has anyone else not been insulted about their weight?

FitForCrete1 · March 2011

i have been overweight (very fat) for my entire life but i have never really been mocked about it and after hearing many horror stories i was wondering if many people have had the same experience? I can't be the only super special person out there.

Also if you have had bad experiences with people feel free to vent

Ilovepeppers · March 2011

Ya know, once I became an adult I've never been mocked- it was childhood that was the killer! But as an adult I've been my biggest insulter. Everyone else seems to not notice our not care that I'm 219 pounds!

bethany41h · March 2011

I've always been the chubby girl in my world of skinny friends. I never received much mockery about it thankfully. There were certainly a couple times when someone may have said something. Recently I was at a club in Pittsburgh for my one friend's bachelorette party and some girl I didn't know made a rude comment. I, of course, didn't stand for it. I don't let anybody get away with being rude. But high school and college was never a problem. I can count on one hand how many times someone has offended me about my weight. So you are not alone

Davali · March 2011

Not that I can remember, at least not to my face. I'm sure it's been discussed behind my back, particularly by my family!! My next goal is Easter when I go back to visit my parents - can't wait to see their reactions (and yes, I'll be so disappointed if they don't notice!!)

ajbeans · March 2011

I've only ever been mocked one time. I used to be very thin, and I put on about 10 pounds my sophomore year in college. I came home for a family dinner, and my brother-in-law harped on me for over an hour about how fat I was, how I really shouldn't be wearing those shorts... and when he mocked me for passing the salad and said I should maybe keep the salad and not eat anything else, I yelled, "You know what? F--- you!" In front of my whole family, of course. That was not awesome. The funny part about it though is that at the time, I was finally at a NORMAL weight for my height instead of being underweight.

I kind of really dislike him anyway, so it didn't affect me too much, except that now I just try to completely avoid him as opposed to trying to be civil like I used to. haha

cokpara · March 2011

The words from others actually really hurt sometimes, but you have to disregard them and ask yourself what you want out of yourself bc at the end of the day, you're the one who has to live in your own body. On the flipside of things, I've been teased for being too small for a black woman. I am everything opposite of the stereotypical black female... and I have been told some very nasty things that made me question my identity altogether. It's a very sad world, but as long as you're at peace within yourself, it doesn't matter what anyone says.

TubbsMcGee · March 2011

Fitforcrete, perhaps you're just too pleasant with everyone and they just don't want to hurt your feelings??

shelly650 · March 2011

I too have always been "bigger" than my friends growing up! When I was in Primary school I was bullied slightly....but i wouldnt put it just down to my weight but because i wore glasses and have red hair!! In Secondary school, I have never been bullied, but if myself and a group of friends went out for the day and went to a fast food restaurant for lunch, i always felt they were saying [behind my back] nasty things about my weight e.g. why is she eating a burger.....because thats the reason she is that size!! But they really arent saying anything.....i was just paranoid!!

I have gotten over that.....but i still often question why none of my friends have ever mentioned anything about my weight to me!! If I ever say, "god i need to lose weight!" they will always say....o stop talking rubbish!!

Radford89 · March 2011

I too have always been "bigger" than my friends growing up! When I was in Primary school I was bullied slightly....but i wouldnt put it just down to my weight but because i wore glasses and have red hair!! In Secondary school, I have never been bullied, but if myself and a group of friends went out for the day and went to a fast food restaurant for lunch, i always felt they were saying [behind my back] nasty things about my weight e.g. why is she eating a burger.....because thats the reason she is that size!! But they really arent saying anything.....i was just paranoid!!

I have gotten over that.....but i still often question why none of my friends have ever mentioned anything about my weight to me!! If I ever say, "god i need to lose weight!" they will always say....o stop talking rubbish!!

I think I would completey agree with you there - my friends and people around me have never said anything really but I do find I am my biggest critic & often feel people are staring at me if I eat in public but I am coming to except that is probably me being paranoid.

The fact that I am doing something about my weight has made me not care anyway, I think you get a new found confidence when you start doing something and working out makes you feel so much better that I personally don't care anymore. I sort of think 'you know what think what you like cause I won't be this way forever!!'

BerryH · March 2011

I didn't get fat until 30-ish by which time people have developed manners! Even taking my flab running I haven't had White Van Man do anything but whistle!

HOWEVER, when I've put on weight and see people I haven't seen for a while, they get this fixed grin, look me up and down and say, "You look... well". So to me well = fat.

fuzzymel · March 2011

Mine has mainly been about being too thin (I wasn't but I was really tiny). May explain how I ended up eating too much and becoming overweight.

shulaw · March 2011

i used to get it a lot in school an dthen i slimmed down when a teenager and then it went back on in my 20s have been insulted in a club a couple of times but it has been me that has been my worse enemy.

has anyone else not been insulted about their weight?

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