Sweet lord Jesus, I'm fat.

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I weighed myself for the first time in a long time about six weeks ago, and I was fatter than ever. I was sure that I'd lost weight since then, as I'm down a notch on my belt. I weighed myself again tonight, and I'm like ten pounds fatter than I was six weeks ago. What the hell happened? Where did the new fat find to go if my middle's getting skinnier?

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[Art_from_Ark]

1. If you're exercising regularly,

some of that fat is probably being converted into muscle, which is denser than fat.

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3. Does drinking count as exercise?

I was working 50 - 75 hours a week for most of that time, but that's mostly standing behind a counter - not much heavy lifting or anything. Does watching hulu and drinking build muscle? I've been doing a fair bit of that as well.

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2. your fat ass

[harmonicon]

4. Well, I left that option off the poll...

because I figure if my ass gained ten pounds, my jeans wouldn't be getting looser.

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5. that's just my standard response

i have a pancake butt, so i don't know what happens to how your pants fit when it gets bigger

[Akoto]

6. I'm battling weight issues myself, from medication ...

At my last visit to the pain doctor, they raised my dose of Lyrica to 600mg. I pretty rapidly went up to about 180lbs, which is quite heavy for me. Dieting is proving a challenge because the drug has created such a powerful appetite. Oddly, all of the fat is confined to my belly; the rest of me looks as it used to.

Worst part is, the new dose helps with my pain issues, and I don't get to say that about many treatments. Less pain but more weight, less weight but more pain? Oy.

[harmonicon]

7. It's not really something I'm battling with, but more of just noticing that I'm getting older.

I've been overweight for most of my life, apart from a few years as an active teenager, and I'm really ok with it. I'd just like to be at age 33 about the weight I was at 25 if I have to keep losing hair and getting stronger glasses prescriptions. I suppose I could just, you know, exercise or something. I guess that's probably what other people do.