I'm Overweight and Proud: Standing Up For Myself

NOOOO your not allowed into society! NEVER
because some people are skinny, they feel the desire to look down upon you
same way as if people that have more money than you, tend to look down upon you
welcome to society, the worst part of it, when it comes to fat people, skinny people HATE us, VERY badly, its a sick obsession in their melted little minds
I smoke, i eat a lot, I sit around and do nothing, im a N.E.E.T basically
and if your some loser that wants to tell me im less than you becaus im fat, well guess what, the ONLY difference between me and you is that I AM MORE than you!!! BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
but really skinny or fat, to me it shouldnt matter, but to some people it REALLY does for some pathetic reason, they can systematically go die in a fire for all i care

Do you have the right to condemn people for smoking cigarettes? When they get sick it is your insurance that pays for their health bills. Premiums go up for all the insured leaving more and more people unable to afford insurance. Smokers die prematurely and usually painfully leaving their families bereaved and society without their contributions. It is right to mention this to smokers in the hope they will be less of a burden upon society.

BEING OBESE IS WORSE THAN BEING A SMOKER!!!
Chronically eating unhealthily causes obesity, diabetes, cancers and a multitude of other chronic diseases. Every time you make a choice to eat too much and eat unhealthy foods it hurts me. It hurts everybody and costs us all money. Not only was this woman justified in extolling you to lose weight it was her civic duty.

I am so sick of hearing skinny people playing the "its not healthy" card
there are many things that people do that are unhealthy!
for the people who are not overweight i want you to think about it.. are you thin because you want to be, because you work hard to stay that way?.. if you are good for you!!
but i know many thin people who can eat way more than i can, snack constantly never exercise..etc..
they are just LUCKY
if you are one of those lucky people... shut up! never judge an obese person .. because they are just like you.. with the exception of metabolism.

Chelle, your only upset and taking it on on other cause you are offended by her story cause you yourself are heavy, I am merely stating she could get healthy and live a long life, thats more inportant than feeling confident at a heavy weight. Gee a long life cause you are fit or a short life but proud of being unhealthy...hhhmmm..If you Chelle are eavy thats your issue so dont bash cause you cant lose weight yourself. I didnt call her fat or make a rude comment, dont be so bitter cause you arent happy with yourself.

You go girl !!!!!!!

I dont think this is a racial issue, obesity effects all races and genders. So as far as the pictures go, there is two different ones yes of two different races.

Here, here Beth...you took the words right out of my mouth. It doesn't matter who or what you are, you shouldn't feel inferior to anyone...at all. People who don't have a weight problem or never have just don't understand it. PERIOD!

Mark, your ignorance and stupidity is so astounding, it's unbelievable. Even after I explained how I could have gotten a coma from high blood pressure. I do believe my policy isn't to argue with somebody as stupid as you, so this conversation between you and I are over.

When you do the actual research you find that being overweight is a SYMPTOM and NOT the cause.

I think it is also wrong to say you are against anyone being proud to be overweight. This is just another example of how people try to control and dictate everyone else. You wouldnt like it if someone came up to you and told you to not be proud of who you are. Since society loves to label people overweight as that specific category - then any of us have a right to say you know what, Im proud to be it. Shame on anyone who is against others empowering themselves and feeling better about themselves.

And heres a little tidbit for people with the mentality that being overweight is bad for you - there are actual studies out there that you can be overweight and be perfectly healthy. No, its not saying if you have enough weight that it starts to compromise your health such as your back, knees, lungs, etc that you are still healthy. But the average person who is considered overweight, they are not unhealthy.

In addition to this, what the media tells us, coupled with what the government and health organizations tells us - is completely wrong. The charts they give you to compare to - you actually have to be underweight to be acceptable as healthy to them.

Check out www.fathead-movie.com for a good documentary.

And even if you are overweight to the point it is affecting your life, that doesnt mean you still cannot be proud to be who you are. We are spiritual beings having a physical experience; these are just vessels, they are not who we are.

A happier person has less risk of health problems regardless of their weight, so what does that say about the person who tells them they cant be proud? Essentially thats saying 'I want you to be depressed and unhappy and by doing so Im basically wishing you will have a heart attack or get cancer, and why? Because I dont like how you look, I prefer to keep my prejudice and keep my Barbie world mentality.'

