Woman Dumps HER Body Shaming Boyfriend Who Says She Has a 'Beer Gut'

After sharing a text conversation where her boyfriend encouraged her to lose weight from her “beer gut” on Twitter, one woman gained thousands of internet friends — and decided to dump her boyfriend, losing “a hefty 180 lbs.” in the process.

Shelby Johnson, 23, shared their text exchange after her boyfriend said that she didn’t look like she did when they first met.

“It’s not like I haven’t told you you’ve been gaining and needed to lose anyway,” he wrote. “You’re definitely getting a beer gut babe.”

His comments were tough for Johnson to hear, because she went through years of body frustrations. As a high schooler, she had to be hospitalized because her body wouldn’t gain weight and got down to 80 lbs., to the confusion of doctors. By age 20, Johnson was finally able to add pounds and her body image soared.



“I haven’t been self conscious in years. I was when I was underweight, but when I started getting to my goal weight my entire mindset changed,” she tells IPRESSTV . “I felt more confident, more whole even. I knew that I was getting where I wanted to be and strived to be. His comments did make me self-conscious. I started trying to work out 24/7. A couple friends noticed and expressed concern in my sudden desire to be ‘so fit.’ ”

Johnson, who said in her tweet that she’s only gained 5 lbs. in the five months that they’ve been dating, decided to post the exchange because she thought she might be overreacting, and wanted a second (or 39,500th) opinion.

“I had been struggling in our relationship for a while due to other concerns I was having about his behavior toward me,” she says. “So none of my friends or family knew what was going on. I had a few close internet friends that I thought would give me a good, genuine, non-biased reply. I had no idea it would go viral. I only had about 200 followers!”

But it definitely did go viral, with nearly 39,500 likes and over 5,700 comments from people telling Johnson to break up with him, and that she’s beautiful already.

“The reaction was and is still overwhelming,” she says. “But the people sharing their stories has been so heartwarming. Men, women, everyone has reached out and told me my story has inspired them. I couldn’t ask for a better outcome. It’s not even about me anymore, it’s about touching other people.”

Johnson decided to dump him — though she says that she had made that choice before the Twitter reaction. “The comments only made me realize I wasn’t crazy for being hurt,” she says. And she joked in another tweet that their breakup meant that she was “dropping a hefty 180 lbs.”

And she adds that the split was tough, but she wishes him the best.


“I really did love him,” Johnson says. “He is a good person deep down — he has a lot of growing to do though. Hopefully this motivates him, he said it has.”


The photographer and college student also encourages everyone to love themselves.


“Don’t let anyone tell you what’s healthy or not healthy besides your doctor, because that is how eating disorders happen,” Johnson says. “Be careful, notice red flags and don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself and leave something that is no longer making you feel happy.”

Radio presenter gives birth to her 1st child live on air and even allows listeners to pick child's name

If you tune in to the same TV show or radio programme every day, it's easy to feel like you really know the presenters.

They become part of your everyday life, and you often end up hearing details about their family and friends and what they've been up to.

And it can go both ways, with some presenters getting very close with their loyal fans.

But one presenter decided she wanted to take this relationship to a whole new level - proving she really did want them to be a part of every aspect of her life.

Cassiday Proctor decided to give birth to her first child live on air to "share all aspects of [her] life with the listeners".

The new mum presents a morning show on The Arch radio station in St Louis, and had her baby boy by caesarean earlier this week.

She told the BBC : "It was amazing to be able to share the most exciting day of my life with our radio listeners.

"It's an extension of what I already do every day on our radio show as I share all aspects of my lift."

During the birth you can hear Cassiday and her partner discussing what is happening and debating whether to look behind the screen.

They also joke about checking it's only the one baby.

You hear the moment nurses tell the new parents it's a baby boy and of course listeners also got to hear that special first cry.

And that wasn't the only part of the experience she wanted to share with her audience.

She also got listeners to help name the baby boy, and asked them to vote between a number of different options.

There were 12 "silly names" and 12 chosen by Cassiday and her husband.

Luckily they opted against some of the options and voted for Jameson.

Little Jameson weighed 7lbs 6oz and is happy and healthy and is now settling into his new home.

Woman Flaunts Incredible Weight Loss With Comparison Pic With Husband

Not just any picture, though. The image in question shows her husband holding her up in the gym, taken from the same angle as an image which shows them before their weight loss.

Only two years ago, Lexi Reed, 26 of Terre Haute, Indiana, weighed 485lbs and her husband Danny 280lbs.

They were determined to shift those pounds together, and began a mutually supportive weight loss journey together at the beginning of last year.

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In an inspiring story of positivity and perseverance, Lexi’s Instagram following has grown to 450,000, with whom she shared the incredible photo.

The couple have been subject to much media attention, but their sole goal remains on supporting each other through the weight loss plan they have set out.

In her post, Lexi said that in 2016 they set a New Year’s resolution to lose weight for good.

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She wrote:

We didn’t have a meal plan, surgery, personal trainer, but what we did have was each other and the motivation within to work hard every single day.

