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Experiences only plus-sized women would understand



1 . Your friend: “Does this pair of jeans make my butt look big?”

You: (silent, internally screaming)

2 . You: (just about to sink your teeth into a delicious cheeseburger)

Stranger: (points to the burger) “Are you sure you want to eat all that?” (swipes burger off your hands and eats it in front of your face)

You: (staring at him in disgust)

3 . You have to go on a diet meanwhile your partner/male friend eats a whole box of pizza in front of your face.

4 . You: (to waiter) “I would like to order a Coke.”

Partner: (to waiter) “She would like to have a DIET coke.”

You: (internally) Son of a bitch.

5 . Stranger: (points at your stomach) “You’d look more attractive if you lose a few pounds.”

6 . Pretty much everyone: “I’m not fat shaming you at all. I’m just concerned about your health.”

You: (eating a slice of pizza you’ve been dying to have in months)

7 . Pretty much everyone: “You need to eat more healthy. This is not good for your lifestyle.” (proceeds to gorge themselves on fast food)

You: (internally) Speak for yourself.

8 . You: (eats like any normal hungry person would)

Pretty much everyone: “Where are your manners? You eat like a pig! Gross!” (starts picking their nose)

9 . You: (struggles to get comfortable in a tightly spaced seat)

Stranger next to you: “If you haven’t been eating like a slob, you wouldn’t have that problem.”

10 . Partner: “As a woman, you need to eat fewer calories. Your current eating habits make you look like a man.”

You: (internally) Dare I eat more than a man that emasculates the poor bastard?

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