your worse or humiliating experience when fat?

When I was about 14 years old the local bad boys tried to pick me up and wanted to throw me in the parks sprinkler/wading pool and one jerk said "let's roll her around like a beached whale". I could still cry almost 25 years later. And I wasn't even that overweight. Something I will never forget.

Not my worst, but while eating at a fast food place I had people making mooing' sounds at me. I rarely eat fast food, but now I can't eat it in public. If I really crave it I'll buy it and put it in another bag to avoid judgmental looks.

When I was about 14 years old the local bad boys tried to pick me up and wanted to throw me in the parks sprinkler/wading pool and one jerk said "let's roll her around like a beached whale". I could still cry almost 25 years later. And I wasn't even that overweight. Something I will never forget.

Oh my god, I'm so sorry. That's so cruel. You didn't deserve that.

worse

I am honestly disgusted at some of the things I'm seeing on this thread. Absolutely heartbreaking t be honest. For me, I've mostly had the typical smaller children pointing out my fat. Kids are so brutally honest

I remember that, when I was a little girl, my mother used to carry me to several shops at Saturday to look for clothes. We would spend hours and hours visiting every single shop in my town, trying to remember if there was any we had forgotten about. She used to take me to girls/women shops, so it was very hard for me to find clothes that could actually fit. Most of them weren't made to fit a chubby, pre-puberal girl. There is no way I could fit into skinny jeans so I had to go for gym clothes most of the time, or horrible sporty clothes that I didn't like. Now that I'm older I understand it wasn't my fault, I wasn't even obese, and even obese people can find clothes that fit, but it was rather difficult to make my shape fit into such clothes. I still do avoid certain brands since I've realized that their clothes don't fit me or are suited for smaller girls, no problem in that. But back then I used to feel like I was so huge and horrible. She would take to visit all of these shops for hours until I was dead tired and we would most likely be back home with no clothes at all or something that still had to be adjusted.

Apart from that, I've obviously been called names especially during middle school, but it didn't bother me much since I've never really been bullied or stuff like that. I've been quite lucky on this side.

I still remember when one of my friends in high school sat on my legs and grabbed my tummy saying "what about a good diet?" and smiling. I guess it was meant to be a funny joke since she was a friend of mine, but it was still unpleasant.

Back around 2008 or 09 I worked as a bartender at this little underground bar that had band shows and I remember one particular night where some teen girls ( 18 plus bar btw) were fighting over one of the band members, some petty thing or another when it suddenly turned out into an all out brawl. Well of course the band guys though it hilarious but these girls were doing some massive damage to each other. I literally had to leap over the bar ( because the bar was so long it would of taken me forever to get around the proper way) to stop these girls. As I leap over the bar I heard my pants rip, from my *kitten* cheek down to my leg. ><; talk about embarrassing.

worst part was after I stopped the fight, the guys AND girls who I stopped all starting laughing at me and my ripped pants. ( can anyone say that sponge bob episode? lol) Needless to say, I was mortified. I closed up the bar right quick and went home in shame.

Funny part to it was I still didn't think I needed to lose weight at that point, or it didn't sink in... I'm pretty sure I had a binge night too that night after my embarrassing escapade. *sighs*

I was buying an ice cream cone at the snack shop at work and the lady at the counter said "Oh Natalie, ice cream, you're fat already!" It felt even worse because a friend was with me.

Not being asked to be a bridesmaid at my big sisters wedding - Mum told me that I was too fat. the standard dress that the other bridesmaids were wearing did not come in my size and I would spoil the photos ;-(

Standing in a 45 minute line for a ride at Hershey Park; even letting other people go in front of us because wanted the first car (better photo taking moment by the ride's camera, only to have the seat belt not fully close on me and the ride DELAYED while they found a seat belt extender. I offered to get off but noooooo, they insisted on finding the extender, but I was a spectacle while others looked on realizing my girth was the cause of the delay.

i think the worst from all the years of torment from others and my own family was my x fiance calling me "fatty" as her pet nickname. i think that was the worst, someone i was supposed to be comfortable with she would call me fat. worst part was, i was 25 pounds lighter then

This was about 20 years ago. I am 5'5" and I was dating a guy who is 5'2". At the time, I weighed around 275 and he weighed maybe 110 soaking wet. We were at a mall and he kept walking ahead or me or lagging behind. I asked him what the problem was and he told me, "I don't want to walk with you. We look like a circus couple." I was hurt but said nothing. I was at a point where I was pretty sure no one would ever want me. Not long after that, he told me I should try to date other people because he felt he could do better than me and didn't want me to hang around for nothing.

