Whats the meanest thing someone said about your weight?

MelsAuntie

Can't think of ANY negative thing ever said about my weight, except by my mother, and that was after she had dementia AND several small strokes, so it didn't count.

skeo

I was directly asked by an older person my family knows, "you're fat, why don't you lose weight?"

I often check in on Facebook when I go to the gym, so people think I'm all kinds of swole for some reason; so, from someone who hasn't seen me at my worst, because I avoided having my picture taking like the plague, "you go to the gym, why don't you look thinner?"

*sigh*

jjhanlon

I got cornered at a party by 4 girls that didn't like me who said "You are fat, and you are nasty."

Not the highlight of my life!

awtume9

I have been really lucky to never really have negative comments said to me (to my face, at least) besides a few random drunk guys at parties. Unfortunately the meanest things are usually things I say about myself! :sad:

marko320

I was standing around with a bunch of friends and neighbors last spring. One of them thumped my gut and asked what the heck that was. I was 220lbs. That set me off and I started dieting. After I lost 5-6lbs, my doctor suggested a calorie counter, and I logged on to MFP.

Even though I was insulted by his comment, I knew he wasn't lying. I needed to hear it and I used it as a motivating tool. A few weeks ago I called him out on it and thanked him.

I am no longer answering questions regarding my due date.

angmarie28

My ex best friend told me in high school that I was getting fatter and was going to end up super fat, well that statment now bites her in the *kitten*, I got a little chuncky, but lost it, and everytime I see her she has gotten alot bigger.

Lillyloooo

Being called a fat *kitten*

BrotherBill913

Some of my closest guy friends who said between them "you used to be such a catch" and "yeah, you were so hot before" and "now I don't get why anyone would go for you" and promptly stopped hanging out with me. Some friends they were...

That is by far one of the meanest and dumbest things I have ever heard someone comment on like that. They won't go far with that kind of attitude.

BrotherBill913

When I was at my heaviest , which was 271 for a brief moment. I had a buddy tell my anyone over 250 just needs to learn to get a grip and learn respect and self control of themselves because they have none. I looked at him and thought really?? Next time your weak scrawny *kitten* needs your new t.v. carried up 2 flights of steps ( cause he couldn't do it ) I'll be sure to just accidentally trip and drop it on him... Hey Look!! Pancake!!!! lol

Lindsay_1984

That is so rude of her!

My Grandparents, whenever we would visit them the first thing they would say to me was always,

"you're getting too fat / you look big / you need to lose some weight" from about age 7 to 14.

I HATED going to visit them because of this. I never even realized that I was overweight or thought about it until they started pointing it out, then I became so self-conscious about it. (and truthfully I wasn't even that overweight, just big for my age).

It is sad because they are both passed now, but I still don't really like them because of those comments.

brookielaw

My ex, a firefighter/paramedic, was talking about the struggle to pick up a person, laughing at their size and then said I had to have a good 20 or 30 lbs on them. When I broke up with him he again referenced a struggle to lift me/get me out of the house.

It's cool though. He didn't recognize me this summer when his co-worker's jaw dropped saying "holy crap your ex looks amazing!" and he didn't recognize me again last week when his current girlfriend said "You said she was SUPER FAT, LIAR!!!!"

My buddy felt sorry for him because he appeared to be in trouble. I didn't.

Lealooo

Six months ago when I first started exercising I was walking (fast, but not power walking. no huge arm swings or anything) and a teenage girl drove by, pointed and laughed at me, then puffed out her cheeks and pretended to run. I spent the rest of the walk desperately trying not to cry. Making fun of someone who is obviously trying to make a positive change is just so cruel. Six months later I've lost 60lbs and ran a 5k last week. *kitten* that girl.

