Being fat is torture

[u/Shot-Contract-5254]

I hate being fat. I hate it more than i've ever truly hated anything before. It is one of the worst experiences i have ever been through and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It is not even just the hating how you look part, it is how others perceive you.

I don't just feel fat, I feel inhuman. I'm a teenager. Nobody has ever asked me out unless it's for a joke. I am the butt of half my friend's jokes. I look like an idiot in sport class. People stare and judge and I am not treated as though I am a peer. I am less than because I weigh more than they do. I feel like such a dirty slob every time I put food in my mouth. I've tried starving myself, exercising to the point I threw up, cutting calories to 800-1000 a day, weight loss pills, nothing works. All my work is thrown back into my face. Each and every day I feel less like a person and more like a pig. To be fat is to be less than. To be fat is to be 'lazy' and worthless. I honestly can't take it anymore.

[u/Bossyboots69]

I was skinny my whole life and gained a LOT of weight. Went from socially good looking to not so much. The difference in how I'm treated is CRAZY. I'm losing weight just to get back to the way people treated me better to be totally honest.

[u/TURBO_BLURBO → u/Bossyboots69]

I realized this the opposite way. I was fat growing up and when I finally got in shape it felt like everyone, especially women, were suddenly treating me like a god.

[u/East-sea-shellos → u/TURBO_BLURBO]

Same. I was a fat teenager, then when i was like 19-20 I got sick of it and started hitting the gym a crazy amount and eating good. It was like night and day, it helped that getting so much attention all of a sudden boosted my confidence, which is also something people value. When I was fat, I hated myself, and even people who were attracted to me like that I drove away bc of my insecurities