Yes, absolutely. The more I lose, the more attention I receive from everyone-- not just people who might be sexually attracted to me. It pisses me off, because as someone above said, I'm still the same person.

People think it's fine to discriminate against fat people, because fat people can "do something about it." F*** that. Yes, I am able to lose weight, and I'm doing it, but it's hard work, and I'm just really fortunate to have found this eating plan. If it was easy to lose weight, I'd have done it before now.

Worse, fatphobia leads people to some really unhealthy behaviors and conditions, which can be deadly.

And, as with most types of oppression, there are activists out there fighting it, trying to raise awareness of the issue.

http://www.naafa.org/fatf/
http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues.../bodyimage.html
http://www.lustydevil.com/fatgirl/
http://www.law-nerd.org/art/fat.html

Of course, on the flip side, I have friends (lesbians, feminists) who are concerned that I'm losing weight, because they don't me to get all messed up about my body image, etc. My decision to lose weight is somehow balanced against the oppressive nature of fatphobia in society, so there are issues.