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As part of the losing weight process, we all have to face the reasons we became, to be blunt, fat.  I am almost at the weight I was ten years ago, and I am finally figuring out how it happened.

I'd love to hear other's stories and reasons. Maybe it will help us all avoid new pitfalls!

My Story;

I have been overweight since elementary school. My first real awareness of my body, was as overweight. So I have basically been overweight my entire life...

Because of that I've never liked exercise. I've truly mastered the art of avoiding it.  Truth is, I was always too ashamed to try anything.
Just last year I started going to the gym semi-regularly. It was a BIG accomplishment for me, and my friend BEGGED me to go to a fitness class. The class was horrible. I was sweaty, I couldn't keep up, I felt like everyone was looking at me. I was so ashamed that I left after class, and I never went back to that gym.  I NEVER went back because of shame...

Now food, I am sure all of you know that being fat puts this magnifying glass on your eating habits. Sometimes real, sometimes imagined. 
My well meaning parents have always commented on how much I could eat. On how much I was eating, on how I should be eating again, or should be eating that.

So the result, food shame. So much food shame. Which made getting fast food the easier option, no shame right? I could get my food either at the drive through or take out, then go eat alone. Then there was no one to judge my eating habits, no one to make comments. 

Basically fast food became all I ate.
So over the last ten years, I gained around 50 pounds, on top of already being very overweight.
I was so ashamed of my weight I couldn't even deal with it, I didn't even know how much I really weighted.
<bot>: Shame and being self conscious led to terrible eating habits no exercise, stress and depression. Which all combined to lots of weight gain.