"You should be fat Amy for Halloween"

First of all, you can do it. There are lots of people on MFP who have done this sucessfully. Be one of them! As for your "friend":



Good luck!

I agree with AnginCanada. Make the comment work in your favour.

By the way, sometimes good friends say things they actually regret afterwards. My hubby loves me tons and is super, super supportive of me, yet once or twice he's thought it was ok to jokingly mention my weight. I ended up in tears and he now knows that no matter how "light" I make of my own weight, it's off limits for him. Always!

If your friend is really a friend, let them know that the comment hurt you. If they apologize, then maybe you can both move forward and still be friends. If they seem uncaring of your feelings, then move on without that person in your life.

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Clearly they don't know what the definition of a friend is. All of us on here have had an experience in life that made us stop and say to ourselves... "enough. This is MY life and this is NOT how I want to live it." and I think you just had yours.
It is amazing to me how those little comments are meant to be so innocent but can cause so much hurt and can actually make someone go the other way of what you have decided to do. We are all pulling for you and you can totally do this. Just remember, it is a day-to-day process and it can get difficult. When it does, come on the boards and get inspired and motivated. You got this.

My students for YEARS would call me "Peter Griffin"; I got so darn tired of it!! Now that I'm down 72 pounds, one kid is calling me "Skinny Peter". I guess it's a compliment....?

Haters gonna hate!

Honestly, I had to Google fat Amy because I had no idea who that was. I like Rebel Wilson, but you look nothing like her so your "friend's" comment was clearly meant just to put you down. You are a beautiful woman!

I'm also 5'2" and I started 3 months ago at 206. My scale said 180.2 this morning, so trust me this works! Feel free to add me if you'd like.

I'd like to point out that Fat Amy as a character (if you look at Pitch Perfect and not Pitch Perfect 2, which is just terrible) is an awesome character. She's confident, self-assured, and at no point lives "in spite" of her weight. I mean, of all fat characters one can be compared to, I'd pick Fat Amy any day.

That said, if this is someone you care about, have a real conversation about how that made you feel. If this is someone you know casually, stop knowing them casually. If they're unwilling to see why the comment hurt your feelings, then they're not very good friends.

And you'll do great! I'm also 5'2" and started at 300 pounds, and I'm the laziest person in the universe -- just as long as you take care of yourself. I found that once the well of anger/frustration runs out, it can be really hard to keep motivated. Doing it for your own reasons is much easier place to work from.

step 1) punch her in the face
step 2) break up with her

oh_happy_day wrote: »

gramarye wrote: »

I'd like to point out that Fat Amy as a character (if you look at Pitch Perfect and not Pitch Perfect 2, which is just terrible) is an awesome character. She's confident, self-assured, and at no point lives "in spite" of her weight. I mean, of all fat characters one can be compared to, I'd pick Fat Amy any day.

That said, if this is someone you care about, have a real conversation about how that made you feel. If this is someone you know casually, stop knowing them casually. If they're unwilling to see why the comment hurt your feelings, then they're not very good friends.

And you'll do great! I'm also 5'2" and started at 300 pounds, and I'm the laziest person in the universe -- just as long as you take care of yourself. I found that once the well of anger/frustration runs out, it can be really hard to keep motivated. Doing it for your own reasons is much easier place to work from.

Agreed. I suspect that your 'friend' wasn't making a positive comment about the character though. Maybe she could go as Regina George for Halloween?

You're probably right that the friend was being more superficial than, "Hey, you should be this cool character with a lot of charisma and dimension!" Which is unfortunately.

Also, solid Mean Girls burn.

I would tell him he could be an @$$ hat for Halloween.

jgnatca wrote: »

A Donald Trump mask perhaps?

Don't talk that way about our next President! He's going to accomplish a lot for the Paleo crowd by getting us nuked back to the stone age. Then the healthy eating can commence. Minus a little radiation here and there.

LifeInTheBikeLane wrote: »

Sometimes our friends may say hurtful things to us that they don't mean they way they sound. I know I'm guilty of having put my foot in my mouth many times! I'm sorry he said that to you but on the bright side it's been a good push to get you going!

I was around 240lbs and a whole inch taller then you (and one year younger then you) when I realized I needed to lose weight. It took me a little less then a year to be back below 200lbs. You can do it as long as you put your mind to it! In all honesty my biggest game changer was cutting out fast food and purchasing a bike.

Good luck!

Biking is great! I bike to and from work as much as I can (3-5 days unless I am sick, like I am now, or weather happens).

Your friend may not realize what they said hurt your feelings so speak to them about it. It is great that you are making this life change, but try to find other reasons to drive you.

Good luck to you!

Some friend, that's so rude! I'm 5'2", well maybe closer to 5'1". I started at 204 and am down to 136 now. MFP and walking with me fitbit helped me get there. Good luck on your journey! Feel free to add me.

Please feel free to add me!
Im 5'3"n I have about 100 lbs to go!!! I log in everyday and I weigh in on Fridays

I'm debating on being a mountie again...I was the mountie a few years back and still have the costume as well as handcuff belt!! Torn though. ..also have a banana costume from last year....also your friend can go to hell!!!