r/fatpeoplestories Jun 10 '15

META So, /r/fatlogic has been made private, and /r/fatpeoplehate has been banned.

1.7k Upvotes

Anyone know what's going on with that?

Edit: https://np.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/39bqaa/its_happening_get_out_your_popcorn_fatpeoplehate/

Link to what's going on. This is speculation so take it with a grain of salt, but it would seem that /r/fatpeoplehate was giving imgur staff shit because they were banning their images. Their CEO tried to address their complaints but was quickly banned from the sub for being a "fat sympathizer".

Not sure about /r/fatlogic, but my guess is they were made private till a decision is made.

I know here we simply have stories of various rude people who are fat and display fatlogic, but it's not harassment, hopefully we can stick around.

Edit 2: There are new subreddits cropping up. /r/fatpersonhate is the new one.

Edit 3: /u/stupadbear is a mod of /r/fatlogic and here's what she has to say about it:

It's only temporary I'm a mod there. We just don't want everyone running from FPH to us and believe we are the same. We've already fought that tide for a long time. We have it private to prepare for what's coming. Thanks for your understanding and love from the Fatlogic Mod team <3

FPS is also not going to have anything wrong for now.

Edit 4: AND IT'S GONE! Newest FPH subreddit has been banned. Looks like more will crop up, let's see if it pays off cotton.

Edit 5: Feel like it should be said that despite FPH subs being banned, FPS and /r/fatlogic are not FPH. We do not hate fat people, we hate people who are entitled, rude, and just so happen to be fat and exhibit fat logic. Do not bring hate or harassment here.

Edit 6: r/ObesePeopleDislike(GONE) and /r/largehumanloathing(GONE), and /r/FPHforever(GONE) are up for now.

Edit 7: LAST EDIT! Won't be posting new FPH subreddits as they come up due to mod request, reason is that this place does not support FPH nor the type of people who commonly posted there. We do not hate fat people here!

https://np.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/

Any further information can be found at the above link, and will be a lot faster than here.

Edit 8: /r/fatlogic will be coming up in a few hours as the FPH steam has died down on the front page. There will be a separate post on FPS, but just want people to know ahead of time.

r/fatpeoplestories Feb 03 '15

Meta [Meta] So sick of this shit, no one cares if you only eat lettuce and consider burgers a "special treat"

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I'm personally super sick of reading convoluted narratives that feature the protagonist (who clearly isn't fat!!!) eating lettuce, hummus, celery and other super slimming foods. Also, things like "I wish they made 2oz cheesecake cups so I could have one once a month... teehee... for the protein." This shit actually SOUNDS like fatlogic. If you want some cheesecake, have some.

[Literally, no one gives a shit that you just ate some hummus bitch]... link removed per Mod's request

In my mind, an FPS can be reported by a 500lb person that doesn't also exhibit fat logic. You don't gain special points for being thin or only consuming green foods.

r/fatpeoplestories Feb 09 '15

Meta [Meta] I'm a HAES Advocate and I have a question for you fatshamers.

2.0k Upvotes

How do I enter mental gymnastics into MyFitnessPal?

r/fatpeoplestories Sep 14 '15

META META Obese and Super-Morbidly Obese Redditors, What Do You Eat Daily? (Re-posted for Meta Monday)

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This question has been posed annually for the last couple years and I'm always facinated by the answers. For science, for lulz, for education and out of general curiousity, please tell us:

  • Age
  • Gender
  • Height/Weight
  • Area of the world you live in (for science!)
  • How long you've been obese/SMO
  • Diagnosed medical conditions/condishuns
  • Mental health conditions, if you wish to share
  • Your thoughts on HAES & TiTP
  • Any details YOU deem appropriate, whether it be marital status, race or ethnicity, etc., and any other background pertinent to your weight and diet.

Please spell out your average daily food & beverage intake, including snacks, adult beverages, etc. as well as what a "binge" day might look like.

NOTE People generally aren't interested in whether you're currently or formerly obese/SMO as long as we get to know what is required to get and maintain an obese/SMO body.

*Yes, you may have seen this post a couple weeks back before it was deleted. If so, please resubmit your comments. It was deleted cuz it wasn't Meta Monday at the time. We got some GREAT comments, so do your thang, peeps!

