i don't even realize i am morbidly obese...until

flatferenghi · 06-02-2010, 05:21 AM

some snot nose kid points and yells.."ooh mommy look..he's fat!!!. I have been feeling so good the last 2 months, that i feel like Superman. Sometimes I catch my reflection in a store window. (i do not have a full length mirror at home). The odd thing is that I did not suffer the withdrawal symptoms that afflict many inductees or re-inductees. I did have very little energy for a while, but i am gradually feeling more energetic. But it feels good to feel good. That alone is a great reason to continue with ATKINS. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

JustCallMeAmy · 06-02-2010, 05:33 AM

oh FF, i'm so sorry that happened to you! i had a similar experience when i brought my oldest son to the park a few years back...a group of older boys started yelling "hey fatty" at me. i *knew* i was fat, it wasn't until then that i realized i was that size...ya know?

stick to what you know works, you're doing great!!

DEEDLYNN · 06-02-2010, 05:33 AM

FF....sorry that you had to hear that.....but glad that it didn't interfere with all the progress you are making. I have been victim of a driveby insult too, and sometimes even adults. Some people are just mean....this kid probably should have known better and hopefully, his parents teach him better.

Have a good day.
Dee

kristie88 · 06-02-2010, 05:34 AM

Flatferenghi- Dont let one bratty kid with no manners get you down...just remember that good feeling you have now and it will just get better. Each pound you lose will make it easier to fly superman!
I really didnt get the withdrawal symptoms either but i have been on and off atkins for years and i never did it right i was eating tic tacs like they were going outta style and i realize now each one has a carb in it. Im doing it right this time and def feel more energy and its only been about 5 days. Good luck!!

KrisA · 06-02-2010, 05:43 AM

Where is he??? Let me at 'em!!

Seriously, you're doing great on plan. Don't let the comments of an ill mannered immature hewman get you down.

k

Knittering · 06-02-2010, 05:44 AM

Flatferenghi, *hugs*
At least you can change your body -- it's not so easy to change congenital rudeness. And it may be something even sadder. I was the mother of that child while in a waiting room with my autistic daughter last week. She pointed at me and labeled me "mommy" (excellent!)... then pointed at a woman holding a baby and labeled her as "BIG mommy, REALLY big mommy."

I, you know, wanted to die.

clackley · 06-02-2010, 05:48 AM

Kids! They can be brutal. I can remember my then 3 yr. old patting my behind and chiming 'big bum, big bum.....'. He meant no harm but was just stating what he saw...social skills came later.

But I think I know what you mean about how you feel. I feel so much better than I did 30 lbs. ago. I still have a long way to go but just being here, in this moment is great - I would not have believed it!

Dottie · 06-02-2010, 06:34 AM

2 things.
1: kids are brutally honest it's true BUT
2: their pov about what "fat" is is horribly skewed by cartoon "stick figure" type people and the same tv/media images of what is "normal" that we as adults are. They're just getting bombarded with the mental image that size 0 is normal a lot more often and early on than many of us did.

PeachyLogic · 06-02-2010, 07:02 AM

I've had that happen, and I know, it leaves a mark! One time my youngest son chased a kid down the street, across his front yard, right through his front door and past his startled parents to smack him for calling me "fat". Sounds like you're doing fine with your weight loss, so some day this will be a distant memory. You can add it to your anecdotes of things that happened to you when you "used to be fat."

jezzie · 06-02-2010, 07:02 AM

...

FF ...

I have to smile when children under six let you know that the emperor isn't wearing clothes.
Over six ..... not so much. lol.

'Morbidly Obese' is an interesting term. I've been there. Asked "Ewww - Trying to scare me?"
.

12yrslater · 06-02-2010, 07:03 AM

MsWoods · 06-02-2010, 07:27 AM

Kids suck and parents don't raise them right. That's what I have to say in a nutshell.

You are doing great and you know you have come a long way. That little kid will probably be fat one day and regret saying that to you.

flatferenghi · 06-02-2010, 07:33 AM

as long as the insults are not backed up with type 3 disruptors. My point was that, it takes something like that to give me a "reality check" because the physical consequences of ATKINS are so advantageous and downright pleasant. FF

jbrn · 06-02-2010, 07:34 AM

You are doing just fine. some people just do not have any manners.

clackley · 06-02-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatferenghi

as long as the insults are not backed up with type 3 disruptors. My point was that, it takes something like that to give me a "reality check" because the physical consequences of ATKINS are so advantageous and downright pleasant. FF

I agree and marvel at this too!!

