http://www.344pounds.com/2009/02/being-overweight-is-awkward/ I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories. I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200. My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.344pounds.com/2009/02/being-overweight-is-awkward/#comment-11477 Melissa Weeks Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:48:16 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=113#comment-11477 Yeah, like when they greet you with, "My, you've put on weight!" and then when they realize how mean that was, they try to follow it up with "but it looks good on you". Not only is it not true, but it doesn't make it any less hurtful either. I've also been told that I didn't look like I'd been missing any meals. That one almost made me cry. :( Yeah, like when they greet you with, “My, you’ve put on weight!” and then when they realize how mean that was, they try to follow it up with “but it looks good on you”. Not only is it not true, but it doesn’t make it any less hurtful either. I’ve also been told that I didn’t look like I’d been missing any meals. That one almost made me cry. :(

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