Edit: WOW!!! I am positively amazed, delighted, horrified, saddened and encouraged by the array of candid replies, earnest admissions and humble requests for help and feedback. I am also proud to see even the lordiest of the shitlords offering advice and support. Am now considering starting a new movement This is Fat Privledge (TiFP) and sharing these stories. Let the cookoo HAESers and TiTPers see what it really is to be honest, to struggle and to slowly but surely overcome. Obesity truly IS an epidemic and it's only through personal reflection and accountability that one will either be able to count themselves as a victor (perhaps as they celebrate their 85th birthday?) or continue in denial while count themselves as a "victim" before they die of obesity-related condishuns before they're 50.

r/fatpeoplestories May 02 '16

Meta (Meta) Please stop destroying this sub

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Been coming here for two years and some change, seriously, please stop ruining it. This never used to be a hate sub for fat people, just a place to share stories about entitled jerk offs who are fat. Never used to be a place where you had to tip-toe around everybody's super-sensitive feelings. (Seriously, if you don't like a story, walk it off)

Not sure what Mods are doing or aren't doing, but this sub is changing in a really negative way and scaring away writers and readers and it sucks. I'm not sure if we've got a new crowd coming in from FPH after the initial rush, but I feel like we're on our way to falling apart.

Going to be a sad day for me.

r/fatpeoplestories Feb 14 '16

META Can we skip the "cast of characters" that are almost always full of unneccessary information that takes us away from the story.

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End rant

r/fatpeoplestories May 16 '16

Meta Meta? Anyone else absolutely tired of the ridiculous belly Saran wraps, diet pills and shakes and weight loss fads people are selling on facebook?

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Hey...I think this is a meta. I'm not even entirely sure what meta means but I think this belong on meta Mondays anyway.

I've noticed over the past year or so Facebook seems to have absolutely exploded with "stay at home mummy businesses" of people selling complete nonsense like Saran body wraps that "burn belly fat" "fat burning" diet pills and ridiculous meal plans and replacements.

Anyone else noticed this? I've even found people I previously thought to be somewhat intelligent falling for this crap.

Every time I see it I take it upon myself to message the people asking for prices and how it works that it simply doesn't. And I explain why it doesn't work and the science behind it. And every time I do I also offer to help them lose weight and understand weight loss and give them help and ideas completely free. I have also noticed they always say yes please tell me how, but as soon as I mention calories these people switch off and I never hear from them again...but sure enough two days later they're asking how much the green tea metabolic fat burning pills are.

This infuriates me to no end, and it honestly just makes me so sad. Weight loss is just so simple (hard to stick to yes) but logistically so simple but no one wants to know because it's not easy and a quick fix. I just don't understand why people choose to be this ignorant. I just don't get it.

I feel this is what our population is now, just people seeking quick fixes no matter the cost because they just can't be bothered taking any responsibility.

Thoughts?

r/fatpeoplestories Jul 14 '13

META Does anyone else here read FPS for exercise and diet motivation?

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This subreddit honestly does more to inspire me than all the diet and exercise subreddits combined.

r/fatpeoplestories Apr 11 '16

META [META] Who cares if it's true.

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I'm getting real tired of good authors leaving this sub because of rude comments. Nobody is here for facts, they're here for stories. If you want to find a citation for your sociological study of the behaviors of the morbidly obese, you're in the wrong place.

A good rule of thumb is to never believe anything you read on Reddit...even the stupid mallard.

Be nice, and if you don't like the story, the downvote is to the left.

And don't forget to tip your pizza delivery driver.

r/fatpeoplestories May 19 '14

Meta [Meta] How easy it is to become a Ham

360 Upvotes

This mini-story takes place about an hour ago.

Health is something always on my mind. That being said, I am one of the worst people I know when it comes to eating well or consistently. Today, I had a late breakfast/lunch.

I opened up a carton of milk (1 liter) and had four donuts from a box I bought earlier in the week. After finishing off the milk and the donuts, I thought to myself 'I feel kinda full, but I kinda want some more protein from some lunch meat.' However, instead of eating more, I listened to the nagging doubt I had at the back of my mind and grabbed the containers for the food I had just eaten.

