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'm looking forward to underwear that fit - any that come over the belly roll down in the front, and "bikini" styles are never quite big enough for my ass.  i get one size, they slip down cuz they don't come high enough to be above my "fullest" point, i get the next size up and they slip down cuz they're not tight enough around.  and i don't really even have a big ass (for my size).  i feel for all the "big booty" girls out there!

i also get irritated with "naturally thin" people - a girl i work with said something the other day about "people just need to work out" (i don't remember her exact words, it was in reference to something, i don't think she was trying to be judgemental or rude to me)....i was just like "i've been more or less on a diet for over a year, and working out, and i'm down like 10 lbs from my highest weight...."  people who have never struggled with more than five or ten lbs really have NO IDEA what it's like to try to lose 50 or 100 or more!  it takes a lot more lifestyle adjustments, there can be mental blockages (like, using your weight to hide, or a food addiction, things like that), and there can be medical issues that contributed to the weight gain or make your body not cooperate and lose weight even when you're doing things right!  grrrr!!!!

the leg rub thing is an issue for me, too - i don't think they'll ever not touch as i can't really remember them not touching....but skinny people will never know how evil jean shorts on a hot day can be!!!

WOW! it's taken me most of the day to read this thread (in dribs and drabs), as I've felt so connected with it. As much as it's depressing to admit these greivances about being fat, I think it's as important to the healing process as it is to admit you have a fat problem that needs to be addressed NOW!

These are some of my greivances... in no particular order.

1. Knee pain and shin splints...A recent addition to my gripe list. This has only just begun to happen as I've built up to working out for 1 hour every day (except fridays). Grrr... so frustrating and mainly to do with my netball game. I push myself so hard in the game that I end up hobbling the next 2 days due to terrible shin splints. Yes, I've tried getting new, expensive ($250) runners, icing and warming up before exercise. It all still hurts to the point where the pain is always there, just in varying degrees.

2. In reply to MULESI-
Not having (enough) sex... my partner too struggles with weight and tends to be 'all or nothing type of bloke'. Unfortunately I am like that too and even more unfortunate is that I am in the 'all' category at the moment ( i.e eating right and exercising) and he is in the 'nothing' category. His portion sizes and coke consumption are through the roof, but no subtle hinting or encouraging him to come to the gym with me will work.
I know he's feeling unattractive due to the extra weight gained (he'd lost 30kgs when I met him), I'M feeling unattractive as I am trying to loose weight too, and I think we're both to lazy/ashamed/embarrassed to be intimate. It nearly makes me cry actually... when we were both thinner (3 years ago when we met), the sex was dynomite and he was so much more confident... now all we do is talk about it, with none of us keen to make the move... sorry if this was TMI.

NEXT!

3. Big boobs! I love my big boobs, mainly because they're the envy of my (yep, you got it!) SKINNY friends, but they have no idea of how annoying they can be! Yes, they fill out a top beautifully, until you get "Put it away!" comments from people offended by your clevage...oh, but they were only "JOKING"...yeah, funny. Because of the BB situation, I have to wear a singlet under everything. This is particulary trying every summer.
Extra sweat, particularly inbetween the boobs is gross and uncomfortable. While all my friends are in skimpy tops, (with their string bikini the only support required) I am in a singlet and v-neck tshirt sweating it out. yay.
Oh yeah, and the expensive, unsexy bras. I wore a string singlet (with a sting strap bra) on a particulary hot day around my dad, and he couldn't help but comment on the deep, red indentation marks my bra had made on my shoulders, stating that 'That's not normal'. Well, these things are HEAVY!

4. New stretch marks...what the?I've only lost 5kgs, but yet, my old stretch marks have angry red extensions on them and I am develping lumpy cellulite on my legs (which I basically haven't ever had before). Why does this happen, anyone?

5.  Back fat. Enough said...

6. My friends and family being annoyed with me when I weigh food, refuse sode drinks at their place and eat only a fraction of the (high fat/carb) meals they make for me. They just don't get it. Very unsupportive. My boyfriend has even taken to rolling his eyes as when he (rarely) makes us a meal, he has to prepare the same dish 2 ways. My (low fat, cal controlled) way, and his 'normal' way. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

In response to some of the people here:
KRISTINAMMC: I can relate to the skinnyt friends commenting about needing to loose some 'pudge' or  their 'love handles' and my super skinny best friend complainging about her cellulite (she's squeezing her thighs together with 2 hands people, of course there will be cellulite!!!). She has a 6 pack for crying out loud!

SPLEE123: I agree with the annoyance of thighs 'pooling' and 'sticking together when hot. I love skirts, but this one does me in on a hot day. I also have to wear long shorts as the shorter mid-thigh ones (which I don't object to if I've fake tanned my legs to hide those imperfections) ride up on the inside, so I'm constantly walking a few steps then pulling them down. Not a good look. This is particularly bad with my board shorts.

