Legitimate Reasons or Only Excuses?

All Fat people simply eat too much, right?  This is an important question because I find myself becoming extremely annoyed when I hear people make the assumption that Fat people are Fat simply because they eat too much.  I get the feeling they picture us crouched in a corner stuffing our mouths and with chocolate drool dripping from our chins.

If you, as a reader, believe this to be the only reason a Fat person is fat, then you should leave this blog immediately.  If, however, you are smarter than that, please read on.  If you are Fit as a Fiddle and find it difficult to maintain an acquaintance or relationship with a Fat person, then maybe you should visit often as I discuss how "normal" Fat people really are and as the varying reasons one finds themselves Fat are discussed in general.

I know why I'm Fat.  The question is whether or not you either know why I am or why you are--truly and honestly.

Let me list the reasons I find myself Fat:

• Late nights with little sleep due to self-employment (Sacrifice)
• Running a business around the needs of clients, children, and spouse's job (Super Mom). 
• Being a huge soft drink consumer (Bad Habit).
• Not drinking water at all most weeks, let alone enough of it daily. 
• S-T-R-E-S-S
• Mom-is-last syndrome without the support to accommodate a desire to change this status (Guilt). 
• Meal skipping, eating only once daily (Time Demands/Lack of Hunger)
• Some type A personality traits (Perfectionist)
• Not thinking a 5-pound-per-year weight gain would get the better of me (Compartmentalist)
• Defeat
• Intimidation (Reflection).

I'll break these reasons down in future posts for discussion, but for now, why are you Fat?  Why do you think Fat people are, well, Fat?