1. clothes - of course is #1 - I am what I call 5x5...a square. I am wide as I am tall...so if I happen to find something that fits it must be altered in some way. Luckily, I have friends that are good at sewing...or I would be so screwed.
2. selt belts - so tight now that it will probably slice me in half.
3. cars - seat back enough so belly won't rub too much...my big toe is all that can reach the gas pedal.
4.pity in people's eyes that can't be hidden.
5. constantly being out of breath.
6. sitting at the end of rows so as not to have to crawl over people etc.
7. avoiding pictures at all cost.
8. people that talk bad about other fat people but when I call them on it...oh i am not talking about you...you are different. why am I different? I am fat like that person...probably weigh more. i don't understand it.
I hear you all about the pants..Im only 5'4, so the pants that fit my waist are SOOO long on me that I have to roll up the bottoms and safety pin them (cant sew lol)
Also, I HATE not fitting into the bathtub!! Id LOOOVE to get my whole body wet..at the same time!!
Disneyland! Im always so afraid I wont fit in a ride! Im terrified. Plus, when we go, its always summer and Im always sweaty
oh and im underware rolling down!! Drives me nuts!!
1) Airplane seats- trying to stuff my ample self into an 18" wide space and sitting for hours with my arms crossed to try and make my upper body fit my space.
2) Restaurant booths where I end up squished between the table and the booth.
3) The trend in shirts where they stop at your waist with your arms down. I don't dare raise my arms. (Thank God for Lands End Tunic Tees).
4) Difficulty stretching because my fat gets in the way.
5) The mirror at the gym- I swear it makes me look twice as big...but for some reason it doesn't do that to anyone else.
6) Pictures of me - I don't feel nearly as fat as I look.
7) The way strangers won't look at me, like I'm a leper.
I'm round in the middle and short. all of my weight is in my stomach and back. shirts are either too long and the right width or the right length and tight showing the muffin top and back rolls below my bra. i feel uncomfortable either way. same with pants...tight waist, right length. if the waist fits the crotch and leg areas are baggy since my legs are small. i did find plus size skinny jeans (oxymoron) at Old Navy. only problem is they were low rise so i had to keep pulling them up but it was better than any other jeans i had ever owned. very, very annoying. we can't win!
I couldn't decide on just one, so I have a list as well:
1. Clothes is my #1 frustration! I'm tired of only shopping at Lane Bryant because it's easy and not being able to shop with my friends at a normal store. And why do so many Plus Size tops look like a kid took a paint brush to them? I see so many loud patterns, designs and prints. I have to wear plus size clothes. I don't want to wear a neon sign pointing it out.
2. Wondering if I'll be able to squeeze into the booth when I go out to a restaurant.
3. Having to ask co-workers to move their chairs in meetings for me to squeeze by when I know that everyone in the room could have easily walked past with no issues.
4. Airplane seats. I agree with someone else who wrote this. I hate squeezing in and tucking my body as close as I can so that I don't encroach on the other persons seat when I see the skinny girls stretched out and comfortable not touching anyone.
5. Someone also wrote this one, having to listen to someone mock fat people but then saying 'well I didn't mean you'. I actually had a friend get pissed off at me because I said it wasn't nice to talk about fat people being gluttonous at a buffet and she said something like 'i'm talking about ones that are really fat'. Apparently I actually wasn't fat enough to make the cut.
[QUOTE=jitterfish;3897436]That I hate! When people make comments that probably aren't directed at me, yet I feel judged. Any discussion about weight/fat/exercise makes me feel uncomfortable. Or if I eat something unhealthy I feel like people are judging. Low self esteem and f*** off along with the weight /QUOTE]
This is so true .. also worst is ignorant fat comments /directly and indirectly..
hurtful and harder to get over when unhappy with size..
I echo alot of what was said above, the back fat bulge, the bra.. etc
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I think my biggest pet peeve is that I can feel my stomach sitting on my lap and it really agrivates me to know its there. I feel like I have to lift it up and shift it or lay on my stomach, which I can't do at work, just to be comfortable.
i have so many of these but my biggest one is shaving...can shave the legs no problem but gosh go and shave the girly parts i am just know it looks like a freek show in the tub
#1 Belly touching Lap while sitting...
#2 Lack of Clothing Choices. I am 36 not 84...I should still be able to dress with a little bit of style...
#3 Always being so darn hot and sweating...
the classic muffin top, the gap because of a larger stomach and smaller waist and lastly, and I doubt this one will change by the time in done, being heavy chested and finding dressier tops that fit right
My pet peeves about my weight that have already been mentioned: Shaving in the tub almost impossible, shirts that aren't long enough, chafing. My wedding band is too small.
Some that weren't: the fact that my forearms look almost normal while my upper arms are huge. I'm 5'6" but if I want capris that fit they come to right above my ankle instead of mid calf.
Almost worst of all: The fact that I weigh more than my husband.
OMG< I can relate to so many of of mentioned above!
I'm short and apple shaped -so: normal ankles and wrists and huge on top.
I wear size 20/22 tops and 16 bottoms (no trunk )
It's impossible to find clothes, especially in petite plus sizes.
Eating out - I always feel like people are judging what I'm eating.
I have 4 small kids and always feel like I let myself go, using kids as an excuse to not care about my appearance anymore.
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