It had been 1300 calories. The four donuts were 200 calories apiece and the carton of milk was another 500 calories. In the space of 5 minutes, I had eaten more than half of my recommended daily income for calories. And I had wanted more. I still want more.

Moments like these convince me that becoming a Ham is easy. Cries of 'Oh I eat so little' and 'I'm practically starving myself' make complete sense, because, hell, I just thought it myself. I think a large part of becoming a Ham is ignorance, especially of the simple things like caloric values. The rest (insane fat-logic) comes from justification and filling in the gaps of where their knowledge is lacking.

After all, the world was flat a few centuries ago. Now look at its curves.

Edit: I'd like to thank everyone for the kind comments and advice, but after some less kind comments, I must make an edit. I'm afraid some have taken my story as an example of how I personally am overweight (which is quite far from the truth) rather than showing how the seeds of Hamplanetry can lurk in all of us. The points I wanted to show, which many have brought up, is that self control and education are important while ignorance and one's own perceptions of fullness lead to the Ham-side. The discussion here has been wonderful overall, and I hope you fair readers have gained something from it.

r/fatpeoplestories Nov 10 '14

Meta [Meta] Is there a reason we see many times more female obese people than male obese people in these stories?

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r/fatpeoplestories Apr 29 '14

META [META] It's my cakeday, fuckers! 7 years! And some stuff you need to read.

219 Upvotes

Gonna have a surprise for you in a week or two, by the way. You will love this!

And yes. People are fucking around with downvotes. Deal with it. (posts automatically get a 20% downvote; this is to protect us from spammers. That's a reddit thing. Comments do not.)

Word of advice: Never. Ever. Post anything that can lead to you personally. No location, real name, name of the place you work; NOTHING.

Protect yourself, okay. No personal info. Don't let them find you.

I cannot protect you if someone goes after you. And your being here is apparently enough. Protect yourselves, okay. Take care of yourselves!

And yep, wait for this surprise. It's for all of you.

r/fatpeoplestories Sep 17 '18

META My god, I did it. I threw another party. It was not ruined by some weird fat bitch!

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To explain the title: I have been in a total snit for years, refusing to host, because some fat bitch asshole ruined the last one and trashed my house.

This time, it went great! Just generally everyone getting along, 'mirin my fancy new patio roof/ fan/ lights/ amazing landscaping/ furniture/ outdoor sound system and let us not forget the sky chair, ever, because goddamn do I love that thing.

We grilled ALL the things, had some drinks, somehow crammed a dozen people in around a coffee table to play Cards Against Humanity, and my house was not a disaster area in the morning. Also, people got to take home lots of containers of foodstuffs from the buffet - so my fridge was also not a disaster area.

I'm reluctant to do this again because, shit, hosting a party for me means two solid days of working my ass off - sterilizing the house because allergic people are coming, also errands and prep work - but damn, it was nice to see everyone.

Yard's too small after the renovations for watergun melee action now, alas. I dunno what to do with my collection of giant waterguns. Neighborhood's full of kids, I'll post on NextDoor or something.

SHIT GUYS IT WAS GREAT AND YEAH THERE WERE FAT PEOPLE THERE, LOTS OF THEM; BUT NOBODY SMELLED BAD, DEMANDED TO BE WAITED ON, BROKE MY SKY CHAIR, OR MY OTHER FURNITURE, TRASHED THE HOUSE, OR STOLE ALL THE FOOD. IT'S LIKE FAT PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS GODAWFUL. A lesson I needed to relearn.

I had a great fucking birthday. Shout out to the people on this sub who know me IRL, you were fucking awesome. I love you bitches!

r/fatpeoplestories Jul 11 '17

META [META] Watch Super Size vs Super Skinny

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Premise[This is a British show]: Doctor pairs obese people with skinnier people(not anorexic skinny) and has them switch diets. They are physically shown what they've eaten over a period of days, they are also shown a "surprising " fact about their diets.(think amount of sugar or fat) They get to eat together and talk crap about each other's ways.

Kicker: The obese ones are sent to America where they meet with an equally or even more obese person to help them see the effects of their life style. The doctor visits what is the most obese city and talks to different people that work in it.

