I used to be fat... what do you think

I was sitting in class a few weeks ago (this has been bugging me since then!) when the guy next to me saw on my hip bone, some stretch marks.  Now this guy is in his late 30's and should have known better... but he looks at me and asks why I have stretch marks.  I was surprised that first he would even ask me that or even notice, I don't wear revealing clothing...  So not sure what to say, I said, I used to be fat.  That in turn stunned him, he made some disparaging remark about fat people and I have not stopped ignoring him yet.

Come on people not all fat people are lazy, or overeaters.  I was in an accident and put on steroids as a result. I am sure that I am not the only person in the world that happened to, and I am not embarrassed that I was fat once.  It was a part of my life that I am done with now, and I do not see why I should be ashamed.  So I have the old remanants of strech marks, (white) so what?  Why do people think that they can be rude because you are or used to be heavy?! I am sorry if I offended your eyes when I was heavy!... WTF!!!

Wear your "battle scars" proudly! What a jerk, I don't know if I'd have been as nice as you-haha! 

You don't even necessarily have to have been fat to have them. You could have just hit a growth spurt or something.

Real men don't even know what cellulite or stretch marks are.  They like / love you for who you are, and stuff like that is totally irrelevant.  That guy is not worth the energy to type this!!  The world is full of positive people who know what you have achieved is amazing, forget twats like that - they are not worth it!

And good luck to him if he can find a female of any size over the age of 12 who doesn't have stretch marks or cellulite - what a tool!

The nerve of that guy. That's what I call a bonafide loser.

Wow I thought I overreacted... I am so glad to see that I was right on track!

i would've punched that guy.  you didn't overreact at all.  i don't even know why he asked you at all in the first place why you had them.  Lots of people have them for various reasons......childbirth anyone??  he's an ****.  I think you should put gum on his seat.  You know; to be just an immature as he is  :)

I'm not ashamed that I was fat either.  And even if all fat people were overeaters or sedentary - why is that justification to treat people with scorn?  What an a-hole.  I'm very glad to have lost the weight, but It's not easy, and it's not for everybody.  Some people are happy with some extra pounds and would rather enjoy food to its fullest.  More power to them if they are okay with the risks that entails.

I have stretch marks from when I hit puberty, hard.  It was before I was fat.  I did get a few more when I gained weight, but I didn't gain the weight nearly as fast as when i grew from puberty, so most of them are from puberty. 

Now that I've lost weight I'm sure most people will assume that the stretch marks are from having been fat.  oh well.

What kind of weirdo asks that sort of question?  He must have a crush on you.  hehehe.

I would have said "My stretch marks will fade, but ugly is forever buddy!"

LOL

My bad

~H~

Who is it Laura?  Fat girl is gonna sit on him! ;)

I have come to realize that in general, people suck.

ew! what a LOSER!! first of all, it's bad enough that he was checking out your hip bone that closely, but to actually have the nerve to comment on it?! and then you tell him you used to be overweight and he makes a nasty remark about overweight people?! what a creep!!

i give you a lot of credit for just ignoring him, i probably would have said something loud and rude.  

That is so extremely ignorant!  My super skinny husband has stretch marks on his arms from when puberty hit and he suddenly had broad shoulders.  Streach marks can come from anywhere!  Any I, like every woman over 12, still have the marks from puberty!  So annoying!

Original Post by c5mosley85:

Who is it Laura? Fat girl is gonna sit on him! ;)

 

 

HA HA you must be on lunch too!!! Brown.. you know who I am talking about!  he is a stalkerific ass anyway!

Some people will never understand what its like to be over weight and how hard it is to loss.  I almost think its made me a better person gaining a ton of weight and losing it.  I don't judge people anymore.  people don't understand things unless they have been there themselves.

Hey dove2424,

I agree with everyone else...that guy is a first-class jerk.

I was in a serious car accident too and put on steroids!  They stink!  Weight gain, violent urges...bleah.  Just wanted you to know that you are definitely not the only one who's been through this.

most of mine are from puberty and pregnancy, i actually have very few from getting fat (and i put on 80 lbs). I agree he is a major dork! put a kick me sign on him for me... *gumbles about immaturity*

God, what a complete tool. Women develop stretch marks a lot of ways, not the least of which are from pregnancy or puberty. Hell, I have had stretch marks on my breasts since I was eleven, because I turned into a C-cup overnight! I have male friends who got stretch marks on their biceps from putting on too much bulk too fast while body building.

It's disgusting to me that fat people are the last remaining group that it's "okay" to make fun of. That same guy would die of shame before calling someone the n-word, but he made disparaging comments about fat people without a second thought.

Obviously I do not know the guy, but do consider he may be socially inept and what came from his mouth was the first thing he thought, but reality is not something academics are able to grasp.

Not comments I would even consider making, but knowing some people educated at Oxford Uni (UK) they would be lost and confused by the reaction of said lass :O

I am overweight and I eat healthy and I am more active than more than half of my friends. I am a mom and I am up at 5:00 am and I don't sit until 8:00pm. When I go walking with the other"skinny moms" they have to ask me to slow down. So I hate it when people look at me and automatically think I am lazy because I am fat - Its actually my biggest peeve.

He is a real jerk!!!!!!!