Does anyone on here actually understand what it's like to be fat?

[snackeyg]

I'm getting annoyed by people saying "Working out is amazing" or if you didn't want to be fat you'd do it. No I wouldn't. I'm a fat ass.

Working out is about as much fun as slamming my head against the wall. I can break a sweat/get tired so easy it's not even funny. Last time I worked out I walked for about an hour on the treadmill it was just under 2 miles and I was tired all day. I HATE that.

Working out is awful. It gives pain for days and makes you drained/tired for the entire day

I swear. Skinny people just don't get it.

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There's a lot of good answers on this. Sorry I can't give them all best answer.

[heavenonearth]

It's never easy, my mom's going through this right now, but with some will power and good music she's doing it. If it's tiring for you to run two miles in one hour then I think you need to change your workout strategy. If you feel tired all day and you hate it, that's not going to motivate you to exercise again. You should buy a pedometer and make a conscious effort to walk more during the day, make sure to walk more steps everyday. Limit the time you spend sitting down on the computer or couch to a minimum amount, and even while you're sitting, don't sit still. Do some arm/leg lifts while you're on the couch. You need to get used to being active to lose weight, and obviously the more active you are the more weight you'll lose.

Since you probably don't want to do intense workouts the only other option is to start small and build yourself up to the point where you can endure it. Work out everyday until you're only a little out of breath, I think you'll find that you'll be able to do more every day or couple of days. The main thing is that you have to be consistent. Weight loss will come slowly, but that's the only way to do it if you aren't willing to tire yourself out. Anyone who works out more than their body is used to will feel as tired as you feel. The thing is, if you're willing to push yourself more you'll lose weight faster. It'll be hard on your body for sure, but generally it gets easier after a few weeks if you're consistent about it.

[snackeyg]

"If it's tiring for you to run two miles in one hour then I think you need to change your workout strategy." What did you mean by that exactly? If you meant that it shouldn't tire me out. I agree.

[heavenonearth]

What I mean is that if you're that tired from doing what you described then you should take it easier. Walk one mile instead, but be consistent about it and do it everyday. If you don't want to walk for two miles because it tires you out too much, do something you can handle, just don't do nothing.

[Southern_Belle]

I was 265 to 270 when I was in high school, so yeah I know what it is like to fat. I am a normal weight now and I did lose the weight by diet and exercise and I have maintained for a year now. I HATE working out. I would so much rather come home at the end of the day and crash. No I dont' feel amazing after a workout and I work out 4-5 days a week. After going to school, going to work, fixing dinner, cleaning up, doing laundry, getting my homework done, and fitting in a good work out, I am freaking exhausted! I know that staying healthy is a need and being lazy is a want and my need out weighs the want.

Working out has never gotten easy for me, but I don't want get fat again, so I just push through.

[snackeyg]

It never got easy? Damn that discourages me more. But you were pretty close to my weight. So I'm sure you definitely know how I feel. How much did you lose?

[Southern_Belle]

Exercise will never be as easy as chillin on the couch, it will always be hard work. It is worth it though. I should say it never really got effortless, but I got more used to it lol. I am 5'6" and I lost 120 pounds. Don't get discouraged! Weight loss is not easy, but health is important and exercise is good for you, even though it sucks. If you really want to be healthier you might just have to deal with exercising and forget about the fact you hate it. That's what I had to do:)

[ArtistBboy]

From my judgement, I'm skinny.

I think I do understand, exactly what you're saying.. I hated going to the gym, hated feeling tired, hated being sweaty, hated feeling uncomfortable (I didn't use the gym much), hated people looking at me like I'm a wimp, etc and so forth.

Personally, I have no pity for you. it's your choice to stay home; go for it.. Just don't bitch at skinny people for "not understanding" when we try to motivate you to get out and use your body. We are trying to do a good thing for you by motivating you.. We aren't trying to get you to go to the gym to have a heartattack.

And as for you being a fatass.. My sister was 330lbs at age 15.. I was around 80 lbs at 13.. When I was 17 (and she was 19) our weights differ to me: 110.. Her: 270... And to date, I'm 21 and she's 23.. I'm 160 lbs and she's 170 ish.. For how long it took me to gain muscle, she lost a lot more weight.. In comparison I bet she's even stronger than me, which pisses me off..

~ ArtistBBoy

[snackeyg]

I'm not expecting pity or bitching just because of motivation. I'm saying how skinny people think it's a breeze but it's not. That's what I'm bitching about. Also she probably is. I have natural muscle from being fat.

