It is so sad that people get enjoyment out of doing things like this to others... :(In high school, my friend and I were new to the cross country team. Small school, so we were still able to make the team regardless of how slow we were. We were both in decent shape (not over weight), but we still had kids from our school yell at us when we were running or tell us later that it didn't even look like we were running, we shouldn't be on the cross country team. We stuck through it till the end of the season and both of us improved substantially. Just had to put all the comments to use and run harder.

Then about two years ago I was riding my bike and a truck sped up and nearly hit me. I could hear laughing and if I remember I, yes I said "I", was flipped off by them. Like I was the one that did something wrong! I was soooo mad..

Yes wannabeskinny, I probably should've but I was mortified and left. Now when I see folks how are heavier and/or older than me running or walking or just doing something I think good on them because they're lapping everyone on the couch.

I can completely understand. There have been times in my life where I wish if only I could go back and redo! Listen, walking out of there was brave too, you cared about yourself enough not to subject yourself to that kind of abuse.

I seriously hope that if you can PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE report these issues. OP you definitely should have called the cops, thats inappropriate and unsafe.

and all of you who were ridiculed by gym workers, you may not think that reporting to higher ups will do anything but, I know if that happened at the gym I worked at there would be MAJOR issues.

in jr high i was 5'5" and 138 lbs. i wore a save the whales shirt and the running joke in my class became "save the whales, harpoon katerina"

the first in a long line of mean things about being fat.

I had something like this happen. I was walking along the highway and a few guys in a blue pickup started hooping and hollering out that I was fat and needed to get off the road and cover up. ( I wore long pants and a spaghetti strap shirt during workouts) This happened a few times with the same guys, mainly because I walked the same route around the same time of day, and I think the knew I would be there. About a week into it, I finally started getting fed up with the hateful comments and I wore a white T-shirt. Of course, on it I had written " I might be fat, but I look better than you" on the back. They stopped harassing me after that. I guess they figured they weren't hurting me as much as they wanted to.

Awesome!!! You are my hero!

I've always told haters that I can fix my fat but there's no fixing their stupid.

Oof. When I was about 10 I was super overweight, which sucked extra hard since all my peers were skinny kids, I was one of two overweight kids in the entire grade. I'm still self-conscious about things that were said to me in that time period. In sixth grade a boy I had a crush on told me I should never wear shorts because my legs are too fat. Now I rarely wear shorts ever, even at home by myself.

Another time I was wearing a winter jacket from my favorite sports team. It was a men's coat since the kids' ones were too small. It was pretty puffy on me but I loved it so much. Anyway I was walking in the mall by myself and these two teen girls were walking behind me giggling. I can't remember if they said something but I knew they were giggling at me, and ever since then quiet giggles when I walk into a room or past the gigglers, even if not directed at me, make me feel incredibly self-conscious.

Eh so I guess these aren't workout related but moments that forever affected how I feel about myself and my body. Sad isn't it?

If you have a description of the men and the vehicle, you should file a police report. You probably aren't the first or the last person they've harassed.

Unfortunately, I've had my own experiences with people laughing at me because of my weight, though nothing nearly as bad as the jerks with the video camera. My office is right up the hall from Human Resources, and I have to pass by their office to go anywhere. The HR office is full of tall, skinny women with perfectly styled hair and expensive clothes. I'm short and, well, not thin. After heavy rain one day, I slipped on a wet floor outside their office and landed flat on my face. Instead of asking if I was okay, I heard one of them snicker and refer to me as "Humpty Dumpty." It made me feel short, fat, and frumpy. After that, I started making a point of avoiding them as much as possible.

Wow Sasha that is so sad and unbelievably WRONG. Human Resources are the people there to help you with issues not creating them! What b*t*hes!!! I'm super angry for you :mad:

That is just absolutely ridiculous some people can get be real immature. The fact that you finished your workout lets people know that you are determined to get to your goal weight. Do not let any person degrade you in such a manner. Just do you and feel amazing after your workout. :) ;)

I am Indian and this happened in India. About 4 yrs ago, I weighed about 193 lbs (my height is 5'6"). I went to India for a marriage and then I went to a jewel showroom to purchase something nice for the bride who was related to me. I was not 'fat' in my opinion, as I used to think being in Onederland for 5'6" height isn't too bad, maybe I was on the chubby side. Anyway, when I was going around the store looking at various displays, I stopped near one of them to check out an attractive necklace. So I asked the salesperson there to take it out and show me. For that, point blank, he asked me with a nice gesture with this arms indicating 'fatness', "So is the lady who you're buying this for is as FAT as you? Or is she thin?". I was totally mad at this insulting gesture from a very arrogant salesman but I just swallowed my pride and did say that the bride was very thin. I thought many times later what would have been an appropriate reply, but still can't figure that out. (The salesperson was thin).

No, but I am excessively self-conscious and basically I freeze up in front of people when I'm exercising. I won't run if someone is out on their porch or drives by me in a car. I just try to pretend to be walking or something.

I love being outdoors, but I usually exercise inside because I'm too embarrassed. :?:

However, I did wear a sleeveless shirt today and felt okay about it and even passed some people. I still think my arms looked a bit fat, but overall, I liked how it looked.

Keep on keepin on!