I'm in that fight. But I can't exercise, and when the stress becomes too much, my nurse helps me get food.
1 month
Finding clothes is impossible.
I've been bedridden for a year, and I stopped wearing clothes.
There are no sizes for people my size. Special sizes are misleading, and I often bought pants that didn't fit properly.
It all came down to wearing 16XL leggings that were sometimes tight and ripped.
T-shirts were either too short and tight, or too long and also tight.
I could never find my size in T-shirts.
Unfortunately, I had to buy clothes blindly, hoping something would fit.
The downside to tight clothing is that sleeves, whether pants or T-shirts, if they're tight, cut off circulation.
The upside of being bedridden is that I no longer have to worry about clothes, much less shoes.
1 month
When it comes to everyday life, anyone would be exhausted. It is not easy to take care of a person who needs assistance 24/7.
4 months
Munchies:
Not just that. Illness, job loss, death ... the list is long.
Hell, these past due months has seen an uptick in natural disasters, war, and terrorism. Not saying people need to live in fear. Just be aware that things can go tits up without any notice, and you need to be prepared
Sweetfattie:
It always surprises me that so many people don’t plan for the worst case scenario. Maybe it’s because I grew up in California, where fire and earthquake preparedness are something you learn as little kids. Disaster could strike at any time, so you make contingency plans and then get on with life.
So, I don’t want to get fat enough that I can’t run while carrying two cat carriers long enough to get out of a burning house. (Which I can do right now. It’s not pleasant for anyone involved, but I can if I have to.)
An obese and immobile person thinks more about what he or she is going to eat than about what could happen in the event of a natural disaster.
In my condition, getting out of bed, leaving the house and then transporting myself is a challenge that requires logistics and the joint work of several people. I even need medical transport designed for someone of my size and, if I am lucky, there is a unit miles away. In the event of a heart attack, I only receive assistance at home and, if surgery is necessary, I am condemned to die.
Natural disasters are minor things and if one were to happen, they cannot do anything to get me out of the house. I do not believe that in an emergency they would allocate vehicles and personnel to get a fat, immobile person out of her house.
4 months
I'm going to give my opinion from my condition.
It is almost impossible unless the person is a patient in some clinic.
No one would let a stranger into their home and in a condition of immobility a person must have someone to permanently assist them, who are also the same people who helped them gain weight and maintain that lifestyle. Consequently, the person is a young person under the care of their parents or someone in a relationship in most cases.
4 months
At my sister's house, together with my niece, we both ate half a refrigerator together. It was my sister's birthday and my niece and I stayed up late eating, according to us, a little.
My sister had left everything ready for when the guests came and we ate half of it.
Before having surgery, my niece was morbidly obese and there we two fat women were looking at the remains of our food binge. I didn't remember eating so much.
4 months
That guy constantly wrote me private messages encouraging me to eat and keep winning. Some messages invited me to imagine eating a particular food and how good it would feel.
He was very annoying and yes, he was a stalker.
Thanks for reporting it.
5 months
My diet is a total failure. I binge eat secretly from my husband and ultimately he knows it because the scale doesn't lie.
My nurse was condemned to fight with me because I didn't give me food and with my husband for providing it.
My husband is tired of dealing with me and decided to leave everything in my hands.
When I want to eat no one tells me anything. Now the diet is in my hands.
This is a disaster. I start crying while binge eating, but I can't stop ordering fast food and swallowing like a pig.
My physical therapist came to my house and I was eating hamburgers. The look on that guy's face was atrocious and I imagine he only thought "I get paid to do my job and keep my schedule."
I feel like no one helps me and they left me alone to my own devices, but I don't make the slightest effort either and I can't help it either, because the desire to eat is so strong that I end up eating everything on my table.
5 months
I am immobile and almost reaching 900 pounds.
In my conditions, no one can work and to reach this size you have to dedicate yourself to eating like a pig and avoiding any physical effort.
We are talking about people who do not lift a finger all day except to put food in their mouths.
Perhaps there are exceptional cases, but the truth is that you have to eat like a pig until you burst all day long.
My stomach is too stretched. I can eat 7 packages of Oreo cookies for breakfast at and then devour 7 family pizzas at noon.
There is no work outside of the PC that I can do and my lifestyle is basically supported by my husband.
We are not rich but feeding myself is very expensive and I consume the equivalent of a family of 5 people.
How do they gain weight? eating as much as possible. Is it expensive to gain weight this way for an obese person? yes and a lot. Do they maintain them or do they work? Maybe they work up to 650 pounds and then can no longer do it because of a disability and have to be supported.
Maybe some won't admit it, but in my case I'm this fat because I wanted to and of course my stomach stretches and I eat more and more.
5 months
Romy:
God, I didn't think my food addiction was that big.
I have a lot of anxiety and I can't wait to eat delicious things.
My husband is inflexible about my diet, but I already cheated, I have my nurse and my niece.
Yesterday I asked my nurse to let me have a hamburger and then a chocolate cake. Today I asked my niece to bring me fried chicken with potatoes and 5 bars of chocolate.
The problem is that my husband doesn't know this and if he finds out my nurse could have problems.
The truth is I'm starving and I have a serious anxiety problem. My nurse didn't do things voluntarily, I basically ordered her to do them.
I broke my diet but it was necessary to calm down a little.
Munchies:
The struggle is real. I don't think anyone here will think less of you for being weak. But overcoming food addictions is more than just willpower.
I can't force you to be honest with your husband about your struggles, but we both know you need to be honest with him.
Do you have any additional support besides your husband? Are you familiar with the resources in your area?
I don't know what country you are in, but there are helplines, support groups, one-on-one help from experts, etc. I'd look into it.
I am undergoing treatment and they even gave me medication to control anxiety and I also resumed physical therapy. Eating secretly is difficult in bed, but when I can eat something delicious I do it.
My niece is going to bring me 2 triple hamburgers this afternoon.
I know I shouldn't eat those things but how do I resist the temptation? Anyway, I'm eating less than before and I'm going to lose some weight.
6 months
