Sick and tired of people not listening to the fat guy

orville54

I am sick and tired of people not listening to me when I talk about weight loss. I'm not a trainer or a model or anything special. I am a guy that topped out at 319 lbs on January 3 2012. I was fed up with my weight and fitness. A friend gave me P90X to try. He doesn't know it but I am in his debt. I started doing P90X on January 3 2012. Since then I have lost 57 pounds. Since then I have become a Beachbody coach. I know what you are thinking. I wasn't nearly in shape enough to be called a coach. You are correct. I wasn't in shape. I was still overweight. I am a Beachbody coach. What does that mean? It means that if you have questions on Beachbody programs I can answer them. If you are in shape and want to get in better shape I can suggest a program for that. If you are not in great shape like me I can suggest a program for you. Yes I make money if you buy a program from me. I will not hide that. I am not worried about making any money. I, myself, am looking to get in the best shape of my life. If I can help you do that, that would be fine and that is all the reward I need. I am just getting tired of no one listening to the fat guy. Yes I would love to sell you a beachbody program and make some money but I would rather help you reach your own fitness goals. I am not in this to make money. I'm in this to help people like myself. Let me know what you think. Friend me if you want to. I also have a Facebook page at: Keep Pushin' Play Fitness. If you can't find that page just let me know. Thank you for listening to my rant.

santd

well done with your weight loss. i know the feeling you've been going through, my weight topped out at 308 pounds, but I'm only 5 feet 2 inches. Very small in height, in fact one could say I was as wide as I was high. But i started dieting on the 24th June 2011, and I now weigh in at 147 pounds.... still trying to lose the last 7 pounds which is driving me mad the scales won't budge. I seem to maintain but can't lose anymore. For my height I should be around 130-140 pounds. any advice.

I do a lot of cardio on my treadmill in front of the TV. 1 hour at a 10% gradient, and speed of 4mph. I go on my exercise bike for 30 minutes, then i do palates for 30 minutes to strengthen my core. Can't do any more.....knackered. help.

AussieTrainer

no one listened to me either, even as I studied nutrition and lost a good deal of weight. When I reached my goal weight suddenly everyone wanted my opinion. Sad but it's hard to blame them... because actually I would not buy a fitness program from someone who did not look like my goal either. But, if you showed before and after pictures, perhaps they would be more inclined.

Velum_cado

I start a lot of conversations about weight loss with, "I've lost over 100 lbs by changing my diet and exercising..." I feel like I have to add that just to get people to listen. If you didn't know me before and looked at me, you'd see a fat girl. You would never know that I used to be bigger and have been really successful in getting fit. The public perception of fat people is that we're all minutes away from tumbling into our graves, and that needs to be challenged.

santd

I would agree with both of you.... but i think the public's perception of fat people is deeper than that. I would go as far to say people are shallow in that they judge a book by its cover. They believe all fat people are greedy and not worthy of someones respect or compassion.

I've seen this happen in job interviews, when i was fat i didn't get the job, when I was slim, i got the (same) job! my answers were the same, and my brain is still the same.

It's the same with friends....I could say I only have a few GOOD friends that loved me either fat or slim.

I believe the above is a form of discrimination to be honest, I felt like a social misfit because of my size. Now I get looks, turned heads, and people want to talk to me, and you know I feel very sorry for them. This journey for me has been a real eye opener, I would never think disrespectfully of any fat person, I did enough of that towards myself. Finally, I'm starting to like myself a little bit more. its terrible how the public make you feel, and how that affects your confidence.