Reply to Losing weight: the difference in treatment is profound

Forum Index » Diet, Nutrition & Weight Loss

Reply to "Losing weight: the difference in treatment is profound "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading this thread it's interesting people think being a size 12/14 would invite fat phobia or real negativity. I mean I get not getting hit on at that size but this is not massively obese by any means, it's your basic 5' 5", 160-180 woman who's a bit overweight. Fat phobia kicks in after 250lbs or so in my work/life experience.[/quote]

It’s not even fat phobia though. I went from a size 4/6 to a 0/00. So I was never fat but I still saw changes in treatment. Tiny things like shopping clerks offering assistance, people moving aside for me on transit, more smiles and eye contact from people walking by.

I think I looked “dumpier” when I was larger. My clothes hung differently, I looked less neat even in the same outfit. People seemed to pick up on that. Kind of like how a woman with coordinated accessories and a manicure will be treated differently from a woman in a holey tee and no makeup. [/quote]

This posts illustrates why there is a psychological component. There is 0% chance that the world saw you differently and dumpier at a size 4.[/quote]

I lost the weight because of a deep, deep depressive episode. I was walking around with suicidal thoughts, so I promise there was no extra bounce in my step. No glow of confidence. Even though I was a downcast shell of person, people were nicer to me. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics