what I want to tell ever overweight stranger i see

I totally think it's a "rock bottom" sort of issue. I think most of us have that moment where we've had enough of this sort of weight and the problems that go along with it...that is when we decide to do what we really need. However, if someone said that to me, I would be wounded.
I am small (5'2 on a tall day), and so I carry all my weight right on my tummy. I cannot even begin to tell you how many people have asked me when I'm DUE!!! It hurts every time, every time, every time. My sweet husband is so loving and helps make me feel beautiful every time I get wounded that way, but it still hurts.
I think the point is so well intended, but it really could hurt someone. I really think your heart is in the right place!!! You must be a nurturer!!!

I wouldn't post on fb for everyone to see I'm not that much of an attention seeker, but I just returned back to work today after 5 wks off & ppl have noticed the difference.., but they don't know...but just like u angel I do want to tell ppl to have the surgery if they are obese

 yes! i see overweight people and would love to tell them! i understand what others r saying about how someone has to want it first, but IMO, so many people probably dont know about it. i never really thought i was a canidate for it until i talked to others about it! i am totaly with u!

Empathy is good. 

But resist the urge to approach strangers.  I had someone tell me how to lose weight after I was over 70 pounds down.  I told her that I was going to stick with what was working for me, and that I couldn't snap my fingers to be done to please others.

Yes, I have definitely had the urge to tell an overweight person..'I've been where you are but thanks to having the sleeve surgery, along with making healthier lifestyle changes, I have been able to loose the weight I never thought I would'.  As much as I would love too be able to do this, I also understand that this surgery only works when the person is 110% ready to make the life style changes you have to make.  I have given up foods/drinks that I never thought I would give!  The #1 thing is sodas, but I have done it along with breads, pastas, chips, cookies, etc...  I did post my story on Facebook (a year after surgery) not for attention but to hopefully be able to help someone who might be considering the surgery and might have needed someone to talk to too! 

If someone would have EVER approached me in the store with some **** like that I would have either reacted out of extreme anger or would have been traumatized by a stranger feeling that I was soooo fat that I needed surgery. Granted, I was 380 pounds but that's MY business to think I need surgery, not a strangers. Working at a school there is a taller girl that does look like she's over 300 and she breathes heavily when she walks and she's only 15. Because of her size and build her clothes look a mess and sometimes her stomach even hangs out below her shirt and she even has the baby face that is overgrown by fat, where it is scrunched up so you can't see her eyes or features really. I feel REALLY bad for her. She's the sweetest girl! Now her... I really wanted to tell her about the surgery but it's just not my place, I've wondered what she would look like at different stages of loss and how people woud react differently to her. I couldn't imagine being in high school and being large, an awkward large, and on top of that being forced to wear clothes that don't fit. *sigh* I do want to tell her. As for total strangers, I could give a **** whether they stay fat or not.