Being fat sucks. At least for me it did.
I was going to start a thread about my experience but figured Id just add it here.
I was an active and fit kid and young adult. Then I started a demanding career that resulted in me working days and weekends which meant little or no time for activity. I also ate out a lot or ordered food to the office and had lots of work events that included food. There was also always alcohol involved in work meals.
Then boom, one day I realize Im fat and out of shape. Im not sure how much I gained at my peak but somewhere around 30 or 40 pounds up. The weight gain happened slowly and I never really paid attention or maybe I was in denial along the way. I didn't pay attention to having to buy bigger pants or that clothes no longer fit.
Things like walking got harder. I started getting winded walking up a flight of stairs. I lost core strength and flexibility. It wasn't just weight gain but loss of fitness in general.
Tying my shoes got harder. Bending over to pick stuff up got harder. If I was sitting on the floor, getting up got harder.
I had a gut. If I sat down, I would have rolls. The rolls would get sweaty. It was gross. I was pretty disgusted with what I had done to myself.
I did it all to myself. I made the choice to have a demanding job. I made the choice to eat like a sloth. I made the choice to drink alcohol with my meals. I made the choice to no longer be as active as I had been in the past.
I then made the choice to change things in my life. I made some changes and got back to being the person that I liked and started doing the things that I loved again.
I think a lot of fat people don't realize that they are fat or how fat they are. I sure didn't until I had a wake up call.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-children.html
Quote:
Most overweight people have 'no idea how fat they are' - and also underestimate the size of their children
71 per cent of obese adults underestimated a person's size
This is compared with just 9 per cent of people of normal weight
Majority of mothers of overweight children misjudged their child's weight
But only seven per cent of mothers with normal-weight children did
Experts said misjudgments should be accounted for by obesity officials
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