worst insult you ever got because of your weight....

mine by FAR was last schoolyear

so i was rushing to get out of social studies class (small desks and it SOOO hot in that room!) so i climb up my chair and jump over my desk. before i get to the door my teacher said 'better not do that again! im suprised you didnt break through the floor!' and the whole class laughed SOOO hard i thought i was gonna die!! :( sooo embarassing, i was really upset and i am usually not one to be affected by that stuff.... however i lost 30lbs this summer so hopefully i wont get any more comments like that....

I just saw this girl I know. And the first thing she say was "hey, you lost weight!" There were tons of people around!! Gah, that was embarrassing. Now, normally I would take that as a compliment, but this girl.... the last time I saw her, the first thing she said was "oh my, you got fatter." I know, I know, it's not even close to horrible comments that you guys have gotten, but I wanted to get it off of my chest.  I see her maybe once a year. And the first thing she has to say is about my weight??

Is weight so important in personal relatioship that you have to comment on it?? Gosh!!!

-Lemon Jello

Well in the past I have gotten comments here and there which I cannot remember. I try not to as I have been picked on for other reasons too. Explains as to why I am so insecure now. But I'll share something that DIDNT happen but I was afraid that would. This afternoon I had some time so I went to the local community centre pool and went swimming. There are tonnes of kids there because of the week off before school but after camp being over. I can't tell you how paranoid I was of one of those kids making some wise a** comment but it didn't happen. Considering things I am pretty brave for going into a bathing suit to begin with, sheesh but if I must exercise, swimming is one of those things I want to do. But I am happy that at least I was spared that. I am so self conscious as it is.... and I am not the type to just let things bounce off of me like I should. 

Hmmm... in middle school this kid walking up the hall towards me started doing an exaggerated duck-like walk. He sneared at me and said "Hey chubby, why do you waddle like that?"

 

Another time, when I was in college a bus full of kids stopped by me while I was out for a jog and one of them yelled "You've got a lot more running to do before you'll ever look normal! HAHAHAHA!" and the whole bus laughed.

 

I think kids should have their tongues removed.

Yeah kids can be cruel but so can adults :(

Hmmm- so many so little time!  I think that one of the worst was high school.  We didn't have much money so we shopped at K-mart.  The store brand of jeans was called Gitano.  So this wonderfully wise individual noticed that the name of my jeans must say "Giant-o"  And called out to everyone that I was publicly telling everyone I knew I was huge. 

I seem to recall swinging my clarinet case at his head and knocking him to the ground.  No more insults.....

Everytime I go back to school after Christmas or the summer, this waitress at my aunt's restaurant always comments about the little weight I'd gain. She would say "OH MY GOODNESS!!! Your face just ballooned up! What happened?!"  I'm asian and she is also...and she believes that all asian girls should be freakishly skinny.  The thing is, I don't consider myself fat at all.  I'm 5'1 and 113 lbs.  After Christmas or summer I always gain a few pounds. But I didn't think it was enough to generate that comment from her. 

That was last year...I don't eat at my aunt's restaurant anymore because that waitress always observes at what kind of food I eat. Say I have ONE spring roll and a plate of veggies and rice....once I lift the spring roll to my mouth she says "Hmm...I wouldn't eat that if I were you..." Those comments really hurt me so it motivated me to exercise and make my own meals, therefore counting calories.  I'm now leading a healthy lifestyle while getting more fit.

I go to visit my aunt at the restaurant sometimes and the waitress would comment on how much weight I had lost (when in reality, I probably only lost a couple of pounds).  I would just smile and shake my head when I leave. My goodness...people like her are the reason why many girls have eating disorders or emotional problems. I'm glad her comments didn't take me to the extreme...Hmm, ironically I guess I should thank her!

this just happened to day.....
walking off the bus and some stupid 10th grader "coughs" fat ass.
wonderful. losing 10 lbs. doesn't make a difference i guess.....

3rd grade-  "Plump"  "Plump"

Okay kendi, that is just FUNNY.. knocking him down with your clarinet box, that made me laugh.. served him right :) And vivi, well.. that waitress sounds like an idiot that has no idea how to mind her own business. Don't let her ruin you, like everyone else tells me the same thing about people who have hurt me.. she isn't worth it :( And they are right and I am seeing what they mean. 

