“Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up”

“Keep your chin up!” means to stay hopeful during difficult times. Fat people often have double chins. “Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up” was posted on X/Twitter by bananafanafofisa on Septembe 26, 2015, and this received over 1,100 likes. “Sometimes I get discouraged when someone calls me fat, but I just need to keep my chins up” was posted on X/Twitter by Trisha B. Eatin Mohr on January 29, 2023.
 
 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
keep one’s chin up
idiom
: to stay cheerful and hopeful during difficult times
         
X/Twitter
bananafanafofisa
@lisaxy424
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
3:39 PM · Sep 26, 2015
 
Facebook 
Mitchell Tilstra
September 26, 2015 at 6:14 PM ·
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
 
X/Twitter
Larry Stansell
@LarryStansell
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
7:12 PM · Sep 26, 2015
 
Facebook
Jeanette Breedt
September 27, 2015 at 10:15 AM ·
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
   
Facebook
Julie Nichols
September 27, 2015 at 4:13 PM ·
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
 
X/Twitter
Art Brucks
@ArtsMyFriend
Trying not to stress out over gaining a few lbs - keeping my chins up
5:55 PM · May 24, 2018
 
X/Twitter
94.9 THE BULL
@949TheBull
Just keeping my chins up!
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9The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
WHENEVER I’M FEELING FAT,
I TRY NOT TO STRESS ABOUT IT
AND JUST KEEP MY CHINS UP
11:25 AM · Sep 4, 2018
   
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jonathan Eley
@EleyTontoele
I’m really steuggling to lose weight, but hey…I’m keeping my chins up.
5:25 AM · Nov 22, 2018
 
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Ohio Guy.
@thekinner
I’m eating another Snickers & keeping my chins up!!!
6:16 PM · Nov 3, 2020 from Westerville, OH
 
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Trisha B. Eatin Mohr
@TrishBeatinMohr
Sometimes I get discouraged when someone calls me fat, but I just need
to keep my chins up.
2:07 AM · Jan 29, 2023
 
X/Twitter
AG Impressions
@A_GImpressions
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(“Whenever I’m feeling fat… I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up” is shown on a kitchen towel.—ed.)
9:01 AM · Dec 20, 2023
   
Bluesky
Wilde Thingy
‪@wildethingy.bsky.social‬
Yes, I’m depressed about putting on weight but I’m trying to keep my chins up.
January 5, 2024 at 10:14 AM
 
Bluesky
Destry Broderick
‪@destry.bsky.social‬
I’ve been depressed lately, but I’m trying to keep my chins up.
November 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM
   
X/Twitter
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@MediocreJoker85
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
12:23 AM · Mar 1, 2025
 
Facebook
Aunty Acid
July 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM ·
Whenever I’m feeling fat, I try not to stress about it and just keep my chins up.
 
X/Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
Anytime someone comments on my weight, I try to ignore them and keep my chins up.
11:21 PM · Jul 18, 2025