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Silent3

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37. I never took an official "before" picture...

Reply to Lunacee_2013 (Reply #15)

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 12:22 AM

Jul 2014

...but a friend found one of me from less that a year before I started to lose. I was at least near my peak weight at that time, if not all the way there. I'm well into "obese" in that picture by the BMI-based medical definition. I was just edging into Obese Class II (severely obese) when I decided to lose weight

While perhaps I'm being too easy on myself, I see that picture of myself and I definitely look fat, but I have a hard time seeing "obese". Fat, overweight, chunky, chubby, husky, yes, but not what I had thought of as "obese".

The next picture I took after losing 27 lbs. The final two are more recent, at my current weight.

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Even though I've been obese, I'm not sure what counts as "fat shaming"... [View all] Silent3 Jul 2014 OP

While men can be fat shamed, it's never to the extent that women are Warpy Jul 2014 #1

I figured that sort of thing happened, and mostly to women, even if I didn't as a male... Silent3 Jul 2014 #4

Being 6 feet tall helps also eridani Jul 2014 #23

Truth! PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #8

Men don't know what it's like to be a woman! Bonobo Jul 2014 #22

Really? JFC. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #29

Great contribution to this thread. Not. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #30

My experience laundry_queen Jul 2014 #2

I was actually surprised that my own doctors didn't mention my weight... Silent3 Jul 2014 #3

That degree of "don't give a shit..." LWolf Jul 2014 #5

Oh, that's a degree of "don't give a shit" that I do get... Silent3 Jul 2014 #7

It's not really about opinions. More about people making unsolicited (and often insulting) comments. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #13

In working with a weight loss professional, I've learned a lot most people don't know. nolabear Jul 2014 #6

Oh yes. laundry_queen Jul 2014 #9

You're welcome. Let me know if you find good stuff. nolabear Jul 2014 #16

I'll never, of course, make any excuses for people being assholes... Silent3 Jul 2014 #12

It doesn't matter. Unless the person is a close friend or family member, their weight is none of nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #14

From what other people have written, it's often friends and especially family... Silent3 Jul 2014 #19

That too. Mentioning someone's weight problem in private, out of genuine concern, is one thing. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #20

Read this. It's layperson-speak but you can find the science to back it up if you care to. nolabear Jul 2014 #17

That article doesn't contradict anything I said... Silent3 Jul 2014 #18

Either you and I are talking about different people nolabear Jul 2014 #21

No, what I'm saying doesn't mean two people taking the same actions... Silent3 Jul 2014 #25

Genetics isn't the only think you can't do jackshit about eridani Jul 2014 #24

I'm not sure how to say this, exactly... laundry_queen Jul 2014 #27

The point of my OP is that I think different people have different ideas about... Silent3 Jul 2014 #32

"I live in a rich town full of slim, judgmental soccer moms" Mopar151 Jul 2014 #26

I have to ask laundry_queen Jul 2014 #28

Means you're immune to the question, for one thing Mopar151 Jul 2014 #33

Honestly, I'd love to get some car input. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #34

There's an auto enthusiast group here Mopar151 Jul 2014 #35

More gremaine to the thread..... Beautiful shoulders, lovely muscles Mopar151 Jul 2014 #36

Great post. You should consider starting a thread with this. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #31

Ok to me fat shaming AndreaCG Jul 2014 #10

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I dated a guy a few years ago who was only 2 inches taller than you but also weighed about 245 lbs. Lunacee_2013 Jul 2014 #15

I never took an official "before" picture... Silent3 Jul 2014 #37

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Now I'm going to be wondering... Silent3 Feb 2015 #39

There are many reasons that MIRT bans people. icymist Feb 2015 #40