Fat people ambassador

Right...

Ummm OK. Good luck in your crusade.

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Nice rant...(I think)

Cool story bro.

Ummm... An IQ of 126 wasn't sufficient enough to tell you that you need to consume less calories in order to benefit your life?

IQ tests really are over-rated.

You mean you would like people to judge you on the content of your character rather than the way you look and not make false assumptions based on appearances?

How dare you!!!

You mean you would like people to judge you on the content of your character rather than the way you look and not make false assumptions based on appearances?

How dare you!!!

God forbid! Let the pearl clutching ensue.

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Let me be honest and tell you a bit about myself, I started my journey in November 2012....

I was fat - 321lb at the beginning of this journey

I was lazy - sat at the laptop all day and worked sitting down all evening

I was depressed - I hated what I saw in the mirror

I spouted the exact same lines as you've just typed, only I'd say it to anyone crazy enough to listen to me, I didn't just type it on a website (this is not to criticize what you've done)

I turned to food because it was always there for me (I live a 2 minute walk away from a large Morrisons store) - I was a stereotypical fatty, I didn't exercise because I hated the idea of thin people watching me sweat, puff and pant at the gym.

Today 18th July 2014....

I am thinner than I've ever been (as an adult) - 165lb

I spend too much time at the gym (according to my family) - I go 6 days a week, and sometimes more than once a day

I'm nicknamed the Duracell Bunny - because I'm always on the go, always happy and am always looking for something to do

I find it extremely patronising when people spout on about how fatties get a raw deal - there are NHS Weight Management programs for us fatties - they are free and if you want to join one, go see a doctor, they are free too (here in the UK) - what have the skinnies got to help them.... not all skinnies are skinny because they are happy, healthy and energetic, a friend of mine died of Anorexia about 10 years ago (everyone thought she was happy and just small framed, no she was killing herself)

I turn to exercise to make me feel better and it usually does, food used to make me full, feel sick and then feel hatred for getting fatter and fatter.

Fatties and skinnies all have their own issues - now I weigh almost half of my starting weight I have developed issues, I now have lower back and hip problems and I take daily medication, I never had to do that when I was 321lb: I now have baggy skin on my torso, arms, legs and chin; my butt (which was the only slim part of my body) is none existant - I have to sit on a cushion all the time.

Basically being fat has ruined my body and now I am trying to get slim and right some of the wrongs I did to myself - please don't turn your weight loss journey into a fight against Them & Us - make it about you, concentrate on getting yourself where you want to be.... We're all fighting a fight, we just have different motivations and different destinations.

By worrying about your journey and doing something about your weight you are proving that fatties don't need sympathy or help, you are proving that you don't envy skinnies and you are proving you have over come whatever made you put on weight in the first place....

Now that is a worthy cause in my former fatty point of view xXx

I hear where you're coming from. I do. But I want to submit to you, for your consideration, this:

What if I told you that a lot/many of the "skinny" people you see also have thyroid and other hormone issues, also battle depression, also have injuries that limit them. Knowing that they fight the same emotional battle as you every day, would you see them differently?

Interdasting isn't it?

It's a common narrative. I was fat because I got injured, I got sick, I had a thyroid problem, I was depressed, I was anxious, I lost a loved one, I was dealing with stuff nobody understands, etc, etc, etc.

As if all thinner people are just coasting around life dealing with nothing. No, some people deal with those difficulties...they just don't consistently eat above their TDEE while doing so.

From the OP I dont agree that being a Fat People Ambassador is ideal for you.

I feel that you have a much higher calling.

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I've got to be honest here.

I think everyone sort of gets a raw deal - regardless of body type (fat people, thin people, in between people). People just get judged by the way they look ALL THE TIME. For every issue that a fat person has to deal with (and hey, I deal with them, as a fat person), a skinny person has to deal with too.

Here's some stereotypes for you:
As a fat girl, I'm lazy and unhealthy, while my thin friends must have eating disorders and are exercise nazis.
As a fat girl, I use my humor to succeed, while my thin friends just use their bodies. None of us has any brains.
As a fat girl, I must hate my body, while my thin friends must love theirs. Never mind that everyone has some insecurities.

I could go on and on, but there's no point really. We judge people by the way they look, whether they're fat or thin. There's just as much skinny prejudice as there is fat prejudice. I think a real body acceptance movement would encompass all sizes, and encourage people to look past what they see on the outside.

First off, OP, I'm sorry for your pain. There's a lot of hurt feelings behind your comments. I know how badly people can make you feel for not looking good.

Having said that, I think you may be addressing these concerns and complaints to the wrong community. For the most part, people aren't here because they've been skinny all their lives and have no weight issues. Seriously...what's the point of tracking calories, looking for support from others, and trying to find leaner and healthier recipes, if they're already thin and have never had weight issues?!?

There doesn't need to be a 'fat people ambassador' as though they're from a different country or something. If they really are the same, as you say, 'they' don't need an ambassador.

And, although you are right that there are some medical issues which cause weight issues, for the overwhelming majority of us (me included), it's simply been poor diet choices. These 'poor choices' are so thoroughly pervasive that it's no wonder we have as many obese people as we have in this country. Our collective diet is ****. There's so much crap put in our food that isn't necessary that one almost has to shop at a health food store just to get normal food anymore.

I celebrate your success and wish you continued progress towards your weight loss goals, but we're not the enemy. And, I agree with one of the people above me who said, "I dont agree that being a Fat People Ambassador is ideal for you. I feel that you have a much higher calling."