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Hi,

First of all, congrats on losing 40 lbs and taking the initiative to get healthier by running. Some people just love to put others down to make themselves feel better, I am sorry that guy was an idiot and said that to you. Do not let stupid people like that deter you from running and getting to your health goals!

Yes, remember that he only did that because he himself is very insecure.  You obviously have accomplished a lot.  Don't let it frustrate you or take you off your path. You are doing great!  I had a similar thing happen to me, it does hurt, but just keep on truckin'! 

A man is driving along the road one day when a car comes towards him at high speed, half on the wrong side of the road, causing him to swerve.   To his astonishment, the elderly lady driver leans out of the window as she speeds past, gesticulates wildly and shouts... 'PIG!!!'

Feeling quite offended the man drives on, rounds the bend, and hits a pig........

Love that one gi-jane!

Don't give the idiot that called out "moo" to  you a minute of your thoughts. Not even a second! If you let what he said bother you, he wins! and he is a loser. YOU ARE A WINNER! You are doing something to be/stay healthy! Who cares what other people think?! You know you are successfull--wow! running 3 miles! I can't. Lot's of people can't. The idiot in the car probably can't!

I think I am going to take my dog for a walk. Maybe I will try to jog for a minute or two.

Make sure you go for your run on Monday!

holy crap thats aweful!  I'm sad at the world for people who think it's funny to put others down just to make their friends laugh.  Maybe you should change your running route if you feel irked or bothered but please dont stop running.  I know of a**holes that do stuff like that to runners who aren't even fat.  They think they own the road when they drive on it, and thats just retarted.  I myself am a thicker girl and boy, for the longest time ever, I was so self conciouse about excersising in front of ANYONE!  But I realize that I felt even worse when I was fatter so it's better to be the ''chubby'' runner than the fat girl eating at mcdonalds lol!

Maybe the truck driver had some weird form of Tourette's....  If you ride a bicycle you'll find drivers collectively suffer from it.

I bet he was a real hunk too....

With an ENORMOUS @$#***#@!!! ...... LOL!

I'd wait and see if he does it again.........then snort at him like a pig. grins.....

O man, I would have caught up to that truck, reached in and slammed his head on the steering wheel....but that's just me hahahah. Can a cow do that? I'd ask? haha

I was in the car w a buddy once and he laughed at a very large person running...you could tell they were having a tough time w it. I FREAKED on my buddy. I said at least this person is trying to do something about what, what the hell do you do about your pudge? and proceeded to poke him in his beer gut. He's never done anything around me like that again.

But seriously, I feel for you....a friend and I got in a tiff the other day over text and he ended up texting "f*#$ you fat ass" ....i was SO pissed. I'm slightly overweight, but carry it well (alot of people guess me 20lbs lighter, which is my 'healthy' weight), and this was supposedly A FRIEND! I had a run planned that night, and I started crying every half mile or so thinking 'why am I even doing this, it does no good, my fat ass just keeps jiggling'

We can't let stuff like that get us down. and if you DONT run or do your circuit, he's winning. Why let some loser you dont even know win? Don't give him that much power over you.

You've come a long frickin way, and every day you should be proud of yourself! On your next run, bring an egg.....and when you see that truck, throw it! (or a balloon filled w milk hahaha).

and keep in mind it's the guy; NOT you.....it could very well be ANYONE running down the road that he does that to.

...or start singing that one song to yourself "aint nothing gonna break my stride aint nothing gonna hold me down! O NO! I gotta keep on movin!" ;op

Let the garbage bounce off you... better to be a cow than an jack-as$$ - which I might yell at him next time or have a t-shirt made up with that on the back.

You are not a cow. You are running for your health.  He is spewing garbage probably because that is the way other people treat him in his own life. You are getting support and love from us here.

Keep running and one day some hottie is going to wolf whistle at you, no doubt

What a jerk!  He's probably one of those insecure creeps that thinks that by putting other people down makes him superior.  Don't let him win by quitting your run and your curcuit!  You're much better that that!  Look how far you've already come!  He's not only not worth you giving him a second thought, he's not worth your little finger!  Keep up the good work!

Maybe he was saying "Whoo"

A car full of guys pulled up when I was doing my daily walk at about 6 mo pregnant. I was at that stage where you look fat but not pregnant. They followed me down the street shouting "better move quicker than that, fatty"

I still get mad thinking about that!

In fact, two young teenage boys were riding their bikes behind me making farting noises the other day when I was running, but again they were like 13. I couldn't decide to be mad or laugh. I laughed. Who doesn't like a good fart noise

You just keep doing what you're doing, and ignore those stupid douchebags.  Losing 40+ pounds is an awesome achievement, and don't let anybody make you feel otherwise.  People like that are just drinking the Haterade.

Just think how pathetic their life must be if that is how they get their entertainment. I feel sorry for them. Remember they are the ones who are flawed not you.

Keep up the great work.  I bet your running in public has inspired many people you don't even know. 

I can relate to how you feel!

About 10 years ago I was out running and a couple of guys in a truck drove past me and yelled "Jenny Craig"!  I know, sounds kinda funny now, but at the time I was really hurt by it. It obviously had a real effect on me since I still remember it 10 years later!

Sorry that happened to you. But, consider the source... And, congratulations on your weight loss and fitness success! Keep it up!

look, the guy's clearly an intellectual and social retard.  he's a fifth-grade bully, and you're a grown woman.  you can't spank him and you can't call his mommy, so you have to laugh at him.  eventually--maybe not today, but some day--someone he's trying to impressed is going to look at him and tell him he's a f***ing idiot, and it might sink in, but there's nothing you can do to turn him into an adult.

Thanks everyone.  I'm usually the first one to say most of what's been said here to other people and then getting the flip side myself is really hard.  It's hard for me to be out of shape and overweight.  I never have been really so I'm taking all of this a lot harder then I guess I should be.  I never judge people on looks so it's really difficult to understand the whole put others down to make yourself more important or whatever it is.  It's like high school all over again I guess.

A day like today makes me wish I could just wake up tomorrow my goal weight.  I'm not falling into the slippery slope with my emotional eating but this really makes me want to.  It's been hard for me to take almost  a year to get where I am now.  I haven't pushed and was just trying to do things slowly and carefully rather then dropping too fast as I have in the past.  But now I almost want to step up my exercise program more and push myself harder.  I work out 6 days a week as it is but I'm not pushing as hard as I could be.

I've done great but there's always room for improvement so I guess it's hitting me really hard.