Here, here

After weighing only 49 kg for most of my adult life I became FAT bigtime.  In
only two years  I went from this to 90 kg.
Strangely enough I'm still the same person but people started treating me
differently.
Somehow folks are under the impression my brain has taken a leave or something.
As we on this list know it is NOT a matter of willpower.  Just try to figure
that out for yourself first and then you find yourself facing the whole world
that seems to think otherwise.
Only today a collegue of mine stated that we all need sugar in our food.  I'm
not talking carbs, SUGAR!!! When I said that this wasn't the case she flipped.
And this is an intelligent, highly schooled woman.
So what else can we do but realise that we are on our own and try to educate
those around us.  And ony those who are open to it.
Sometimes a person can have his/her own reasons for not wanting to listen.
Now that I am a chubby goddess (grin) and loosing weight very very slowly (61/2
kg so far) I know that I don't care what they say.  Whatever it is, it says
something about them, the way they see the world.  It has nothing to do with
me.....
If I feel too fat, I will loose weight by going highprotein.  If I feel ok, I
will eat more carbs.  My life, my body.

Christy

Ps I like my men with a bit of meat on them anyway ;-))




Robyn White schreef:

> I second that.  After a lifetime of being pushed around by thin people, made
> to think that if I only had a little willpower, I could be thin too, it has
> been proven that obesity is a lot more complicated than willpower.  I think
> having people judge you by your size is more painful than all of the
> problems associated with being overweight.  Shame on you and I know that
> there are other people on this list that are battling weight that feel the
> same way. However overweight people are conditioned by thin people to
> believe they are second class citizens and twhen you draw attention to
> oneself by having opinions, it brings on ridicule so they are remaining
> silent.  Frankly I am tired of being pushed around and made fun of by people
> like you and taking it all silently.  THIS IS MY TWO CENTS WORTH AND THE
> WORLD IS GOING TO HEAR IT FROM NOW ON.   Robyn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jane <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [P-F] FAT
>
> > I agree with Snowlight and Becky.  As someone who has
> > been fat since I was 4 years old (when my sister was
> > born), and teased unmercifully for it by my family, it
> > **pains** me to see those of us who are weight
> > challenged to be judged by our appearances and not
> > what is inside.  As fellow members of the tribe of
> > man, we should tolerate, respect and revel in our
> > differences, for that is what makes us so special.
> > Jane
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