Comments on: Obesity stigma exists even after weight loss

By: Ed Brown

Ed Brown — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:44:01 +0000

I’ve been a personal trainer for years and have worked with obese females as well as males. The syndrome is much harsher on the female mentality than that of men.

By: Lulu Jones

Lulu Jones — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:50:46 +0000

Hmm…this is interesting. I never thought that a women how has managed to lose weight would still have to deal with prejudice related to her weight in the past! You know this is crazy. It is my wish that people would be loving and accepting of all people regardless of weight, gender or anything else for that matter. We all have challenges in life…for some of us it’s weight, for others it’s career or relationships issues, and for others it’s drug addictions. No one has the right to judge…this article has reminded me to be gentle and kind to people, you never know what someone is going through.

Thanks,
Lulu

By: Joe Thorpe

Joe Thorpe — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:04:31 +0000

People who have lost weight do not look the same as people that have always been thin. Coming from a family of people who have trouble controlling our weight I can tell you first hand that the residual effect from being over weight do not disappear because one has lost weight. People know this, they take it into account.

By: Dude

Dude — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:52:31 +0000

The stigma against obesity is against the life style and habits of the person, not just the fact that their obese. To have assumed that it was just the fact that person was obese is incredibly nearsighted. Just as a former crack addict would have a hard time putting the stigma behind him, so would a obese person have a hard time changing how people view their character.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:32:58 +0000

Very great article full of a lot of insight into the negative emotional effects of being obese. Thank you for the article ladies. This is a prayer prompter.