MISSJAYLENE13: I cna relate to your jeans comment. I have about 20 pairs of jeans, but I only ware about 3. Even the one I wear make my belly spill out ove rthe front even though they're loose in the waist. I use a belt and the muffin top gets worse! I don't get it. If they're loose without a belt, why still do they pust my belly up and over...? I jsut want to wear jeans like everyone else :(

EZZA016: How did you loose 17kg in 4  months? I've been on my journey for 3 months now and have only lost 5kgs, which is practically not noticable. I'm trying ot count cals, but my maths is not good (convertign kj's into cals!) and i dont' have a lot of time to log every piece of food i put int my mouth online. As I mentioned, I exercise 6 days out of 7 for an hour at a time, with variations of gym, aerobics, pilates, weight class and water aerobics. Still VERY VERY slow going. I wanna be trim for the australian summer! it's only a month away!

My birthday is in 5 weeks, I will be 24. My (first) goal was to be 78kgs by then. I made that goal 10 weeks ago when I started this journey at 88kgs. I am now at 83-84kgs (depending ont he time of day) and have been for 2 weeks. It took 6 weeks for the scales to even MOVE when I first started. If anyone would like to respond to my thread (essay!) and give me some encouraging ideas to shed those extra 5kgs in 5 weeks so I can reach my b'day goal, please tell me!

Thanks all, good luck.

Bending over to tie your shoes and you can't breath.  If you have just eaten then you feel like your stomach is being pushed up through your mouth.  The thigh rub. All the other things that were mentioned here also.

1. knees pain, hip pain, shin splints/shin pain-prevents me from having fun at exercise.

2. Stretch marks-both permanent and temporary ones from pants that are a LITTLE too tight and you don't notice standing up.

3. Back fat-I own next to zero form fitting tops, because of this.

4. rotund belly-second reason I hardly own anything form fitting.

5. large boobs- THEY ARE SO ANNOYING. They jiggle SO MUCH MORE than small ones, especially cuz I run alot, and each step is JIGGLE, JIGGLE, jiggle freaking jiggle ;DAHGASDG

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

that happened to me last week!it was horrible!!

constantly tugging at the bottom of my shirt...to make sure my belly is completely covered!

turning around in the shower and knocking all the shampoo bottles, shaving cream, and everything else on the floor with my big hips!

Ahhhhh this!

Waking up slightly groggy in the morning and ramming into doors with my big hips. Result=a week of intense hip bruising -_-

Contrary to the beliefs of one of the responders, I have found this thread to be extremely interesting and maybe even therapeutic.  I just sat here and read every post on these 9 pages - it was like a book I couldn't put down.  I have been on and off of the wagon what seems like a hundred times in the past couple of years.  Today is my first day back on the wagon.

I was on the site today trying to figure out a new method because the one I've been trying for the past 11 months has not been working - I can't seem to stick with my plan for more than a week and I keep restarting it over and over again.  As I read through the thread, I wrote down my own annoyances - many were the same as what I was reading, and others were sparked by what other people said - I came up with a total of 35.  As part of my new method, I'm going to keep this list and refer back to it a few times a week - I think I need to remind myself on paper why I need to stick with it this time.

My past method has been to jump in with both feet, thinking that I can start with eating healthy and exercising every day and continue that until I've lost all the weight I need to (about 100 lbs).  In my new method, my goals are going to concentrate more on exercise and less on a rigid eating plan.  As far as eating goes, I'm going to take one thing at a time to be strict with until it becomes a habit (eating a healthy breakfast every morning, for example) and then move on to the next.  Hopefully referring to my "annoyances list" will help me stick to it this time.

Thanks to everybody who has posted here for helping me to find a different outlook on why I want to lose weight - it's not just that I want/need to, but it's really annoying if I don't.  I have many of the same annoyances that were listed; some favorites from my list:

• Not being able to cross my legs
• Not being able to wear high heels anymore because my ankles can't support my weight and I'm afraid of breaking them
• People always telling me I have such a pretty face (it seems like they're thinking, "if only you could do something about the rest of yourself")
• Chub Rub (oh I hate the sound when I'm walking)
• Navel enlargement
• Rejecting clothing that fits because it shows bulges and rolls
• Having to fight with my stomach to reach my feet
• When I sit down, my belly rests on my lap
• Bruises on the backs of my legs when I sit in chairs with edges because of how heavy my thighs are
• It's so hard to shave my upper legs and bikini area

Every pair of jeans I've bought this year has worn through between the legs because my thighs rub together.  It would be nice to have a pair of jeans last more than a month or two. Clothing shopping in general is a big pain in the butt.

I hate running away everytime someone pulls out a camera, but I still do it.

I hate getting winded when I walk up the stairs.