For those who are overweight(fluffy)

[RickinNYC]

I appreciate all of you overweight folks who refuse to wear revealing outfits. Thank you for being considerate of others.

Wow, thanks for posting such an idiotic, down right nasty, incredibly immature and tasteless comment on an otherwise empowering and supportive thread. It's comments like yours that make folks feel pretty poorly about themselves when it's in fact folks like you that need a reality check.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

 

[Stitchfans]

Wow, thanks for posting such an idiotic, down right nasty, incredibly immature and tasteless comment on an otherwise empowering and supportive thread. It's comments like yours that make folks feel pretty poorly about themselves when it's in fact folks like you that need a reality check.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

Thanks so Rick. Love ya even more. I wasn't going to respond to this rude individual but you said it nicely for all of us.

As I said earlier though, comments like that really don't bother me too much since I am happy with myself. Bothers me just a little bit.

 

[ead79]

I am overweight, and unfortunately it does stop me from doing some things. So far I've lost 25 pounds and have just under 50 left to lose. I find it to be hard not to put off doing things for when I'm thinner--things like taking dancing lessons, visiting a water park, etc. I'm trying to work on that though.

As a matter of fact, I remember what happened that was the "straw that broke the camel's back" and made me decide to go back to Weight Watchers. I was trying to hunt for a tape in my parent's tv cabinet. To look in the back I had to get in the floor. When I had a hard time getting down there and getting back up I decided to lose weight. I don't want my weight to stop me from being able to do things.

As far as clothes go, I dress for my body shape and avoid things that are too tight. My mom always taught me that nobody sees the size, but everybody can see if what you're wearing is too tight. Plus, I don't like how tight clothes feel.

 

[pearlieq]

Wow, thanks for posting such an idiotic, down right nasty, incredibly immature and tasteless comment on an otherwise empowering and supportive thread. It's comments like yours that make folks feel pretty poorly about themselves when it's in fact folks like you that need a reality check.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

I've been trying to come up with a response that wasn't expletive-filled for the last 2 days. Thank you for saying what I wanted to say, only much more eloquently.

Way to take out the trash!!!

 

[Christine]

Well, I'm not overweight. I am 5'7" and 142 lbs. I am 42 years old and I spend 8 hours a day SITTING at a desk. Needless to say, my body is no longer the maintenance-free thing it used to be. This is the first year that I have YET to put on a pair of shorts. I just can't do it. I'm not really worried what others think--I doubt they even notice me. I just think that my flabby legs look bad in a pair of shorts. Period. So I won't show them until they are decent looking.

I tell you, it is true, after you hit 40 you really start noticing those losses in muscle mass. My legs are getting scrawny looking. Yuck.

 

[Laurajean1014]

A lot of pooh sized people don't dance because they may feel that they lack the grace or coordination. However, have you seen skinny people dance? Arms flailling all around and hit everyone they can.

It's not a pretty sight princess or pooh sized.

 

[BeNJeNWaFFLe]

Actually according to my doctor I should be 130 or something stupid like that but at that weight you'd be able to see my ribs and wonder why I'm not in the hospital for an eating disorder. I wish they'd come up with better height/weight charts.

I couldn't agree more! I am 5'3" and could use to lose about 35 pounds. I have a small bone structure. So according to the height/weight charts I should be about 110 pounds! What!? I was 120 at my thinnest, if I had lost another 10 pounds you would see my rib cage!! 110 pounds would not be healthy for me at all! What is even sadder is according to those charts I am highly overweight. While I am not thin, I am not overweight. That chart doesn't take into account that I was a dancer for 13 years and I have gained quiet a bit of muscle.

Being "fluffy" doesn't stop me from doing anything. My asthma stopped me from doing things, not my weight. I am conscious of what I wear though. I know that tight shirts do not look good on me. Neither do shorty short shorts or skirts. I have to lose some weight before I can fit into my capris again, so shorts it is. I know I should just go out and purchase capris that fit, but I am trying to lose weight. I was a similar weight a few years ago and I was able to go from about 155lb to 120lb in a year. If I did it then, I can do it again. Also, lately, I just really gave up caring what others think. Once high school and college were over I realized that there is much more to life than how thin I am or what I wear. I dress so that I am comfortable. I don't have time to go around caring what everyone else thinks of me.

CathrynRose: Your saying is great! Have you ever seen the movie Angus? It's kinda a cheesy movie but the grandfather had the same motto.