If you’ve never been obese, well, then you don’t know what it’s like.

You don’t know what it’s like to have to shop for your clothes online because stores don’t stock sizes big enough to fit you. You don’t know what it’s like to have to buy new clothes every year because you keep getting bigger and your old clothes don’t fit any more.

You don’t know what it’s like to try, and fail, repeatedly to lose weight. Everyone, especially thin people, knows how to lose weight. And you, fatty, are fat because you’re lazy. Eat less and exercise more, right? (wrong, at least in my case)

You don’t know what it’s like to eat in public. You feel everyone’s eyes on you, judging you. “Look at that fat man, he’s disgusting. If only he would eat less. If only he would eat healthier food. Then he wouldn’t be so fat.”

You don’t know what it’s like to be uncomfortable sitting everywhere. Squeezing into the desks at school. Sometimes you’ll sit down in a chair and break it. You won’t fit on airplane seats. Sitting in a car will be very uncomfortable–most cars aren’t designed for large humans.

You don’t know what it’s like to wake up every morning and feel pain everywhere. Your back will be hurting. And soon after your knees will start to hurt. Everything hurts.

So now I’m eating low-carb and I’m losing weight. This is the only thing that has ever worked for me. Calorie restriction and endless aerobic exercise never worked. Low-fat never worked. But now I’m eating high-fat and it’s working. It really works. (for me, that is)

You don’t know the joy of life. Life is so much better. The weight is dropping off my frame week by week. I’m not exercising. I’m eating delicious foods. My blood lipid profiles are markedly improved. My old clothes fit again. I can fit into various seating more comfortably. I’m on the verge of being able to buy my clothes in an actual store again. I enjoy eating out again. I feel more confident. I’m happier. Life is, once again, good. Really good.

So if you’ve never been hopelessly fat you don’t know what it’s like to find something that helps you lose weight. Low-carb high-fat works.

Don’t criticize me. Be happy for me.