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29. Some people think

that fat people are lazy slobs who stuff their face all day and are too stupid to know anything about nutrition and therefore must be told how fat they are (as if they didn't know) and criticize them for their 'crappy choices'.

No one thinks of medical issues that cause weight gain, mental issues, psychological issues, physical issues etc. If they do think of it at all, they think it's fat people excuses.

I'm obese. I've tried to lose weight since my early 20's when I gained it. I got kicked out (jokingly) out of a board certified nutritionists office because she said, "you don't need me, you know everything I do" (My doctor had sent me there even though I told him I was pretty well educated). All the women at my work who are from China, and are all thin, laugh at how little I eat at lunch. "WOW! how are you not hungry? your lunch is TINY!" they say as they devour huge mountains of rice and meat and veggies. My 22 year old friend from school used to say that she had never seen anyone eat healthier. But, people see me and assume I simply must stuff my face all day long. Do I eat junk food occasionally? Sure. I'll eat some potato chips now and again (my weakness). My aunt eats 2 entire bags every weekend and she's underweight. I eat far less junk than she does. Why am I fat?

I have PCOS. It's tough to lose weight. I have stomach issues that leave me in pain if I don't munch during the day every few hours. I try to keep the munching healthy. My 17 year old has a BMI of 19 (low end of normal) and easily eats 2-3 times what I do in one day and never exercises (despite my promptings. She hates sports or sweating, lol). My 14 year old is like me. Active. Barely eats. Has a BMI of 26. Some of it is genetics. For me, I get the trifecta. I get PCOS, genetics (my parents are thin, but my maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather were obese) and an eating disordered (and narcissistic) mother who was terrified of being fat like her mother and controlled and judged every morsel that crossed my lips until I was a teen. So I have psychological issues around food too. I suppose if I just pulled myself up by my bootstraps and made better choices I could be thin and thus be worthy of being treated like a human being. Should I lose weight? The answer should be, if I can and want to, sure, if I can't, who cares, it's not their place to tell me if I should or not. I've learned to not give people like woolldog the time of day. They aren't worth it.

I've been a fan of Tess for a few years now. I think she's beautiful and I love her style. Except the nose ring. I have my nose pierced but not there, LOL. My 17 year old has that piercing. Not my thing. The tattoos, however, are my thing.