8 foot wide hips?!?

infamousmk

I agree with the "why post this?" comments. Does it matter that much to you? Or is it just to make you feel better by posting this? I just figure if and when she decides to lose, she will. If not, then let it be. Not hurting you or me is it?

Actually, yes it is. Ever heard of insurance rates and why they are so high?

Are you under the impression that some jerk post on a site like this is going to solve that problem? I reached 361 pounds before deciding enough was enough. One thing that didn't help me make the decision were comments like the ones here. What is the motivation to lose weight when you'd already been degraded and reduced to just some fat person, ready and waiting to be verbally abused?

So, unless you find someway to turn this thread into a solution for our insurance woes, I don't see how this helps.

People who want to be big and purposely try to gain weight are stupid and need mental help. I saw something online where some woman was trying to get the record for the heaviest woman in the world. She deserves to be made fun of because that is ignorant.

And again, shaming someone for making really, really really stupid choices is not the same as shaming someone for their body. Listen, I get what you're trying to lay down, but the fact of the matter here is that MFP has a serious problem with folks like the OP (and others in this thread) being downright nasty to others solely because of the shape of their bodies. It's called body shaming and it's distracting from the weight problem and mental health problem that is affecting your insurance rates.

UsedToBeHusky

Thank you! That turned my :frown: with this thread upside down. :laugh:

perfectingpatti

And she loves her curves! I'm sorry, but curves and lumps/rolls are a lot different.

She can call HER own body whatever she wants.

If you watch the video... just no words!

Yeah, you should have stuck to your "no words" instinct and not typed out the words you were thinking.

mcshoelovin22

Friggin disgusting and the slideshow at the bottom with the worlds biggest woman marrying a chef are THE WORST. He has her covered with plates of food!! WTF?!?!

Really?!?!? SMDH!

Hopefully its at the fact that she thinks she'll never have health problems and will live long!

hearthemelody

I must be the only one wondering if her hips are 8 feet wide or 8 feet around...

BeeElMarvin

Please refer to the following thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/864142-observations-on-body-shaming

_Witsy_

Friggin disgusting and the slideshow at the bottom with the worlds biggest woman marrying a chef are THE WORST. He has her covered with plates of food!! WTF?!?!

Really?!?!? SMDH!

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Not sure how up to date that story is...last time I read about her she had lost 100 lbs and dumped the fiance cuz her family pleaded with her to realize she was on a destructive path, especially with the bad family health history that they had. *shrugs* Even so...not my body.

KenosFeoh

I can't look!

Muddy_Yogi

Unless you are pregnant or a duck.... you should NOT waddle!

PapaverSomniferum

'I have a license to work with heavy equipment,'

Hehe, that's awesome.

this guy is my hero

tubbyelmo

OMG ... that's not "hips". That's an *kitten* so big it needs to squeeze round the side just so it doesn't fall off.

I didn't mean to chuckle at this... it ended up a full blown belly laugh!!

angelams1019

I say you all stop being such haters. She's proud of the way she looks. You may think she's too big and she might think you're too small. It's all a matter of preference. Obviously she has a husband that adores her and a beautiful family. She's happy, which is a lot more than a lot of other people can say for themselves.

She made a very good point- "I'd rather be this size and happy, with me loving me than to be skinny and be unhappy."

If you ask me, us girls (who love to pick ourselves apart in the mirror...We're all guilty of it) should try to be more loving and accepting of ourselves like she is.

Next time you find it necessary to make fun of someone else's life, why don't you try and learn something from them instead.

PeachyKeene

She's just "big-boned".

Bahahaha

iulia_maddie

I agree with the "why post this?" comments. Does it matter that much to you? Or is it just to make you feel better by posting this? I just figure if and when she decides to lose, she will. If not, then let it be. Not hurting you or me is it?

Actually, yes it is. Ever heard of insurance rates and why they are so high?

Are you under the impression that some jerk post on a site like this is going to solve that problem? I reached 361 pounds before deciding enough was enough. One thing that didn't help me make the decision were comments like the ones here. What is the motivation to lose weight when you'd already been degraded and reduced to just some fat person, ready and waiting to be verbally abused?

So, unless you find someway to turn this thread into a solution for our insurance woes, I don't see how this helps.