Beeb · 06-02-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dottie

2 things.
1: kids are brutally honest it's true BUT
2: their pov about what "fat" is is horribly skewed by cartoon "stick figure" type people and the same tv/media images of what is "normal" that we as adults are. They're just getting bombarded with the mental image that size 0 is normal a lot more often and early on than many of us did.

AGREE! And we love you, FF............Kids are rude, plain and simple!

sistertzu · 06-02-2010, 11:31 AM

I'm so sorry, you've come so far and are doing so well. Don't let it get you down. Just look at them and give them a couple of big fat raspberries.
.

Monkee · 06-02-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsWoods

Kids suck and parents don't raise them right. That's what I have to say in a nutshell.

You are doing great and you know you have come a long way. That little kid will probably be fat one day and regret saying that to you.

I totally agree. Sometimes the parents are worse! Kids learn from example. Sad.

Monkee · 06-02-2010, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatferenghi

some snot nose kid points and yells.."ooh mommy look..he's fat!!!. I have been feeling so good the last 2 months, that i feel like Superman. Sometimes I catch my reflection in a store window. (i do not have a full length mirror at home). The odd thing is that I did not suffer the withdrawal symptoms that afflict many inductees or re-inductees. I did have very little energy for a while, but i am gradually feeling more energetic. But it feels good to feel good. That alone is a great reason to continue with ATKINS. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

You're doing great, FF. Don't let anyone make you feel any different.

flatferenghi · 06-02-2010, 12:26 PM

we, however, on Ferenghinar, do not have the "worship of youth" cult as is on your world. There are quite a lot of kids in labor camps on Ferenghinar for offenses less "severe" than mere blows to one's pride. Remember that i was exiled as a child merely because my lobes were too small. Kids, today, are lucky I don't run the show. FF

charlielou · 06-02-2010, 02:25 PM

Sometimes kids are just brutally honest and it isn't about poor manners, it's because they haven't learned yet that we don't tell the truth in polite society. On the other hand the brutally honest child in my life who is 9 going on 5 told me the other day that it wasn't fun jiggling my belly any more because "your belly doesn't jelly anymore"

jezzie · 06-02-2010, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlielou

Sometimes kids are just brutally honest and it isn't about poor manners,
it's because they haven't learned yet that we don't tell the truth in polite society.

cookie34 · 06-02-2010, 08:29 PM

I am sorry.. kids can be mean.

Wanna hear something funny? I always assumed you were a girl.

I don't know why. It isn't anything you ever posted or anyone else ever posted. It defys explaination...

And yeah I know what they say about assuming..

And please don't take this the wrong way. I just thought it was funny that after all these years.... surprise, it's a boy!

flatferenghi · 06-03-2010, 05:00 AM

ultimately...let them call me what they will, as long as they call me for breakfast. FF

cookie34 · 06-03-2010, 08:12 PM

you are tooooo funny!

Joy-FL · 06-03-2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clackley

I can remember my then 3 yr. old patting my behind and chiming 'big bum, big bum.....'.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure most bums look big to 3 yr. olds.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsWoods

You are doing great and you know you have come a long way.

FF is on my LC heroes list.

clackley · 06-04-2010, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joy-FL

If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure most bums look big to 3 yr. olds.

FF is on my LC heroes list.

Well I would like to say that was it but really my bum was pretty big. :blush:

And FF is also on my LC heroes list!

way2fluffy · 06-04-2010, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlielou

Sometimes kids are just brutally honest and it isn't about poor manners, it's because they haven't learned yet that we don't tell the truth in polite society.

