FAT

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I am 13 and weifgh 14 stone. Yes i am fat (with belly and moobs. Which are Man Boobs.)! and i love it at times. Strut around school with my flab hanging (in the shirt of course). i especially love it in PE where everyone else in my group are also Fat. But there is one problem. Im all of a sudden too shy when im on a school trip where we stay the night to work around the room topless whilst the other boys (whom are mostly thin) do. How can i over come my fear of being topless around them.

why not try to loose some weight...that will help your self esteem.

Did you not read it. I love my fat! Its great! I just want to be topless around the room with mates.

well see that is a self confidence issue...You are not comfortable with yourself enough to go without a shirt around them. I mean you can loose some weight and it should help you feel better.

it alrite now, my m8 is round and i am topless. he is too. it great.

why r u topless on a field trip?

Everybody keeps giving you suggestions and your just contradicting them. You either have to lose the weight and gain more self-esteem or learn to more comfortable with yourself. Otherwise I don't know exactly what you want us to do.

nobody is happy being fat

some people love fat though, like those people who only go out with fat people or pay them to sit on them or something

I'm talking about someone who is overweight. There is no way they are happy with themselves.

Not true. Im living proof. Im overweight, and happy with myself.

On the contrary, I am overweight as well and am not one bit happy with myself. Sometimes I look in the mirror and I just cry because I feel so unhappy with what I've become. I lost a bunch of weight a looong time ago when I was in highschool and I felt great... I just recently lost 25 lbs.. I'm still not happy though. I have days where I feel great.. so happy with what i've done.. and days where i look at myself in the mirror and have tears in my eyes because i feel like such a slob. I guess it's all personal choice.. I do encourage healthy and active living though.

I agree, its a personal choice. If you(not you) arent happy with what you see in the mirror, change it. I just dont think that overweight=unhappy, period. Sure there are days when I fell I could look better, but skinny people feel the same way too. And by overweight, I dont mean Im the stereotypical fat, lazy person. I get out, do things, and eat healthy-most of the time-lol This is the body type I have, and I like it.

But there is a difference between overweight and obese.
I think it's very possible - and even good - that someone society considers overweight can be happy with their body.
However, folks who are actually obese can not, and should not, be happy with their body.

Just an opinion...

I know there's a difference. I was responding to Amandas post that "someone who is overweight. There is no way they are happy with themselves." Maybe if she meant obese I could agree with her, but she made it clear that she thinks overweight people cant be happy with their body. Thats simply not true

I meant more on the side of obese. I'm not talking about 15-20lbs overweight.

Loose a bit of weight if possible. If you like your fat then not enough to loose it, just enough to feel a little less self concious.