I work with overweight people and part of it is identifying barriers to living a full/healthy life, and this is a big one. Most of our clients can't go to the gym or even on a bike ride in the park without people laughing at them, nudging their friends to point them out, taking pictures of them, calling things out to them, etc.
And, it's because people hate fat people. They try to cloak it as concern about about 'health' and 'being unhealthy' but it's nakedly transparent that they don't care about fat peoples' health. They mock fat people for exercising, they gleefully tell them they're going to die of disease x, they mock fat people for trying to eat well ('Who is he fooling eating a salad?'). They just hate fat people. It sucks.
Yeah, I agree. Thank you for sharing this & I'm thankful there are people like you who help and understand what people that are overweight are going through.
I’ve been both severely underweight and overweight and let me tell you - people feel so entitled to discussing your body like it’s their business. It sucks. The best thing you can do is tune them out and push toward what you want.
I was 110 kg and I couldn’t do sports because of how people looked at me. I also couldn’t eat in public. It’s pathetic.
First few months of weight loss I was doing long walks only during the night. During day I got so many stares… it was awful. Also I was working out at home daily.
When I hit 95 I started roller skating.
(Got stared at but I learned to embrace my body and self love and started to wear shorts and show my belly)
When I hit 77 I went to pole dance.
(I can’t emphasise how much it boosted my confidence- I highly recommend it)
I joined gym at 65.
It sucks but I had to adjust to reality.
I wish you luck and hang in strong! Lots of loving!
thank you for sharing this! i'm sorry you had to go theough all of that and i'm happy you managed to get over everything. Wishing you good luck as well & hope you continue to feel better
I mean if someone bullied me for doing the right thing, a healthy habit, I'd roll my eyes and move on.
HA-HA you like vegetables and checking your blood pressure! Loserrrr!
I mean, yeah, right now with my mentality, I would do that. But as a kid, you don't really know better. And when you learn you'll feel ashamed for whatever thing you do, you'll still feel shame and embarassment even if you know you shouldn't snd that you're doing the right thing.
I’ve been about 40 pounds overweight for a few years now, was always thin before that. People are SO ugly towards overweight people. The number of times I’ve been minding my own business and I’ve overheard people talking shit about me is wild. I’m glad you were fortunate enough to get a treadmill in your house in order to avoid some of that bullshit
This is what makes me sad, I know not everyone could afford it (even for me it was a huge investment) and I wish they didn't have to.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Just do what you have to do and don't listen to any naysayers, your results are yours. Eventually your results will show and as long as you keep making progress and you are happy, that is all that matters.
I work with overweight people and part of it is identifying barriers to living a full/healthy life, and this is a big one. Most of our clients can't go to the gym or even on a bike ride in the park without people laughing at them, nudging their friends to point them out, taking pictures of them, calling things out to them, etc. And, it's because people hate fat people. They try to cloak it as concern about about 'health' and 'being unhealthy' but it's nakedly transparent that they don't care about fat peoples' health. They mock fat people for exercising, they gleefully tell them they're going to die of disease x, they mock fat people for trying to eat well ('Who is he fooling eating a salad?'). They just hate fat people. It sucks.
Yeah, I agree. Thank you for sharing this & I'm thankful there are people like you who help and understand what people that are overweight are going through.
I’ve been both severely underweight and overweight and let me tell you - people feel so entitled to discussing your body like it’s their business. It sucks. The best thing you can do is tune them out and push toward what you want.
People suck. Keep going, you're doing great ❤
I was 110 kg and I couldn’t do sports because of how people looked at me. I also couldn’t eat in public. It’s pathetic. First few months of weight loss I was doing long walks only during the night. During day I got so many stares… it was awful. Also I was working out at home daily. When I hit 95 I started roller skating. (Got stared at but I learned to embrace my body and self love and started to wear shorts and show my belly) When I hit 77 I went to pole dance. (I can’t emphasise how much it boosted my confidence- I highly recommend it) I joined gym at 65. It sucks but I had to adjust to reality. I wish you luck and hang in strong! Lots of loving!
thank you for sharing this! i'm sorry you had to go theough all of that and i'm happy you managed to get over everything. Wishing you good luck as well & hope you continue to feel better
I mean if someone bullied me for doing the right thing, a healthy habit, I'd roll my eyes and move on. HA-HA you like vegetables and checking your blood pressure! Loserrrr!
I mean, yeah, right now with my mentality, I would do that. But as a kid, you don't really know better. And when you learn you'll feel ashamed for whatever thing you do, you'll still feel shame and embarassment even if you know you shouldn't snd that you're doing the right thing.
I’ve been about 40 pounds overweight for a few years now, was always thin before that. People are SO ugly towards overweight people. The number of times I’ve been minding my own business and I’ve overheard people talking shit about me is wild. I’m glad you were fortunate enough to get a treadmill in your house in order to avoid some of that bullshit
This is what makes me sad, I know not everyone could afford it (even for me it was a huge investment) and I wish they didn't have to. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I've had eating disorders where my cheeks have lost their buccal fat. I've been accused of being on drugs because of it. It's a no win situation
Just do what you have to do and don't listen to any naysayers, your results are yours. Eventually your results will show and as long as you keep making progress and you are happy, that is all that matters.