It's AKA "lack of a filter"

My great-grandmother had the same problem LOL! She just blurted out what ever was on her mind.

sorry you felt bad.....but give yourself a 'pat on the back' for actively doing something to become healthier!

flatferenghi · 06-04-2010, 10:31 AM

the real point of this thread was that ATKINS makes me feel so good that it takes such an editorial from a cretinous dwarf to make me realize i still loom quite large in my legend. FF

mirchi · 06-04-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatferenghi

the real point of this thread was that ATKINS makes me feel so good that it takes such an editorial from a cretinous dwarf to make me realize i still loom quite large in my legend. FF

:-)

06-02-2010, 05:21 AM	#1
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,813 Gallery: flatferenghi	i don't even realize i am morbidly obese...until some snot nose kid points and yells.."ooh mommy look..he's fat!!!. I have been feeling so good the last 2 months, that i feel like Superman. Sometimes I catch my reflection in a store window. (i do not have a full length mirror at home). The odd thing is that I did not suffer the withdrawal symptoms that afflict many inductees or re-inductees. I did have very little energy for a while, but i am gradually feeling more energetic. But it feels good to feel good. That alone is a great reason to continue with ATKINS. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

06-02-2010, 07:33 AM	#13
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,813 Gallery: flatferenghi	actually, i am used to it.... as long as the insults are not backed up with type 3 disruptors. My point was that, it takes something like that to give me a "reality check" because the physical consequences of ATKINS are so advantageous and downright pleasant. FF

06-02-2010, 12:26 PM	#20
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,813 Gallery: flatferenghi	i am certainly not expecting kids to change. we, however, on Ferenghinar, do not have the "worship of youth" cult as is on your world. There are quite a lot of kids in labor camps on Ferenghinar for offenses less "severe" than mere blows to one's pride. Remember that i was exiled as a child merely because my lobes were too small. Kids, today, are lucky I don't run the show. FF

06-03-2010, 05:00 AM	#24
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,813 Gallery: flatferenghi	that's okay cookie... ultimately...let them call me what they will, as long as they call me for breakfast. FF

06-04-2010, 10:31 AM	#29
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,813 Gallery: flatferenghi	i did not really feel bad. the real point of this thread was that ATKINS makes me feel so good that it takes such an editorial from a cretinous dwarf to make me realize i still loom quite large in my legend. FF

06-02-2010, 05:33 AM	#2
JustCallMeAmy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,641 Gallery: JustCallMeAmy Stats: 267/103/105 WOE: doing it my way :) Start Date: Jan. 6th/09	oh FF, i'm so sorry that happened to you! i had a similar experience when i brought my oldest son to the park a few years back...a group of older boys started yelling "hey fatty" at me. i knew i was fat, it wasn't until then that i realized i was that size...ya know? stick to what you know works, you're doing great!!

06-02-2010, 05:33 AM	#3
DEEDLYNN Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,761 Gallery: DEEDLYNN	FF....sorry that you had to hear that.....but glad that it didn't interfere with all the progress you are making. I have been victim of a driveby insult too, and sometimes even adults. Some people are just mean....this kid probably should have known better and hopefully, his parents teach him better. Have a good day. Dee

06-02-2010, 05:34 AM	#4
kristie88 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2010 Location: New york Posts: 1,131 Gallery: kristie88 Stats: 320.6/249.8/239 6th Goal restart 317.6 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 5/28/10 re-start 12/7/11	Flatferenghi- Dont let one bratty kid with no manners get you down...just remember that good feeling you have now and it will just get better. Each pound you lose will make it easier to fly superman! I really didnt get the withdrawal symptoms either but i have been on and off atkins for years and i never did it right i was eating tic tacs like they were going outta style and i realize now each one has a carb in it. Im doing it right this time and def feel more energy and its only been about 5 days. Good luck!!

06-02-2010, 05:43 AM	#5
KrisA Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Posts: 5,754 Gallery: KrisA Stats: 160/120/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2/21/08	Where is he??? Let me at 'em!! Seriously, you're doing great on plan. Don't let the comments of an ill mannered immature hewman get you down. k

06-02-2010, 05:44 AM	#6
Knittering Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,739 Gallery: Knittering Stats: (250) 236/172/150 5'8 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart: 2/18/13	Flatferenghi, hugs At least you can change your body -- it's not so easy to change congenital rudeness. And it may be something even sadder. I was the mother of that child while in a waiting room with my autistic daughter last week. She pointed at me and labeled me "mommy" (excellent!)... then pointed at a woman holding a baby and labeled her as "BIG mommy, REALLY big mommy." I, you know, wanted to die.