I was pretty hurt by what he said and I actually believed him. I had been picked on for my weight for years, so of course he was right, right?. I did end up dating other people and life went on, but the ego damage was done and lasts to this day. I'm married with a family of my own now, but more often than not, I still don't feel like I'm good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough.

This one made me so sad:( especially the part about still not feeling good enough. You ARE good/smart/pretty enough! {{{hugs}}}

So sorry this happened to you!

Oh wow, some truly horrible things that have been said to people. But I am a firm believer in Karma. All these words will come back..

Having been fat from the age of 1, I have more stories than I can count. But here are the top 5:

5. My two friends inviting me over for a movie night but having an "intervention" instead about being fat. Now I wasn't upset for their concern because I appreciate that they cared for me, but it's the other comments they made:"You'll never find a partner," "You'll always be alone." THAT was uncalled for. Our friendships have never been the same.

4. These two eighth graders used to call me "whale" and "chunky chicken." These were two random guys who hung out by my locker for no reason when I was in the seventh grade. This was during Desert Storm in the 90's and my dad had been deployed. He had given me one of his camo duffle bags to use and I was happy to use it because I felt like he was still with me even though he was far away. Those guys saw it and then started to call me "Commando Cow.". Jerks.

3. Asian aunties are the worst. I have been told too many times " You have such a pretty face... If only you weren't so fat..." At the temple (of all places), at parties, weddings. It takes Evey fiber of my being not to tell them now as they are in their 60s and 70s, "Oh Aunty. You have such a pretty face... If only your botched Botox and plastic surgery didn't make you look permanently surprised..."

2. My dad (and mom, but to a lesser degree) constantly telling me I am fat and judging what I eat. Thirty five years of this. Even after losing 53 lbs and counting, he still says "you're getting bigger and bigger." Now I know he's not being sincere, but just mean and somewhat delusional because it simply isn't true (unless my scale is broken and all the pants that are too big are also lying).

1. This one has a better ending so I saved it for last. These girls in elementary school used to torment me for being fat. Unfortunately, the ringleader of the group made it to the magnet Jr/sr high school with me much to my disappointment and continued to attempt to make my life miserable with the name calling and the mooing. Thank god she got kicked out for bad grades. I was rid of her and was relieved. I dormed at the university and had finally been able to overcome the years or teasing, low self-esteem and just being a follower and was flourishing in college. Suddenly one day, guess who I see skateboarding through campus? That girl! Later I found out she lived in my same dorm, too. One day, I was sitting with my tableful of new friends, having a great time when she comes up to me and says loudly, "Hey Sam? Remember me? I'm the girl who used to call you fat cow and used to put cricket legs in your hair. Remember when I used to bully you?" Everyone stopped to look. Fortunately, I was a lot stronger emotionally by now so I said in an equally loud voice. "Honestly, I don't really remember all those things you did or said to me very much because now I have all these awesome friends and I'm really happy with new life and I don't really think about you anymore, so..." And I turned around and started talking to my friends and she was dumbfounded and just walked away! I was triumphant. Eventually, she dropped out of the university and I never saw her again.

ETA: autocorrect errors! D'oh!

A few months ago I was exiting a plane and the stewardesses were all lined up saying the good byes to us passengers at the end of the flight. Well one of them say's to me "we almost made you buy an extra ticket", the other three all laughed. In utter shock I hung my head and walked off the plane. This is the first time I am telling this story, still in shock, but it is one of my motivations.