What's the worst thing said about your weight ?

angelacooper3

I gained some weight after having 2 babies in 18 months and being diagnosed with postpartum hypothyroisism . My ex h told me I repulsed him and made his flesh crawl because I had let myself get so fat.

My mother presented me with an expensive pair of leather jeans one Christmas, then proceeded to tell me she had purposely bought them a size too small so I would have to lose weight.

It has only ever been people that are supposed to be very close to me that have ever said anything, never acquaintances or colleagues.

candygirl1980

I can't count the number of times Ive been asked when was I due or how many months am I. To me that always hurt the most. I am a smart butt though and say I was impregnated by a dozen donuts lol

ljb82

I signed up to do a challenge called the Yorkshire Three Peaks - you walk/climb up 3 peaks, covering 24 miles and 6900 feet in 1 day (people aim to do it in 12 hours)

A couple of close members of family told me I wouldn't do it because of my weight. Others just looked t menlike i was mental or lying. That hurt.

Guess what?

I was the fattest person that I saw doing it. It was hard, 12.5 hours of physical and mental effort. There were points where i could have curled up and cried. I had 12 blisters, a cut & bruised knee and i still have 2 black toenails!

The people in our assigned group were utter ar$eholles to us to begin with as well, saying that we shouldn't be doing it ( me cos of my size, my friend because she was short and slow)

But my mind is stronger than any other part of my body.

I DID IT.

I raised £600 for sick children.

Don't listen to people who try to bring you down, they are just insecure themselves. Invest your emotional energy in yourself and those who believe in you.

You are very awesome!!! Go girl! It's nice to read inspiration on here.

shape_up4good

One person when they first met my wife and I said to me "How did a I guy like you get a girl like that?"

Quiggs1982

There has been so many rude things said to me about my weight! Where to begin...

I had a friend's mother say that she didn't like me at first because all fat people stink, but that she is really glad that I know how to bathe.

A guy I had a crush on in college found out about my crush and told me that he'd be willing to sleep with me since fat girls are usually easy. Needless to say the crush ended. Fast!

My Dad constantly made remarks growing up about me being a fat *kitten* or telling me to stop eating at meals because he wasn't going to be responsible for my weight. He still comments today, only now it is "I'm glad you lost weight. You need to lose more. Guys won't marry a fat girl." And so on...

Unfortunately, we have probably all had to deal with it. Sad, but true.

Quiggs1982

One person when they first met my wife and I said to me "How did a I guy like you get a girl like that?"

For real? That's a terrible thing to say.

dthopkins2013

My kids tell me that I dont look like I've had a tummy tuck. I had it done last year.

Samerah12

I had a "friend" call me jabba the hut once. Out of the blue. No context.

Sissakins

When I was 20 some car salesman told me I'd be really gorgeous if I wasn't fat...sweet, hunh?!?

mltdown

I had a patient sing to me once and I quote "fatty fatty two by four its a wonder you can get through my f****** door. (Fill in the blanks)

I had someone say to me once in a bar, if dance with you but I don't wanna get stuck in your rolls" and the list goes on and on. Now I'm just hot and they wanna dance with me. Tisk tisk you ain't gonna put your hands in my cookie jar now!

Going4Lean

The fact i was gay was more important than being overweight so i just got called *kitten* and words like that. My sisters were part of that

reneelee

Honestly, the worst things said about my weight have been said BY me in my own head. :grumble:

^^^This

MbiggsHFD319

I have had lots of hurtful things said to me thru my years of battling my weight, but the worst I think was after I lost most of my weight. My Sister-in-law told anyone who would listen that I was only losing weight because I want to try to look better than my daughters and compete with them for their boyfriends.

Lisa__Michelle

One of my ex's friend referred to me as a "whale" a couple times after we broke up. I was about 180 lbs at the time and 5'6. Can you imagine what that does to a girl's self esteem?

HisangelG

Worst things said:
1. If you just tried, you would lose all the weight you want.
2. You wouldn't be fat, if you didn't like it.
3. Being disabled is no excuse for being so obese. You can walk, can't you? (Actually, no, I can't, but thanks for asking!)
4. You're fat because you want to be.
5. Anyone can lose weight, obviously, you aren't trying hard enough.
6. Haven't you had that baby, YET?!

Now, never mind that I am disabled, been VERY sick for several years, and unable to really do much of anything, plus I am on at least 4 meds that cause extreme weight gain, was in a very abusive relationship, where I was literally made to eat double portions of things like chicken, cause you know, chicken, fried up in oil is good for you. :noway:

I now have a husband who is very supportive of me. I am learning how to eat healthy, while living in US, and hope to learn how to continue to eat healthy when we are finally living in the same place, without causing him to have to constantly eat the same thing I am. (For the most part, this will work, it's more about both of us cutting down the portions.)

He's also willing to work out with me, in person and via Skype while we are apart. He tells me I am beautiful even at 338 pounds. (His exact words are: You are beautiful) I try to remember those words when I hear the other crap. It doesn't matter what random strangers think about me, it matters what my husband and I think about me.

mom2pne

One of my brothers told our sister that I hadn't seen in years because she grew up with my mom's sisters and I gre up with my dad . She has a different father. Any way he told her that I was so big I would take up the whole love seat and wouldn't be able to squeeze through the door. :mad:

lapinu390

Probably from school bullies in middle school who used to call me immature things like fat ***** and fat slag lol

Lize11e

My husband told me when I was at my heaviest that I was going to be a "cart person". You know, the people that have to ride the cart through walmart because they can't walk it. He was shocked when I burst out in tears. He had no idea how close he was to the truth. I could barely walk. Thankfully, that's all behind me now. I can out walk him any day.

andreamarieroberts

I can't even remember specifics. It just seems like high school was one long blur of a group of guys moo-ing at me.