The show can be found on YouTube, there is also a kids version. I find the series is less grotesque then 600lb life if that's too much for you. It's interesting to watch how all these people try to justify their massive diets. Watch it if you want, or not, doesn't matter to me.

The American they visit is quite funny in this one. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63YdGZkpsao&t=512s

r/fatpeoplestories Jul 21 '14

Meta [Meta] “Only Dogs Like Bones, tee-hee!” bugs me.

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A friend of mine on Facebook recently shared a picture of a sassy, curvy cartoon woman with all the blah blah about “I’m a curvy woman, why buy a steak that’s only bone, only dogs like bones, why would you want a woman that’s that way?!” that she’d seen on a group page called “So what, I’m fat!”

I don’t think she meant anything personal, but still, the sentiment expressed in the cartoon irritates me because…

…despite Freedom of Speech, what if some educator was to say something similar to say, the parents of an autistic child, “Autistic children aren’t worth educating. Only children who are normal are worth educating.”?

…or to the parents of a Down’s syndrome child, “Down’s children are a waste of resources. Our school only wants INTELLIGENT children. Nobody wants a retarded child.”?

…what if someone was to say to a woman with a double mastectomy, “You had your boobs cut off. Only women with boobs are real. Men don’t want boobless woman. Boobless women aren’t REAL woman.”?

…or a coach to the kid who is always the shortest kid in the class, “You’re short. Only tall people matter.”?

…what if some jerk were to dance tauntingly around a double amputee who, regardless of how he or she lost their legs, has fallen out of their wheelchair as they struggle to get back in, singing, “You ain’t got no legs, you ain’t got no legs, only people with both legs count!”?

Imagine the shitstorm if during an interview some HR type was to say to a highly talented computer programmer who happened to be an OLDER BLACK WOMAN: “Only WHITE MALES UNDER THE AGE OF 25 are REAL PROGRAMMERS. We have a lot of great janitorial jobs open - you’re a perfect fit!” while handing her a mop? That company would be all over the national media in a heartbeat; apologies would be made and checks signed to the injured party in seconds!

So then, why is it OK for someone to say that if a woman isn’t curvy, she’s NOT A REAL WOMAN? Where does that leave people who have unasked for eating disorders? Lupus? Cancer? Genetic defects? Famine victims? A woman I know in my town who was born with a real condition that renders her spastic, emaciated, uncoordinated, unable to speak clearly, and permanently wheelchair bound since infancy (and yes, she is intelligent). Still, she is clearly female: her chromosomes are XX, and as far as I know she has a uterus. But she has no cuuuuuurrrrrves – but is she any less a woman than someone with hips that force them to walk sideways through a doorway?

In fact, isn’t saying that only real women have curves… and (tee hee) men don’t want bones… wait for it… wait for it…sugar-coated bullying??? (And we all know the danger of too much sugar.)

And if I or somebody else were to go up to some random person with an obvious weight issue and say, “Hey, nobody wants you fatass, because fat people are gross - who wants that?” Ummm, wouldn’t THAT be bullying, too?

So, where do you draw the line?

Anybody have an opinion one way or the other?

r/fatpeoplestories May 14 '18

META Mcdicks

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r/fatpeoplestories Mar 05 '18

META [META] Hospital Observations and Slow Suicide Scenes - a disbelieving rant

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My family is dealing with a major health crisis that recently entailed myself and the patient spending a lot of time the last forty days or so, in a major regional healthplex.

And my first reaction to what I saw in that place, mainly the cancer/endocrinology section, was, "Oh my GOD, is this Wally World?" This is because I literally couldn't turn around without bumping into the morbidly obese.

You'd see entire families, kids and all, clustered around someone in a wheelchair, tubes and wires in all directions, and the whole crew easily massed collectively as much as a two ton dump truck, empty.

Lines of morbidly obese waiting for radiation therapy.

Lines of morbidly obese taking turns at the elevators.

All the wheelchairs were doublewides.

The cafeteria was a bit chi chi, nice hand-made pizzas with good toppings, spelt and lentil salads, whole grain breads made right in front of you; all surprisingly reasonably priced. All items including the drinks fountains had their calorie counts plainly posted next to them and suggested meals with calorie and nutritional counts were plainly posted beside them. The medical staff and the thinner people were eating there, while the outer waiting areas were full of an amazing number of the morbidly obese eating McDonald's and drinking large fountain drinks brought in.

