How do people treat you now?

Ibleedlipstick

seltzermint wrote: »

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- indie guys in their 20's don't stop and flirt/talk to me about my shoes, music taste, etc, like they used to (all of the time) when I was much larger.
- men in their 30's, 40's, and 50's check me out a LOT more, and it's very obvious.
- a couple of plus size ladies I have long considered friends are cold/weird to me now.
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This has been the same for me. I'm 22, and people my age don't check me out anymore. However, older men are very, very interested. Awkwardly so.

I definitely feel left out by my heavier friends, and people food push so much now. I'm still on the heavier side of a healthy BMI, but people are constantly talking about what and how much I'm eating. People never seemed interested in what I was eating when I was 40 pounds heavier, but now I rarely make it through a meal without someone commenting on how little I eat. I eat between 1600 and 1800 calories a day, so I'm not starving by any means, but I think my friends and family still remember the massive portions I used to eat.

SbetaK

Interesting videos on this topic... meeting blind dates that do not resemble their pictures, they are bigger/heavier people than expected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2alnVIj1Jf8 (Fat Girl Tinder Date, Social experiment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUy3_kBme4M (Fat Guy Tinder Date, Social experiment)