** I See Fat People **

"Cubit" wrote in message
. com...
"How often do you see them?"

"All the time... they're everywhere."

Just as the dead haunt the kid in the movie The Sixth Sense, I find I'm
startled by all the fat people I see everywhere. I used to only notice
just
the really really big people and feel like a friend had appeared. Now, it
is like a freak show. I'm surrounded by weird distended pot bellies and
rears that look 3 feet wide.

Maybe part of me assumed that everyone would be losing weight, now that
low
carb is well known. They're not. There is finally a diet fad that works,
and it will fade away just like the other fads. The studies needed to
prove
Atkins will require decades.

I ache to be thin again. Maybe because I want it so bad I see myself rail
thin in my mind. I'm making lists of things to do when I'm thin: Change
careers. Go swimming. Go to the beach. Buy tight clothes. Dye my hair.
Find more friends. (I almost said "Find new friends.") I wanna go to
nightclubs and be on TV to show off my [future] look.

Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there? Will I
be
snotty and rude to them? To really appreciate a fur coat you have to
throw
it on the floor a few times.

If I already feel surrounded by a society of eye startling fat people,
what
will it be like a year from now?

Cubit


I think you would LOVE a comedy bit called "You People Are Fat" by The
Frantics.
--
ClabberHead 4.01 (who thought it was hilarious even before he started
dieting)
aka
Iron Chef Atkins
248.5/193.5/185.0 Low-Carb since 5/1/03
Al-Team #"e" to 27 decimal places (2.71828182845904523536028747...)
"Think about how stupid the average person is, then remember half of them
are stupider than that!" - George Carlin

Cubit wrote:
If I already feel surrounded by a society of eye startling fat people, what
will it be like a year from now?

Arouond Davis (California) it's not that bad. Most pople are thin to
chubby. The worst is seeing those chicks who think they are thin and
wear lowcut pants/skirts and high cut tops, so the fat tummys hang down
over the edge of the pant/skirt. I went near L.A. last week and there I
saw the real deal (including the countless McDonalds).

Hi,
On 16-Jul-2004, "Cubit" wrote:
Snip
Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there?
Will I be snotty and rude to them? To really appreciate a fur coat
you have
to throw it on the floor a few times.
Snip

I went through an ugly phase, and I've seen some evidence of it now
and again in others here on the group over the years. It's not that I
became rude to people with weight problems, but mentally I started
*judging* them after I lost the weight. After I thought about it for
a while I came to the conclusion that it was my way of trying to
distance myself from the obese Carmen. In order to protect myself
from relapse I was demonizing the fat Carmen, and extending it to fat
people in general. Not pretty at all. Your reasons may be different,
but whenever my view of anything starts to shift radically I want to
know why.

Take care,
Carmen

Hi,
On 16-Jul-2004, "Cubit" wrote:
Snip
Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there?
Will I be snotty and rude to them? To really appreciate a fur coat
you have
to throw it on the floor a few times.
Snip

I went through an ugly phase, and I've seen some evidence of it now
and again in others here on the group over the years. It's not that I
became rude to people with weight problems, but mentally I started
*judging* them after I lost the weight. After I thought about it for
a while I came to the conclusion that it was my way of trying to
distance myself from the obese Carmen. In order to protect myself
from relapse I was demonizing the fat Carmen, and extending it to fat
people in general. Not pretty at all. Your reasons may be different,
but whenever my view of anything starts to shift radically I want to
know why.

Take care,
Carmen

"Cubit" wrote in message
. com...
"How often do you see them?"

"All the time... they're everywhere."

Just as the dead haunt the kid in the movie The Sixth Sense, I find I'm
startled by all the fat people I see everywhere. I used to only notice
just
the really really big people and feel like a friend had appeared. Now, it
is like a freak show. I'm surrounded by weird distended pot bellies and
rears that look 3 feet wide.

Maybe part of me assumed that everyone would be losing weight, now that
low
carb is well known. They're not. There is finally a diet fad that works,
and it will fade away just like the other fads. The studies needed to
prove
Atkins will require decades.

well there is that little niggling problem that it doesn't work for
everyone. weird how everyone isn't identical, isn't it?

