Why do you think that some people who were REALLY overweight, and lose weight, become mean / douche bags / bit

[Prof_Don]

Like that dude Schmidt from New Girl; a guy that was very overweight / obese, lose weight,

and became a mean person when he wasn't before.

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I know that's a fictional character, but that's the first example I can think of.

1) Do you know or hear about anyone like that (who was really overweight, lost a lot of weight, and became a more "mean" person")?

2) Why do you think this happens to these people after they lose a lot of weight?

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Answer in as much detail as you wish.

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The last word in my question title is supposed to be"


"become mean / douche bags / bitchy?"

[Phoenix1991]

When you're very insecure about yourself, you either become an extreme mean so people will learn to leave you alone about your insecurity or become extremely nice so that people will see past through your insecurity.

Usually that's the case with overweight people, but once you lost the weight, you lose your insecurity, so some people take it so much to the head that they think they are better than everyone else because they overcame an obstacle that most people would give up on.

I used to be over 270 lbs but I'm now 185, I didn't change much except more confident, I'm still very gentle for the most part, just less tolerant of BS from other people.

[Anonymous]

They get thin and they think all their problems with the opposite sex will just disappear.

That doesn't happen.

Then they get mean.

[Prof_Don]

interesting take on this subject you have

[Anonymous]

Most of the ones I've know to make that transition turned out being very nice and empathetic. I remember one turning into a witch, and we talked about it once. She said people were awful to her before and she was bitter and was able to take advantage of that now. It was kind of sad, honestly.

[Anonymous]

they're becoming the person they always wanted to be. they were low on the totem pole and desperately wanted to become higher level, they saw how some people who were hot treated others and thought that's what a hot person does.

[Anonymous]

They're mean because now everyone treats them well because they aren't fat. Just because someone has extra weight, doesn't mean they can't be associated with. He probably took years or ridicule and verbal abuse from others and was neglected by friends and females. Now that he is thin and more "appealing" though, people come out of the woodwork. Society sucks about things like this. I mean if someone lost a leg or arm, would that change who they are inside? No. Are you going to treat them any differently for it?

[aMuse]

Most fat girls and former fat girls are nice from my experience... I don't know about dudes and don't really care either.

[Anonymous]

mental backlash from all the times people were mean to them for being overweight I suppose

[Anonymous]

Because now they know they have more options