Hello everyone - I'm new....
 

I stumbled upon this site by accident and I joined because I happen to be a fat chick. :) I'm 300+ lbs. but I'm very secure and happy with myself. I liked reading the success stories and the photos. I think this is a great place to learn and gain support.

I used to be obsessed with my weight as a teenager. I lost the weight and got thin (and looked good btw). But instead of "fat" jokes, people teased me about my buck teeth. Then it was my frizzy hair. And that's when I realized that it didn't matter what I did because people were going to be cruel no matter what. So I stopped the diets, the purging, eating food I hated and I was truly comfortable with myself. There are thin, beautiful people who are not comfortable with themselves so I've got a lot going for me. I learned a very valuable lesson at 17 that set the pattern for my very contented life. I actually like myself - all of me and that's a lot! :D

I wish you all the very best of luck!

Big Apple Dumpling

Hi Big Apple, your post is an inspiration of what it is to be happy and content. I am happy for you, I felt much the same until I found my joints didnt like all my weight, and down the track it would probably be detremental to my heart, and it can lead to all sorts of medical problems. So when I realized this, I no longer was so content. So I admire someone like you that can accept you for how you are. I know I did until I got frightened of the big picture that may be waiting down the track.
Hugs to you,
Spears Of Joy