Docmahi

hrmmm i dunno maybe its different for me then others - ive lost probably close to a 100 pounds or so throughout this whole thing but added a lot of muscle so I look vastly different then I used to (check my profile pics if you wish) so my buddies joke a lot about how big I used to be - and say things like I look so much better/younger now, or how was I so fat before (since i work out religiously now) - but none of it bothers me at all, just their way of showing support

i dunno how any of that is an insult - they never said it before because they were concerned about your feelings - my boys always had my back and never said anything that made me feel bad about my weight - bit of fat shaming here and there but while the 'you look so different' comments get annoying now, I would never get insulted by them

action_figure

A girl in my high school once shared with me that her Dad called me "bubble butt" when I went for walks. That's probably the worst. I got the whole "you have such a pretty face", "you'd be so pretty if you'd just lose weight", yada yada yada bullcarp. I shaved my head this summer because I was having a really annoying hair day, and right after someone yelled "Fat *kitten*" out a car window, and I thought about getting upset, but then realized I could probably break that punkass over my knee if I needed to, so I blew it off and went kayaking.

BokBagok

When I approached the bank teller at my bank and he told me that I had a "serious beer belly, it's really big!".

Wtf, dude. Just do your job.

Didn't say anything back, just kind of laughed. Always regretted that.

I don't even drink.

casiobarnes

Six months ago when I first started exercising I was walking (fast, but not power walking. no huge arm swings or anything) and a teenage girl drove by, pointed and laughed at me, then puffed out her cheeks and pretended to run. I spent the rest of the walk desperately trying not to cry. Making fun of someone who is obviously trying to make a positive change is just so cruel. Six months later I've lost 60lbs and ran a 5k last week. *kitten* that girl.

What a terrible thing to happen to you! I'm so sorry! I would have cried AND turned right around and went home, so good on you for continuing your walk (and your loss!)

casiobarnes

I taught in South Korea, and my students called me 'Pizza Teacher' and would run up to me and slap my stomach, yell hamburger, stuff like that.

Once I went into a class to find all the students sitting at their desks, eating ice creams. I joked: "Hey, where's MY ice cream?!" and this little 8 year old looked me dead in the eye and said "Teacher...it's on your hip". Kids can be so cruel, haha :frown:

Animelover20

When I was younger, I ate at a Chinese restaurant, one of the waitresses literally pinched my cheek and said I was a chubby one, she was smiling like what she said was a compliment. -.-

smittybuilt19

"How are you keeping your weight off, just not eating anything?". Rude.

"You need to stop losing weight, you're looking like a *kitten*." Double rude

folgerslady

When I lost 13 lbs. I told my husband...thinking he would be proud of me! He said, "WHERE?!" That was when I joined MFP. I will show him "where".....I lost 19 lbs so far~ he's trying to get me to stop trying...not!! Then one of my friends called and asked me tonight what was I doing. I said calculating my calories. She said "ARE YOU STILL ON A DIET?!" like I gave up or something. I said," Of course I am." Another friend when I talk about dieting she just changes the subject very fast. One of my kids (grown) said "Your my mom, I don't care if you are fat or skinny" ... My bro-in-law said, "It's only water"....

folgerslady

May I add? You find out real quick who your friends are!

BinaryPulsar

When I was in my early 20's I met a new friend and we went out for lunch. I ate a lot of food (as usual), and also accidentally spilled some on me. I went to the bathroom to clean it off. Also, after I eat I floss my teeth, drink water and chew gum. I've always been very dentally hygienic. So, when I got back from the bathroom she said she saved the last of some type of food for me. But, I didn't want to eat it. Then she e-mailed me later and told me she didn't want to be my friend because she thinks I'm bulimic. I had never thrown up on purpose ever. I hate throwing up. She accumulated all kinds of reasons that she felt was evidence. Being very slender, going to the bathroom after eating a lot, being in the bathroom a long time, not eating food after going to the bathroom, and she noticed that I was using lip balm on my lips which she said was a sign that I was dehydrated from vomiting, also that I did not need to go to the bathroom again later during the rest of our visit she said was another sign of dehydration. I got upset at first. Then she said, "if it wasn't true, you wouldn't get upset". Then she told me she didn't want any drama in her life. But, the drama was all created by her accusing me of something horribly absurd that was completely wrong. That was very strange.

Docmahi

Six months ago when I first started exercising I was walking (fast, but not power walking. no huge arm swings or anything) and a teenage girl drove by, pointed and laughed at me, then puffed out her cheeks and pretended to run. I spent the rest of the walk desperately trying not to cry. Making fun of someone who is obviously trying to make a positive change is just so cruel. Six months later I've lost 60lbs and ran a 5k last week. *kitten* that girl.

