I think I posted this by mistake in the wrong room! Here it is again:

I've been struggling with weight all my life, and I've discovered that by not taking myself so seriously, I've begun to feel better about myself. I mean I know my weight is an issue, but I also know that there are some people who are so depressed over the fact that they are overweight and I don't want to be that person. I was that person - for years! Life is too short. What if I never lose the weight? Am I going to be miserable about it my entire life? I need to find a balance between life and food and although I'm still searching for that balance, crying about it isn't going to get me any closer to my goal. It's all about having a good time, hard work, determination and a little sense of humor. I'm NOT saying to make fun of fat people. That's awful! I'm just looking back on the years I spent working at Lane Bryant (which we all know and love) and the fun I had laughing with my fat girls over the people we encountered:

1. "I wish you had clothes like this in my size." -- They do, honey. They're in EVERY OTHER STORE IN THE WHOLE FREAKING MALL. Check it out.

2. "I'm not shopping for me, I'm shopping for my mother. She's fat." -- And I'm sure she appreciates your skinny butt talking about her to me.

3. Me: "Well, how big is your mom?" Skinny girl: "Reeeally big." Me: "Like my size?" (Note: I am an 18/20) Skinny girl: "No, not that big." -- Great. Apparently anything 18/20 and above is made only for elephants like myself.

4. "Do you have any size lower than a 14?" -- No, we are a plus-size store only. If you are not plus-sized, please do not buy the clothes. Only buy the jewelry.

5. "Will this fit me?" -- Yes, it is a pair of earrings. Just because we are a plus-size store, doesn't mean the earrings will only go through fat lobes.

6. "I could wear this as a dress!!!" -- Please do. I will help you try it on ... and then I will strangle you with it.

7. Skinny girl walks into the store, unsuspecting. She looks around at the sales girls. They are all beautiful, plus-sized chicks. She looks at the clothing. Sizes 22 and 26. What? Could this be ... a FAT store? OMG, I have to get out of here!!!! -- You would often see a skinny girl wander in and then wander out like the fat was going to fly off our bodies and stick to her tiny thighs. Get over yourselves. You can't catch FAT.

8. "Do you have any plain bags?" -- No, we only carry the ones that say Lane Bryant. If you are egged by your friends for carring a bag from a "fat girl" store, then you might want to change your friends.

9. Me: "What size is she?" Skinny girl shopping for someone: "Reeeeally big ... she has such a hard time finding clothes ... come to think of it, she's about your size." -- Funny, I didn't have a hard time finding these clothes. They were in my closet, along with all the other clothes that come sizes above a 4.

10. "You sell sexy underwear here, too?" -- Believe or not, heavy chicks like to wear sexy underwear. We're even classy enough to wear it under our clothes, and not outside of them.

Life is too short to take what these people say literally. You may not always be fat, but they'll always be an idiot (lol). Relax and enjoy life. Stress keeps the pounds on, so I'm told. Laughter takes them off.

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very cute turkey! I love your sense of humor and your thoughts!
hugs,
Cathy

Oh man! I had a chuckle over these. My (thin) sister has made ignorant comments about weight before, too ... "REALLY big, like a size 20!!" (I was a 24 at the time). My favorite was when she broke her arm and had to go to the plus-size store to purchase shirts with sleeves big enough to fit over her cast. When the cast came off, she gave me the size-18 shirts. They didn't fit for three years, but I'm wearing them now.

Yeah, I love that, "Really fat ... like 200 lbs." crap that people say. Then they look at you like, "Could she be over 200 lbs.?" LOL ... YES!!! It's funny. People have no idea what they're talking about. I bet half of them don't even know what they're saying is an insult to you. It's cool, though. Like I said, I've learned to deal with people like that and believe it or not, it's no big deal. It's become laughable.

Your sister is funny. My sister is the same way. She is a size 16 and thinks that I am sooooooooooo much bigger than her (I'm a 22 now). My mother had done our laundry a few years ago and gave my pants to her and she was like, "Ma, do you actually think I could fit in THESE?" LOL ... holding up my pants like she was going to pitch a tent. LMAO! Idiot. I love her, though. She's a mess.

Yes, I'm sure a lot of it is relative. I'm almost 5'11", so anybody shorter than me is simply "short". I can't differentiate between 4'11" and 5'7", because they both are noticeably shorter than me. It's probably the same with weight.

I loved number 10. You never see a size 26 lady wearing a diamante thong stick out over her combats! We might be fat, but we have class!

Bwaaa haa haa!!! Poetic justice! How many times have we all been dragged into a "regular" sized store by friends only to be able to look at the jewelry while they looked at cute clothes?

Funny post turkey!

I have sooooo many pieces of jewelry and hair accessories from boutiques, trips I've taken, and gifts I've received!

I know. I always get the typical candles, jewelry, nail polishes, etc., while my friends received pretty sweaters and blouses for gifts. Then the person who gave the gift usually says, "Well, I knew you'd like it." Um ... you only knew that nail polish doesn't come in sizes, right? Ha!! I know they mean well, but it's just crazy!

I did have this one aunt that used to call my mother on Christmas to ask, "What size is she this year?" LMAO!!!!!! OMG, my mother was like, "Just get a gift card." That's pretty bad.