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By: Dale Sackrider, II

Dale Sackrider, II — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:11:42 +0000

Beverley – Thanks for commenting! I have personally never been on the ‘skinny’ side of the issue, but I do understand that a seemly friendly comment can sometimes cut deep.

By: beverley Aylward

beverley Aylward — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:44:50 +0000

Hi Dale, I am just writing to agree with what Stella has said. I too am one of those people that have been thin all of my life and although I never comment or make remarks toward fat people. I have had my fair share of rude comments like. OMG do you ever eat, you need to put on a few pounds, gee have you lost weight you look so skinny. It can be just as hurtful to us skinny people. We too battle with our weight in the fact that stress and worry can cause us to lose weight without stopping eating. sometimes we eat so much but our metabolism’s are fast and we just can’t seem to put on weight no matter what we do. Unfortunately though there is not a great deal of information for us skinny’s.
For some reason people do not think it is hurtful or rude to comment on how skinny someone is they think we do not have feelings or maybe that being skinny is not seen as a problem. I have always battled to keep weight on so we have body issues too.
not having a go just another side of the coin!

By: dsackr

dsackr — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:40:17 +0000

Great Feedback – I just started reading a book called “Jerusalem Diet” that pointed out that most diets today are filed with shame for both the dieter and those around them. I never thought of the ‘other’ side of the belt before – Look for a post soon…

By: stella

stella — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:09:39 +0000

Loving all the articles, can you do me a favor and post something about “Things a Fat Person should never say to a Thinner Person” most of my Holiday conversations are centered around who in the family lost weight, who’s gained it and why, and then comments directed towards me like “oh yeah go ahead and eat that, if I did I would just blow up” or my favorite (not) “sure Gena just go ahead and wear those jeans, I’m so fat I only look good in a moo – moo” it gets tiresome, I don’t ever say “hey you look heavy” or “you know if you would just go run with me you wouldn’t look like that” so why all the comments towards me? So can you help some of the other population out and let the “so called fluffy” people know that it makes us uncomfortable to have our weight pointed out as well……

By: stellagirl

stellagirl — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:50:45 +0000

Loving the articles one thing- can you write something like “five things a fat person should never say to a thinner person” I get sabatoged during the holidays about what I’m eating and how “I can never eat that, I’m a fat cow” “oh yeah, sure gena you just wear those jeans I’m so fat I only look good in moo-moos” etc. Its very frustrating to here self sabatoging comments all week long. I never point out someone elses weight or offer my advise about running or weightloss and yet I have comments made about my weight and my size, by “them” making comments about theirs. Every conversation is centered around who lost weight who gained it, etc. So show me some love and help out a friend!

By: dsackr

dsackr — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:34:53 +0000

Its funny you mention slap – I just read a funny post about SLAP’ing Santa:
http://sackrider.org/category/mythoughts/i-slaped-santa.html

By: CDS

CDS — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:25:46 +0000

Hello People!

I take this blog post to be a bit tongue and cheek. Yes maybe the 5 points were a little too close to truth but it’s funny. Do I want my skinny friends and family saying these five things? Ah, NO! I want to slap them. would I had them this list? Ah, NO!

But now when one of these things on the list are said I’ll laugh inside and oh remember that post of things skinny people shouldn’t say. Unless there is a real jerk in which I’ll get his email address and send him the link.

Thanks Dale for incentive to laugh this holiday season.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:18:39 +0000

it’s the first sentence. In my lifetime, this has never been the season to focus on food. It’s been about family, warmth, good cheer, and maybe a bit of religion. But I owe you an apology – I so often miss the humour in stuff on the ‘net…there’s a form of humour out there that I haven’t caught on to. Honestly, those of us who have eating issues need to deal with it…if we keep waiting for the world to behave the way we want it to, we’ll never lose the weight.

By: dsackr

dsackr — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:11:31 +0000

I certainly didn’t mean to offend you – its meant more as a humorous attempt to point out the often insensitive comments made during a holiday meal toward overweight (and in my case addicted) people.

Some of the things in the list can be (and in my case are) triggers for overeating.

I certainly didn’t intend for you to take the title as “a lie”