“The Stares, The Judgments”: 25 People Reveal What They Hate Most About Being Overweight

Starting a conversation about weight and body image can be difficult, but one woman recently took to TikTok to open up a discussion about the realities of being overweight. She invited fellow plus-sized individuals to share the worst aspects of their experiences, and the response was overwhelming. With over a thousand comments pouring in, people shared raw, honest, and sometimes heartbreaking insights about the struggles they face daily.

Here are some of the most popular responses.

#1

Image source: nse, 550Park Luxury Wedding Films/Unsplash feeling like ppl have less respect for u as a professional because "u can't even control what ur own body"

#2

Image source: Katie, AllGo/Unsplsh It's the first thing people see and judge you before they even know you

#3

Image source: apparition, Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels Being gaslit by medical professionals and being blamed for my weight when it’s not physically possible for me to be eating enough to weigh DOUBLE what I should for my tiny height of 5’2”. It wasn’t until I found a nurse who looked like me in terms of height and build to get the help I needed to start losing weight again once I was put on the right meds. I wasn’t being lazy and overeating. My hormones were so out of whack that my body wasn’t cooperating and I was on the wrong meds. It’s sad how much women esp plus size women are mistreated medically. We are more at risk for neglect.

#4

Image source: anon, John Diez/Pexels it's getting warmer soon and that scares me so much, can't "hide" myself anymore

#5

Image source: moneyandsleep, Jhil Ivan Noderama/Unsplash not being able to walk long distances, being exhausted after climbing 10 steps, etc... the lack of mobility was so hard

#6

Image source: Clare xo, Steward Masweneng/Unsplash Having to make fat jokes about myself to stop other people doing it

#7

Image source: Ilaria ?, MART PRODUCTION/Pexels my toxic trait is to think that everything would be better if i were skinny

#8

Image source:  Jerry ?, Willo M./Pexels the only clothes that fit and look good are astronomically expensive

#9

Image source: ????????☠︎︎☾?, Наташа Чижевская/Pexels having a condition that isn't visible that causes weight gain but because no one can see it you're just seen as lazy. (pcos)

#10

Image source: jess?, Marcus Aurelius/Pexels trying something on that you thought looked too big and it didn’t end up fitting

#11

Image source: ✨?, Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels I fear my side profile I don't look at it, I act like I only exist in 2D

#12

Image source: serri, Freepik when i was fat the most sad thing that i thought was when i watched a show and there was the main couple, and then i thought "i will never have that kind of love i'm disgusting, i will never get married, i will never have the first kiss, or child"

#13

Image source: bad_tesfuk, Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Taking pictures with friends. I hate seeing myself next to them.

#14

Image source: Ellie :), Oscar Ramirez/Unsplash eating around other people and feeling like you don’t deserve it

#15

Image source: emma, AllGo/Unsplash people treating your friends so much differently than they treat you. it genuinely feels like nobody takes me seriously because my weight is the first thing they see

#16

Image source: леандра (wavvyboi‘s version), Adrien Olichon/Pexels walking in any fastfood store and feeling the stares.

#17

Image source: Maddi, Kaboompics.com/Pexels what hurts me the most growing up fat and just being fat is comments made by people I thought genuinely loved me. Like family members etc.. like don’t you love me?? Don’t you think I’m pretty?

#18

Image source: Bri?⚡️, shurkin_son/Freepik the world never lets you forget it,even if they don’t have bad intentions,they will mention it

#19

Image source: Jay, Anastasia Kazakova/Freepik Not being normal in other peoples eyes. Like my weight is the biggest (no pun intended) factor in deciding who I am as a person

#20

Image source: ??, pikisuperstar/Freepik Canceling hang outs bcs I dont want people too see me like that or staring in the mirror in disgust

#21

Image source: Meliae???, Jack Sparrow/Pexels For me it was the constant hyper focus of other people what i put in my shopping cart in a grocery store or what i ate

#22

Image source: Lilpotato, Pixabay/Pexels Desperately wanting to lose weight but being crippled with fear, about what you will look like afterwards and not wanting people to perceive me while exercising.

#23

Image source: Kayla Leigh, Andres Ayrton/Pexels for me it feels like my entire youth and 20s has been wasted. I could've been so much more?

#24

Image source: este ?, Towfiqu barbhuiya/Pexels My mom who is also fat told me that as a fat person you will feel like you cannot have any other flaws and that is so damn true!

#25

Image source: baguette, Darina Belonogova/Pexels Everytime someone looks at me/ or even laughs in a vicinity near me, I think they are making fun of me or thinking ill of me. It could be anyone and I always think they are thinking im a big monster.