40 lbs I was a chubby child. It learned early that the extra pounds I carried not only made me physically standout from my peers, they also socially alienated me from them. Because I was fat I was the last one picked to square dance in the fourth grade, and because I was fat I was teased and called pregnant by the "country folks" from the small town to which my family moved. Because I was …showed first 75 words of 922 total…

…showed last 75 words of 922 total…a child, and my ex-boyfriend reinforced this idea when I gained weight after high school. As an overweight person, one is constantly having limitations put on oneself. "You've got such a pretty face," instead of just "You're pretty." Instead of simply being a person, you're a fat person. Being overweight is an obstacle in our society, but if enough of us realize the harm it does then maybe we can actually do something about it.