I ache to be thin again. Maybe because I want it so bad I see myself rail
thin in my mind. I'm making lists of things to do when I'm thin: Change
careers. Go swimming. Go to the beach. Buy tight clothes. Dye my hair.
Find more friends. (I almost said "Find new friends.") I wanna go to
nightclubs and be on TV to show off my [future] look.

you sounds like you have an eating disorder.


Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there? Will I
be
snotty and rude to them?

it sounds like you already are.

-kelly
fat/kinda fat/still curvy

"Cubit" wrote in message
. com...
"How often do you see them?"

"All the time... they're everywhere."

Just as the dead haunt the kid in the movie The Sixth Sense, I find I'm
startled by all the fat people I see everywhere. I used to only notice
just
the really really big people and feel like a friend had appeared. Now, it
is like a freak show. I'm surrounded by weird distended pot bellies and
rears that look 3 feet wide.

Maybe part of me assumed that everyone would be losing weight, now that
low
carb is well known. They're not. There is finally a diet fad that works,
and it will fade away just like the other fads. The studies needed to
prove
Atkins will require decades.

well there is that little niggling problem that it doesn't work for
everyone. weird how everyone isn't identical, isn't it?

I ache to be thin again. Maybe because I want it so bad I see myself rail
thin in my mind. I'm making lists of things to do when I'm thin: Change
careers. Go swimming. Go to the beach. Buy tight clothes. Dye my hair.
Find more friends. (I almost said "Find new friends.") I wanna go to
nightclubs and be on TV to show off my [future] look.

you sounds like you have an eating disorder.


Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there? Will I
be
snotty and rude to them?

it sounds like you already are.

-kelly
fat/kinda fat/still curvy

Carmen wrote:

Hi,
On 16-Jul-2004, "Cubit" wrote:
Snip

Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there?
Will I be snotty and rude to them? To really appreciate a fur coat
you have
to throw it on the floor a few times.

Snip

I went through an ugly phase, and I've seen some evidence of it now
and again in others here on the group over the years. It's not that I
became rude to people with weight problems, but mentally I started
*judging* them after I lost the weight. After I thought about it for
a while I came to the conclusion that it was my way of trying to
distance myself from the obese Carmen. In order to protect myself
from relapse I was demonizing the fat Carmen, and extending it to fat
people in general. Not pretty at all. Your reasons may be different,
but whenever my view of anything starts to shift radically I want to
know why.

Take care,
Carmen

I went through the same thing when I quit smoking. When I
found myself getting arrogant and thinking "Well, I quit,
why can't you?", then it was time to re-think and realize
that not everyone can do it as easy as I did. Same with
losing weight - it isn't as easy for everyone.

Marsha/Ohio

Carmen wrote:

Hi,
On 16-Jul-2004, "Cubit" wrote:
Snip

Will I still be understanding with all the fat people out there?
Will I be snotty and rude to them? To really appreciate a fur coat
you have
to throw it on the floor a few times.

Snip

I went through an ugly phase, and I've seen some evidence of it now
and again in others here on the group over the years. It's not that I
became rude to people with weight problems, but mentally I started
*judging* them after I lost the weight. After I thought about it for
a while I came to the conclusion that it was my way of trying to
distance myself from the obese Carmen. In order to protect myself
from relapse I was demonizing the fat Carmen, and extending it to fat
people in general. Not pretty at all. Your reasons may be different,
but whenever my view of anything starts to shift radically I want to
know why.

Take care,
Carmen

I went through the same thing when I quit smoking. When I
found myself getting arrogant and thinking "Well, I quit,
why can't you?", then it was time to re-think and realize
that not everyone can do it as easy as I did. Same with
losing weight - it isn't as easy for everyone.

Marsha/Ohio

I still could stand to lose 20 pounds, weighing around 148-149 now. Not
really fat, not thin, and I have to say that I really don't notice what
people weigh, unless there is an extremely heavy person struggling, or
an anorexic person struggling. Except for the ladies at Curves today, I
couldn't tell you the body dimensions of anybody else I saw. I hope I
never can. I think people whose sole focus is weight have some kind of
disorder too. I could be wrong. :-)
--
Cheri
Type 2, no meds for now.


metta wrote in message ...


you sounds like you have an eating disorder.

If I already feel surrounded by a society of eye startling fat people, what
will it be like a year from now?

Cubit

The same, maybe a little wiser, more compassionate. You been there, know what
its like to be fat.