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“After gaining a significant amount of weight, I lost the respect of so many people in my life. There was a palpable difference. Friends stopped inviting me to social outings, one even saying I would’ve felt awkward being the ‘biggest’ person there. The employees at a very popular cycling studio stopped talking to me when I took classes. My family would constantly offer ‘solutions’ to my weight gain, such as fad diets or offering to pay for a gym membership.”
“It feels like people are constantly trying not to offend me, like when a skinny coworker complained about needing to lose five pounds, and said, ‘No offense to you though, some people like the curvy look.’ Gaining weight wouldn’t have had such a negative affect on me if the people in my life hadn’t acted as though my size was so offensive. I can’t emphasize enough how life-altering it’s been.”
—Anonymous
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/women-weight-gain-flipped
