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Currently down about 120lbs after 8 years of going up and down. Net loss is 200lbs, given I had some regains over the years. Now, I'm down from 300lbs to 178lbs and ever since I passed 185lbs, I've had a lot more oppurtunities with women.

It feels weird, not gonna lie, it just sorta happened out of nowhere. A lot more women smile at me, talk to me, and look at me more. The attention I started getting just feels like a glimpse really. Not massive amounts, but noticably more. I'm still 10lbs away from being done entirely, as I do still look a bit husky at 178lbs.

Though, it's not just women, but people in general have been treating me better, even strangers. I will finally reach normal weight for the first time ever in the next couple weeks (173lbs according to my BMI) and I can't be more excited to finally see it!

For those who lost weight, what was it like for you? Did people start treating you differently?

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[–] 69 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Welcome to pretty privilege, beautiful

Yes my friend the world is cruel and shallow, and your looks are a multiplier for all of your opportunities. Go forth and make people happy just by seeing you

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    People who have lost weight in this thread talk about how their own attitudes changed. Is that what spurned the change for them or a result of the effects? It's probably both but it's complicated. And very, very far from a simple framing like privilege.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    More autocorrect. Half my comments are edited because of this bullshit.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Oh, I see. What a weird change, it doesn't even make sense to follow "what" with "spurned". I guess it's true that autocorrect got 'enhanced' with AI.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    My guess is that it's dumber than we might imagine and guesses on the basis of word frequency without context. Trying to spell foreign words is horrific. I have a comment about a banjo tune called pateroller that a nightmare to get through because it was convinced I was fat fingering the spelling.

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