Misconceptions of the obese

You know Mack's post about people brushing up againt folk got me to thinking

I HATED the misconceptions people had of me when I was morbidly obese...didn't you?

Like when I was fat people thought...

I stank
I was sloppy/messy
I was lazy
I was stupid
that I was contagious and people didn't want to touch me

Of course none of that **** was true...but the general public really has these false ideas in their heads

So, spill it was did or do you hate about how people thought about you or the way they treated you when you were morbidly obese???

I hated folk thinking I wanted a lot of food ALL the time... LOL

I didn't necessarily binge eat all the time, but when I could go to cafeterias or places where someone 'actively' served me my food (i.e. made my plate in front of me) they would always put extra - I was like 'dang - you SEE I'm already FAT!'

And now it kills me that bruhs on the food line be flirting by giving me extra food!  LOL - went to get fried chicken at Kroger, bruh was throwing me the eye and threw in three extra pieces of chicken - I was just thinkin in my head 'dude - that ain't do nothing for me, I can't even eat the two I orginally asked you for'..........

LOL! 

I know that's right

That I was greedy....uh hell that one was true but that I didn't care about myself, health or had a death wish.  I mean I cared...cared deeply but denial is a serious part of the disease. Its not like you wake up one morning and say I want to be morbidly obese and have all of the health complications that will accompany it. It creeps up on you.

The one I really hate is that some people think obese people do not have feelings. Almost as if being looked at as inanimate objects for ridicule and personal attacks.  Again I know this has more to do with the personality of the attacker...but I think that its easier to attack someone if they have been devalued.....perceived as less than the rest of "us"

SO TRUE...I remember folks saying **** around me like I was deaf and couldn't hear them I would call their ass out every time on that one and say loudly back at them...DAMMIT I'M FAT NOT DEAF!!!!!

  @ DAMMIT I'M FAT NOT DEAF!!!!!

We are all lazy!

I think the worst was this one a cute guy told me on the subway. You are so beautiful....if you loose some weight!

Well needless to say I jump my fat a** all over his skinny a**!

Yeah that line SUCKS..."You have such a pretty face" Who said you wanted hus damn skinny ass ANYWAYS!!!

oh.my.gawd.  THATS what I've heard my whole life.....and still.    BUT, I've started to just say Thank you and keep it moving.   

If they could only see my AWESOME body on the INSIDE - just got a LOT of padding right now, don't wanna get my size 14 all scratched up!!!   whoop - THERE.IT.IS!!!  (sorry, too many vitamins today - a little hyper)

Seriously, I'm thankful that at least I have a "pretty face" - like my profile says, working to have my outside match my insides.  I think my inner-diva is a size 14 (saying that as a 30/32ish)...that's like one hambone right now....oh lawd..help me Jesus!   Pray for me ya'll!

Well one of the misconceptions about me was that I could cook LMAO.  I couldn't cook ish I could order a MEAN pizza.   I'm working on it now though I've gotten 1000% better.