From - - 07/24/03 - IP#: 157.15.34.xxx Click here to reply
hey i am 14 and female. i am not over weight but i wanted to know how u feel being overweight my friend is overweight and she hates her life when actually she has a pretty good life. can someone please tell me why she feels this way and whats life is like to u.
Reply from Kelsey, Age 14 - 07/24/03 - IP#: 148.223.86.xxx i agree with everybody, I just wanted to add that overweight people get looked at differently, and they get judged easier than others, for me its hard to eat in front of people or order food at a restraunt, becuase i think that people look at me and say " why is she ordering that food, doesnt she want to lose weight" but thats just me, it might be different for other people.
Reply from Marie, Age 16 - 07/24/03 - IP#: 24.118.166.xxx I use to be overweight and although it doesn't make sense I felt inferior to others. I would shy away because I thought if I stood out or spoke up people would think I was just a stupid fat girl. America is horbibly prejudiced towards fat people (or ugly, or some other stuff that shouldn't matter either)So anyway I also felt I couldn't wear lots of different cloths because who wants to se a fat guy in a little shirt (my fav. line from Tommy Boy). People look at you differently when you are fat, even my grandmother was cold to me when I was overweight but now she is much more welcoming and friendly and even admitted that yeah she feels a lot better about me now that I'm not "ugly". Now that I am thin I feel much more confident, and like I can be me. So reach out to your friend and love and respect him/her because he/she probibly wants and needs acceptance. To all those of you who are still heavy- don't be afraid to be yourself because when I was over weight I wasted 3 years not because of the weight but because I let the weight bring me down.
Reply from mr., Age 12 - 07/24/03 - IP#: 12.223.93.xxx I'm not exactly overweight anymore, but she probably feels like she is ugly, (although she probably isn't ugly LOL) and is embarrassed about it perhaps. She may not have gotten a boyfriend in a while, and that could have made her think it was her weight that was the problem, and she may be made fun of. Whatever the problem, she is probably feeling very down about it and she needs some emotional support. You might even try recommending her this site for her weight. I wish you and her luck ^_^