I was mooed at while at a public pool once. I wasn't even super fat at that time. I think the biggest insult is the invisibility and marginalization I experienced.

McAlyna

My EX boyfriend said that he was worried to continue dating me because he did not want to end up married to a "fat woman"

Aren't you glad he's your ex now?

I would not wanna be with a guy that tells me to lose weight nor I am fat.

hlavers

My first boyfriend told me he would probably treat me better if I lost weight. He also said his friends told him he could do better than me because I was fat and then about a year after we broke up when he was trying to get me back and bought me some Easter chocolate and I said I was trying to watch what I ate he looked at me and said, 'that's what you always say but nothing ever seems to change."

Yeah, what a winner eh?

Thankfully 10 years later I am married to the BEST man who loves me and thinks I look sexy at any weight.

McAlyna

I always get this joke from friends that I've been going to the gym and my 3.5 yr old is so skinny instead.

AmeliaMilli

My mother aways calls me fat since I was 8 years old. She did this too when I was 95lbs and I suffered from anorexia. She aways says nobody want a fat girl and nobody will want me. And maybe she's right because well, I'm 21 and nobody wanted me in my whole life.

nikkibikki1234

Some of these posts are really hurtful. I cannot imagine how i would feel if some of the things said here where said to me. However I do remember alot of nasty things being said at school and by ex boyfriends about my weight. However I didn't really care what they thought so the comments never stuck. The only one that has stuck was my mum, I came down in a string vest which are clingy anyway, she grabbed my belly poked it and proceeded to say "you have put on alot of weight". I know its not as hurtful as some of the horrid comments on here. But it was the fact it was my own mother... i think thats why it stuck so much.

BeeRobin

I was at a state fair with my kids who wanted to see the racing pigs.

The last race is when they race their really, really big pigs...but before they open the pen for them to race the carnival guy says he needs a couple of cheerleaders from the audience--who can really cheer on his best, fastest, etc.

I knew what was coming....so I tried to make myself inconspicuous (as if that were possible) but he zeroed in on me and picked me out for the "baddest pig of them all...Tyrone" which was a very large 350lb hog.

Of course--I was humilated and wanted to leave--but my kids (who were toddlers) were having such a great time and wanted to see "mommy's pig win!"

The carnival guy made very disparaging comments about "my pig" and how it took a special cheerleader with a "big ol pot belly" or a big "hog" to cheer on his biggest pig.

Of course--the damn pig won...and he wanted me to come up and get a poster or some stupid gift. I was humiliated beyond compare and still cry about that to this day. Of course--at the time it didn't spur me on to do anything. I really fell into a bad spiral and gained even more weight.

I can recall that humiliation in my head so vividly.

Now, I'd like to punch the #$%#$% out of that guy.

kellehbeans

Seen a lot of these about as a common saying, but here is mine -

Just before I started changing my diet (about July last year), I walked into a local shop while on holiday to buy a pack of cigarettes. I was wearing a maxi dress, and was about 197lbs about this time, and because I'm only 20 I usually get ID'd. So I ask the guy behind the counter, and I have this a lot - a lot of people apologise for asking for ID. It's their job so I usually don't care. But he started to nervously talk to justify himself - which he doesn't need to.

His words were to this effect - 'I know you're pregnant but you could be any age so I still need to ask for your ID, just in case.'

I wasn't the first one to hear this, my mother was and she quickly sprung to my defense. It didn't hurt me, just amused me how rude people can be. For one, if I was pregnant why on earth would I be smoking?

Before anyone says anything, I have quit smoking.

MbiggsHFD319

I have had lots of hurtful things said to me thru my years of battling my weight, but the worst I think was after I lost most of my weight. My Sister-in-law told anyone who would listen that I was only losing weight because I want to try to look better than my daughters and compete with them for their boyfriends.

Just wanted to add one other thing that has always stuck with me were the words my now husband once told me when we were dating,at the time I was not really fat but just a bit over weight (actually weighed about the same as I do now just my body fat % was higher). He told me that after we were married that he would divorce me if I ever got fat. Those were just about the most hurtful and scariest words I had ever heard and they are still embedded into the back of my mind.

toaoLIZ

i've been told all sorts of things everyone has already posted . but the worst one i've ever gotten -

i was walking in walmart with someone and as he trailed behind me he started singing a song . the song was the one from family guy where stewie followed some fat guy playing the tuba ? yeah ...

Lize11e

I was at a state fair with my kids who wanted to see the racing pigs.

The last race is when they race their really, really big pigs...but before they open the pen for them to race the carnival guy says he needs a couple of cheerleaders from the audience--who can really cheer on his best, fastest, etc.

I knew what was coming....so I tried to make myself inconspicuous (as if that were possible) but he zeroed in on me and picked me out for the "baddest pig of them all...Tyrone" which was a very large 350lb hog.

Of course--I was humilated and wanted to leave--but my kids (who were toddlers) were having such a great time and wanted to see "mommy's pig win!"

The carnival guy made very disparaging comments about "my pig" and how it took a special cheerleader with a "big ol pot belly" or a big "hog" to cheer on his biggest pig.

Of course--the damn pig won...and he wanted me to come up and get a poster or some stupid gift. I was humiliated beyond compare and still cry about that to this day. Of course--at the time it didn't spur me on to do anything. I really fell into a bad spiral and gained even more weight.

I can recall that humiliation in my head so vividly.

Now, I'd like to punch the #$%#$% out of that guy.

I am bad to say that some people don't deserve the D____d air they breathe. That carny is one of them. I've never had anything quite like that happen to me but when I was up to nearly 370, I avoided social situations like that. I would NOT EVER go to a comedy club. Not unless I got to sit WAAAAAY in the back.

yoovie

that losing it made me a *****.