Most embarrassing 'fat' moment you can now laugh at?
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When I was 13 I was recruited for a popular female basketball team. I'm very tall, had great defence, but the problem was I was only fast for short spurts of time and couldn't run up and down the court for the full match.
So they started making us all run laps, which everyone else managed easily, but reduced me to a tomato red pufferfish.
The janitor corners me in the hall in front of the adult male basketball team and says "Someone needs to go and wrap a chain around her fridge".
They laughed. Hard.
I laughed along.
Then as soon as I was alone I burst into tears :laugh:1 -
When I was in 5th grade I was friends with a girl who would go on to be one of the popular girls in high school. She was skinny, I was fat. We were talking and she said something about me being fat and I said "well, maybe some day or in another life I will be skinny and you will be fat and you can feel how I feel".
Guess who is way bigger than me now. *insert evil laugh here*
Congratulations on your success of nearly hitting your target goal.
Wouldn't it be great if you could approach her and give her some advice on healthy eating.:devil:
That's real revenge.0 -
I actually laugh at the moment when a girl did call me too fat for her. At least she was honest and didn't feel the need to sugarcoat like I'm some fragile little thing.0
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The second was talking to a guy friend of mine that I had a crush on in high school and even going into college. All of our friends knew I liked him lol even he knew I liked him. We got tanked one night and were talking all night like we did often and he looks at me and says "If I could find a girl with your personality and Heidi's body, I'd be the happiest man on Earth". Heidi being his ex-girlfriend. That still stings to this day and he never mentioned it again, nor did I. As far as I know he has no idea he ever said it.
I've had this said to me as well (I was always the girl who was friends with the guys in high school and college). I hope you're able to look at him with a smile and pity now; because he was too superficial and not strong enough to stand up and own his feelings for you (because I'm sure he had some), he lost out on a life with you. That's how I look at my old high school crush. I smirk a little every time I read a Facebook status about his most recent breakup and think "You have NO idea what you missed out on." Then I go shnuggle my very happy man a little and thank GOD that other guy never did ask me out. I am loved for who I am and that love has made me want to be healthier so that I can enjoy it for decades to come.0 -
Can't figure out how to do the quote thing but was trying to respond to the slim fast for Christmas post. So sorry you dealt with that. Can't believe someone was such a jerk.0
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Dating a really skinny boy at the time, he thought it would be 'sexy' for me to try on his boxers.
NOT so sexy is what actually happened: they split right up the butt crack, which he thought was hilarious.
Dropped him and (some of) my extra pounds afterward, so I guess the joke is on him. Not sure if Men's Small boxers will ever fit me comfortably, however...0 -
Some friends (who are all of average weight) and I were discussing how much we weighed - I know, I know, stupidest conversation to have with other women EVER.
I didn't want to say my weight out loud because back then I was very ashamed of people hearing the number (now I actually don't care, it's just a number), so one of them says "You can't be more than 145lbs. or so, right?"
I shook my head and told them that I was 170lbs. A couple raised their brows but one gasps and goes, "Oh my God, but 170lbs is FAT!" She caught on to what she had said right after and was tripping over herself trying to explain that she had meant that in her mind 170lbs is a VERY FAT person and that I didn't look like what she had pictured 170lbs to look like.
I understood what she meant and that she had blurted that out without thinking, but still...as one poster said, a little bit of dying inside.
Oh, this reminded me of being in school last year and hearing my classmates and teacher insist that 180 lbs on an average-heighted man was downright obese. I didn't have the heart to tell anyone in that class that I was 180 lbs at 4'11", but boy did it hurt on the inside.0 -
my pants being so tight on me and they split wide open in the crotch at work. (taco bell) You never have that mcguyver moment until when the only thing you can think to use is tape, staples and some stickers. no joke. I have those in my closet now and I can fit two of me in them. I will keep those dam pants that I had to sew the crotch back up at least three, yes three times, forever to remind me how far I have come. They are size 18 and my size sixes are stating to get loose on me. lol. its funny now.
oh here is another one that I can now chuckle at cuz I love my health conscious son and all but he was 18 then and in front of his friends and other people when I hugged him he all of sudden poked my stomach and said mom you need to go do some jogging. Geez. Teen boys can be *kitten* but its all good. I can jog circles around him now.1 -
I had a very beautiful Thoroughbred horse that I competed in Hunter shows. Well the judging scores are 50% horse presentation, 50% rider presentation. Well at the end of the class, we scored last. My trainer could not figure out why, as I had the best horse and my riding for equitation (flat work) was awesome. She went to the judges stand and got a look at the score sheet for us. It went as follows, horse presentation perfect 50%. Rider 10% presentation. Trainer asked why and they told her. My trainer had to come back and with tears in her eyes she gave me our scores. On the score sheet it said that the rider was too fat to be presentable. Rider should come back when rider lost lots of weight. I don't have a horse anymore, but I can laugh about it now as currently most Hunter classes are filled with very beautiful heavy riders.
I have been asked many times, as much as I ride a bicycle, why is my stomach still fat.......my answer is my fat has rearranged itself so it can be lost from there! (here's your sign!)
