I love this... Thanks! It is now written on the white board in my cubicle.

Also, I appreciate your concern, as someone at 300+ aiming for 200 and coming from 420+ I have learned to ignore the idiots who don't know the first thing about being overweight or losing weight.

My favorites are the ones that think it is only 10 times as hard to lose 100 pounds as it is to lose 10... I could lose 10 pounds in a week... I would do things that are unhealthy, and no way could they be continued for 10 weeks... or even 5. Let alone the emotional front. It is hard to keep losing weight when you feel so much better after losing 50 or 100 pounds. Do I know I will feel better after losing another 100 pounds? You bet! But, it is difficult when I already feel so good compared to where I was.

When I sit on the exercycle, and set it at the maximum weight (which is still below my actual weight) and pedal for 1:40 at 90-100 rpm and level 3, burning 500+ calories and recording 24 miles, I know that I can outdo most couch potatoes that are a fraction of my size... that is enough to keep me going in a stationary world.

If I can keep my leg strength that hauls my bulk at 14 mph on a bike, I will be doing nicely when I weigh 2/3 my current weight... I know that people can't do the things I can with an extra 100 pounds, and I know I can't even walk up stairs carrying the extra 100+ pounds I have already lost.

Don't worry about how you look... If they are behind you, then that tells them everything they need to know! If they pass you, then strive to catch up to them... if not today, then some day!

Or perhaps just tell them politely, "I really would prefer that you quit staring at my butt." followed by either "I'm not that kind," or "You're not my type."

To the people like the moron you mention in your post, I would like to say: Leave me and my Spandex alone, because I am sure that you would rather see me with it than without it! If my girth offends you, then YOU buy me the shorts you prefer since you are the one who cares!