I am Fat. What are you?

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Registered: 04-26-2003
I am Fat. What are you?
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Mon, 08-30-2004 - 9:45pm
I freely admit that I shop at "a fat shop like Lane Bryant." It's true Gopher, it's a fat shop. I shop there, because I'm fat. Most of us here on this board are fat. I want to take the power out of the word fat. Fat, fat, fat, fat, fat. It's an adjective, just like any other, and I own it. I refuse to let anyone use that word to try to make me feel bad about who I am. I am fat. It does not define me any more than the fact that I am a brunette or that I'm short, or that I'm freckled or anything else. Go ahead and call me fat, I know what size I wear and how much I weigh. It's not a surprise, and it's not an insult. So, get over it.

I AM FAT.



I am a Mom.

I am a wife.

I am short.

I am a psychologist.

I am a friend.

I am a published author.

I am a therapist.

I am sister.

I am a daughter.

I am Irish and Scottish.

I am kind.

I am pretty.

I am twenty-six years old.

I am a good person.

I am smart.

I am funny.

I am caring.

All of these things describe me. And guess what? I am FAT.

What are you?

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Registered: 06-16-2003
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 9:52pm
I am 19 and I weigh 260 pounds--more than twice what a non-plus size runway model weighs. Yeah, I'm fat, so what?! Whoever on this board wants to call me what I am--go ahead. Call me fat. Call me big. Call me plus-size...I am what I am and you're not going to change that by trying to make me feel bad about it. I have a good life and people love me and my boyfriend loves the way I look and I feel good about myself. Do you have that? Do you have someone who LOVES your body? Who LOVES your face? Who LOVES you? Not like mine, and he thinks my fat is great...and so do I.
~Sayruhb02
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Mon, 08-30-2004 - 9:55pm
I am FAT too!! It never has bothered me to say that and I also shop at Lane Bryant. I am a lot of other things too but am to tired to sit a write a list. Good idea tho. :-)Stephanie
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Registered: 05-08-2003
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:05pm
I am fat. I am overweight. I am nice. I am caring. I can be funny. I am a good mother. I am a good friend.

THANK YOU for starting this. What an affirming thread. I really needed it. You said some things that really made me think---especially about fat is just an adjective, for example. At a time when my parents are telling me how fat I am, it was the moral boost I needed. again, thanks.

Dawn


Edited 8/30/2004 10:17 pm ET ET by two_kids

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:15pm

Decided to leave the board




Edited 8/31/2004 4:17 pm ET ET by rainbow24
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Registered: 06-16-2004
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:15pm

LOl Im having de ja vu'!

 

  Shawna

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Registered: 07-28-2003
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:29pm
I am (currently) a brunette.

I have freckles.

I am friendly.

I am caring.

I am funny.

I am a mom!

I am a friend.

I am a mutt, culturally.

I am beautiful.

I am intelligent.

I am smart.

I am sometimes wise.

I am 35 years old.

I am sitting in the house that I own.

I am quiet.

I am spicy.

I am a bookworm.

I am WOMAN!

...and I am fat, too.

"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1

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Registered: 07-16-2004
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:29pm
I just finished reading that book and LOVED IT...let me repeat...LOVED IT! I wish every woman...fat, skinny, young, old...whatever...would read this book.

Ladies we have learn to love ourselves and support each other.

Once I let go of the power the word FAT had over me...I started becoming more active...flirting with men...being more confident...loving myself and losing weight. My body type is such that I can't be skinny...and honestly, I don't want to be skinny...I love my curves and I love having childbearing hips...I just want to feel good about myself, be fit and healthy.

Thank you so much for starting this post!

Cheers

Lisa



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Registered: 07-26-2004
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 10:51pm
I am Furry.

I am a woman.

I am 42 years young.

I am a mother to three wonderful children.

I am a great friend.

I have two masters degrees.

I am a doctoral student.

I have beautiful blue/green eyes.

I have a haircut that I actually like.

I have grey roots which I earned.

I laugh a lot.

I have a lot of special friends on this board.

I look great in navy blue.

I enjoy being single.

I am intelligent.

I am wise.

I am wonderful.

I am an incurable romantic.

I love Stephen King novels.

I have met Maya Angelou.

I have had dinner with Sandra Day O'Connor.

I am a teacher, a counselor, and an manager.

I love being barefoot.

I sleep in Mickey Mouse pj's

Some may see me as fat - but my children see me as overstuffed with love.

I have a soft bosom to snuggle against.

Strong padded shoulders.

I have cheeks that giggle when I laugh.

I have a dimple.

I have a butt that keeps moving after I have stopped walking.

I love reading Irving Yalom, Alfred Adler and Dan Brown.

I am strong.

I am successful.

I am happy.

I am Furry.

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Registered: 05-17-2004
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 11:38pm

I am fat


I am a red head currently posing as a blonde


I am blue eyed


I am freckle faced


I am a mom


I am a daughter


I am a sister


I am a full time student


I am a conference planner in the midst of a career change


I am funny


I am loving


I am a creature of habit


I am hot tempered


I am addicted to a great many things


I am a Lane Bryant shopper


I am a movie enthusiast


I am a lover of good food and good music

Kerstin

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Fear

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Registered: 06-16-2004
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 11:59pm

I am Fat.


I am a mother to a 4 year old.


I am a daughter to two wonderful parents.


I am a sister to two siblings.


I am a wife of ten years (almost).


I am 29 years old.


I am a college student for social worker.


I am a smoker.


I am caring.


I am a good listener.


I am a talker too.


I am a good board buddy.


I am a good friend.


I am wild and crazy sometimes.


I am moody as well.


I am opinionated.


I am a frog collector.


I am a beautiful person inside AND out.


I am guinea pig, dwarf hamster, gerbil and dog lover.


I am a size 14/16.


I am complicated.


I am fat.


I am Shawna....hear me roar!


 

  Shawna

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