[ArtistBboy]

I can gaurantee you that it's not "easy" for me. But I still go at least every two days.. And afterward I'm sore, etc.. I don't know what it's like to be fat, but I bet it's tough. Who's giving you sh*t about it being "Easy" anyway? Probably some dweeb that's never gone to the gym.

[snackeyg]

A lot of people say that to me. That it's "easy" and makes you "feel great". I mean yeah it makes you strong and fit but it doesn't feel good until after when the pain is gone and you're like "f*** yeah I look awesome". There's also supposed to be something that's released into the brain when you work out that makes you feel good but I swear that's never happened to me.

[ArtistBboy]

I can vouch on the last sentence.. But as for those statements of it making you feel great, I think it's more the achievement than the result.. You achieve your goal, whatever it may be, and that alone is what makes you feel good.. The rockin' body is just a plus.

[Anonymous]

I used to be really fat back in the fourth grade. I lost so much weight by getting into sports and martial arts. I really enjoyed doing those things.

The last two years of high school I ended up being overweight. And again I lost the weight. But this time it was by not going to McDonald's, Burger King, and pizzeria's. I ended up eating Subway sandwich's instead. I also walked for a long time in between classes when I went to college. And the places near my college had a lot of good healthy foods. I ended up eating things like greek salad and tomatoes and a bit of mozzarella. I drank Bolthouse juices instead of sodas. I ended up doing that for two semesters and during that time I lost 35 pounds.

You should make wanting to get with a good looking woman one of your main motivations for getting into shape.

[snackeyg]

I looked up Bolthouse. We don't have that here. But I think it's similar to this link but it's fruits not vegetable drinks. Also that is like the only reason I want to lose weight. Women>Self-Esteem/Confidence>Health. I know health should be first but it's not.

[Arwens-Fire]

I have no sympathy for you.You choose to be obese,and eventually you will have to deal with the consequences thereof which is likely in your near future like,Diabetes,hypertension,cholestrol issues etc. My mom is overweight...and she has been for years. She is about 5'4" or 5'5" weighing 200lbs plus.Her smallest weight has been around 190. I'm saying this because after a while,your body is going to give up from the harm you're putting it through...its only a matter of time and our bodies are already very forgiving. I have watched my moms health decrease immensley throughout the years,all because she had diabetes(acting for years as though she didn't).She has so far suffered a heart attack and a mild stroke. She doesn't exercise at all.Nothing.Nada.She hasn't excercised for years.And now she is wheelchair bound MOST of the time.It didn't have to get to that point,but it did because of blatent laziness and depression.I don't know whos encouraging to feel the way you do,but when your body starts shutting down,its going to be your own fault.You must think about your heart,and the fat surrounding it.You are not exempt from cardio issues depite your age. The heart is a muscle,and like anything else it needs to be worked out.It needs to be used. You can vent this on this site,and we can all give advice from here to kingdom come,but only you can choose to change.You still have time,and if not,you are sowing your own poison.

Yeah,i naturally have a fast metabolism but I still go and work out.Excercising my heart and lungs.

Anyway,its your choice. Be well.

[snackeyg]

I'm not asking for sympathy. Just want people to understand a little that it's not super easy to work out. Also sorry to hear about your mom. She's getting the short end of the stick on health. My mom is 50 and overweight. She's never had any issues except hypertension but that's genetic.

[Arwens-Fire]

It's not easy for a lot of people,but they do it because they know about the consequences If they don't.

[AtheistScholar]

You are tired so badly from working out because you are obese. Skinny people CAN get what it's like to work out as a fat person, they merely need to carry a 100 pound sack of potatoes WHILE running on the tread mill.

Try dieting BEFORE really working out. And when you DO start to shed some pounds from a diet, work out SLOWLY and build your endurance. Go for a short 30 minute walk and slowly pick up speed after a few weeks, your body will LEARN to like and crave working out after a while.

[snackeyg]

How many weeks is a few?

[Pancakes]

Dude, I'm very slender but very unfit so I understand how hard it is to work out. However, I've been forcing myself to go to the gym and slug it out because laziness is NOT attractive whether you're fat or not. It's also hard for fit people to work out because they have to push themselves further than their own limits, it's not just you it's everyone. You choose to be obese, they choose not to and go through the pain and suffering of working out.

[snackeyg]

A lot of skinny people I know don't even work out. They're still not fat. If they ALL did this question would be pretty useless.

