Beach Whale Friends Unite!

Quasita
Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
in Introduce Yourself
This is just a thread for anyone who thought they might want to be buddies with me after the *you know what* was closed.

My name is Lynn aka Quasita. I'm very fat, but kicking butt! I write blogs every day on an outside site, as well as write blogs occasionally here on MFP about various things that happen. I'm trying to lose overall about 56% of my starting weight. I've already lost 14% of it, despite numerous health challenges.

It's common for me to get insulted in the forums because of this notion that the extremely obese do not have a clue. I'm here to prove that that's simply not true.

I am not perfect. Most days I struggle with dependency issues and chronic pain. But being friends with me, you will not only get someone who is blunt and honest, but you'll also get to witness the fight of a lifetime.

So, add me, if you like :D
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  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    This is just a thread for anyone who thought they might want to be buddies with me after the *you know what* was closed.

    My name is Lynn aka Quasita. I'm very fat, but kicking butt! I write blogs every day on an outside site, as well as write blogs occasionally here on MFP about various things that happen. I'm trying to lose overall about 56% of my starting weight. I've already lost 14% of it, despite numerous health challenges.

    It's common for me to get insulted in the forums because of this notion that the extremely obese do not have a clue. I'm here to prove that that's simply not true.

    I am not perfect. Most days I struggle with dependency issues and chronic pain. But being friends with me, you will not only get someone who is blunt and honest, but you'll also get to witness the fight of a lifetime.

    So, add me, if you like :D

    I think I love you...
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    This is just a thread for anyone who thought they might want to be buddies with me after the *you know what* was closed.

    My name is Lynn aka Quasita. I'm very fat, but kicking butt! I write blogs every day on an outside site, as well as write blogs occasionally here on MFP about various things that happen. I'm trying to lose overall about 56% of my starting weight. I've already lost 14% of it, despite numerous health challenges.

    It's common for me to get insulted in the forums because of this notion that the extremely obese do not have a clue. I'm here to prove that that's simply not true.

    I am not perfect. Most days I struggle with dependency issues and chronic pain. But being friends with me, you will not only get someone who is blunt and honest, but you'll also get to witness the fight of a lifetime.

    So, add me, if you like :D

    I think I love you...

    Awe, that's sweet :) Hopefully you'll still love me after seeing some of the stuff I post randomly haha
  • brandnewsnickerpuss
    brandnewsnickerpuss Posts: 110 Member
    Already friends. Us cool-hair people have to stick together. ;)
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    Already friends. Us cool-hair people have to stick together. ;)

    Dude, I know! Just this past summer, I had basically that cut, but my hair was longer on top (to my shoulders). I got it cleaned up for a job interview.
  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    This is just a thread for anyone who thought they might want to be buddies with me after the *you know what* was closed.

    My name is Lynn aka Quasita. I'm very fat, but kicking butt! I write blogs every day on an outside site, as well as write blogs occasionally here on MFP about various things that happen. I'm trying to lose overall about 56% of my starting weight. I've already lost 14% of it, despite numerous health challenges.

    It's common for me to get insulted in the forums because of this notion that the extremely obese do not have a clue. I'm here to prove that that's simply not true.

    I am not perfect. Most days I struggle with dependency issues and chronic pain. But being friends with me, you will not only get someone who is blunt and honest, but you'll also get to witness the fight of a lifetime.

    So, add me, if you like :D

    I think I love you...

    Awe, that's sweet :) Hopefully you'll still love me after seeing some of the stuff I post randomly haha

    So long as it isn't arbitrary name-calling or asking me to suck your ****, I'm sure we'll get along just fine! :laugh:
  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    Already friends. Us cool-hair people have to stick together. ;)

    I had cool hair for a while. Then I got tired of adding new color all the time... so I cut it, and now have the "poof of awesome" :laugh:
  • Blue801
    Blue801 Posts: 442
    after the *you know what* was closed.

    I don't know what. What are you talking about?
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    after the *you know what* was closed.

    I don't know what. What are you talking about?

    A thread was closed in which I was called a "pregnant beach whale" by the OP when contributing.

    This thread is created just because I offered my friendship to those reading it, and it got closed. I was greatly amused by the goings on though! :)
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    Already friends. Us cool-hair people have to stick together. ;)

    I had cool hair for a while. Then I got tired of adding new color all the time... so I cut it, and now have the "poof of awesome" :laugh:

    I bet it's amazing. I didn't mess with mine for a long long time because of corporate world... But then went to get my hair done before surgery (cuz I'd be out of commission for a couple months) and they convinced me to do something fun. I realized then that my current jobs don't have dress codes at all. So I started having fun again. My hair and my gauges are kinda trademarks of mine ;)
  • Blue801
    Blue801 Posts: 442
    after the *you know what* was closed.

