According to the height/weight/age chart at my doctor’s office and most online websites, I am categorized as extremely obese.   I’m pretty sure I’ve been in this category since the 2nd grade.

I know I need to lose weight, I’ve always known.  In school, I was constantly reminded by my classmates.  I heard the jokes.  Whatever.  My biggest problem came during college, I was on my own, on the run all the time and I didn’t eat the right way, I ate whatever was quick and on the way.

So here I am “extremely obese.”  But, I don’t feel fat.  However, everywhere I go I am constantly reminded that I am larger than everyone else.  I am a millimeter away from requesting the extender piece for the airplane seat.  And let’s not even get started on the width – forget about having anything in my pockets.   I’ve seen weight limits on camping gear to bicycles.  Where else?  The mall.  Oh yes, let’s not forget the mall, there is a special section for me, its called plus size.  Most stores don’t have it.  You know where else.  I tried to find a woman’s shirt with a sports team logo on it.  The largest size they have is a misses XL - which is not going to work and a men’s just doesn’t fit right.

I lost some weight in my early twenties, around the time I met my husband.  Then we were married and I’ve been pretty much been putting it on ever since.

And I know what you are thinking, lose weight.  Ha!  Don’t you think I’ve been told that all my life too?  I don’t feel fat.  But, I already KNOW I need to lose weight.  I’m actually pretty active.  I run around with my nieces and nephews all the time, we go hiking, and we’re always out doing stuff.  But what about all that in between time, from fat to thin.  I still need to wear clothes, and travel, and spend my money in your store, right?  Don’t judge me.

I think there is a huge industry that could be tapped in plus size clothing.  But that’s an aside and another blog for another day. 

My problem is that I LOVE to eat.  And, I love to eat all the things that are bad for me and too much of those things.  Hi my name is Daisy and I have an addiction.  An addiction to eating.  But now that I’ve admitted it, I will overcome it.  Focus!

My husband and I made the committment to lose weight, we’re eating healthy and exercising.  So we’ll see. 

But to all you haters out there that like to remind us that are scale challenged that we’re fat, we already know it.   We may not feel fat, but we don’t need to be reminded either.   Keep your comments to yourself!