[Pancakes]

I don't think you understand. While they may not be fat they still FEEL fat because their body is unhealthy. Everyone who works out has a hard time doing it, it's not fun. Instead of whinging about how hard it is to be overweight and how no one understands get off your ass and do something about it. If not then keep your complaints to yourself because the choice to be healthy or unhealthy is totally and completely in your hands. You have no one else to blame.

[snackeyg]

lol That's stupid. They know they're not fat.

[Pancakes]

What would you know? You're not thin and unhealthy.

[snackeyg]

Touche.

[Confused614]

Working out is much harder starting out. When you are starting your not used to a routine at all. You probably haven't worked out in forever. So it will cause you to be very sore. But if you can stay motivated for a while, it just becomes a routine. You also would not be as sore after every exercise.

For me personally I like the feeling of being sore from a good workout. It means exactly that, you had a good workout.

[G-Daz]

I guess that's the process of building muscle, you break muscle fibres down to gain more hence the old saying "no pain, no gain". The beginning wil always be harder but it honestly will get easier as time goes on, its easier to work out when you have inspiration to do so, I am naturally competitive so working out is fun to try and beat myself but I guess if your not naturally compeitive it would be harder. You shuld still try though

[brunettebelle]

Yes I do know what it is like to work out but you gave up to easy. Work on your eating habits too, I have a bad thing with sweet things. I can control it at home but when I go to my grandparents house it is hard because all they have is sweet things. I do like working out though, today I took a short bike ride to the peir.

[Anonymous]

Yes I do and I was 50lbs heavier and now I'm down to 130 and I feel amazing and I just worked out and ate good its easy

IF you don't like that work out find something else try the Jilian Miceals 30 day shred its amazing and only 27 min but you feel like you worked out harder also work out at night if it drains you all day.

[snackeyg]

How tall are you? And if I can't even do a 1-2mph pace on a treadmill I doubt I'll enjoy a really hard 30 minute workout.

[Opinion Owner]

im 5'2

Then just start off walking and work your way into it and just start by taking one food out of your diet that's bad for you and slowly cut them out. If you have the money Join Weight watchers its amazing but if you don't I think you should check out sparkpeople.com its free and AMAZING also

[secondbestkiller]

I'm thin but lazy. I hate working out. The only reason I'm not fat is because of my metabolism, so I don't criticize anyone that IS fat, haha.

[Anonymous]

I am overweight and have been for several years so I would know. I do dread working out but I know that it's healthy and something that must be done. Once you get over the intial (I hate working out) and just force yourself to do it, you'll feel better and get used to it. But if you're going to complain about how working out sucks and that you don't want to do it, then you'll be fat for a long time. Don't complain about being fat if you're not going to do anything about it.

[WeaponZero]

I used to be 335 lbs. I know. But I lost most of it and am now down to about ~230. It's worth the investment of time to do it, trust me. The quality of life I experience has gone up tremendously.

[snackeyg]

How do you convince yourself to do it? I don't know if something is mentally wrong with me or what, but I can't get myself to do it.

[WeaponZero]

First of all I did in phases. In the beginning it was just diet. I added exercise later on down the line. Secondly I found bringing a buddy to the gym keeps you occupied more.

[Brando]

Alternatively, do YOU understand what it feels like to really bust your ass at the gym over a period of time and start to feel different than you did before?

[snackeyg]

Nope because I enjoy not moving.

[Brando]

Then there's no advice we can offer you.

[snackeyg]

Makes sense.

[mormollio]

Well, if you don't like working out you'd better love being fat, because the fat isn't gonna get up and leave. No pain no gain.

[snackeyg]

Well duh. lol

[Anonymous]

you took an hour to run just under 2 miles, f*** me that's slow.

it takes dedication and hard work to lose weight. stop being such a lazy p**** and just do it. otherwise you will be a fat f*** for the rest of your life.

also "skinny people just don't get it" working out feels the same for everyone when you start.

[snackeyg]

I didn't run. I walked. If I ran I'd only be able to go like half a block then be really tired. I bet skinny people can run a lot f***ing farther than that.

[Opinion Owner]

i bet they cant, I know skinny kids who are really REALLY unfit and I have fat friends who are fitter

[Enchanted_x3]

I agree. Just because someone is skinny doesn't make them fit. There are skinny people who are just as unfit and unhealthy as you are Greg.

[sexylittlemodel]

I can tell you that I would never in my life know what it's like to be fat, because it's already hard enough for me to gain a pound! But I've seen 'chubby' guys get fit, so it's doable.

[Anonymous]

I don't know really, but I do have a feeling.