WOW! You are so brave. I think I see what you mean- it took me a very long time to post my weights on another support group to which I belong, and I felt like a "hero" for the rest of the day, just for a bit of honesty that is natural to all slim people! Silly us, huh?

But no, although it is obvious to my husband and friends that I am fat, I don't think any of them have a clue HOW fat, and I'd just as soon keep it that way. I'm not ready for total honesty! Maybe when I weigh 160?

You are sooo right- most people don't know what someone 100, or 200 lbs overweight looks like, or what a tremendous variation in size/appearance there may be at the same weight, depending on height, bone structure and musculature. Us tall ones "get away with murder" - up to a point!

Somehow, revealing your true weight leaves you feeling vulnerable- and the general population, with ingrained predjudices against the overweight, is really not to be trusted with this info. Not yet, and not by me!
Hugs,
Kat