It's time to lose weight when . . .

The fabric in the hammock in which you are relaxing TEARS AWAY from its anchor and you go tumbling to the ground!!

Now, in my own defense, I will say that (a) I've already been losing weight; and (b) my husband left the darn thing out all through our long, cold, unusually snowy winter last year. I'm just sure it would have broken even if he had his skinny butt swinging in it. He's OPWCEANGW (one of those people who can eat anything and never gain weight).

I actually laughed about it, even at the time, probably because no one else saw and I wasn't embarrassed. But oh, my, if there was ever a SIGN!!

Anyone else have stories to share??

when you bend over and your pants don't just rip a little, but rip so much that you are left with something resembling chaps.... (this happened to my mom last summer, while she was bending over to try on shoes in a shoe store).

When somebody comes up to you at a party and congratulates you on your preganancy, despite the fact that you have a glass of wine in your hand and have been openly knocking them back all evening.

It sucked!! Especially as i thought i looked really nice all glammed up in anew dress!!

Some jerk at my job tells me in front of twenty other people that I have the thighs of a football player grrrr... do you honestly think that's a compliment? Cuz I sure don't!

Original Post by kim79my:

When somebody comes up to you at a party and congratulates you on your preganancy, despite the fact that you have a glass of wine in your hand and have been openly knocking them back all evening.

It sucked!! Especially as i thought i looked really nice all glammed up in anew dress!!

 

BEEN THERE!!! 

When a video games tells you you're obese. Seriously, you know you're a fat-@$$ when your Wii tells you to put down the controller and go for a walk!

when you catch yourself in the mirror and think "I'm glad I'm not as heavy as her" and then you realise you're looking at YOURSELF 

 

Original Post by mialondon:

when you catch yourself in the mirror and think "I'm glad I'm not as heavy as her" and then you realise you're looking at YOURSELF 

 

 Yowza! I thought I was the only one who had ever done that--but at the time, I have to say, it didn't make me care!! :)

When you have two people comment on how much better you look with the weight gain...one said it nicely the other not so nice. I know I have gained weight but I am not happy about it and it needs to go. The biggest indicator is when your pants just don't want to fit...and you have to confess that its not just "bloat" that will go away tomorrow but full on fat. :(

when you go to the mall clothing boutique and the woman sais " oh sorry hun theres only size 1 to 12 here" or the sales girls dont even bother to ask you for help because they know youll look at clothes then leave shortly after.

 I looked down one day and noticed that I couldn't see my feet. Then I thought about it and realized that I hadn't seen my feet in quite awhile. I'm 5'2 and started at 165. I eventually did lose the weight over a span of 5 years, but I still look every now and again to see if my feet are still there.

when someone is asked to describe you and the first words that they say are

 

"ya know that heavy set girl......"

or

"oh you know she's the bigger one........."

 

When you have a massive collection of cute shoes, because you can't fit into cute clothes(even though you have nothing to wear with the shoes)

 

I'm a large-chested girl anyway, but when people start talking about my boobs ALL the time I know it's time to lose weight. I carry it pretty well, so I usually just get labeled as "curvy" or "voluptuous" regardless of my weight, but when my boobs take over I know I need to get it together.

There's also the catty compliment for girls such as "you have a such a pretty face."

Oh the shoes thing was definitely me! I owned about 150 amazing pairs of shoes because I knew when I went into a shoe store I could find things to fit me.

...the only clothes you can wear lately are called "your fat girl clothes".

I have 2 pairs of capris (elastic-waist) and a couple of skirts I can wear. I refuse to buy new clothes because I know I'll fit into those size 13's in a while. They button but I can't breathe in them right now....it's only a matter of time before my wardrobe increases as my size goes down and I can fit into my older stuff. In the meantime, you'll pretty much see me in the same outfit every other day.

Your bottom slowly start invading the seat next to you on the bus. 

Your belly button disappears (it's coming back!).

You get those "ah...of course" looks when you buy an ice cream for a treat.

Original Post by kim79my:

When somebody comes up to you at a party and congratulates you on your preganancy, despite the fact that you have a glass of wine in your hand and have been openly knocking them back all evening.

It sucked!! Especially as i thought i looked really nice all glammed up in anew dress!!

same thing happened to me, at a club! I was drinking and the guy said congrats are you having a baby it broke my heart... then my girlfriend was like are you kidding me! to him and he was like oh its the shirt so sorry :( whatever it was the beginning of my weight loss progress!

I think I've experienced all of the above!

When your referred to as "thunder thighs" lol

My mom has been asked if she is pregnant as well (oddly enough with a glass of wine in hand.. come on ppl!)

Ooh ooh, i have a never one.

When a guy was talking to a group of us about the kinda size he likes his girls to be, he refers to me and says "kim is probably the biggest i could ever go". I felt like i wanted the earth to swallow me up . The other girls there were absolutely tiny and i felt like a heffer.

But the guy was an idiot and i can lose weight but he will always be an idiot! :-)

sorayazada- it broke my heart too. I just don't get how people can be so insensitive, i would never say anything like that to anyone, not even if i really suspected they were pregnant!! On the plus side, the party is an annual thing and next year i plan to go back slim, hot and wearing something that will definately show that i am not pregnant!! :-)

2 years post baby and you are still wearing the clothes you wore post partum.
A family member of mine came up to me (while I was drinking a margarita) and said "Oh, you're having another baby!" My response, "Nope, I guess I'm just that fat"
My favorite- The 50 pairs of cute heels in my closet, couldn't squeeze my fat foot into. (Since I've lost weight my shoe size is down by 1/2 size)