The author shouldn't be proud of herself for lumbering across a parking lot, getting in someone's face and screaming obscenities. No matter what the other person did, that is horrible behavior. It confirms the stereotype of fat women often being total b*tches if you ask me. I meet a lot of women who probably are carrying their extra weight from karma alone--the universe figured if you are constantly going to be throwing your weight around figuratively, you should have some literal weight.

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People need to be called out when they behave inappropriately. I've called people out before and it's amazing how uncomfortable one becomes when confronted with their behavior. Good for you. : )

The title does not suit this article. I did not get that you are Proud to be overweight.
I am happy that you stood up for yourself because there are people out there who are unhappy in their lives and they are willing to make others feel bad to give themselves a temporary fix. My sister is overweight but she is also the happiest person I know. I hate going to the gym but I joined because my sister did. Being happy with your self is all that matters.

P.S. Because I have a partially paralyzed face, some people seem to think it is "okay" to question my right to have a face like that. It's like I owe them surgery...my own parents accepted me 'as is' as a child, and I thrived because of that acceptance, made genuine friends, and had love relationships based on mutual respect. It's those people who come up to me out of the blue that bother me; one time I was asked about committing suicide and was told I must be 'really strange' not to hate my body and want to kill myself. It's not my condition that's the problem; it's their destructive attitude that's the problem. I want to be able to live, thrive and enjoy my life just like anybody else!

Beth I couldnt agree more !!!!!

IT IS TRULY SAD THAT OUR SOCIETIE HAS THE NEED TO LABEL AND DO INJUTICE TO OUR FELLOW FAMILY. OH BEFORE I GO ON I HAVE DIFICULTIES AND PHISICAL LIMITS WHICH I AM SURE SOMEONE WILL CAP ON, POINT I ALWAYS USE CAPS CAUSE IT IS EASIER FOR ME BUT HEY BACK TO THE SUBJECT AT HAND. MY DIABILITY MAKES ME SEDITERIE AND AT ONE POINT OF MY PROBLEMS I WAS AT 254LB'S NOT BY CHOISE AS I LOST MOBILITY AND WAS BED RIDDEN FOR 6MO LATER THREW DEEP THERAPY AND YEARS OF HARD WORD I AM MORE MOBILE AN AM DOWN TO A WEIGHT OF 135, THAT SAID NO ONE KNEW THEY JUDGED ME AS YOU WERE JUDGED AN THEY HAD NO RITE I LEARNED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THAT PEOPLE CAN BE CRUEL AN THEN THE REALITY OF THAT THE FEAR THEY HOLD CAUSES THE NEGITIVITY THEREFORE THEY ARE RUDE AN UGLY ALL OUT OF IGNORINCE AS THEY HAVE NO COMPASSION NOR THE ABILITY TO SEE BEYOUND THEMSELVES OR WHAT SOCIOTY HAS TAUGHT THEM.OPPS GUESS IGOT ON A ROLL

I find that people who have the most to say, usually are talking about themselves. This person I worked with always noted someone's weight but she looked like she was pregnant for the past 10years!! Check yourself before judging others!!!

I have gotten to the point where the less I have to do with people, the better off I feel. They seem to have become heartless and cruel!!!!...I'm an extremely private person and have noticed that so many people dwell on their troubles and don't care who they tell them to. I CANNOT and WILL NOT do this!!!!....

i think what you did took alot of courage! i know if i were put in the same situation i would have handled it differently:( but for you to actually stand up to someone that ignorant makes you the type of person someone can look up to!

I am glad you stood up for yourself, but you did it the wrong way. You never argue with an idiot, and you never fight ignorance with ignorance. Getting angry is where you went wrong. You know, I am nowhere near skinny either, but I have dieted and exercised nearly my whole life. It still does not give people the right to tell me how unhealthy I am or that I should go back to a gym. It is not anyone else's business, and they should leave me alone.

The thing is, I also don't have a right to condemn their opinion because I do not agree. You can lose weight, but an ignorant person like that woman, will always be ignorant. And even if she said it kindly, it's not her life or her concern what you do.

That being said, people will ridicule you everywhere you go. The key is to not care about what they say. Live your life the way you want to, and if anybody objects, tell them they can spend a year in your shoes, so that they can learn all about your life before they open their mouth.

I am a decent, good hearted, and classy person, but someone somewhere will always hate something about me. I have stopped caring what other people about me, and I am so happy about it. My life has gotten so much better, because I was not put on this Earth to please anybody, and nowadays, I let people know it.

Keep in mind though, anger brews stupidity, and neither thing solves anything, In fact, it makes things worse.