The somewhat minor annoyances of being overweight -- what are yours?

So, after a little over 3 months using CC and almost 5 months of hard work, today I hit the 10 pound mark!  30 more to go!  And I was thinking... it's really nice that my underwear doesn't fall down anymore.  It had gotten so annoying that since my stomach was sticking out so much, and the waistband of my underwear hit just below the largest part of my stomach, it kept rolling down.  It wasn't so bad when I was wearing jeans which helped to keep them up, but if I was wearing a skirt, I would inevitably have to pull the waistband back up a few times.  Of course now all my pants are starting to fall down, but for that I really just need to suck it up and go shopping for new pants.

We all have the big reasons for losing weight -- wanting to be healthier, wanting to look better, etc.  But what are the little things that nag at you?

I hated snoring.

And that it took several pillows to be able to sleep comfortably.

being fat can hurt- if you have rolls or anything.

and summer time is brutal I am always Hot & sweaty

also my clothes never ever fit right

I hate it when my thighs rub.  I hate that the underarms of my shirts get threadbare.  I really hated when my son said "oh is that you mom?  I thought dad was home" - meaning I was walking heavy.

I hated navel distortion.  You know - your navel becomes misshapen and enlarged. Woa...I could hide a twinkie in there!

There are alot of things I hate, but I think the worse is getting on a public bus and the only sit left is one that the person ( small person) is taking up the whole sit purposely and you have to actually asked them have you may sit with them.

Chub rub.....yeah I'm with you on that one madamq

When you are feeling the effects of your workout and healthy diet and feeling pretty good until you turn round and accidently catch sight of yourself in a mirror or see a photo someone took and crash back to reality that you're still fat and has SO far still to go

When you're walking through town on a night out and there are two guys walking behind you loudly commenting on how fat your ass is (that was about 30lbs ago though but its still pretty huge....always one of the last places to lose!)

When you can't wear all the nice clothes other people are wearing cos they just don't look the same with fat rolls

When you're going on holiday in 8 weeks with your skinny friend who looks great in a bikini and just about anything and you're still feeling like a whale

When you feel like you don't deserve to have a boyfriend and will be single for the rest of your life cos surely nobody would find someone as fat and ugly as you remotely attractive :(

When you feel inferior to your gorgeous, slim friends

When your feeling a bit down and being fat just makes you feel 10 times worse :(

wow...yup, can relate to most of these!!..

I would add sitting down...if am walking i'm ok, i don't feel too fat...but the fact that whenever i sit down I need to adjust my pants and bring them a bit up so my love-handles and stomach rolls of fat don't hang over my jeans is a minor annoyance

and i would agree with the summer comment, hot and sweaty yet don't want to wear a tank top...just an overall uncomfortable feeling...eeeek

madamq, yes, definitely the thighs rubbing together.  I'm so looking forward to the day when my thighs no longer rub together when I walk.  It's generally pretty hot and humid where I live, and I can't walk any appreciable distance in a skirt because my thighs rub together and chafe.  I once walked 3 miles home while wearing a skirt, and by the time I got home, my legs were actually bloody.  And I hate that my jeans are now threadbare down the seam of the inner thighs.

I hate that everytime i see my Father he tells me i look like i have been lifting dumbells because my arms are big! funny thing is he has a very big beer belly... go figure.. o and i also hate the belly overhang around the waist. always have to wear a loose shirt...

My thighs have rubbed together since I was eight, so although it's not the most fun experience, it doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother other people. I've just never been a skirt person. What does bug me is when non-stretch t-shirt sleeves restrict my movement, or dig into my armpits, or bunch up.

There are 'minor' annoyances?  Uh oh.... mine have all been major, or so they seem(ed)!  See my journal entry on my site regarding Things About Being Morbidly Obese That Really Suck; I bet many of you can relate!

Minor annoyances?????  Uhhh........  writing down that number (pounds) on any medical or insurance form asking for weight.  Ugh!  Do I have too?  Can't you just see that I'm fat and let it go at that?    Even now that I've lost a ton of weight, I'm still annoyed when I have to write down that smaller number since it still shows I'm overweight.  It makes me want to write an essay after the number to explain that, yeah it's a big number, but it's better then it was and I'm prouf of it!!!!  Bleh!

Ha ha I can totally relate to all of these!

1) Chub rub!

2) T-shirt arms being too tight and making your arms look like they are sqeezed in there!

3) Pulling up the pants when I sit down, so as to avoid muffin top!

4) Having to buy pants that fit my waist and not my legs! (tight in the waist, loose in the legs!)

Misjudging the size of the seat on the metro relative to my ass - I misjudged several times and would hit the arm rest instead. Ouch.

-when my pants fall down because my stomach to too big and is pushing them down

-rolls

-clothes never fitting

-thighs rub/chub rub

-family and friends commenting on my fatness

-I can also relate to the needing to adjust pants when sitting down

when i find nice clothes i actually like on me, they cost more.

having to buy separates for an outit.

I thought of another one: rejecting clothing that fits, but shows any bulges or rolls.

Also, that I feel the need to lie about my weight on blood donation forms.  I figure they just want to know that I'm heavy enough to donate (which, duh!), so they don't need to know the actual number.  Honestly, the only place I feel comfortable telling people my weight is on this site.  I even hate that the doctor knows what my weight is.  I just find it embarassing.

I agree with a lot these too...

1. Thighs rubbing together

2. Armpit fat (the bulge you see with sleeveless clothes between your arm and your boob)

3. Thinking you look good from the front then turning around and the back view is horrifying.

4. Not feeling remotely comfortable in shorts or a bathing suit.

5. Feeling resentful of your hot thin friends / going out and having guys tell you that "your friend is really hot"

6. Realizing you barely fit into last summer's clothes - and you thought you were fat then!

7. The deep indentations you get from pantyhose as they dig into tummy fat.

As much as I hate all of these things, it might not be a bad idea to print them out and post them somewhere where I can see daily to remind myself why I am dieting when I want to give up.  Any suggestions of a semi-private place I could put it?

Original Post by dschmitt423:

As much as I hate all of these things, it might not be a bad idea to print them out and post them somewhere where I can see daily to remind myself why I am dieting when I want to give up.  Any suggestions of a semi-private place I could put it?

 The inside cover of your food log.  Laminated!

OMG - the pantyhose.  I seldom wear them because I hate that red ring around my middle.

I can deal with all of these things - the one I hate is the condesending looks from the doctor when he tells you you are morbidly obsese.  I guess they assume everyone who is fat walks around with a bag of M&M's all day. Sigh

But the one that hurt me the most was when my sons father told me I was too fat and ugly for anyone to ever love. 

I am with kaufmkk, there are so many major horrors of being fat, many of which I am incredibly grateful that I don't have to deal with anymore, and still working on eliminating the rest! But, just looking at annoyances not deeply emotionally scarring humiliations...

I am glad I no longer have to dust my entire body with baby powder to prevent chaffies (like chub rub, but everywhere)...so I no longer have a bathroom covered with a fine film of white dust, that was really annoying. Yay!

I am glad I can shop in regular stores and get the good sales, for tops at least, pants next year too :)

some guys like big girls. My fiance does - even if  i dont understand it

i aslo hate that I would have a cute style if  I could fit into the clothes I like or the plus size verisions werent alot more money