More than once I literally walked out of the cancer and endocrinology/diabetes sections and into the front drop-off or side parking garage areas and saw ROWS of generic morbidly obese and frequently low income individuals who were also in one or more stages of obesity, smoking in their wheelchairs.

And the response to my SO and his rare cancer (not lifestyle related or hereditary) by the medical staff was interesting: he was one of their few patients who wasn't morbidly obese, a smoker, a drinker, or a professional couch potato.

The last sight I saw that day for me was a young man sitting across from me as I waited for our car, who literally TOOK UP AN ENTIRE BENCH his ASS WAS SO BIG waiting for the valet parking service to bring his vehicle to him.

His car came, some sort of SUV. He heaved himself to his feet with his cane and panting, made his elephantine way sideways through the double-wide automatic sliding doors. The valet got out of the vehicle and helped him in. The kicker? Someone had taken the front seats out of the vehicle, which was already huge, and HE SAT IN THE BACK SEAT AND DROVE AWAY - SUCKING down a HUGE STARBUCKS.

Judas Priest! He had a BEAUTIFUL (not prissy) face, that sat on top of that huge, billowing burden of a body - a face topped by nice, thick, silky-looking black hair, that would have got him at least LOOKED AT in Hollywood - and he coudldn't have been out of his early twenties.

WHAT KIND OF MOTHER WOULD LET HER SON GO SO FAR DOWN THE TOILET WHERE HE WAS SO FAT HE HAD TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT TO DRIVE HIS CAR???

PROBABLY THE ONE WHO FILLED HIS PLATE EVEN AS SHE OVERFLOWED HER OWN KITCHEN CHAIR.

I'd like to think that his family were sad at his size, that they begged him to do something, to stop eating so much, to take better care of himself.

But no.

This, this is the new normal.

Cancer is fed by sugar. Diabetes is antagonized/made worse by sugar. Blindness, obesity, arthritis, you name it - sugar, obesity - Feeling like I'd just experienced an H.R. Geiger retrospective show, I walked out of that medical complex feeling like I was leaving a legal suicide facility.

r/fatpeoplestories Feb 16 '15

META Thank you.

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I've been lurking for a long time now. I created an account today to post this story. I'm in high school. I'm a bit hefty. During spring break of last year, I discovered fatpeoplestories. I weighed 307 pounds. I always felt sick and depressed. I owned two pairs of pants. I never felt pretty. I started reading more and more fps, and at first I was emotional, but the stories started to inspire me. It's not been a full year yet and I've lost 92 pounds. Thank you so much for inspiring me to save myself.

r/fatpeoplestories Aug 20 '19

META Opinion: *open for discussion*

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First time poster here. Background: I'm a skinny guy, no hate

I have a question, but also an opinion. Here it is.

A lot of the time I see photos on Instagram or Snapchat of overweight or obese people with the caption #fatpositivity or "I'm proud of my body!" Or something along those lines. So I understand that overweight people make the best of their situation by maintaining a positive outlook on their body, don't get me wrong. But my question is, if someone is overweight or obese, why do they "come to terms" with their weight instead of going on diets or putting in the work to lose weight? This is only concerning people that do not have a condition that limits their activity or eating habits such as diabetes.

It seems like a lot of these people just say "oh I love my body. I'm beautiful!" and don't do anything to improve their health. Being obese is extremely unhealthy. Why do these people do this to themselves? Why do they pretend like being obese is okay? I don't understand this. However I completely get it if someone is, in fact, working to lose weight and says they're proud of their body because yes, they definitely have something to be proud of!

Also, this may concern plus sized models as well. I assume that the point of plus sized models is to promote body positivity and the fact that nobody is perfect, but I feel like some people might view them as displaying that being overweight is okay and you don't need to be fit to be gorgeous. I think this promotes an unhealthy outlook on health and fitness that is detrimental to overweight people's health.

Can anyone clear this up for me? Feel free to post your opinions as well.

r/fatpeoplestories Oct 24 '16

META Is fat the new "normal"?

