeah, right, wrong size tag, hmm."

Of course, since then I haven't lost much weight, but that was a bit of a wake up call that made me more aware of how I really looked - not just what I thought I looked like.

[MissThing]

My weight increased slowly over about 10 years (say about 8-10 lbs per year). so, I knew I was a "bit heavier" but I never thought about just how much I had gained. I just kepti thinking "yeah, I'll get on a diet [at some speical, magical point] and I'll lose it all"

When the airline seats felt uncomfortable, I put it down to cheap airlines with small planes.
when the bus seats made my back ache (bad posture etc.) I blamed the bus design. (not verbally, but it was in my head)

it was only when I got started that I began to admit to myseld that these things were because I was just too fat, lol!

[Killer queen]

Since I've always been overweight, I never truly realized how big I was until I have gone through this process of losing the weight.

The only times I really noticed I was getting bigger was during the summer months for obvious reasons. But now looking back on what I was eating, my activity level, and mostly importantly my lack of knowledge, its safe to say that if I didn't change at all, I would be in a lot of trouble right now.

I think little moments really hit you hard, like when my skinnier friends would trade clothing that I could not fit into, I passed that on as my friends were TOO skinny when in reality they were a healthy size or when I couldn't run a couple feet without wanting to pass out, again I passed at off as not being a big deal. I felt bad enough about my weight that adding these little "I can't do that" seemed unfair to myself and thus I didn't want to admit to myself that I was indeed growing and growing.

[Eileen]

I think it struck me when I was reluctant to get pregnant because I thought I'd never get maternity clothes to fit. I had always been fit, so that wasn't an issue, but the clothes thing was getting to be more and more of a problem.

Funny thing was, I was so sick during my pregnancy that I lost a pile of weight anyway.

[Lckymii]

It is strange for me it just seemed to happen. One day I was trying to put on a pair of pants, which a few months previously fit fine, and I couldn't get them past my knees. That is when I woke up and took action. I immediately went for a walk and progressed from there.
It is like I didn't even realize that eating a package of oreos after work wasn't healthy or having more than three desserts in one day was not good. I was just ignorant of what I was doing. It sounds like a scape goat thing to say but I really didn't believe that eating that much junk in one day continuously was that bad.

[sklub]

LOL or, my classic, "I must be retaining alot of water these days"

MMHMM - RIIIIGHT

Hahaha, I'm with you there! It wasn't until I saw myself in my friend's wedding pictures that it "clicked".

My weight snuck up on my really quickly! It all went downhill when I started living with my fiance. I was eating the same portions as him without even really realizing.

Ugh!

[hugs]

yeah i was in denial big time..luckily ( i guess) it only takes an additional 15-20 pounds for my face to look like a big puff ball....so when I looked at pictures i was like "OMG is that me????" I was horrified.

[Dangerousd37]

For those of us who are sluffing off the extra baggage - did denial have anything to do with things?

I never really cared to pay attention to how big I was getting. I actually was reasoning that "this shirt doesn't fit because it keeps shrinking." LOL or, my classic, "I must be retaining alot of water these days"

MMHMM - RIIIIGHT

It wasn't until my husband said, "I think that new shirt is a bit too small - did they put the wrong size on the tag?" .. his gentle way of hinting that I didn't look all that hot with my blubber being bound tight like a sausage roll.
At the store the next day in the bathroom mirror ('cause we don't have that kind of mirror at our house, heh...wonder why) I looked at myself like a stranger - muffin tops and all - and said "yeah, right, wrong size tag, hmm."

Of course, since then I haven't lost much weight, but that was a bit of a wake up call that made me more aware of how I really looked - not just what I thought I looked like.
I was in denial and everyone around me enabled it. No one said anything whether nicely or not. All my friends drank heavily and ate junk food ( pizza, chips, sweets, etc.) and my family was just as bad. I guess it hurt me more for people to notice me ballooning up and not say a dang thing. I would have appreciated it even though it might have hurt. My final ah-ha moment was when a random stranger at a club asked how far along I was.. I wasn't pregnant. It wasn't so much the changing sizes. I had pants I no longer fit in - I went to the dreaded fat person comfort zone of elastic pants. I admit I was the lazy person-even though I did the occassional dance class and went to the gym here and there. I admit I was using food to deal with emotions. I admit my time management stunk because I was overloaded at college trying to graduate. I never had the support to change and I never had the courage to. I grew up the fat girl, lost weight, then gained not the freshman 15, but the senior 40. I never realized how I felt was reflected in what I looked like. I took the courage and made the first step this past year and lost 20 lbs. I did it for myself and no one else. I worked on the things that hindered my courage. I still falter, but I know its only a speed bump.

[MetalMommy]

my husband likes big girls so he almost says hey have some cookies all the time lol. so for some time i just kept saying it was ok because he didnt mind. when i was pregnant he thought it was the sexiest thing ever in my 9th month and huge lol. but luckily he also finds female bodybuilders to be very sexy as long as i dont get a "manly" look to me as he says so for me it was a matter of feeling it was ok to gain weight

[Tiffany_P]

I was in denial about two things. First, I was in denial that I was getting bigger. I kept noticing that my pants were SHORTER so I thought they were shrinking in the wash. Turns out they were just sitting higher because my ass was getting bigger. I also thought I was a size 12 because my bone structure was big. I thought that if I was skinnier, I'd maybe be a size 10.

I was also in denial about my eating habbits. I thought I had a slow metabolism, but in reality I was eating bagels and crackers all the time, and way too much pasta. I would eat a whole sleeve of saltines at a time without thinking about it.

I couldn't lose weight until I stopped feeling sorry for myself. Once I did, my pants got longer. Then they got so lose that I could take them off without unzipping them. That's when I really realized how in denial I had been. Looking at my baggy pants, I had no idea that I had ever had that much weight to lose...

[MetalMommy]

i think one problem i have is when i "feel sorry for myself" or get a lil emotional i do what the chicks in movies do...i eat.

[=M=]

I got the wake up call while driving to the post office one day.

I was in my fun little Samurai with the top and doors off, in a pair of cut off shorts and bare feet (just chillin' :D), when this dude pulls along side me at a traffic light and starts up a conversation.

When the light turned green, I went on my way....only to discover that the dude FOLLOWED me to the post office (creepy).

When I got out of the truck, he told me he wanted to hook up, because I had a "nice big ass". OMG!!!!!

I went home, and told the hubby....and started a keto diet that night. Followed by lifting (and lots of it).

I dropped about 40 pounds, and except for a few small stumbles, never looked back.

[ThatGirl]

Yeah, noticed that my jeans were shorter and snugger (well, tight actually!) and even hubby tried to be kind asking if I'd been washing my clothes in hot water. Then I saw family for first time in a few months and they all commented on my boobs! Nice.

Hubby saw me getting larger and didn't know how to approach me about it. We promised eachother that we would warn the other if it looked like there was trouble on the horizon...so, in the end I tried to blame him for my weight gain! Now I'm very interested in nutrition but find I am still a "competitive" eater... lol.

[Mercedez]

Yes, but then I saw I picture of myself and I was like EWWWWW!!! I have to do something!