What kind of problems do you encounter by being overweight?

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clint48

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Please list some of the problems you have to deal with because of being overweight. I would like to have a better understanding of what it is like to have a weight problem. I have a small weight problem, and the only thing I have to deal with is my clothes fitting, but for some of you that have a larger weight problem, what kind of problems do you face?

Thank you
Clint
 
Hm. Us larger people go through a lot of problems. Obviously there's the health problems, but more importantly the emotional battles we have to go through. Especially being a teenager in school, being overweigh is really hard. Kids making jokes and stuff. And even though they honestly don't mean anything by it, it gets to you after awhile. You can laugh something off for only so long.

Also in school, though I've always had pretty understanding coaches, but sometimes they just don't understand that we can't run a mile without taking a rest.

Overweight people also tend to get out of breath even with the little things. Just sitting the wrong way can wipe us out sometimes. lol :p That's really the only things I go through. That and the doctor's criticizing me every time I see them. I had a doctor tell me one time, "Eric, you're really, really, really, really overweight." Dang! One really would have been enough. I get the point! Lol.
 
The one thing that I recently have been experiencing that is difficult is having the energy for my child. My knees hurt and I have the hardest time getting up from playing on the floor. Since I've gotten back on track and started exercising I have been feeling much better and have more energy. I hope to be in better shape by the time the little guy is running around. He is currently 6 months.
 
I have always had a lot of energy and a rather bubbly personality, so it is not the energy factor for me. For me, it is the little things. For instance, sitting in little chairs (especially if they have arms)..ugh! Not having any extra room in the airplane seat...Sitting on the ground and my pants sliding down and showing my underwear (that might be the "thing", but I don't like it at all)...The way my clothes hang...Having to shop in a different section for my clothes when shopping with girlfriends...Seeing pictures of myself and only being able to think about how aweful I looked and not being able to think about the fun I was having while I was there...Being self-concious...the list goes on and on. That ice cream and those french fries I have always eaten without thinking were SOOOOO not worth all this!
 
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Bep, I know what you mean about the sitting thing. My pants do that too, only it happens to me no matter where I sit --- usually. Sometimes I can fix the problem but usually not. But I wear long shirts so it's all good. :cool:
 
How do you fix the pants?

How do you fix the problim with the pants Ocire, other than wear the long shirts?

Clint Pollard
 
Honestly, losing weight takes care of the problem. But in the mean time, just pull up your pants and hold them up as you sit down. :D It works. But every once in a while you may have to stand up and pull them up again.
 
i think this question is like opening pandora's box. the list can be rather exhaustive.

i know i, for one, have health issues now... i'm diagnosed with diabetes. my cholesterol is rather high as well as my uric acid. and for me because i am overweight, my period isn't regular which I'm told might hamper on me having kids in the future. thank god my blood pressure is normal though.

Then there's energy. I'm a bubbly person too but I find walking up a flight of stairs or something liek that tiring. By the end of a long flight of stairs I'm outta breath. Or if I'm walking somewhere I get tired more easily. The weight heaves its toll on you sometimes. And I know I tend to walk slower than the rest of my friends.

besides not being able to shop at the same stores as my friends, I'm limited to only 2 stores that really carry my size... which isn't alot of selection. and usually the clothes don't really fit my personality i find. and most clothes are aimed at 30-50 something ladies. I'm only 24! Although I admit the clothing is getting better... It's still not where it COULD be. And it's not just clothes... this also goes for shoes (ie: wide widths) and jewellery (i know i need longer chains when buying necklaces and wider bands which are harder to get unless I buy the pricier stuff)

then there's the lil stuff like Bep mentioned like feeling cramped on the bus cause the seats are smaller. or going to the washroom stalls and feeling cramped. certain seat belts in the cars not extending long enough.

then there's just generally feeling inadequate, strange or weird. and having people look at you. and if you grew up being overweight, there's alot of emotional baggage of kids making fun of you and stuff. and there's alot of issues of low self-esteem. and feeling weird to go to a swimming pool or beach with your friends.

the list can go on and on.
 
Thanks for the response

I know many of the members of my newsletter are not overweight, so I think I will add many of the answers you gave in next Mondays issue, it might give some of them a better understanding of what others have to deal with.

Thank you

Clint Pollard
 
Glad we could help, Clint. :) I signed up for you newsletter thing. I'm a little confused, does it just send weekly newsletter through e-mail?
 
Thanks for signing up Ocire, You will receive the newsletter every week on Monday sent to the email address you signed up with. For the next 7 days you will also be receiving the bonus 7 day report I offer when you join. I hope you will enjoy it, Thanks again for joining.

Clint
 
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Hmmm...where to begin? lol...

For starters:

I tend to try to walk fast to whereever I go..now I have no trouble...but soemtimes I get out of breath really quick...and if its a warm day...perspirations a problem. But it's no problem right? Wrong...I perspire like noone else's business..and I hate it...I get so embarrased.

I play tennis a lot...and frequently on a non beginner's level. After tennis day, my knees KILL me while walking up stairs...after 1 day it heals.

I'm a paranoid freak...if I see someone to happens to look at me..I begin to wonder what they're thinking...something like "wow look at that fatass...can't he lose some weight???" etc...

When I sit on the metro bus to go to class, sometimes the chairs sqweak....I get embarrased thinking its my weight causing the problem and probably it is...

I loathe eating in public...even drinking anything other than water...I eat everything either at home or alone by myself when outdoors at school etc.

Clothes is a no brainer...I hate shopping at casual male...but im almost to the point where I can get 2-3 XLs and itll fit me, what a relief!

I've had trouble holding a job for more than 2 months. I have a big self esteem issue where I hate myself to the point where I think im no longer qualified for the job because I'm ugly/fat, and my clothes don't fit properly.

Thats all for now im sure theres more...ill be back to finish it up.

edit: back for more.

Sitting in public places especially in class rooms; i swear some seats are designed only for anorexic people, even the skinny people complain!

I dislike the way my parents respond to my weight. I love my mom to death, but she sometimes can worry too much for me and it gets me sad. She's spent so much money to aid my weightloss, and i think if I don't lose it for her, shes going to stress herself out.

My father on the other hand....is very verbal abusive. He doesnt support me at all, and I could care less whether he loves me or not. He has been nothing but a negative thorn in my life.

My brother, he wants me to lose weight and I want to lose it for him. He has never told me, but Id like for him to be not embarrased when his friends come over and he introduces me to them as his older brother.

Meeting old friends and relatives....its really hard :(.

My biggest fear is summer. I hate doing out on hot weather with a t shirt on. I soo hate the way I look in a t shirt. I so hate the way I look PERIOD.

Anyways...its late and thats my rant. Ill think up somemore.
 
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Hi all,
I guess I'm lucky, I can still shope is regular stores with pals, though I have to buy larger sizes. I can **squeeze** into a 14 sometimes. I carry it all on my butt and thighs, so I hear comments sometimes about "That's a big butt!"

My biggest problem I have is just plain feeling self-conscious and beating myself up over it. Like, oh my god, I used to look cute in a bikini 6 years ago, what happened to me? How could I have let this go so long? What's wrong with me? Why am I so lazy? Shame on me! Okay that's it, just chicken and brown rice every day for the next 6 months! .....only to fall off the wagon 2 days later.....
 
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