{"id":132518,"date":"2015-07-08T07:13:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=132518"},"modified":"2015-07-08T07:13:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:13:37","slug":"woman-50-faces-daily-barrage-of-abuse-because-of-her-oversized-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=132518","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 50, faces\u00a0daily barrage of abuse because of her oversized behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the likes of Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj are famous for &#8211; and indeed flaunt &#8211; their curvy bottoms, one woman can testify that having a large behind isn&#8217;t always a good thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike the famous celebrities, who are feted for their ample curves, Lerato Pitso from South Africa says she faces a daily barrage of abuse because of her oversized behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBF300000578-3152157-Lerato_Pitso_50_says_she_faces_a_daily_barrage_of_abuse_because_-m-66_1436274662045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132524\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBF300000578-3152157-Lerato_Pitso_50_says_she_faces_a_daily_barrage_of_abuse_because_-m-66_1436274662045.jpg\" alt=\"2A4BDBF300000578-3152157-Lerato_Pitso_50_says_she_faces_a_daily_barrage_of_abuse_because_-m-66_1436274662045\" width=\"634\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBF300000578-3152157-Lerato_Pitso_50_says_she_faces_a_daily_barrage_of_abuse_because_-m-66_1436274662045.jpg 634w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBF300000578-3152157-Lerato_Pitso_50_says_she_faces_a_daily_barrage_of_abuse_because_-m-66_1436274662045-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Lerato, 50, wherever she goes she becomes a laughing stock and is unable to find a serious relationship because men just want to sleep with her.<br \/>\nLerato, who works in market research, said: &#8216;At one stage I wanted to commit suicide because I felt like I&#8217;m not good enough.<br \/>\n&#8216;Men only want to sleep with me. They don&#8217;t love me&#8217;.<br \/>\nLerato also has to put up with constant whispers and stares and people taking photos of her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mother-of-one Lerato recently took part in the City of Johannesburg\u2019s Weight Loss Challenge \u2013 and said it saved her life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB9200000578-3152157-image-a-71_1436274735464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-132523 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB9200000578-3152157-image-a-71_1436274735464.jpg\" alt=\"2A4BDB9200000578-3152157-image-a-71_1436274735464\" width=\"306\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB9200000578-3152157-image-a-71_1436274735464.jpg 306w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB9200000578-3152157-image-a-71_1436274735464-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lerato weighed 19st when she started the challenge in February &#8211; but how much weight she lost hasn&#8217;t been reported.<br \/>\nSpeaking to Joburg.org, she said: \u2018I\u2019ve been battling with my weight since I was a teenager. I\u2019ve tried every diet available but nothing worked. I was on the verge of committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBFB00000578-3152157-image-m-72_1436274754102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132525\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBFB00000578-3152157-image-m-72_1436274754102.jpg\" alt=\"2A4BDBFB00000578-3152157-image-m-72_1436274754102\" width=\"634\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBFB00000578-3152157-image-m-72_1436274754102.jpg 634w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDBFB00000578-3152157-image-m-72_1436274754102-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8216;This challenge saved my life. I was tired of people being unkind to me, whispering as I walked past and others taking photos of me from behind. That was humiliating. I tried several diets. I would shed a few kilos only to put them back on because [the fitness trainers] never taught me how to eat properly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB8700000578-3152157-image-m-67_1436274676513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132522\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB8700000578-3152157-image-m-67_1436274676513.jpg\" alt=\"2A4BDB8700000578-3152157-image-m-67_1436274676513\" width=\"634\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB8700000578-3152157-image-m-67_1436274676513.jpg 634w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2A4BDB8700000578-3152157-image-m-67_1436274676513-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe challenge was particularly significant to Lerato after she survived a pulmonary embolism attack two years ago.<br \/>\nThis, she says, was a wake-up call and spurred her onto losing weight through fear of losing her life.<br \/>\nShe now follows a low carb, high protein diet and says the weightloss has helped her relationship with her child.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: Dailymail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the likes of Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj are famous for &#8211; and indeed flaunt &#8211; their curvy bottoms, one woman can testify that having a large behind isn&#8217;t always a good thing. 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