People who want to be big and purposely try to gain weight are stupid and need mental help. I saw something online where some woman was trying to get the record for the heaviest woman in the world. She deserves to be made fun of because that is ignorant.

Just so you know, "stupid" and "needs mental help" are not the same thing. Implying so is quite ignorant. Do i have the right to make fun of you now?

maab_connor

People who want to be big and purposely try to gain weight are stupid and need mental help. I saw something online where some woman was trying to get the record for the heaviest woman in the world. She deserves to be made fun of because that is ignorant.

in your user pic you're carrying a polystyrene container - there are studies now that show eating food that has been housed in polystyrene (even for a short time) can have ill effects on your thyroid.

so that means that i can make fun of you, right? b/c by your own logic, this shows ignorance and the proportional response is to make fun of that person.


edited for engirsh fail. you may now make fun of me

Barbellerella

sissiluv

vkruithof

I bet it's a defense mechanism so that they can put a public face forward that allows them to not be hurt by the people that don't understand, because they truly aren't happy and really deep down want to be healthy, happy and smaller if that's what takes to make them all of that. Sad.

EatClean_WashUrNuts

So, your point on this is that you can hide and demoralize the lady...kind of like being a bully, just behind the curtain. Props to you.

zaithyr

She does seem like a beautiful and happy lady. She is obese, and just happens to carry the majority of her weight in her hips though. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder, but I would still be concerned about health issues at that weight. Still, it's her life to live how she chooses.

Tropical_Turtle

I agree with the "why post this?" comments. Does it matter that much to you? Or is it just to make you feel better by posting this? I just figure if and when she decides to lose, she will. If not, then let it be. Not hurting you or me is it?

Actually, yes it is. Ever heard of insurance rates and why they are so high?

Are you under the impression that some jerk post on a site like this is going to solve that problem? I reached 361 pounds before deciding enough was enough. One thing that didn't help me make the decision were comments like the ones here. What is the motivation to lose weight when you'd already been degraded and reduced to just some fat person, ready and waiting to be verbally abused?

So, unless you find someway to turn this thread into a solution for our insurance woes, I don't see how this helps.

People who want to be big and purposely try to gain weight are stupid and need mental help. I saw something online where some woman was trying to get the record for the heaviest woman in the world. She deserves to be made fun of because that is ignorant.

People in NO way shape or form deserve to be made fun of.... EVER!!!

darkguardian419

Her mom said she could be anything when she grew up, so she became a fishing bobber.

UsedToBeHusky

It always amazes me how quick people are on this site to bash the extremely morbidly obese. With the exception of a small fraction of this community's population, the vast majority were well on their way to becoming like this before they came here.

maab_connor

ilovemybuggy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/mikel-ruffinelli-worlds-largest-hips_n_2526338.html

Why is this something to be proud of?

At 420 pounds, I find it really hard to believe that she "doesn't have health problems".

:noway:
Judge not, lest you be judged.

THIS!

whouwannab

People who want to be big and purposely try to gain weight are stupid and need mental help. I saw something online where some woman was trying to get the record for the heaviest woman in the world. She deserves to be made fun of because that is ignorant.
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You totally hit the nail on the head!

mcshoelovin22

Friggin disgusting and the slideshow at the bottom with the worlds biggest woman marrying a chef are THE WORST. He has her covered with plates of food!! WTF?!?!

Actually, if people wouldn't give them so much attention for their behavior, they probably wouldn't act that way.


(same for Honey Boo-boo and the myriad of other attention *kitten* pervading modern media!)

#Agree

anifani4

She isn't proud of it. She is in denial and has a first class enabler feeding her and taking care of her. Of course she has health problems, she just refuses to see them. Pray for her to wake up and see reality.

vkruithof

She has more confidence than most, more than even me. Yeah, it looks uncomfortable.. and though she seems happy I am sure it's a struggle for her. But it's a real shame that such a well spoken lady, with such a beautiful family, and a man thet loves her..has to be treated so terribly just because she is very overweight. No one is perfect.. but to know that, and still have your head up high..is a beautiful thing. I would feel just as bad if someone was being exploited for being the skinniest person, "ugliest" person.. whatever it is.. it makes me sad..Thanks for reminding me how nasty some people are.. smh.


And FYI.. no, I'm no angel.. I laughed at first.. but then I saw how beautiful she really was, and how loved she was.. and I was ashamed of myself.

^^^This.

sissiluv