I lost weight, but I am still fat...

[hotmaewest]

For the first time since I was 12 I wore a pair of shorts out in public. I now wear a size 28 and for some reason I had my hubby buy them for me. As I looked at myself in the mirror I thought, I REFUSE TO HAVE MY EGO STRANGLED BY THESE OVERPRICED SCRAPS OF CLOTH

Comments

[sctechsorceress]

I understand what you mean. I haven't worn shorts in public for a very long time, and for the exact same reason. I like to look good when I go out, but I hate to shop for clothes. There just seems to be so few options for a woman of my size.

[pheloniusfriar]

Baby steps... it's great to hear that you've made progress in your goals!

[rattrap]

So wear them around home. I know one guy who'll appreciate them.

[pistolpup]

I know the feeling. When you knew me back in NC, I was 280 lbs. I'm 305 now after coming down 20 lbs total at 325. Still trying to lose weight. I put on some more muscle which affects the dropping lbs, but going for tone more than bulk anymore. Hitting the gym during lunch at work with a coworker of mine is helping along with watching my diet. It's funny, we went out to a local go kart and mini golf place today. I'm too big to fit in a gokart anymore. Not because of my weight as much as too much leg muscle and height to even drive one. I hate being big. All of these things my friends want to do like drive go karts and ride roller coasters just don't work for me at all. I can't fit. At 6'3" and with the size of a line backer, it limits you on things. At least german sports cars still have enough room for me.

Big Men

[ankhorite]

I've wondered where, for example, football linebackers buy their socks.

I wonder how basketball players drive cars.

I wonder what kind of car Refrigerator Perry drives.

I wonder if anyone other than an NBA or NFL player can afford to buy a tub that is comfortable.

I am a woman nearly six feet tall, and the fat lady catalogs don't expect that. Buying clothes, even from specialty vendors, is an endless hell.

And I bought a Honda Element because that's what fits a person with a wide bottom, as long as you avoid the "urban trim" model which has a too-tall center console.

Bah.

Re: Big Men

[pistolpup]

I know for myself, I can't drive half the cars out there due to size. I have Nissan Xterra which is quite roomy inside and a Audi that is also surprisingly roomy for a sports car in both width and length. Granted I sit with my front seat pressed against the back seat, but still. I gave up on "taking a bath" years ago and just do showers since I can't fit in a tub. Even a full normal tub doesn't bring the water over my chest and belly. Let alone trying to get my legs in it. The other funny item is with pants. Apparently the wider you get, the shorter your legs are supposed to be. So its hard to find taller sizes with a bigger waist. That and I hate shopping at the big and tall, they always have shirts that look like freaking bags with holes for your head and arms. There is never a "fitting" look there. Nothing that shows the natural shape of your body, just stuff that you have to tuck in and bunch up in the back to make it look semi normal and not like you are about to go indoor skydiving

Re: Big Men

[pistolpup]

Not that this is an issue for you, but one last rant on Fat Lady clothing catalogs:

The designers clearly have No Clue. They offer hideous old-lady-Kmart prints on far too much. They offer thong underwear, which is SO not happening! They offer giant cup bras but retain the skinny straps which are clearly incapable of supporting that much heft without making painful grooves in one's shoulders. They offer short sleeves - I mean SHORT short sleeves - on far too much also. Clue! Clue! Heavy women rarely if ever want to display their upper arms

Ah...

[hotmaewest]

The shorts are "me", but not the me I want to share with the public.