*kitten* those kids - you are gorgeous

janessanessa

Six months ago when I first started exercising I was walking (fast, but not power walking. no huge arm swings or anything) and a teenage girl drove by, pointed and laughed at me, then puffed out her cheeks and pretended to run. I spent the rest of the walk desperately trying not to cry. Making fun of someone who is obviously trying to make a positive change is just so cruel. Six months later I've lost 60lbs and ran a 5k last week. *kitten* that girl.

Every time I see someone like that, who is out walking and trying to make a positive change, I smile at them and mentally cheer them on!! GOOD FOR THEM. Atleast they are doing something!!

seltzermint555

so, from someone who hasn't seen me at my worst, because I avoided having my picture taking like the plague, "you go to the gym, why don't you look thinner?"

No one has really said anything RUDE to me but I kinda get this. For soooo many years I did not allow full body photos or remotely unflattering face pics of myself to be posted on social media. Back in the MySpace days for example, I weighed around 270 and if you saw my photos (ridiculously flattering angle selfies) you might guess me to be more like 170 lb or even less than that. I have a lot of online friends I have known for more than a decade and they have never seen full body photos of me anywhere NEAR my heaviest (307) but not even at my usual weight (260-270). Now I am at 206, and started posting a few full body photos when I was around 225 or so. People NEVER comment that I have lost any weight. Sometimes I find that disheartening but then I am like, "DUH! Most of these people haven't seen you in real life! Of course they don't see the huge difference"

DeterminedToLoseIt02

I got in a fight with my brother and he called me a fat piece of *kitten*. He also made comments about my height, saying that my weight would be distributed way better if I were taller. Wow, thanks. I'll take that into consideration, try to grow a few inches, like I can help that.

Once when I was about 11 or 12 I was at camp and my friend was super thin and that's about the time I started feeling bad about myself and I seriously wasn't fat at all, maybe 90 pounds. We were going on a ride and we had to get weighed to make sure we weren't too heavy/not heavy enough and I went frist and she's like "Seriously? You weigh 90 pounds? That's kinda fat." Given my height, I was a bit chubby but I was so far from fat.

My other brothers and my mom and dad have all been so great about not saying anything, and I love them so much for it. As for other family members, my grandma once made a comment about me losing weight o.O Awkward.

When I was 13 I used to hide myself in baggy shirts and jackets and I didn't wear anything I liked because I thought I looked terrible in it...and considering I lived in a state where it rarely drops below 70 degrees I was frequently hot. So one day I wore a shirt I liked a lot and ditched the jacket and of course someone commented. Even worse it was one of my best friends. She told me my shoulders looked huge and I should probably hide them. I never had a problem with my shoulders until she said that, and now they're an insecurity.

She also made comments about certain clothing items not looking good on me.

moonbeam_muffin

My own parents used to call me Chum Bucket when I was around 10 and was overweight and had a compulsive eating disorder. I had bulimia for 4 years after that and got very thin, but even after recovery they still call me Chum, chummy, chub, chubby....

amunet07

Several..I can't even count and I havent been that heavy.

One time my mom and I were at Olive Garden and I decided to have a rare treat and be bad and eat the Fettuchini Alfredo.

(I was 140ish)
(she was 250 ish?)

I said this is better than sex. haha
She said that is why we are the size WE are. WTF

also when I was size 3 in high school she was always telling me to suck it in and that I shouldn't wear button fly jeans because them make my pooch look big.

another time 130 ish my dad lightly slapped my thigh and said I shoud watch it.

BaconWagon

Back in middle school, they were doing some kind of rating game on a piece of paper from 1-10, one of the answers i got was "hit the gym before hitting the buffet", i got pretty upset , found out the guy who wrote it but just let it go. Ironically enough i bumped into the same guy earlier this year - he tried asking me out. Hehe funny how life goes. Needless to say, my answer was no.

strivingsharon

When my friends grandma who is a family friend saw me after they got back from living in another country, the first thing she said was "you got fatter!". And that was also the time when I weighed less than I did now, so I wonder how "fat" I could be right now