What If They Think I’m Fat?

Have you ever been nervous to go someplace because you thought they might whisper behind your back about how you seem like a nice person but “Oh my dear, she is fat!” ?  Or perhaps you are very self-conscious about your appearance and always think someone will be talking about you.  Regardless, I know that it is not a good feeling.  I am guilty of feeling this way, and it is a very difficult thing to put into perspective and deal with.

So what if they think you’re fat?  It doesn’t mean they don’t like you, or wont want to get to know you or that you are a bad person. Fat men and women aren’t the only ones who are being whispered about.  Haven’t you ever heard people say, “Look at that girl! She’s nothing but a bag of bones. That is hideous!”.  No matter what your body shape is, whatever your weight is, people will always have something to say about you because some people have nothing better to talk about than someone else’s business.

To those people, you need to look them in the eye and tell them exactly what you think. Tell them they are no better than you, and tell them they have no right to pass judgement on you.  No one can tell you who you should be or what you should look like, and no one has the right to make someone feel ugly.  Fat is not ugly, people.  We all have to realize this.