Your embarrassing fat shame moment

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  • Zombella
    Zombella Posts: 491 Member
    edited February 2015
    I've had so many moments. Many of them dealt with being the only overweight girl in my dance class and having to wear the skin-tight costumes. I remember one year a girl complained because she wanted us to wear two-piece suits that showed your stomach but couldn't because of me.

  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    A few years back, my then boyfriend made reservations at an outdoor restaurant for us (basically a lush garden and water fountains and a pool, with tables here and there). It was a surprise to congratulate me for winning a tournament in a game. So we went there, and the chairs were these patio chair type of thing, something that looked like this:

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    My attempt to sit in it was hilarious! Trying to squeeze my butt to fit. It didn't. We ended up moving to the indoor section, where they use large booth chairs.
  • BananableLector
    BananableLector Posts: 26 Member
    My moment, or should I say moments, are what have my back here and determined to lose the weight this time. First (and should have been only) was a few years ago trying to ride a crazy loop ride that required a harness that comes down around your body, couldn't push it down enough to click in the lock, the operator just needed to reset it but damage had been done and I took the walk of shame off the ride in order to save what little pride I had. Next was attending my brother's wedding as a bridemaid and being the only to have to buy a different style dress because it didn't go up to my size (and yet the dress I did get showed ugly back fat) . Third was ALMOST having to request a seat belt extended on a plane this January.

    NEVER AGAIN!!!!!
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    I've had many, including being bullied at work and having my boss tell me I was bringing it on myself. I mean, of course it's my fault if I had to bend over to get something and my co-worker pretended to kick me while another cheered her on, right? I had to leave that job because she also constantly made comments about me taking up too much room and how much she hated fat people. I wasn't the only person she bullied, and upper management knew it, but for some reason, they wouldn't fire her.

    My final moment came this time around for logging. I had already started just before the new year (I don't like making weight loss a resolution). I was buying different foods for me to have for most of my meals and doing my portions and really making an effort when my oldest daughter (20) got mad at me for something stupid and started in on how I was a failure who always cheated on any diet I tried. I would never lose the weight and why should she have to suffer not having the foods I was cooking for me...(there was and is plenty of good food in this house the kids can eat). That was my last straw for getting and staying serious as well as the last straw with her living here - many other problems there. If my own child was going to be bullying me, it was time to stick to it. I'm still doing it for me, but every time I think about her cruel words, it's more motivation.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited February 2015
    Walked in the door at a relative's house for Thanksgiving one year and was asked when the baby was due. Not pregnant of course and both of us were very embarrased as I said I wasn't. I weighed more than I did when I was pregnant though. Great way to keep from overeating on Thanksgiving though as I just wanted to get out of there and cry.

    Mil gave me a pretty necklace and earring set once. The necklace would not fit my fat neck.
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