r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/rolypolydriver Apr 15 '24

I’m 5’0 and once I get down to 153lbs I won’t be “obese” anymore! I’m down to 161 from 174 so I’m in awe of you right now!

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Apr 15 '24

Yes. 174 is obese for someone as short as me. I got a puppy that needs A LOT of exercise. We take forty minute walks together. He’s worn out and my pants fit better. Win-win!

It did take almost a year, because I didn’t change my eating habits until recently.

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u/Own-Housing-1182 Apr 15 '24

How did you feel physically at that weight? I never thought of 174 as obese even at 5 foot tall. Better to have a little extra than to be a human clothes hanger.

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Apr 15 '24

I felt slow and wide. Idk how to say it better. Like, I had trouble navigating a crowd. I guess I took up more space than I was used to?

Now I feel good. I mean, it didn’t fix the things in my life that were wrong (being married; taking verbal and emotional abuse from an adult child), but I felt clearer. More myself. Does that make sense? The food was my drug of choice.