Account Deleted By User I am a lurker, have been for a while. I went from an obese BMI to an overweight BMI to finally a healthy BMI.  Fat shaming fucking works and I am living proof. I started hearing about this sub and decided to check it out and was horrified at what I saw. Then I was petrified at the idea of seeing a photo of myself pop up on here one day so out of fear I kept lurking and reading... and suddenly it made its way into my thick skull that all any of you were doing was telling the truth. Everything was true. Everything that I was reading was correct. You all shamed me into getting down to a healthy weight. The truth is that if this sub didn't exist then I would most likely still be fat and still be miserable and still be blaming everything and everyone on my weight issue or denying it as an issue or a problem at all.  It isn't bullying and if the truth hurts then I have no one else and nothing else to blame.  You are also absolutely correct about all of the ass pats, etc... I am not here looking for that. I am not looking to hear "good job" because the truth is I never should have let myself get fat in the first place.  I made a promise to myself that once I got back to being a human again that I would be sure to thank everyone for the hate. I have learned that hate and self loathing can be very powerful motivators.  So, thank you, each and every one of you.