I have been heavy my whole life, and have never done much because i am ashamed of my body, and becuse my former friends were too ashamed of me (i know, not real friends).  About a year ago I met some new friends and they convinced me to go to a club, never been, too self-conscious.  So I'm trying to pretend my 270lbs are having fun when some drunk-ass sleeze greased his way over and asked if I could get up so he could talk to my skinny friends.  Then when we were leaving some other guys start talking to them and wouldn't even make eye contact with me.  It's not like I wanted anything other than to prove to myself I could do this... go out and be normal. 

It hurt... it hurt so much, because i wasn't a person, I was a size.  And sometimes it's hard because i feel like i can't change.

mother knocking the dinner plate out of my hands all over the floor saying i didnt deserve dinner because i was so fat and useless. then proceeded to shove me into the counter poking me with her nails at all my fat places and scratched my face and went to her room mumbling about how disgusting i was.

13-135 - size 8/9 (now is about a 6/7 or less)

she actually told me i better not eat the dinner off the floor.

like i would?!

shes freaking insane.

I was on a Dating service that we will not name and one of my "matches" asked:

Why would you even consider looking for a date when your still so over weight?

 Evidently he had never been more than about 20lbs over weight that didn't come off in about a week.  

I know mine doesn't sound like much, but every time my in-laws get together, my father-in-law makes some kind of comment about what, when or how much I eat. When you've worked so hard to make positive changes in your life, those snide remarks are especially hard to swallow.

On July 4, after "banking" calories all week so I could have a small piece of porksteak, I ate about 2 oz of it with some veggies. I relaxed for a while before tossing out my plate, and meantime, Dad arrives. Three hours later, naturally, I was hungry, so I sliced off another 2 oz portion of steak and some fruit. "Eating again?" he asked. I wanted to kill him! I starved all week so I could have just a little bit of wiggle room that day, and that's my reward. I replied, "You eat more than once a day, don't you?" and left it at that.

Then, last week I got out-voted and ended up at Casa Gallardo, which is just about the worst place to go when you're watching calories. But, I chose wisely - just a grilled chicken taco and a side of black beans. Even though I eat very slowly, I naturally finished before all the others who had gigantic platters. "Done eating already?" he says.

Good thing for him they don't give you chop sticks in a Mexican restaurant!

A few years ago my mom came to town for a visit and she mentioned that I had gained a little wieght. My boyfriend at the time just replied by saying, "yeah, the winter wasn't good to her!" I wanted to kill him. I had completely forgotten about it until this year when my mom mentioned it. She told me that she never forgot that comment and was glad that we had broken up because that was one of the meanest things she had ever heard.

When I was about 9, I went to GuangZhou, China to stay with my relatives for a month.  They lived in an area with a pool and life guards that gave one-on-one swimming lessons.  My parents signed me up for them so I had to go.

Every single day they would call me a "nickname" that translates into "little fattie".  I would cry every time.  Of course, they never noticed since I was in the pool.

I used to curse them off in English.  :]

I was in Waikiki with my ex-husband we were wandering through the shops.  I was looking at this pretty dress in one shop and this little Korean woman walks up and says in a very loud voice, "That dress is no for you... YOU  TOO FAT!!"

Grrr!!

I was in Waikiki with my ex-husband we were wandering through the shops.  I was looking at this pretty dress in one shop and this little Korean woman walks up and says in a very loud voice, "That dress is no for you... YOU  TOO FAT!!"

Grrr!!

I hate that so many of us were hurt by the words of others. It makes me wish I had laser vision. HAHAHA FLEE BEFORE MY WRATH!!!!!

Last summer a guy was trying to flirt with me, not being much of a prize himself and having had just broken up after a long relationship I was trying to be nice to him and not straight out say "leave me alone, I'm taken" (he was good friends with my bf so I didn't think it was necessary) but then he goes and says "You know, Sarah, you really are sexy". I, having only been told that by my bf for the last few years, did the stupid thing and said "really?".

 He answers "well, I mean if you lost some weight. you used to be before you got.. er.. heavier." oh, but it didn't stop there! He tries to recover by commenting on how its not all bad and that he loves my huge boobs and how they draw the eyes away from the waistline. Ummm... lets just say I walked out very pissed off and didn't sympathize for his break-up any more.

my husband is very loving, don't get me wrong, but sometimes the words slip out on him before he realizes what he has said.

when i had my first baby i lost 30 lbs right away and was very proud. he looked at me and said, wow your so much smaller..accept for your behind. and gave me a very confused look.

the second time was after i had all three of my kids. i told him i really needed a new watch because the one i have has always been too big for me. he asked me wether i had tried it on recently because it might fit better after having the babies. i looked at him and said " why would it! im 10lbs less than i was before i had any of them!"

grrr. men. hes so apologetic, but it still stays with me.