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I’m fat. When thin people say they ‘need’ to lose weight, imagine how that makes me feel.

I know others don’t mean to offend me. But they do.

Perspective by
Lily contributor
September 15, 2019 at 1:13 p.m. EDT
(Christine Suggs/For The Washington Post)

As a visibly fat person, conversations about calories, macronutrients, diets and weight are uncomfortable. If a thin person claims they “need” to lose pounds, what do they think about me?