    I don't know what. What are you talking about?

    A thread was closed in which I was called a "pregnant beach whale" by the OP when contributing.

    This thread is created just because I offered my friendship to those reading it, and it got closed. I was greatly amused by the goings on though! :)

    :laugh: Seriously? You must have been winning the debate if they resorted to that. I've been called a beached whale before, but it was not in a discussion setting. :cry:
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    Sweet.
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    after the *you know what* was closed.

    I don't know what. What are you talking about?

    A thread was closed in which I was called a "pregnant beach whale" by the OP when contributing.

    This thread is created just because I offered my friendship to those reading it, and it got closed. I was greatly amused by the goings on though! :)

    :laugh: Seriously? You must have been winning the debate if they resorted to that. I've been called a beached whale before, but it was not in a discussion setting. :cry:

    Honestly I think it was because I wasn't shy about my starting weight when I was replying. I don't think that I should feel ashamed to admit that I was 485 at my highest. No one should be. We shouldn't be ashamed of honesty.

    The reason I even talk about it is because people often like to say "if you're very overweight, you can cut a lot/lose a lot without worry" and I have my concerns about that perpetuated attitude.

    That being said, I'm still active and functional. I tend to like to present a non-stereotypical view of the 400+ person. I don't sit on my booty all day eating ;)
  • Blue801
    Blue801 Posts: 442
    sandman!!!:love:
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    sandman!!!:love:

    You know it baby!
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    sandman!!!:love:

    You know it baby!

    When I think of Sandman, I think of a poster I had that was from the graphic novels. I never read them, I just liked the poster and hung it over my bed ;)
  • artelyn
    artelyn Posts: 175 Member
    me, me... add me!!! : )
  • princesslucylou86
    princesslucylou86 Posts: 35
    love this, beach whale! haha! I've been called that and worse before...and sadly when i was a healthy size 14...people are so cruel that i resorted on making fun of myself at my own expense so i didnt get upset or ashamed. I am a pretty big lady...who needs to shed a good few pounds and wants to make my life healthier. The more support and *kitten* kicking the better! feel free to add me :) x
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    love this, beach whale! haha! I've been called that and worse before...and sadly when i was a healthy size 14...people are so cruel that i resorted on making fun of myself at my own expense so i didnt get upset or ashamed. I am a pretty big lady...who needs to shed a good few pounds and wants to make my life healthier. The more support and *kitten* kicking the better! feel free to add me :) x

    As I told someone earlier... A stranger's words could never hurt me as much as my own can. I just became frank with people, took the wind out of the gossip sails. Most people think I clock in in the mid-200s so I usually drop jaws saying I'm over 400. Speaking openly about our issues sometimes helps make the best out of things, because it establishes that we are not afraid of who we are, what we look like or anything else.
  • brandnewsnickerpuss
    brandnewsnickerpuss Posts: 110 Member
    Already friends. Us cool-hair people have to stick together. ;)

    Dude, I know! Just this past summer, I had basically that cut, but my hair was longer on top (to my shoulders). I got it cleaned up for a job interview.

    I just had a creep of your profile and I see your hair is very awesome! I actually need a new photo: just this weekend I buzzed mine down to the world's shortest pixie (I'm job searching again).
  • claudie08
    claudie08 Posts: 154 Member
    I've been called that and more by my ex who is still trying to get me back. Really!!!???!!! Too bad, so sad.

    I just sent you a friend invite. :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • nicolescallion
    nicolescallion Posts: 8 Member
    add me please:) I'm a big momma that needs honest people in my life:smile:
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    You all are fabulous :) I hope I don't let you down haha :D
  • lighteningjeanne855
    lighteningjeanne855 Posts: 566 Member
    We're already friends, and I am so HAPPY for your progress after surgery!
  • chesnity3
    chesnity3 Posts: 960 Member
    I would love to be your friend! I'm sending a request.
  • kmtbeaulieu
    kmtbeaulieu Posts: 33 Member
    The you know what was closed?!
    beached whales for the win!
  • HappinessFreedomForever
    HappinessFreedomForever Posts: 62 Member
    I've been called a cow at size 12. Society can go **** itself. We need to be healthy and happy; everything else comes later.
  • arwacky
    arwacky Posts: 1,653 Member
    Bump
  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    I've been called a cow at size 12. Society can go **** itself. We need to be healthy and happy; everything else comes later.

    I was, too! All through school (starting in 3rd grade!) I was called a "beached whale" "cow" and "flabby *kitten*" by a lot of my peers. I was between a 10 and a 12 through HS, and was convinced that I was just a fatty and always would be. Those people can go **** themselves.
  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    I was also in that! I kept being told to gobble unmentionables. Oh my. Anyone can add me as well!
  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
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