Today, I updated my list of "quit smoking rewards" to include new clothes. New clothes to fit my new voluptuous body, because the question of how I used to stay thin has been answered. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after losing 20 pounds, I decided to purchase new clothes. All of the clothes at the store were still too small for me. FML
Today, my wife has quit nicotine. As expected, she's put on some weight, but it's all gone to her butt, boobs, and hips. She looks better than ever, easily 5 years younger, but she's so upset about the weight gain that she refuses to let me touch her, and she wears baggy clothes 24/7 now. FML
Today, my boyfriend suggested I try on some old clothes, after weeks of eating better and exercising. The good news: they fit again, and are even a little bit loose. The bad news: somehow, I look fatter now than I did before I started trying to lose weight. FML
Today, I walked downstairs in a new outfit, after dieting for 3 months, and losing just over 20 pounds. My mom took one look at me and said "You'd better keep going." FML
Today, I realized that I haven’t lost weight. All my clothes have just stretched to fit. FML
Today, I hung out with some old friends for the first time since losing about 50 pounds, going from clinically obese to a healthy weight. I even bought a cute new dress for the occasion to show off my new body. No one noticed the change. FML
Today, after finally dropping my weight from an overweight 200 to a slim 135, my skin is now loose everywhere, and stretches about two inches out on my stomach. FML
Today, I'd finally reached my goal weight. I went into the office where my husband was, to show him the new size 8 jeans I'd bought. He responded with "I wouldn't buy any more clothes, you'll be putting the weight back on again soon." FML
Today, I had to buy another pair of "fat jeans", because my old "fat jeans" became my new "skinny jeans." FML
Today, after going through a major weight loss and change of lifestyle to better my confidence and health, I now have saggy thighs, arms and boobs, a deflated ass, two inches of hanging stomach, and have realized just how unsymmetrical my face is. Oh, and my physical health has never been worse. FML
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Top comments
Fritterzz 13
How is this an FYL? YOU QUIT SMOKING! Congrats by the way. A healthy body is a happy body. Larger or not.
Dr.Pickles 10
Congrats girl! Rock your curves and your great smelling hair!
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Comments (20)
XxNightwingxX 21
Hang in there! Do other healthy things. It'll help with any urges you may have, and any /perceived/ weight concerns. You have a lot of people rooting for you! Congrats!
GhostFox 34
Be a good idea to get some labs done- while it's most likely that it's just your appetite returning, sudden weight gain can be a symptom of other health issues.
piinksock 17
Don't buy new clothes and accept the weight gain. once you do that it's even harder to go back. as a smoker you're already the type of person prone to habit so make exercise a habit. smoking or eating junk food is your brain craving a pleasure reward. you don't need to work out for hours a day you could make yourself do 20 jumping jacks or squats every time you crave a cigarette or extra food. the endorphins released from that little bit of exercise will temporarily satisfy the craving.
GhostFox 34
OP could also have been unhealthily thin, considering that people with unhealthy mental images of themselves are more likely to pick up smoking or other drug habits in attempts to suppress their appetite to dangerous levels. Putting on more weight isn't always unhealthy, just like losing weight isn't always healthy. It's also one of the top reasons to go to a doctor ASAP- sudden weight loss or gain. And it sounds like OP had this weight gain very suddenly.
sparklevibes 14
Could have been a good reason not to start in the first place? Keep at it OP.