Have you ever been made fun of because of your weight?

I realize that this is probably more directed at people picking on you because you were over weight, but I was picked on in 6th-8th grade because I was SUUUPER skinny. I grew 3 inches in 6th grade to 5'3" and 103lbs., in 7th grade i grew another 3 inches to 5'6" and 110lbs., 8th grade I grew ANOTHER 2 inches and I was 115lbs. I was called "strring bean", Twiggy", and other skinny related names. I felt awful about myself, but I swore that I would never let myself "get big" and stay skinny. Well, now 15 years later, I am big and I'm working hard to get back to a reasonable weight. *sigh* Some days. it feels like a never ending battle...

Me? No never.

I was also made fun of for being too skinny.

And then, when I became an adult and was finally at a normal weight, my uncle made a comment indicating how much bigger I had gotten. To this day, I'm not sure if he meant well. But, it completely stuck out.

Yup I've always been put down bc of my weight by my family. Never, btw by my friends always and I mean always by my family! Never, lost the weight until I started to get away from them. Now, they say I look too thin and critize me bc I am "too skinny" and they still bring up the past bout how big I was and **** just to make me feel bad.

My brothers have called me fat. And they have told me that I look funny when I run. It hurts, especially from someone who should be so close to you. But I got over it. I'm the heaviest of my 3 full-blood siblings, they are all rail thin and have never been overweight so I think they look at me as something of an anomaly. I've never been called fat or made fun of by anyone other than my family. :frown: :frown:

Ha Yeah. When I was younger I would watch wrestling. You know Stone Cold Steve Austin? Well I was called "Stone Fat" lol

Yes, it is the most soul destroying and confidence shattering thing in the world.

But now I have clawed that self confidence back I take solace in the fact that I can lose weight, but they will always be shallow and ugly on the inside. Your figure and looks may not last forever and if they are so insecure they need to make fun of someone's appearance, they will end up having a harder time than me when that day comes.

Yes, A lot!! it bothers me but i laugh to shake it off, the worst part is when they tap my tummy.. makes it even worse..

I gained about 30 lbs these past couple years due to my anxiety medication. I switched meds but the weight stayed on.
I have lost 5 of it and am staying in track.
But my family and parents still make me feel bad about it. They constantly criticize my body and weight. They say things like "Well if you keep eating like you do and never get off the couch what do you think is going to happen?"
I don't eat poorly at all and I work out 6 days a week. They always just make me feel like crap about myself.

Have you ever been put down because of your extra pounds?

Yeah I get the whole family thing.. I was never made fun of in school for being fat well because I wasn't lol but when I got home I was the biggest one in the house so I got funny nicknames as a child like "Roly poly" and when my brothers & sisters grabbed for junk food and soda they'd always be like "umm do you really need that?" and make me feel bad. I didn't understand why we ate the same generally and I just kept gaining. My mother and I have the same body frame where we look chunky so she was scared I would turn out overweight like her so she'd criticize me all the time. My sister is tall and a little skinnier than I was. She didn't have to care much about diet and fitness to keep her figure and would say things all the time to make me feel like complete *kitten*, and everyone would compare me to her. Serves her right.. I can start to see my six pack and she's still trying to figure out how to lose her last 10 lbs. lol.

I'd say ignore it.. you can't beat it. They're insecure about something so they're trying to use you as their way to vent about themselves. Remember.. misery loves company. But if you look past it and aren't miserable, you've beat it.

Yup! Nothing like being the fat kid in middle school to irreversibly damage ones self esteem >.>

Ive been the "chubby girl" WITH GLASSES since elementary school, needless to say kids are viciouse and I was terrorized. I still have residual self-esteem issues. My current asked to see a picture of my son's Sperm Donor and then while in my pictures he saw one of my other exes and asked "Why did you constantly date out of shape and not the greatest looking guys?" (Note: He is a gym addict, with OMG muscles) and I told him because guys like him weren't interested in me, so I dated the ones who were, guys like him were out of my league until now. Then he off-handedly commented that my sister was more of the type he dated in HS. Needless to say I was as confident that day. Ive always been compared to my nice petite perfect sister

It was daily when I was in school. Even my "friends" would throw food at me just to "make sure I had enough to eat."

Yes! While I wasn't made fun of a lot at school, I still was. A lot of me being made fun of happens now-a-days, surprisingly. It is mainly done by strangers.

EXAMPLE 1: Guy in front of me when I was buying clothes asked me what size my shirt was (that was on top) and it was either a large or x-large. He looked at me and said, "You probably need a bigger size."

EXAMPLE 2: Volunteered myself to get a soda for a customer of mine, which the machine was across our hospital. She, being 3 times my size, said to me "Thank you, you look like you need the exercise."

EXAMPLE 3: I was in a buffet line at a company function that I was working at. A skinny was in front of me approached the roast beef area and the server asked him how many pieces he would like. He said one and walked on. I got to her and she said, "You look like you could eat two."

Thank you strangers...way to boost my confidence.

Yes! While I wasn't made fun of a lot at school, I still was. A lot of me being made fun of happens now-a-days, surprisingly. It is mainly done by strangers.

EXAMPLE 1: Guy in front of me when I was buying clothes asked me what size my shirt was (that was on top) and it was either a large or x-large. He looked at me and said, "You probably need a bigger size."

EXAMPLE 2: Volunteered myself to get a soda for a customer of mine, which the machine was across our hospital. She, being 3 times my size, said to me "Thank you, you look like you need the exercise."

EXAMPLE 3: I was in a buffet line at a company function that I was working at. A skinny was in front of me approached the roast beef area and the server asked him how many pieces he would like. He said one and walked on. I got to her and she said, "You look like you could eat two."

Thank you strangers...way to boost my confidence.

These are terrible

I guess the reason I got made fun of before and not now is because I think I give off a vibe that lets others know that if you can dish it out, better make sure you can take it haha. I am an extremely nice person to friends and strangers alike, but I also believe that rude people should be made an example of.