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The rudest people!
To those who have had problems gaining or losing weight:
We all know people can be rude. The world is full of cruel people always making fun of someones weight. The good thing is always having family and friends to be there with you through it all. Also having apps and trainers to help you reach your goal is great.
My question is. What are some hateful things people have said to you about your weight and how did you respond to it??
We all know people can be rude. The world is full of cruel people always making fun of someones weight. The good thing is always having family and friends to be there with you through it all. Also having apps and trainers to help you reach your goal is great.
My question is. What are some hateful things people have said to you about your weight and how did you respond to it??
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My boss( we get along and are friends) said I should stop working out cuz my arms are starting to look manly. I laughed and said "yeah okay", and moved along.
I pay no attention to what people have to say. It serves no purpose, but at the same time people are intitled to their own opinion. There's no need to get hurt but it. The train keeps moving.4 -
I have found everyone really great and supportive, but then I don't bother with trolls. To be honest if someone doubted my ability to lose weight I'd probably try harder to prove them wrong, I'm stubborn like that.4
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Ironandwine69 wrote: »My boss( we get along and are friends) said I should stop working out cuz my arms are starting to look manly. I laughed and said "yeah okay", and moved along.
I pay no attention to what people have to say. It serves no purpose, but at the same time people are intitled to their own opinion. There's no need to get hurt but it. The train keeps moving.
A friend of mine had a similar comment from a guy in the gym. Her response was "If you started lifting weights you could look manly too" lol37 -
A friend of mine had a similar comment from a guy in the gym. Her response was "If you started lifting weights you could look manly too" lol
This just made my day.
Kudos to your friend for handling that situation so well.
I am not sure if I have anything to contribute to this thread since "hateful" is not how I would describe the comments I have received, but rather bad handling of information which makes these individuals feel uncomfortable. For example, I have had a housemate continuously dismissively calling me insane or a fitness maniac (which I found quite rude), because I went 4-5 times a week to 1 hour group lessons. To her it was outrageous that someone would go that often in comparison to her schedule. She got used to it though when she began associating it as a normal thing with me and not only stopped the rude calling, but also ended up often joining me.2 -
Off the top of my head. When fat, I was asked if I was pregnant.... I had already lost 50 and I have infertility
and last week, told that if I keep trying to reach new PRs I’m going to look like a dude. 0 -
momoftwins985 wrote: »Off the top of my head. When fat, I was asked if I was pregnant.... I had already lost 50 and I have infertility and last week, told that if I keep trying to reach new PRs I’m going to look like a dude.
when I was pregnant people didn't realise I was pregnant as I was so fat... you can't win0 -
I used to get eye rolls from flight attendants when I would ask for a seatbelt extender. I have big hips, whether I'm overweight or not. I can't help it!1
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »It’s their job to oblige these requests. Shame them on twitter. That creates a PR mess.
I had a particularly horrible experience with a flight attendant on a United flight from Tokyo to San Francisco a few years ago. I went to Twitter and blasted that guy, even tagged United and put the flight number, and that I was sitting in Economy Plus so they would know who it was. United did nothing. That was the only bad experience I've had with United. I still prefer to fly them over any other airline. Probably because I fly coast to coast or overseas and they have more direct flights from Washington DC than any other airline.0 -
I was called a fat *kitten*, just this week.4
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I call myself a fat *kitten*. But I would never call someone else that.0
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To those who have had problems gaining or losing weight:
We all know people can be rude. The world is full of cruel people always making fun of someones weight. The good thing is always having family and friends to be there with you through it all. Also having apps and trainers to help you reach your goal is great.
My question is. What are some hateful things people have said to you about your weight and how did you respond to it??
Why focus on the negative?3 -
My 6 year old stepson looked at me serious as can be and said "I know how much you weigh 200 pounds" not saying 200 pounds is an insult to some people but I'm naturally small so I was highly offended even though he's only 6. I'm 5'4 130 pounds and I've been dieting for 3 months now so I did feel discouraged that it hasn't looked like I lost that much. Also when I was like 12 weeks pregnant I wore a dress and my stepson straight out told me "you look fat in that dress." Mind you I didn't start showing until 6 months along.2
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DianaPrinceDET wrote: »I was called a fat *kitten*, just this week.
unpossible.1 -
I ignored the one where he said I look 200 pounds even though I was secretly devastated and when I was pregnant I was emotional so I bawled0
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Motorsheen wrote: »
unpossible.
ununpossible1 -
DianaPrinceDET wrote: »
ununpossible
unununpossible0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »
unununpossible
That’s possible then.0 -
DianaPrinceDET wrote: »
That’s possible then.
you win; I need more coffee1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »
you win; I need more coffee
Why don’t I FEEL like I won?1 -
rickiimarieee wrote: »I ignored the one where he said I look 200 pounds even though I was secretly devastated and when I was pregnant I was emotional so I bawled
At 6, 200 was complementing you. They don't understand age and measurements like weight yet. 200 means "that's the biggest number I can think of and so you are that number cause you are bigger than anyone else in my eyes!" (This is a good thing).. It's the Same as kids in kindergarten arguing over whose mommy is the oldest and biggest. The older and bigger, the better. If he called you fat, that be a whole nother matter, but again, isn't necessarily bad in their eyes.. Your kid saying you looked fat in a certain dress was his way of helping you out so you look your best. Just needs to learn how to say it better.3 -
DianaPrinceDET wrote: »
Why don’t I FEEL like I won?
we'll send you a trophy...
and on mfp, that can mean a lot of different things
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Motorsheen wrote: »
Oh...um....you win then0 -
DianaPrinceDET wrote: »
Oh...um....you win then
no, no..... that's okay; I prefer my safe space of: runner-up.
It's my comfort zone and besides, life is best spent under the radar.1 -
rickiimarieee wrote: »My 6 year old stepson looked at me serious as can be and said "I know how much you weigh 200 pounds" not saying 200 pounds is an insult to some people but I'm naturally small so I was highly offended even though he's only 6. I'm 5'4 130 pounds and I've been dieting for 3 months now so I did feel discouraged that it hasn't looked like I lost that much. Also when I was like 12 weeks pregnant I wore a dress and my stepson straight out told me "you look fat in that dress." Mind you I didn't start showing until 6 months along.
if I took offense to every comment a child made about me, i'd be on a psych hold. he's a child and has no clue what 200 lbs even means.5 -
toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »
if I took offense to every comment a child made about me, i'd be on a psych hold. he's a child and has no clue what 200 lbs even means.toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »
if I took offense to every comment a child made about me, i'd be on a psych hold. he's a child and has no clue what 200 lbs even means.
PsychHold
.... I might have found my new screen name7
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