The FRANKENSTEIN JEANS!!!!!! OHHHMIGOSH, I wore frankenstein jeans all through high school... sew them up... patch them up... duct tape them from the inside... you name it I've tried it. *sigh*

Oh.. and the pillow thing. I didn't even REALIZE I was doing it until I read it. But I'm right there with you. :)

Am I the only one who:

-Keeps there hair long because you were told fat girls look bad with short hair. (I happen to think short hair is cute)
-Feels like everybody is watching me when I go grocery shopping for healthy foods (makes me think everyone is saying "There is no help for you, your just fat)
-Wears turtle necks to cover up that double chin
-Wears big baggy jackets to cover up all the fat rolls
-Always has shoes break because of having to much weight in them
-Broke a chair when I sat down, then everyone looked at me (you know what they were thinking)
-Has a sports car but refuses to drive it because you feel like a giant in it and you think everyone is starring at you (so you drive your husbands truck to work everyday)
-who has trouble finding a belt to fit

These are a few that I wanted to add that happend to me

These are so spot on, and it makes me sad to think about it, most of it is just automatic.

I always stand at the back of every photo or shove my biggest purse in front of me. I have about 20 pairs of pants, all black. I do use a beach towel in the locker room. Would never eat anything like junk food in public, have to hide it at home and then bury the wrappers, even from my husband who has always eaten healthy foods. The one about being asked to sit in the front seat is particularly humiliating, it has happened a few times. How about boarding an airplane like Southwest and all the passengers either giving you a dirty look or obviously trying to arrange themselves so you won't sit next to them.

Lord I can't wait to be thin again.

Am I the only one...

I used to put on a shirt and if it was too tight, I would pull on it to stretch it out because I didn't want to admit that it was too small.

I told my friend the other day, I was so proud - I'm 7 pounds away from away from my drivers license weight! LOL

Am I the only one who never really got into sizes larger than 18, but just wore stretchy unknown-sized pants instead because they were "more comfortable"? Who knows what size I really wore? I was in denial.

Originally Posted by caryesings:
Immediately upon sitting on couch pulls throw pillow onto lap to block view of abdominal rolls?

Oh, I totally do that.

I also only buy "tunic tees" from Lands End because other t-shirts are so short they show my belly if I raise my arms the least little bit.

And I refuse to let my BF put his hands on my stomach when he's holding me. I actually admitted to him the other night I can't sleep that way because if he's touching my stomach I feel like I have to suck it in, and can't relax enough to fall asleep.

If I am wearing a shirt or sweater that isn't long enough to cover my belly, I often wear a coat over it, even when I'm not cold. Inside. All day.

Am I the only one

- who wore slip-on shoes because it was both too much effort AND too humiliating to tie shoes with laces?

- who had to buy a watch with an "extended" band because my wrist wouldn't fit a regular one, and just noted to others that she detested pressures of any kind on her wrist? I do wear my watch loose, incidentally, but most people don't have to get extra-long watchbands to make that happen.

- who wouldn't wear a bathrobe at home because it was dangerous? Gapping was not to be thought of. Instead, loose sweats and huge tees, always, around the house.

I can relate to so many of these!

Coughing at the top of the stairs to cover the fact that I was gasping for air! Especially when I started intentionally taking the stairs. OR, I would find a drinking fountain and get a drink while gasping LOL

Wearing a fleece jacket in a really warm room, while claiming to be cold, because I don't want to take it off and risk exposing my rolls

Would never in a million years sit in a playground swing for fear of breaking it, not matter how much my children begged or how reinforced it looks (proud to say I am over this and have been on the swings with my children now).

I buy "tall" tops even though I'm only 5'2" because they give me a longer torso which makes me look thinner (I think). I won't buy anything that hits above my hips.

I also kept my hair loooong thinking it thinned out my face. I only recently cut it because I hated the upkeep.

Originally Posted by :
MaddiesMom originally posted I told my friend the other day, I was so proud - I'm 7 pounds away from away from my drivers license weight! LOL

This discussion reminded me about my Driver's License so I checked. Mine says 215. Of course when I put that on my dl, I probably weighed 280. Think I should get a new one and put my weight down as 163?? :devil:

Love this thread!
 

So funny...glad I'm not alone...

• Who selects the thickest and/or darkest material for shorts/capris in the summer so my "sweat" marks would not show through in the most embarrasing areas?
• Who places empty wrappers/food containers in a plastic Target bag with other stuff before putting in the garbage (so my husband won't know what I had)?
• Who kills herself on the elliptical to ensure she's going faster/harder than the skinny girl on the machine next to her just so she doesn't look like the slow, sweaty fat girl in the gym?
• Who, all of sudden, becomes the best hostess, serving food and drinks at her own pool party to avoid having to go into the pool around guests (and I loathe cooking or hosting parties)?
• Who declines many party invitations just so people will not notice the 5 lbs I've gained in the last few weeks?
• Who hates summer so much, just because it's uncomfortable to constantly be sweating when you're not moving?
• Who avoids traveling just in case she's on a full flight and feels "squished" in the seat and always has to have the armrest or she won't fit in the seat?
• Who takes the stairs at work because (like the gym) will be damned if she's the token fat girl taking the elevator…
• Who has to wear Spanx shorts under all skirts and dresses to avoid sweating and chafing...
  * Who would iron a shirt or sweater to stretch it out to fit properly (although it never is done well...it always looks too blousy because I over-ironed it)...

Oh I do that too, wear a jacket in the middle of summer just to "hide" my huge body. And the one about the driver's license, my weight is listed as it was when i was in high school, which was 130. Oh I want to be that weight so much now. And I also stretch my shirts before I put them on because I can't stand the too tight feeling.

Am I the only one...who doesn't dry their clothes because the dryer causes them to "shrink". (Yeah that really happens to clothes that you've had forever, so embarrassing)

Originally Posted by kendra:
Am I the only one...who doesn't dry their clothes because the dryer causes them to "shrink". (Yeah that really happens to clothes that you've had forever, so embarrassing)

Yes! I use the "low heat" setting on my dryer because otherwise my pants get too tight. It takes forever to get them dry that way, though.

Originally Posted by EagleRiverDee:
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And I refuse to let my BF put his hands on my stomach when he's holding me. I actually admitted to him the other night I can't sleep that way because if he's touching my stomach I feel like I have to suck it in, and can't relax enough to fall asleep.

Oh, thank you! This has been a major problem for us and I couldn't tell him why!! :o