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I thought I was (fill in the blank), but really, I was just fat.
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It tickles me every day to think back at all the things I THOUGHT I was but turns out, I was just fat.
I thought I had some sort of excessive sweating gene because I would have sweaty lip/sweaty boobs just walking around the mall . I rarely sweat any more, even during/after a hardcore exercise class. Turns out, I was just fat.
I thought I was extremely claustrophobic, refusing to use a regular bathroom stall or changing room, choosing to wait for the bigger stalls. Now that I can go in a regular potty and turn around without touching anything, I feel fine. Turns out, I was just fat.
I thought I was really bad at painting my own toenails because I have no coordination. Turns out, I was just fat.
I thought I was too short to see clearly out of the passenger side window of my minivan when changing lanes, so I had to drop the back seat. Now I can turn all the way around to see if anyone is in the lane next to me. Turns out, I was just fat.
I thought I was a naturally gassy person. I rarely have gas now that I am eating a better diet. Turns out, I was just fat.
I thought my seizure meds were making me extremely tired at the end of the day. I still take the same meds and have so much more energy. Turns out, I was just fat.
There are tons more things I believed about myself in my denial at how my obesity was affecting my health. You?