Bad BMI even worse timing

When I was in my awkward teen years (not to be redundant) I built up the courage to ask out a girl that I liked after several months.

Unfortunately for me some of the students in my grade decided that that was the day that they would ridicule me in front of the whole school.

Just as I was walking up to this girl some of the students passed out pictures of me that they rendered in photoshop to make me look even more overweight than I was.

Shortly thereafter the students started chanting "blubber butt". After that weight loss became my obsession, and after 5 months of diet and exercise I was never overweight again, and that was 14 years ago next month.

Human Bowling Ball

by Thomas
(Austria)

So I was at the bowling alley with my family.
At that time I had 100 kilos (200 pounds), waddling down the alley getting ready for that strike.

I raised my arm in perfect position smiling back at my family to prove fat people can play sports. Next thing I know were my butts on the ground and I'm rolling around like a bowling ball with everyone watching..

Why those places have to be so slippery?

The moment of truth

by Mite
(Macedonia)

It happened two months ago. I was a sunny day, and I went out with my friends for a walk. We always take long walks in the park on Sunday morning.

I can not walk more than 2 kilometers without getting really tired. So, my friends and I stopped for a while, and bought some hot-dogs to eat. But, then it happened.

The girl I liked was taking her dog for a walk in the park. I decided to go to talk to her. We were in the same class, but we haven't seen each other for 3 weeks, since it was summer.

When she saw me, she smiled. I thought that was a good thing. But when I got close to her, she said: "Eating hot-dog? Don't you have a mirror? You really need to lose weight. The hot-dog will not help. Have you seen a doctor yet? You might have some problems with your health."

I was shocked. I was really angry at her, because she was telling the truth. I was overweight, but I was doing nothing to lose weight. I was just making the situation worse. I was really embarrassed, so I apologized to her and my friends and went home.

That moment was the most embarrassing moment in my life. However, it opened my eyes, and I am really grateful that it happened. Now I can proudly say that I am losing weight - I am doing something good for myself.