Why Are You Here?

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Toddless

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Ok, I'm new to the forum, and I see a lot of neat posts on how to lose weight, how to exercise, and how to be motivated. This is all great. But I think that maybe what people are missing is the psychological aspect to weight loss.

Do you ever think about how you got to be overweight? Maybe this topic is a little too sensitive for this type of forum, but I think that people could benefit from sharing their stories of their pain, abuse, and suffering, and realize that they're not alone. Almost everyone with a serious weight issue has an underlying psychological issue that brought them there, and talking about it could set you on the road to recovery. I'm no therapist and I don't claim any sort of expertise, I'm just looking to bring people together.

So let's hear it. Why are you here?
 
I kinda have to disagree in the idea that most on the forum don't know about the mental reason we are over weight. You are new to the forum. You barely know us. I know you are trying to be helpful but take the time to learn about the regulars here. You will see that we all have pretty much told our stories.
 
I'm a nubie and I was obese, 241 lbs, and I didn't have any weird unnatural childhood or anything of that nature. I just LOVE BUTTER, CREAM, TREATS because they taste soo good and make my recipes taste so good! That's it, I ate because it tastes good. I can over eat a cantalope if it's perfectly ripe or right now in season are some of my favorite apples, honey crisp, I could literally over eat apples. I didn't understand how eating fat worked and I didn't understand portions. I know, sort of, understand both and have lost weight because of it.
Good luck on your journey.
 
mommamel: Thanks for the story. I LOVE a good cantaloupe. Gotta' admit I've never had a honeycrisp, but I keep hearing about them, so if I see one, I'll have to pick it up.

Jericho: On the money, again. In an age of reality tv where weeks of shooting are cut into 10 minutes and you can learn about people in a matter of seconds, you forget that real interaction isn't so fast. People aren't going to share so readily with a newcomer. I'll bide my time and continue to ask more questions. I'm sure you'll have to nip my excitement in the bud again before we're through.
 
Think the reason I got overweight was mainly just laziness. I noticed I started to gain weight and think "Oh I'll start a diet and exercise regime tomorrow". Did that like everyday for a year. As far as emotionally, if I was bored or depressed I'd often turn to comfort foods. But, now I am being more observant of this bad habit and replace it by taking a walk or just going out some where (that isn't McDonalds).
 
Ando3242 said:
Think the reason I got overweight was mainly just laziness. I noticed I started to gain weight and think "Oh I'll start a diet and exercise regime tomorrow". Did that like everyday for a year.
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So have you started an exercise regime yet? Let's hear it.
 
I've been chubby since..elementary school. Bad eating habits at home is probably how it started. My family are "pickers" we picked at food all day and ate our meals. Believe me, it's a tough routine to quit! My parents (in they're 70's) still do..processed meat, dry fish, chips, candies, peanuts etc...all day long. I have since stopped but only in the last cpl of years...a 2L of pop could be gone in a day!

I was tormented by my brother for years for being over weight. I am VERY sensitive and an emotional person so, I cried a LOT. Felt sorry for myself and ate to feel better.

After that..I'd have to say life..being home with 3 kids and lazy were the big contributors. I didn't take care of me while taking care of my kids..and years go by and before you know it..275lbs is what you see on the scale. Plus we ate very poorly, how I have fit kids I'll never know.

I don't blame anyone, I know it's all me and I struggle.
I could convince myself "one more won't hurt" or I "deserve" a treat, pretty easily.
So, now I'm on the journey to lose, it took 30+ years to put it on..just gotta realize it's not gone in a week.

The mental part of weight loss is what I struggle with the most I think.
 
I'm going to be completely honest. I've been over weight ever since I was a child. And it wasn't because I ate a lot, in fact I ate at the normal rate any child does. Its just that I have a slow matabulism and that it is hereditary too. I know some people seem to think that all people over weight got that way because they ate too much. Well that is just not true and its been proven.

Now yes this is my fourth time around trying to get off the weight and I will admit that in the last two years that it took me to gain the weight back that I had lost in 2008 I was eating very unhealthy, and not exercising at all. But I now know that in a year from now when I do have this weight off my mission to keep it off is to continue to work out everyday and eat healthier. I'm here to loose weight and also have people around me that can relate so we can all support each other along the way.
 
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