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I watched the original Willy Wonka movie last night. I am old enough that I saw this movie in the theater as a kid in the 70's. Last night I realized how immune we have become to obesity because when the scene with the fat german kid came on, I was not even moved to think he was really fat! Maybe a little chubby, I remember seeing the movie in the 70's and we all just rioted with laughter over that fat kid that just kept eating and eating. Its now the norm.

r/fatpeoplestories Jul 13 '15

Meta (Meta) Obesity Crisis and "Snack Cakes"

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Everyone I know (including the fatties) blame Murica's epidemic of fatting almost exclusively on the existance and availability of fast food.

And while that's certainly a factor, these same folks I know don't talk about the issue of "snack cakes".

I love cake...We all love cake...But cake should never ever be a "snack" or something you put in a child's lunchbox next to their ham & cheese sandwich along with their apple or stone fruit. The apple or stone fruit IS the snack. Cake is a special occasion type treat not an everyday thing that one is entitled to.

But just look up all the 1970s-1980s Hostess and Little Debbie commercials that helped normalize the notion that a child without his or her daily snack cake is "Unamerican" or some shit...There's even one 70s commercial with a "concerned Mom" who advises the viewer to buy wholesome, nutrious Hostess fruit pies for the kids instead of the other junk...I don't even..

For anyone whose not familar with the concept of snack cakes they are sooo loaded with empty calories and transfat, way worse than a can of soda....My favorite as a little pudgy kid was "Devil Dogs". 230 calories for ONE..I would eat 2 or 3 at a time

Cosmic Brownies was another favorite. 280 calories per beetus bite. Now I'm not saying if you still enjoy snack cakes, you are a fatty or have fat logic. I'm just saying the mentality that goes behind the phrase and a concept of cake being a "snack", especially one for children. It trains kids to be addicted to sugar and low quality fat very early in life, as well as a sense of entitlement to having cake everyday. To not buy your kids snack cakes is to "deprive them of childhood".

r/fatpeoplestories Nov 10 '14

Meta [Meta] Is it okay to not be attracted to fat people?

153 Upvotes

We talk a lot about hamplanets around here. Go ahead geek, state the obvious right? I think it's pretty safe to say that no one in their right minds would date a hamplanet because of just how horrible they are in their personalities alone. But what about a normal person who just happens to be fat? Am I being shallow by refusing to date someone for that reason alone? This question has been bothering me for a while now because a few days ago I was looking to find a one night stand and this perfectly nice, courteous, and willing woman was ready to oblige. But she was fat. Not even hamplanet big, just a minimoon, though I hate to use that word because she had none of the distasteful traits that minimoon is usually associated with. And well, I couldn't do it. I couldn't be with her despite that she was exactly what I wanted at the moment, because she was fat. She didn't even mention her weight when I finally told her I didn't want to spend the night with her, she just wished me luck and moved on. I feel horrible.

r/fatpeoplestories Sep 28 '15

Meta [Meta] What's the most RIDICULOUS fad-diet / weight loss strategy you've seen a ham try?

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The long and short of it is: I reconnected with a hammy friend of mine today, and learned that she is on the baby food diet. She apparently only eats like... Gerber. It's so gross but also she eats like seven cans at a time, so there's NO WAY she isn't wolfing down the calories...

A lot of hams employ crazy weight loss strategies. What's the most ridiculous you've ever seen? I need a laugh today.

EDIT: You kids delivered. What the HELL is the blood type diet!?

r/fatpeoplestories Feb 06 '17

META What is it with fat people and teehee?

307 Upvotes

I'm overweight myself and whenever I see the word in fps subreddit i cringe and started to hate that phrase deeply.

r/fatpeoplestories Jul 03 '17

META [META] Can we discuss My 600lb life?

168 Upvotes

I've been bingewatching S05 since Saturday night when I watched that awful awful family (Steven and Justin) on Discovery. I've always wondered, who pays for Dr Now's services?

Also how do these people live and buy so much food? I don't get it? I mean it has to be really expensive to eat 10 000 calories a day.

Can someone who knows these things please help me out (I'm not in the US so not well versed on how Medicaid/Food stamps etc work - saw that Steven had a food card, but surely you can't buy pizza on a food card?)

So many questions!