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  • What Being FAT Means To Me

    Being FAT to me means:

    That I will not be able to buy clothes at the stores I want to shop at, therefore I have to buy them from MOO MOO's R US catalogs, paying over $80.00 for a stinking T-Shirt!

    That I will always hurt and ache no matter what I am doing.

    That I get out of breath easily.

    That people tease me where ever I go, which means that when I get back to the car I am going to drive home bawling my eyes out.

    That I am not going to live as long as I want to.

    That I have to hide in my house as much as possible.

    That people unfairly judge me because of the way I look.

    That I don't like meeting new people because of how I fear they will judge my body.

    That one day I am going to fall and I am going to break my hips!

    That I can't fit in most chairs, concert seats, movie seats, amusement park rides or restaurant booths.

    That I am afraid to do physical activity because I might have a heart attack.

    That I am MORE LIKELY to have a heart attack!

    That people assume because I am FAT that I sit in front of my fridge and stuff my face all day long!

    That people assume that because I am FAT, I must smell really bad!

    That people assume that because I am FAT, I must be stupid and un-educated!!!

    That my sex life is pretty much non-existent.

    That I won't be able to have children.

    That IF I managed to have a child, I would not be around to watch him/her grow up.

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    Being THIN To Me Would Mean

    That I will be able to buy the pretty clothes I want really bad!

    That people would no longer tease me because I am FAT!

    That I could be more active and do the things I want, without being out of breath!

    That I could ride a roller coaster, which I've not been able to do since I was in high school!

    That I could go to see my favorite band when they come back to my town. SEETHER, I love ya!

    That my health, body image and self esteem will be much healthier!

    That I won't be so self conscious.

    That people won't assume that I stink or stuff my face all day long!

    That I can fit in an airplane seat and not overlap onto the poor person sitting next to me.

    That I can be outside more, because the heat won't bother me as much!

    That I won't touch the walls in my shower with my FAT!!!

    That my husband and I can fit in a 2 person Jacuzzi, no longer making it a one person event.

    That I can wear a bathing suit (without a T-Shirt) and swim on the beach with others, not hiding in my house crying because I want to go swimming!

    That I can ride a bike!

    That my doctors will no longer nag be to lose weight, telling me I am going to DIE before I am 35!

    That I will NEVER hear that horrible term "MORBIDLY OBESE" again in reference to myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That I can have the family that my husband and I want, AND be around to watch them grow!

    That I will have a better chance to see any grandchildren grow up!

    Mostly though, that I will be FREE!
    ~ }i{ - Keria - }i{ ~
    Current weight 418
    Start Date - 6/17/09
    Goal weight 250
    Trying to control my Insulin Resistance!

    My FitDay Journal

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    Re: What Being FAT Means To Me

    Amen to all that and more.

    I think the judgements that society places on overweight people is the worst of all.

    Why is it considered OK to ridicule fat people?
    Name: Forrest
    Gender: Male
    Age: 43
    Height: 5' 11"
    Girth: 46"

    Start Date: April 6, 2009

    200 lbs or less... it's gonna happen

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    • #3
      Re: What Being FAT Means To Me

      I do not know. But to me, it only made me seek the comfort of FOOD, making myself fatter.

      I wrote this in hopes that a year or so from now, I can look back at it and check off all of the negative things on my list, and replace them with even more positives that I can't think of right now. I honestly can't see myself under 350 pounds. So right now I just feel like I am dreaming... you know, kinda like when you sit back and dream about what you would do with all the money if you won the lottery. It seems like a dream, too good to be true. We will see if it happens, I really hope so!
      ~ }i{ - Keria - }i{ ~
      Current weight 418
      Start Date - 6/17/09
      Goal weight 250
      Trying to control my Insulin Resistance!

      My FitDay Journal

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      • #4
        Re: What Being FAT Means To Me

        I agree to all of your points. Not sure what's up with society, there's a certain amount of fat you can have, but it's still ok. Then there's obese, where you're treated less like a person, and morbidly obese where it's suddenly ok for you to be treated like a dog.

        I'm tired of it, myself.

        I've seen many shows on TV where a thin lady dresses up in a fat costume and tried to get help for something like ... changing a tire. Dozens of guys just walk by and laugh at her. Then she takes off the costume and people are lining up. Nature of our world.
        What I do:
        Elliptical gym machine 1 hr Tue-Sun
        At 320, switch to cycling on my Trek 500
        2 filtered containers water/day
        Daily salads/veggies


        Goals:

        Stop needing High Blood Pressure meds - DONE!
        Workout in a XXXL shirt
        - DONE!
        Workout in a XXL shirt
        Workout in a XL shirt
        270 on the scales

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