I am so sorry--that is awful. The hunter/jumper world has always seemed very judgy on size to me, so even though I have wanted to learn to jump since I was a kid, I never really took lessons until I lost weight last year. I am still far from skinny, but I plan to show next year and to he** with anyone that judges my fat thighs.
Probably one of the worst for me was getting fitted for a bridesmaid's dress for my best friend's wedding. One of the other bridesmaids was horrified that she had to order a size 16 (the dresses ran small). She said, I couldn't even buy that size in a regular store--I would have to go to a plus size department! She then looked pointedly at me. I wore a size 16 at the time (I think they probably had to order an 18 in the dress for me). Hope I run into her sometime now that I am in a size 10--she will always be awkward and unattractive, but I no longer have to shop in the plus sizes!0 -
Nope... definitely not the only ones. I'm in for two.I sat down on the wooden toilet seat at my apartment and it cracked. I was mortified. I felt like the fattest person on earth because, really, who breaks a toilet seat? My roomie was so very wise. She said "How many people are you going to tell about this?" "None!" "Lots of people have broken toilet seats but they aren't telling anyone either." I felt so much better. Ten years later, an acquaintance on facebook posted about sitting on his toilet seat and feeling it crack beneath him. I messaged him and thanked him for sharing that because, as far as I know, he and I are the only people ever to do such a thing.
This happened to me. And then the one I bought to replace it cracked within a week. The lesson is, don't buy a six dollar toilet seat unless you glue an extra support at the week spot!
I haven't broken one, but my husband has gone through a few of them.0 -
It's not really laughable, more SMH now but...
It was me and my (now) husbands first ever weekend away together and we were just walking down the street, talking about where to go for dinner. Husband said Nando's but at the time I didn't eat meat and said so, two guys were passing us coming the other way and one turns to the other and says " Must eat everything else, look at the f***ing size of it.."
Look. At. The. F***ing. Size.Of. It. :noway:
I could have died of shame, and obviously pretended not to hear. Husband pretended not to hear, I guess he didn't know whether he was supposed to go beat them up or whatever. The worst thing was I never even knew I was that big, looking back I was probably between 180 and 190lbs but I had never really thought about my weight, I'm 5'7 and mostly T and A so I'd never actually considered myself fat. It wasn't till much later I actually realized enough to do something about it though.1 -
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TGIF.....Great day and weather getting ready for 3 day weekend.....had a great day yesterday did a 70 mie bike ride and this morning before work did a 16 miler......my weight is moving steadily downward.....life is good.....don't have much planned for the weekend.....pssst which is what I like.....tomorrow nothing but golf and bike riding.....and day or 2 at the beach and let's not forget BBQ.....what are you plans? and who's sad about the ending of the summer?.....the only good thing "ARE YOUR READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?0
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Sitting in church waiting for everyone to file in (it's very quiet). This REALLY large man walks past and my 5 yr old daughter in full 5 yr old voice says "Dad, that guy is really fat!" She then looks up at the horrified look on my face, thinking that she has somehow offended me and says "But not as fat as you dad, you're the fattest!" then wraps her arms around me for a big hug. Lots of chuckles, lots of embarrasement, little bit of dying on the inside.this is going back 10 years - but my son who was 6 at the time walked up and wrapped his arms around me while I was talking to some friends - he said "mommy I love your bum because its so big and squishy" - little brat
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I am truly sorry. Kids say the darnest things. However, I laughed so hard at this I started to cry.0 -
My husband: wow, those skinny jeans look great on you!
Me:.....they're boot cut....not skinny jeans....0 -
Another pregnant situation...
Was away on vacation around Halloween time and the hotel was going to have someone tell the haunted history of the area one night. We decided to go down. Of course we were one of tge last peopke to get there abd there werent any more seats. I guess my tummy was looking extra plump that evening bc as i was standi.g and staring a woman near me stood up and told me i could have her seat. I said No its okay but thanks. She then said Oh i dont think you should be standing or sitting on the floor for this long with as far along as you are. My initial reaction was to rip her head off, but i then decided to go alo.g with it. I put my hand on my stomach, sat down, said thank you. Husband and i were dating at the time and he had gone to get a drink. When he came back the womans husband got up for now husband to sit in. He leaned over and said how nice the people were. I said They think I'm pregnant so get your hand on my belly and start aski.g how I'm feeling. He looked at me and busted out laughing and whispered You aren't pissed? I said of course i am but i just scored us some comfy seats.1 -
I'm pretty slim now, but someone just this week asked if I was pregnant and when I was due. In fact I had just eaten a burrito that was bigger than my head and had a pretty respectable food baby.
I responded by rubbing it lovingly, and saying "Thank you, not a baby just a delicious, delicious burrito. It's due any hour now"
More embarrassing for the other woman I suspect.
Haha, love your response and will be using that if the situation ever arises!0 -
It was Chritmas time...gift exchange...I received a can of Slim Fast...
You win. I am speechless. If I knew how to do those little faces people comment with here, it would be a row of frowny faces and head shakes.0 -
Mine was my own self consciousness when I was a 'fat' teenager, many (many) years ago now.
