another fat shaming post

Sounds like fat acceptance movement people. If you are unhappy with your body and you work hard to make a body you're hapoy with, be proud and be loud about it. Anyone who thinks my feelings about me have anything to do with them can suck it.

If a thin person becomes obese and then posts before and after pictures, would that be 'skinny shaming'? If I post before and after pics of myself, it's because I want to celebrate and share my change. It really has nothing to do with the size of who's looking on...

I don't see it as fat shaming at all. It's a celebration of achieving a hard-won goal.

If I could take progress pictures of my brain filling up with knowledge, I would.

What I find interesting is, I've seen many progress pics of fat -> skinny, but I have never seen anyone proudly post a skinny -> fat progress pic.

"I've gained 30 pounds of fat in only 2 months, it was hard work, but I still want to gain 10 more pounds of fat!"

ONE'S SUCCESS DOES NOT SHAME OTHERS UNLESS THEY PERSONALLY CHOOSE TO BE EMBARRASSED INSTEAD OF INSPIRED !!!!!!!!!!!


END OF DISCUSSION.

(yes I know I was "yelling in CAPS")

I think that's absoute bull****. Someone lost weight, they were proud of it, and they posted a before and after of their accomplishment. Since when is a before picture fat shaming? The person didn't want to be fat anymore and did something about it. Plain and simple.

I agree that the best progress is what you CAN'T see (being able to break though those negative mental barriers that caused us to turn to food as comfort in the first place), but let's not act like physical progress is a moot point.

And since WHEN is getting thin synonymous with weak and helpless? Let me break it down:

Fat me = not even being able to climb a flight of stairs without being winded

Fit me = Being able to run 5 miles for some "light exercise"

Guess which version of myself I would classify as weak and helpless? Give me a f***ing break.

I think it's motivating, and I post my pics to help motivate others with the same goals. No better feeling then knowing you helped inspire someone take control of their life.

Just because being fat is "good enough" for her does NOT mean it's good enough for me.

Couldn't say it better myself. Amen girl.

I think that it's motivating and it shows other people what you can acomplish and that it is possible for anyone. I believe that we should love ourselves no matter what size but with that being said I think we love ourselves even more when we are fit and healthy. By being healthy we show how much we care about ourselves.

Motivational. Before and after photos suggest the culmination of lots of hard work, effort, persistence I'm genuinely happy for the person who does this. It never fails that I cry when I see someone take a champions lap in the sport that I love--dog agility. I always think about all the love and teamwork that went into that victory. For my own part, my own dog never knows when she doesn't qualify. We celebrate just crossing the finish line together. I don't think less of anyone who doesn't own a championship; the fact that they are out there trying makes me happy. So it is with weight loss. Not everyone will have the same end result. But the fact that they are working hard earns my respect. You'll never win if you don't register for the show!

ABSOLUTELY MOTIVATING! I see thin people everyday and have no idea if they have ever had to struggle with weight. My automatic assumption is that they have always been thin. So when I see success stories with thin people who were once my size, it gives me great inspiration that I can do it too! It's my favorite thing to do each day...go look for new success or progress stories!

I hate my before pictures. Mostly becuase I feel I was not at all atractive when I was heavier. When I first started losing weight, it was primarily vanity based. I do not find overweight people attractive. I also do not find underweight people attractive.

As I started to lose weight, I have evolved. I still do not find over/under weight people attractive. But for different reasons. The fact of life is weight is one of those things that is directly related to your health. When I was overweight, I did not enjoy so many of the things I now find a lot of pleasure in. Everything from walking the dog, running around with my niece and nephew, riding a roller coaster, or buying clothes. None of that was as much fun as it is now that I am at a healthier weight. I hated being in pictures. Now I regret there are so many tangible memories that I'm not in. I am more fun to be around now that I am healthier.

I am excited that my blood presure has come down. I am excited that I am less likely to get so many number of illnesses. I know there isn't a guarantee I will never get sick. But I've improved my chances of a long healthy life. And I am proud of that. So now I do look at before. I am ashamed I allowed myself to be lazy and jeopardized my health and happiness. I am glad I made a changed.

I also do not believe people who remain at an unhealthy weight would choose to remain there if given a no work option not to be. I understand there are people who have real physical reasons they cannot do what I (and others here at this site) choose every day to do. I am not judging those people. But if people look at what I consider a positive change in my life as shaming them, I think they should look at why they consider it shame. If they are truely happy at the choices they make, then there should be no shame. My shame is my own. I am not asking anyone else to feel it. However, I am happy to talk with anyone who wants to make the changes I'm making.

It's a huge form of motivation for me. A lot of the time, seeing the scale go down doesn't really change how I look at myself.

When I take side by side progress pictures, it makes it impossible not to notice and appreciate the changes. This gives me motivation to keep going.

To each their own

I find them motivating. Why not post? That's a lot of hard work and we should be proud of our hard work and dedication! If I knew how to do the before and after pictures, I would do one myself!

Preach on - this:

I think that's absoute bull****. Someone lost weight, they were proud of it, and they posted a before and after of their accomplishment. Since when is a before picture fat shaming? The person didn't want to be fat anymore and did something about it. Plain and simple.

I agree that the best progress is what you CAN'T see (being able to break though those negative mental barriers that caused us to turn to food as comfort in the first place), but let's not act like physical progress is a moot point.

And since WHEN is getting thin synonymous with weak and helpless? Let me break it down:

Fat me = not even being able to climb a flight of stairs without being winded

Fit me = Being able to run 5 miles for some "light exercise"

Guess which version of myself I would classify as weak and helpless? Give me a f***ing break.

I think it's motivating, and I post my pics to help motivate others with the same goals. No better feeling then knowing you helped inspire someone take control of their life.

Just because being fat is "good enough" for her does NOT mean it's good enough for me.

Amen to that!

Fat people being angry and bitter they're fat and lazy. That's all there is to it, as harsh as it sounds.

Thank you for illustrating the difference between perceived fat shaming and actual fat shaming.

Newsflash: Not everyone who is overweight got there by being lazy. Disease, prescription drugs, car accidents... on my friends list alone, I've got people in these categories, some of them who had to lose 100+ pounds.

As for the original question, no, I don't see progress pics as fat shaming. But I'm also not going to take cheap shots at those who feel differently than I do.