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Dear Big Fat Lump, I have absolutely NO sympathy for you! I put up with a mother who had the same sort of 'acid tongue' for 50 years, and 'Big Fat Lump' would have been praise indeed, considering some of the things she called me! Love from An Even Bigger, Fatter (and Older) Lump. XX P S Please send me any unwanted Bendicks Bittermints by courier - URGENT!!!

CB - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. lol

I remember a few years ago, Sharon and I bumped into an old school friend who I hadn't seen for a few years. She left us to chat and he said... 'what happened to the girl you used to go out with ?' 'thats her' 'no, the skinny one' 'THATS HER, she's put some weight on' 'are you sure, didn't she used to be blonde ?' 'SHE DYED HER HAIR TOO!!!!' lol

I used to be really slim, about 300 years ago, and I would love to be a bit fitter.

What did you say to her Wendy??

So that's who Hogarth's model was! LMHO CB >|<

Im sorry Wendy I wouldnt have had the patience you have shown,some old people think they can say what they want even to the point of hurting people,I say that because my Mum is 80 and she can often be the same!

Kerry - I told her she was getting a bit too cheeky. CB - Remember where you are sleeping at the end of April !!!!!

Even though she is an old lady it doesn`t excuse her for saying a remark like that. Like a few others I would of not had the patience to stay calm or quiet LOL xxxx

Oh Wendy how awful its like I was at a concert once and I saw a girl who had been a client of mine in my hairdressing days and I said hello Marg how are you gee I can't help noticing how great you look you've lost a lot of weight (which she had ) and quite loudly in the foyer at intermission she said 'Yes well if Ive lost it you certainly found it' I could have cried I had a two week old baby at the time who had weighed 10lb 4oz and I was desperatly trying to lose weight but I could have shrivelled up and died there and then , still trying to lose that weight by the way and Josh is now 28 so not much success but there is no excuse for rudeness although some oldies seem to think that there is, so just forgive her and be your self fat or thin it doesn't make you who you are Lara xx

Ohh , Bendy I was once asked by an old school friend who I didnt often see...'when are you due' she thought I was preggas..the cheeky Moo...I could of lamped her.. Anita X

Bendy - thank you.... how about spending the first £5's worth on the Guess Sean's time game - cos then you could get £35 at the end and this weightloss lark won't cost you a penny.... Devious aren't I!! :O)

Wendy I admire your ability to keep quiet. Think I would have told the lady she had a big, ugly mouth!! You are welcome to join us on the weight loss thread. I've nudged it up - we all seem to check in on Mondays and Tuesdays. I've lost 17lb since Christmas but would like to lose another 35lb by next Christmas. Take care. Debs

I remember about 5 years ago, my mum asking whether I'd put on any more weight - I should point out that I was overweight then and had been for quite some time - as she thought that I looked much rounder in the face. Annoyed, I got on the defensive, when with hindsight I was undoubtedly in denial. 18 months in Germany, eating rubbish and drinking Weissen beer did nothing for the waistline and when I came back to England, I acknowledged that something had to be done. I've since lost the weight and much happier about my size, kept it at the same weight now for 9 months. However, it wasn't until I saw before and after photos of myself that my jaw dropped, I wasn't half burly with a face more like a bowling ball, lol. But you never notice at the time when you've got nothing to compare yourself against...or at least I hadn't as I'd been overweight for as long as I could remember. But it's funny how things to which we are sensitive, such as weight, get buried somewhere in your subconscious and it isn't until someone mentions it that it comes shooting straight up to the surface.

Thing is about losing excess weight, the younger you are when you do it, the easier it is. Having been something of a beanpole for many years, my weight crept upwards slowly during my thirties and forties, but lots of exercise and a very busy life kept it reasonable - just one dress size up, but hitting 50 was the killer. Now I can starve for days and just lose a couple of pounds and overdoing the exercise routines just leaves me exhausted, so I just try to eat healthily, walk past beautiful clothes in shop windows and ignore mirrors whenever possible. Still makes me miserable though! CB >|<

SO Wendy, tell me, where did you bury her????????? How old is, old enough to be rude? I'm old,I'm fat(very) and I do hope I am not that hurtful to anyone! Deanna (((((((((hugs))))))))) You diet if it makes YOU happy!

Like some of the others I'm surprised you managed to stay calm. My mother had a thing about my weight, good job she can't see me now. My excuse was it saved on the heating bill and seeing as my sister is like a matchstick with the wood shaved off and she feels the cold more than I do, I'm stickng to it. If you decide to diet, then the best of luck. Ros :-))

Im the wrong side of thin, and my late step gran used to say to me without fail, every time i saw her, youve put on lots of weight Elaine. Once id even lost 3 stone & she still said it.!! I ignored her comments after that Elaine x

Like I said earlier my own Mum who is 80 can be hurtful,both myself and my wife have weight on us both in mid 50s.This is an example of how my Mum can make a nice gesture into a hurtful one, To my wife 'Ive bought you a sweater, Its a really big one' and my Mum wonders why her friends dont bother with her . Dave

I went out (briefly, lol!) with a guy who asked me if I'd ever modelled underwear (took that as a compliment) and then, when I had the misfortune to bump into him some time later, said, 'You've put on weight and you look older'!