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RE: "Big mom, Big kid"

Posted Jun 07 2011 8:06pm



People who get angry or upset or feel like it's child abuse ... not judging... but have YOU ever been morbidly obese? I would guess not by your resentment and disassociation with those people. It’s impossible to see a situation for what it REALLY is until you have walked a mile in those people’s shoes. I used to be 524 pounds and even though I couldn’t walk a mile a year ago in anyone’s shoes, I do know what it's like.Why would you be angry? I don’t get mad, I want to give that person a hug and tell them there is something better for them, that they deserve it and that it IS achievable. I speaking as one who is running away from the 524 pound man I used to be. a person who has never been obese giving me advice or telling me “you can do it” is like someone who has never had children giving advice on how to raise your kids. Sorry people, but all you can give me is a theoretical point of view.That is why I feel inclined obligated to blog about a very private issue so the world can see it. Maybe someone will read my story. Someone who doesn’t have a friend who knows what it’s like. I used to use the excuse that no one understood what I was going through or how hard it was for me to change. How can you REALLY speak to me from a place of understanding unless you:· have become worried, even anxious getting fast food because you are not sure you got enough food to make me full.· go into every social event worrying about the structural integrity of the furniture· eat before you go to a dinner party, which you also eat at, because you don’t want others to know how much you really eat.· have been told by a Disney Land employee (who was very classy about it BTW) that you are just to big to ride Space Mountain safely· had to ask for a seatbelt extender on an airplane· had to worry about your ability to ride in a friends vehicle
“ Is it because they are different than me? “
If you answered yes, your motivation to help me are self centered. Do you care about ME? Are you going to help me if I fail again?
If so, you can make a difference in my life. You are ready to help someone like me. If not, it’s best not to bother trying to help me.To those that have been that friend to me through my weight struggles, thank you. You have made all the difference my life. As I have seen people like this stand out in my life, I am overwhelmed.
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