Comments on: My fat is my security blanket http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: susan http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-154 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-154 For me, I think being overweight is something to focus on -- to take my mind off anything and everything else that may be bothering me. If I spend most of my time thinking about losing weight and everything associated with it, I don't have to spend any time thinking about how much I don't like my job or how much better a job at being a mother I wish I were doing... For me, I think being overweight is something to focus on — to take my mind off anything and everything else that may be bothering me. If I spend most of my time thinking about losing weight and everything associated with it, I don’t have to spend any time thinking about how much I don’t like my job or how much better a job at being a mother I wish I were doing…

]]> by: Trixie Belden http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-148 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-148 I know exactly how you feel. I have had that same realization many times. It's scary to realize your security blanket can also be your prison. The first step is taking that stand and saying you are going to do something about it. Good for you! Know that you are not the only person who feels this way. You don't have to go through this alone! Good luck taking the first step. I know exactly how you feel. I have had that same realization many times. It’s scary to realize your security blanket can also be your prison. The first step is taking that stand and saying you are going to do something about it. Good for you! Know that you are not the only person who feels this way. You don’t have to go through this alone! Good luck taking the first step.

]]> by: FatMom http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-131 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:33:44 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-131 Time to shed the outer layer...be brave! Time to shed the outer layer…be brave!

]]> by: Iportion http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-129 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:32:15 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-129 I used fat to try to buffer me from the rest of the world. I just want abalance now. I used fat to try to buffer me from the rest of the world.
I just want abalance now.

]]> by: Briony http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-128 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:33:56 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-128 I completely understand everything you've said here. We have to get strong, get fit and get over it!! We can do this ..... Bri I completely understand everything you’ve said here. We have to get strong, get fit and get over it!!
We can do this …..
Bri

]]> by: Marshmallow http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-125 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:23:23 +0000 http://www.talesofafatgirl.com/2006/08/08/my-fat-is-my-security-blanket/#comment-125 Yes, Yes, Yes! You have said it, and so very eloquently and in a way that every one who has ever had a weight issue can relate to. I often wonder whether I was refused for that role in a play because I was fat (even being rejected for the part of 'Fat Sam'? Took me a while to figure out that it was my acting that was lacking, not my appearance!), job rejections, didn't want to go on trips, out to dinner, out to a pub/nightclub with friends because I was worried I would be judged, when I was probably the most judgemental of myself in not giving myself any chance at all. Yes, Yes, Yes! You have said it, and so very eloquently and in a way that every one who has ever had a weight issue can relate to.

I often wonder whether I was refused for that role in a play because I was fat (even being rejected for the part of ‘Fat Sam’? Took me a while to figure out that it was my acting that was lacking, not my appearance!), job rejections, didn’t want to go on trips, out to dinner, out to a pub/nightclub with friends because I was worried I would be judged, when I was probably the most judgemental of myself in not giving myself any chance at all.

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