This is how some people think about us "previously fat" people. Now before everyone gets all bent out of shape, I originally did not say this and certainly do not believe it. A "friend" on Facebook said this and had all of her reasons for saying it, that we didn't love them enough, care enough about ourselves and "let" ourselves become fat because we were too lazy to do anything about it, etc. I am saying the "F" word (fat) because that's what we are (or were), FAT. No need to sugar-coat it. This idiot does not know anything and I don't know why she posted it. Where does she get the right to say this? It wasn't aimed at any one person in particular, she was generally talking to every fat person. She probably really hates fat people and maybe she's disgusted by them. She is maybe a size 2 and probably has never been overweight in her life. I did not reply to her because I know her well but it really upset and offended me. Why do people say things they don't know about? I suppose every fat person has had this happen to them. More than likely she has never cried when she stepped on the scale, desperately hated being fat, having people say hurtful things to you about your weight, having many health problems, laughing at you, trying every diet under the sun-maybe to lose some weight but gain it all back plus some for many, many years; I could go on and on. I see this person quite often and it really burns me up thinking how she feels. It's sad that some people really think this. We are people, we have feelings and rights, just like her. Sorry for the rant, I just had to tell you all what this person said and how it made me feel. I feel better. Thank you! Another thing, I have lost 50 pounds (of which I'm very proud and happy about), but only one person at my church said anything about it. Surely 50 pounds makes a huge difference. I have 20 more to lose, so it's not like I have 100+ to go. I guess that maybe we don't look as fat to some people as we think we do. I've sort of found that out.
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