Today, I went to my parents' house. I recently lost about 30 lbs. My mom hugged me and said, "Aww, you're not my chubby baby girl anymore." She then said she wished I were still fat because she missed it. She's the reason I lost the weight; she used to tease and taunt me. Thanks Mom. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I complimented my mom with "Hey, I think you lost some weight." She replied with "Yeah, I think you found it." FML
Today, I told my mom I lost 30 pounds because of an eating disorder. She told me to keep up the good work. FML
Today, my aunt said that it looked like I lost some weight. I was pleased with this, since I've been trying to lose some. My mom, for some reason, thought it was insulting. She pulled me to aside to assure me that I most definitely don't look any skinnier. FML
Today, I came home crying and informed my mother that someone had called me a 'fat bitch' today. She held me at arms length, looked me straight in the eyes, and lovingly said, "You can't change who you are." FML
Today, I found myself crying in the bathroom because I started to feel lonely and depressed. My mother came into the bathroom, hearing me cry and gave me an hour long speech about what a beautiful human being I am… And to not forget to lose weight. FML
Today, when my mother-in-law told me I was losing weight, my husband started laughing. FML
Today, after several months of eating right, exercising, and weight loss, my mother has yet again arrived at my house, unannounced and with a very sugary cake. She's been doing this most weeks since I lost 50 pounds. FML
Today, I officially completed my weight loss journey, only for my wife, who'd previously threatened to divorce me if I didn't lose weight, to tell me that she realized she liked me better when I was fat and that "you don't know what you have until it's gone." FML
Today, I walked downstairs in a new outfit, after dieting for 3 months, and losing just over 20 pounds. My mom took one look at me and said "You'd better keep going." FML
Today, whilst trying on wedding dresses with my mom, she told me that I looked fat and awful in the dress I liked. When I told her how hurtful she was being, she told me that I should be grateful that she told me what she thought instead of laughing at me behind my back. FML
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miss_mercy 15
That's odd. You are probably beautiful either way, though.
ItsAnanya 25
Look at this way, YOU LOST 30lbs! If I loose like 3lbs I break out into like this mini celebratory dance . End up stuffing my face full of food and gain like 6lbs -.-
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Comments (121)
perdix 31
Don't worry, it's much more easy and fun to pack the pounds back on. Taking them off involves sacrifice and suffering. And don't be too hard on yourself -- it's almost a statistical certainty that you'll put the weight back on and win your mom's approval and taunting at the same time.
thatkidhesh 11
11. Im pretty sure your statistical certainty is full of shit.
perdix 31
#25, no, my statistical certainty is about 95% within 4-5 years. Look it up before you doubt me, you ignoramus. Instead of talking crap you know nothing about, maybe you ought to exhort the OP to beat the odds and be a 5-percenter!
thatkidhesh 11
32. i already have in comment 2. take your bogus stats, shove them, and do some encouraging of your own.
perdix 31
#36, my stats are well-researched facts and your earlier comment does not at all address the challenge the OP is facing.
SmilieAKD 20
You have no way of knowing that #11. It takes a lot of dedication, sacrifice & determination to lose that kind of weight. A person who can make that kind of decision & follow through has what it takes to keep the weight off for life if it means enough to them. It depends on how important their health is to them. OP doesn't need someone like you putting them down. They get enough of they from their mother apparently.
Cheeley 17
Perdix, how are you going to tell someone to encourage OP directly after you told them that more than likely they'd put all the weight back on.
perdix 31
#54, good question. By facing the fact that maintaining a weight loss is very difficult, it would help you to more realistically support and encourage that person. Often, the problem is that once someone has achieved a goal weight, their support system assumes the person has permanently conquered their bad habits and loses sight of that person's ongoing struggle. Weight maintenance is an exceptionally difficult issue to deal with and one that gets very little attention.
Cheeley 17
That's cool and all but that doesn't explain you being an ignoramus yourself.
perdix 31
#72, I may be a prick, but I'm not an ignoramus. Look up the word. I am knowledgeable about the topic, even if present the information in a jerk-like fashion.
SerendipityRose 26
Oh, for the love of god! Why does everyone take Perdix seriously? It's been proven over & over (& even stated by him) that he comments sarcastically even about serious matters... In a pervious FML (quite a while back) he even made allusions toward someone needing to be freakier in bed to keep their cheating spouse more interested. Did he mean it? Probably not... But does he get a kick out of everyone who takes him seriously & tries to burn him in effigy while waving pitchforks & torches? Hell yeah, I bet he does! Oh, well... Perdix, I've got this great storage space behind my car in our underground parking structure... With just a little work, I'm sure we can turn it into a temporary bomb shelter for you when & if they chase you down.
perdix 31
Thank you. I'll enter it in my GPS in case the angry mob gets too close.
ninany63 9
Maybe you should shove your stats down your throat and choke! have a nice day
that_band_nerd 22
My dad and brothers did that to me too but when I lost weight they moved on to making fun of other things. Sometimes family is like that. Ignore them because you're fine how you are!
SWC_Penguin 17
Turns out bullies don't see a flaw and then decide to bully. Rather, they decide to be mean and THEN pick a topic. Sorry it's your mom in this case. Can't be easy.
revolution4ever 14
I don't know how parents do it, but they always have a way of making a great accomplishment really good or really bad. Oh well, gratz op for working hard and losing weight!
kernelkat 16
Some people aren't happy no matter what and will find anything to bitch about. That's why you shouldn't do things unless you want to do them.
singer0421 32
How rude. If you want someone to change herself, don't ask her to change back when she does what you asked in the first place
morella_xx 29
Good on you for losing the weight, OP. Don't worry about her. What she really misses is just the opportunity to tease you and feel better about herself by doing it.
guci101 14
She probably didnt mean any harm by tha, OP, she was probably expressing how you have lost so much weight by teasing you a little. I bet she's very happy that you have lost that weight. Either way, congrats on loosing 30 lbs OP! That's an amazing accomplishment
TwinkleToes7 15
Who cares! As long as you are happy with how you look!! :)
K410 18
Well good for you for doing something about it :)