06-02-2010, 05:48 AM	#7
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,047 Gallery: clackley Stats: 228.5/168/125 WOE: N.K.=vlc/hf/moderate protein & organic/pastured Start Date: Restart Oct 18 2009	Kids! They can be brutal. I can remember my then 3 yr. old patting my behind and chiming 'big bum, big bum.....'. He meant no harm but was just stating what he saw...social skills came later. But I think I know what you mean about how you feel. I feel so much better than I did 30 lbs. ago. I still have a long way to go but just being here, in this moment is great - I would not have believed it!

06-02-2010, 06:34 AM	#8
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,569 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	2 things. 1: kids are brutally honest it's true BUT 2: their pov about what "fat" is is horribly skewed by cartoon "stick figure" type people and the same tv/media images of what is "normal" that we as adults are. They're just getting bombarded with the mental image that size 0 is normal a lot more often and early on than many of us did.

06-02-2010, 07:02 AM	#9
PeachyLogic Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 242 Gallery: PeachyLogic WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 05/21/2010	I've had that happen, and I know, it leaves a mark! One time my youngest son chased a kid down the street, across his front yard, right through his front door and past his startled parents to smack him for calling me "fat". Sounds like you're doing fine with your weight loss, so some day this will be a distant memory. You can add it to your anecdotes of things that happened to you when you "used to be fat."

06-02-2010, 07:02 AM	#10
jezzie Old Wise One Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hudson River Valley Posts: 45,377 Gallery: jezzie Stats: choosing to be scale-free; WOE: (48% C; 33% Fat; 19% P; ) Start Date: 11/22/11 - MediterrAsian, Flexitarian, Oz-ish	... FF ... I have to smile when children under six let you know that the emperor isn't wearing clothes. Over six ..... not so much. lol. 'Morbidly Obese' is an interesting term. I've been there. Asked "Ewww - Trying to scare me?" .

06-02-2010, 07:03 AM	#11
12yrslater Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,371 Gallery: 12yrslater Stats: UGH WOE: Atkins Start Date: Induction: 10/20/08	FF

06-02-2010, 07:27 AM	#12
MsWoods Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tx Posts: 8,607 Gallery: MsWoods Stats: 399/245.9/204 (for now) WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 06/22/09	Kids suck and parents don't raise them right. That's what I have to say in a nutshell. You are doing great and you know you have come a long way. That little kid will probably be fat one day and regret saying that to you.

06-02-2010, 07:34 AM	#14
jbrn Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: portland maine Posts: 35 Gallery: jbrn Stats: 210/210/150 WOE: low carb no wheat Start Date: oct 5 2011	You are doing just fine. some people just do not have any manners.

06-02-2010, 11:31 AM	#17
sistertzu Resident crazy dog lady Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ca Posts: 5,121 Gallery: sistertzu Stats: 244/goal -90 Atkins/IF WOE: VLC/no grain/ minimal dairy Start Date: originally march 08 but every day is a fresh start	I'm so sorry, you've come so far and are doing so well. Don't let it get you down. Just look at them and give them a couple of big fat raspberries. .

06-02-2010, 02:25 PM	#21
charlielou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: farwest canada Posts: 391 Gallery: charlielou Stats: 339/234/160 restart March 2010 293/260.5/160 WOE: atkins Start Date: sept 2005 restart march 20, 2010	Sometimes kids are just brutally honest and it isn't about poor manners, it's because they haven't learned yet that we don't tell the truth in polite society. On the other hand the brutally honest child in my life who is 9 going on 5 told me the other day that it wasn't fun jiggling my belly any more because "your belly doesn't jelly anymore"

06-02-2010, 08:29 PM	#23
cookie34 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lake Elsinore, Ca Posts: 3,912 Gallery: cookie34 Stats: 273/186/150 WOE: VSG/Low Carb Start Date: 5/20/2012	I am sorry.. kids can be mean. Wanna hear something funny? I always assumed you were a girl. I don't know why. It isn't anything you ever posted or anyone else ever posted. It defys explaination... And yeah I know what they say about assuming.. And please don't take this the wrong way. I just thought it was funny that after all these years.... surprise, it's a boy!

06-03-2010, 08:12 PM	#25
cookie34 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lake Elsinore, Ca Posts: 3,912 Gallery: cookie34 Stats: 273/186/150 WOE: VSG/Low Carb Start Date: 5/20/2012	you are tooooo funny!

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