Comments on: Name-Calling & Jokes http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/overweight-name-calling-jokes/ 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 By: Connie http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/overweight-name-calling-jokes/#comment-937 Connie Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:54:10 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=468#comment-937 Yup, I was called names in HS too. Sad thing is, my BMI was in the normal (high normal, but still normal) range. I was just the biggest girl in the class. I so wish I could go back in time and tell myself (and my mother who was obsessed with my weight) that I was normal. Yup, I was called names in HS too. Sad thing is, my BMI was in the normal (high normal, but still normal) range. I was just the biggest girl in the class.

I so wish I could go back in time and tell myself (and my mother who was obsessed with my weight) that I was normal.

]]> By: cothebadger http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/overweight-name-calling-jokes/#comment-855 cothebadger Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:54:03 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=468#comment-855 You should have said, "Crazy like a fox!" It sounds like she's envious and, like you said, in awe. Keep it up. I started rock climbing at a gym in January, and I have very poor upper body strength. After going for two months, I noticed that I'm getting better and better. (Climbing rating systems help.) You should have said, “Crazy like a fox!”

It sounds like she’s envious and, like you said, in awe. Keep it up.

I started rock climbing at a gym in January, and I have very poor upper body strength. After going for two months, I noticed that I’m getting better and better. (Climbing rating systems help.)

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