What caused you to become overweight or obese? Personal experiences please.?!


Question: What caused you to become overweight or obese!? Personal experiences please!.!?
I'm 5 ft 1 inch tall and 28 years old and I am obese!. I weigh 170 lbs!. I've never had any trouble with weight until this past year, for whatever reason, I've been packing on the pounds, duing the past 8 months i've gained about 40 pounds!. No I'm not pregnant, though everyone these days asks that!. I"m interested in learning why other people think they became overweight or obese!?!? In the hope of figuring out why i did!. Please share your stories with me!. Thanks!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I'm 5'10" and 17st, a size 18!. 2 years ago I was a size 12 and 12st 3lb!. I've battled with weight since I started secondary school - I was bullied for being overweight and spent the following years convinced I was enormous!. When I met my partner (now my fiance) I got 'content' - I stopped the years of yo-yo dieting, enjoyed evenings tucked up with a takeaway!.!.!. you know the way it is! All of a sudden my clothes got a bit tight, then a bit tighter, then next thing I know I've put on 5 stone and gone up 3 dress sizes!. Its only now that I can look back at myself as a size 12 and realise I was slim and healthy, not the elephant I imagined myself as!! So now I've honestly never been more miserable, trying every diet, pill, plan or potion!.!.!.!.none of which worked of course!. So I'm knuckling down to good old exercise and calorie counting - miserablly!. So I know what you're going through!.!.!.and if you want to talk I'm here :-)Www@Answer-Health@Com

I was a bigger child i ate because i was bored, beacsue i was sad, ect!. i lsot alot of weight in high school then a few years ago i started to pack it all on again and noticed yet again i was eating when i was bored, sad, happy, blah blah blah haha!. now i see the problem, i see the pattern and ive lost 25 lbs in the past few months!. you need ot find your weakness, and why your over eating
Good luck, its a life time battle for mostWww@Answer-Health@Com

I know what you're going through all too well!. I am 5'5" and weigh 165!. My normal average weight before was around 125!. I did have a baby in 03', but most of my weight came in the last year or so!. I am 29 years old and also not pregnant!. I noticed that going from working full time to staying home with my child and doing some work from home is where most of my weight came from!. Also I'm not near as active as I once was!. I was also diagnosed with depression which can make you gain weight as well!. So there's my problems!. Hope it helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com

WTF!? I'm not overweight or obese, I'm skinny as hell and trying to gain weight!. I can't gain 40 in 8 months no matter how much I eat and I've been eating a sh!+ load of food!.
It's a lot easier to lose weight than it is to gain weight; for losing weight just don't eat as much!. Eating very little is easier than eating a whole bunch of food!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well its usually a gradual shift in lifestyle!. You don't usually just 'get fat'!. Probably you have made some small gradual changes in your lifestyle!. Perhaps eating less healthy, more snacks and nibbling at night time or between meals, this has a larger effect than some realize!. Also you may not be getting enough exercise, going for a walk just half an hour a day makes huge difference!. Try and take notice what has changed in the last year in the way you live, work and eat!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

well, for me, its not what i eat!. when i was in first grade i was diagnosed with uhhh i dont remember what its called ha but every month i had to get these shots that treat the disease!. well the side affects of those shots were weight gain- lottss of weight gain!. i used to be fairly skinny but now (im 13) im 5'5'' and 130 pounds!. its not overweight or obese but im kindaa fat!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There was a time a few years ago when I thought I was just always hungry, but it turned out to be a combination of stress/depression and psychosomatic problems (i!.e!. it was all in my head) and once I got some counseling I was able to go back to my normal weight!. It made me gain like 20-30 lbs, but now I'm back down to 170 and I feel much better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

In college I ate out ALL the time and didn't move around as much!. Pay attention to your activities and keep a journal of what you eat!. A lot of people gain weight by "snacking" trying drinking no calories too!. Sweet and liquids pack it on fast!.

Try drinking lots of water to flush out your system!. If that doesn't help get your thyroid checked out or see a doc to get tested for diabetes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

for me was eating out twice a day and going to Starbucks everyday!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Just the desire to eat over takes my will power!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

lol its all in the genes baby!. Love my dad for makin me skinny! yay!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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