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What types of things did you do or do you do to hide your weight? I used to love to wear big clothes and large sweaters and coats. For some reason, I thought this would hide the weight. Of course it didn't and probably made me look bigger. Cheryl

I just stayed at home I assumed if I didn't go out I wouldn't be seen. I remember thinking that home was very safe place for a man of 600 lbs to be. However, that mentality only made me eat more and feel worse. I wish I could have enjoyed those years. I got to see allot of Star Trek episodes but, I never really enjoyed those years. But, I am on the other side now and I am happy to have a really good life. I may or may not get all my plastics done but, I am happy with me..at least 80% so... --Bo

Over sized dark clothes. I very rarely wore really colorful stuff. Fat folks usually don't wear red ("Hey KOOLAID") or Yellow (looks like a bus) so, I just kept it neutral or dark, and baggie stuff. Now, I wear it all red, yellow, blue and whatever else I feel like wearing! I even tuck my clothes in all the time now!! Sleeveless shirts too. I don't care if I have little bat wings going on, at least they are smaller than they were!

I used have a purple nightshirt and my sister would call me Grimice or Barney.

I can't really think of things I do to physically hide my weight, but as a person I over compensate. I try to hide the fact that my weight affects daily activities or the way I have to do things. I know I have little tricks, but I usually don't realize I have developed them until I find myself showing them to a pregnant or newly obese friend.

Even though I weighed about 258 pounds and was morbidly obese, I was fortunate enough to be fairly proportionate. People used to say, "You're not fat, you're just a big person!" Strangely, it was not comforting! I used to wear a suit to work every day - not a small investment! So I read everything I could find on dressing to look thinner, and I tried to make sure my clothes fit properly so they didn't call attention to anything, and I wore a lot of dark colors. I never bought ANYTHING unless I thought it disgused my weight. I used "accessories" to guide the eye away from the body. Guess what: I was still fat! Really, really fat! And dieting constantly. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO now that I am finally starting to lose weight, in addition to giving up several health problems, I plan on giving up the following: 3X pantyhose Any clothing with an "X" in the size Queen-size everything the color black as my basic wardrobe color sensible shoes unflattering utility bras with big, wide straps and cups with big seams ugly utility underwear bought from Texas Tent & Awning not being able to buy boots because of my fat legs plus-size socks bigger shoes (my feet measure 7-1/2 but I have to buy 9W) larger bracelets Having my rings resized (larger) Having to have extra links put in my wris****ch band Having to shop in the Big Mama departments Paying extra for clothes because of special sizing Never being able to wait until clothes I liked went on sale (we know, if you are plus size, you have to buy the things you like before some other fat person does! - the good stuff never hangs around in the store long enough to go on sale). You know how it goes ... and I am looking forward to every minute of it! Kitty B. RNY 12/13/04 251 / 207

I agree, wholeheartedly with everything you said! I had my surgery last week and of course don't really see any difference yet, but I sure am looking forward to all of the above. Maybe we'll meet someday shopping for "regular" size clothes since we live in the same vicinity. Best of luck to you! Chris

This may sound way out there, but I used to wear extemely tight clothes under my normal clothes.I figured I would flatten the fat. It worked occasionally. Trust me there is no jiggling and no "dimples" when you have on size 10 spandex under size 24 jeans. But I spent a lot of time triing to dig them out of unmentionable places once I got the jeans on over the size 10's. Oh and don't drop anything on the floor cause bending over was not an option. As for colors I just "didn't do colors" .Wearing purple is just asking for trouble (barney), yellow has the "Sun" reference to it "big round and yellow", can't wear red with that whole "not hiding a barn by painting it red". People think I'm going thru a 15 year "gothic" stage cause I own only black clothes. I can't wait to wear colors again.