Why it’s hard work being fat!

I’ve decided to list the things that weight does that you kinda forget when you’ve lost it. This post is a reminder so I never take it for granted again and remember the small things, the things that really can make you feel miserable:

1. Cutting or painting your toes gets soooo much harder to bend

2. Putting on socks and knickers so much harder. The awkwardness of bending is such a challenge

3. Bending to shave your legs is harder too

4. Aching hips

5. Aching lower back

6. Wearing huge pants!

7. My stomach hangs low almost between my legs

8. When I’m sitting down I have a shelf to wrest my arms or coffee on which although it sounds like a positive, it shouldn’t be.

9. My stomach skin gets sweaty and sore. I have to shower once a day, if not twice because of this. (It’s also nice to be clean). When it gets sore though it’s awful, so painful and I worry as it has a smell to it too. So not nice!

10. I’m so body conscious, even in front of my ever loving husband. I know he loves me no matter what my shape or size but I just don’t feel “nice” or sexy. I what to be so much to him

11. I don’t even think about clothes now. I have a handful of items I know fit and I dread having to buy anything new 

12. My feet are bigger

13. My hands are bigger and I can’t wear my wedding rings

14. When I jump my stomach jumps about a second later than the rest of me and hurts (due to the flapping about)

15. I definitely get more tired carrying the weight

16. I can’t go up the stairs with ease like I used to. Sometimes I find I’m dragging myself up them

17. I don’t like to look in the mirror. 

18. I definitely don’t want a full length pic or a sitting down picture of myself 

19. I can’t run and play with the kids. I just don’t have the speed or energy!

20. Leg rubbings and sore skin

21. Leg rubbing so your trousers thin so much quicker between your legs

22. Worrying when you need to sit on a chair, the paranoia as it looks flimsy and ‘what if’ it breaks?!

I think I’ll keep this list open and add things as I think of them.