If you didn't like me at 350lbs I don't like you at 214lbs!!!

Sure I can be judgmental but I can guarantee that I am not looking at that skinny person and thinking "what a disgusting pig"  Now maybe not everyone I thought might have been judging me...but after years of having to put up with the rude remarks and horrible stares I have had to build a wall for self preservation.  

But in this case I have worked at this place for over 8 years and NOW these people invite me out for drinks.  Ya that would be quite a coincidence.  I am not judging people I just casually saw on the street or complete strangers.  These are coworkers that I have seen for years now and they never bothered to see me. 

It is amazing how rude ppl can be ! I think there are alot of times they do not even know or realize it it is just part of their personality. It is so sad b/c ignorant ppl miss out on alot of great , interesting ppl . Alot of times too they are pointing out others shortcomings as a way to mask their own.

The first time (one of many times to come)I lost 70 lbs was a few years after high school. I joined some friends at this one club and was "hit on" by one of the most popular guys from my graduating class, I might add that I was a svelt 125 lbs., lol I so wanted to tell my former classmate"why would I be interested in you now when you were not interested in me 70 pounds ago?" Saying that would have been spiteful and I was never teased to my face in school but was the nice, friendly, chubby girl. When I shared with him who I was he was amazed and we had a fun conversation just like the "old days" except that he was checking me out the entire time..haha sweet revenge!
I believe many eventually get past that hurt feeling and just enjoy living life. I suppose that it also depends on how badly someone was treated.
Enjoy the new you

Hahaha...great story.  I don't have a problem with new people I never met...as long as they are nice.  I just don't think I would ever be able to be friends with people that I worked with for 8 years and never bothered to even say hi...and yes I would say hi to them on occasion.  Again they weren't mean...just completely oblivious to me. 

You know I had time to think about everyone's post and here's what I was thinking....
A lot of people expressed that maybe I was experiencing a perceived feeling of rejection from people.  Then I thought would Ihave gotten the same response if I said I was a minority or Jewish and I thought I was being rejected for being a minority there would be more outrage and a lot less "what if".  Why do we as fat people always want to think otherwise?  It's the same thing...people not wanting to associate with you because of the way you look.  Sure we can change our appearance and African-American people can't...but as someone here pointed out most of us still feel like a fat person on the inside and it still has the same effect on us.  Think how it would be if (and I know this can't happen but wanted to pose the question) a minority of any color could be magically turned white and all of the sudden those group of people at work start talking to that person and invite that person out...wouldn't seem very racist???  I say yes it would and I felt the same way I think a minority must feel.  
 

Isn't it interesting at work you get a pamphlet on sexual harassment.  You do not get anything on other kinds of harassment.  Unfortunately people who are obese still get harassed.  As far as the people who wouldn't acknowledge you before you lost weight, I would act like they didn't even exist, but that is just me.