When I was on a crowded beach on holiday I was so embarassed about my size (at aged 16 and size Uk16) that I didn't want anybody to see what I perceived as an enormous tummy when I wanted to go for a swim in the sea. So what I did was to sit down on my bum in the sand with my knees bent to cover my tum and kind of shuffled my way across the sand in that position to the sea. I probably drew far more attention to myself that way than if I'd just jumped up and ran in. Self consciousness can make you do things in some very strange ways!...
PS - I'm now, at aged 51, size UK 10-12, thanks to this site.0 -
My French size 52 (that's a US 22) pants splitting at the bottom when I bent down and having to ask my boyfriend to stitch them back because I can't sew.0
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Being at a company golf outing and the CEO asking me, in front of other people, when I was due. Wasn't pregnant.....
And another time a few years later, was with my dog at the park. A little girl, who's mother was clearly very pregnant asked me if I had a baby in my tummy, too. When I said no, she looked all confused and said "then why is your tummy so big?" The poor mom wanted to die, but I laughed and said "oh gosh it's ok, she's just a little girl!" But inside I was crushed.1 -
I'm still fat but this is funny....
Okay so I'm with my best friend at the time and we were going to a convenient store close to a very busy intersection...
It's a super windy day, and as I get out of the car the wind blows up my dress revealing my underwear to EVERYONE... I couldn't even get it down without it flying up elsewhere...
To make matters worse, my undies said I love ice cream all over them, and had ice cream cones... :blushing:
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In a shop about 6 years ago and being asked by the assistant 'Ahhh when are you due?'. I looked down at my stomach and felt sick. I was so embarrassed and ashamed to admit that I wasn't pregnant and just fat that I went along with it. I left the store in tears. Luckily now I can laugh but at the time boy did I feel low!1
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I'm still fat but this is funny....
Okay so I'm with my best friend at the time and we were going to a convenient store close to a very busy intersection...
It's a super windy day, and as I get out of the car the wind blows up my dress revealing my underwear to EVERYONE... I couldn't even get it down without it flying up elsewhere...
To make matters worse, my undies said I love ice cream all over them, and had ice cream cones... :blushing:
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That is really the perfect storm! Glad you laughed it off!0 -
Ooh and there was this one time (this one still hurts a tad)
My mom and I were riding in the car, eating mcdonalds burgers... we had just gotten back from visiting a family member in the hospital. I had a ponytail, a clunky headband in, and I'm munching away.
I car pulls up next to us on the high way, rolls down their windows, honks and motions for us to roll down the window, so we do...
It's a girl driving, and a guy in the passenger seat, both a little older than I was at the time...
She hollers, what's your number, he likes you and wants it, and he's shouting, No, no in the background while they're both laughing...
I've got my burger in my hands, and my eyes are tearing up, when my mom nudges me and says (genuinely) ooh he liked you [my name]
She didn't get it.0 -
LMFAOO ^ omg.0
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I was walking down a hospital corridor with my husband (who was the patient) and my DOCTOR came walking toward us, patted me on the stomach and said, "Congratulations!" What an idiot!0
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Someone that hadnt seen me in years gasped and said ÿouŕe fat as a hog!!!! loudly in Walmart. Yeah its funny now. I wear a size 16 now and just lost over 40 lbs.She didnt even see me @ my highest weight. I think I weighed about 170 and thats what I weigh now. But my highest weight was 227.0
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Someone that hadnt seen me in years gasped and said ÿouŕe fat as a hog!!!! loudly in Walmart. Yeah its funny now. I wear a size 16 now and just lost over 40 lbs.She didnt even see me @ my highest weight. I think I weighed about 170 and thats what I weigh now. But my highest weight was 227.
Geez-Zus! What kind of thing is that to say to someone?! What an idiot.2 -
I don't know that I would really laugh at any of it, but I have had a few moments that truly sucked. Vindication for me will come on the day that I'm able to ride a rollercoaster again. Then I think I will be ready to laugh. But here is a small list of a few things that have happened:
1) Around the age of 15, was probably about 240-250 lbs, the neighbor's young son (probably 7-9 years old) came up and asked if I was pregnant. I said no, and he responded, "It looks like you are."
2) My 16th birthday, about 250-260 lbs, went to a Chinese restaurant with my family. While we were waiting to be seated, I overheard an older man comment to his wife, "Damn! She could play for the Seahawks!" (I might also mention here that I'm 6'1", so I am built like a frickin' linebacker.)
3) Age 20, around 315 lbs, living in an apartment with 5 other girls, furnished cheap furniture, I broke my wood framed twin bed three times in less than a month. Eventually I decided to forego the frame and slept on a mattress on the floor.
4) When I was about 22, again around 300-315 lbs, my family had a reunion to celebrate my grandma's 80th birthday. We spent a day at a nearby amusement park. I waited in a line for about an hour to get on a rollercoaster I'd loved riding in the past. Got on the ride and discovered that I couldn't buckle the safety belt. Sadly made my way off the ride and watched as my family members went without me.
Being heavy sucks!1
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