We wanted to be parents in the future and live a longer life together…

We may have lost the weight but we have grown closer together. Pound by pound, step by step, day by day – we have transformed our lives and molded our bodies into the people we’ve always wanted to be.

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The couple have been supportive of each other since the beginning, though in her tribute Lexi was sure to explain that Danny had always loved and supported her no matter what her weight.

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She said:

This man has been by my side for the last 10 years and treated me no different at 485lbs than he does at 182lbs.

We all deserve to live a life we are in love with and have people around that make it worth living. We hope others will hear our story & decide not to give up!

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Before their change of lifestyle the couple were whacking 8,000 calories down them every single day – they cut their intake and shed half of their body weight in just 12 months.

Lexi wrote on Instagram a recollection of what she told herself the night before she started her journey of weight loss.

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Lexi said she thought:

Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you going to just keep talking about losing the weight or are you just going to do it? No more excuses. No more fear.

You don’t have to live that way for the rest of your life Lexi. You are in charge of your future so go in that gym and show every single person that stares or doubts you what you’re made of. Prove them wrong & let’s do this once and for all.

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And for the future? Lexi is determined to end 2017 on a high note, pushing herself ever further in achieving her weight goals.

She wants to drop another 7lbs before the end of the year.

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She wrote:

I’m ready to finish what I started in 2016 & hit my next goal of 175! Get comfortable with being uncomfortable & always push yourself to step out of your comfort zone! Lets finish 2017 strong.

At a time when most people – myself included – are thinking about taking a few weeks off and stuffing our faces, Lexi and Danny are the inspiration we all need.
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A Fourth Woman Missing from North Carolina town where Three others were found dead

The FBI is assisting in the investigations of three women whose remains were found within the last year in the same North Carolina town where a fourth woman is now missing.

Abby Patterson, 20, told her mother she'd return in an hour when she left the family's Lumberton, N.C., home on the morning of Sept. 5 and stepped into an old brown Buick parked outside.

Authorities are searching for the young woman — who has not been seen or heard from since — as they also probe the deaths of three other women whose bodies were found weeks apart from each other in a three-block area of Lumberton.

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"At this point we don't know if there's a connection," Lumberton Police Chief Michael McNeill said of the women.

"We’re soliciting help from the community," McNeill told Fox News. "Someone out there has information we need."

Investigators discovered the body of Christina Bennett, 32, on April 18 inside an abandoned home in Lumberton — a city of close to 22,000 people in Robeson County. That same day, the remains of Rhonda Jones were found in a nearby trash container.

Neighborhood resident 28-year-old Megan Oxendine was interviewed by a local news station at the time Jones' body was discovered. Weeks later, on June 3, Oxendine's remains were found about 500 feet away from the other women’s remains.

There were no obvious signs of trauma to the victims, and police are still waiting for official autopsy reports from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh, McNeill said.

An FBI spokeswoman confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that the bureau is assisting local police with the investigations.
 

In the case of Patterson, police said they have identified the man last seen with the young woman, who was living in Florida and visiting her mother in Lumberton for two days when she disappeared.

"We’re still talking to him," Lumberton Police Department Captain Terry Parker said to Fox News.

"We think it’s someone she knew, but we're not sure," said Parker, who did not name the man or say whether he's considered a person of interest in the case.

Patterson is pictured in an undated family photo.

"Abby is still listed as a missing person. We've had reported sightings of her, but none of them have been confirmed," he said.

The woman's mother, meanwhile, told Fox News it was unlike her daughter to voluntarily cut all contact with her family.

"We talk or text every day," said Samantha Lovette, Patterson's mother. "When she didn’t come home after an hour, I called her cell phone and it went straight to voicemail."

"We just want her home," said Lovette, who described her daughter, the youngest of her three children, as "bubbly and free-spirited."

"Everybody she meets, she just loves and they love her," said Lovette.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the location of Patterson. Anyone with information on her whereabouts or on the deaths of Bennett, Jones and Oxendine is urged to call the Lumberton Police Department at (910) 671-3845.

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THE SECRET: Here is The Easiest Way To The Heart Of A Woman

Admittedly, it’s not a secret that women are suckers for a guy with wit and humor, but most people don’t know how powerful a witty quip can be.

Have you ever heard a girl enumerate the list of traits she looks for in a guy? Ask any girl out there and you’re sure to hear this on their list 9 out of 10 times: HUMOR. Most of you who don’t have the gift of laughter in your system may be wondering, what about other attractive traits like money, power and a hot body?

Sadly, those three things are only as good as the women who prioritize them – basically, not worth s***. If you truly are looking for an awesome woman to spend the night or the rest of your life with, you need to hone the basic skillsets that encourage more than just superficial preening.

Women want men who are sensitive – meaning a man who is intuitive and tactful. They also want men who are intelligent – meaning a man who has common sense. And most of all, they want a man who is funny. Why is the last one just as important? Because a guy who can make a girl laugh has the biggest chance of actually making her happy.

Why is being funny so important?

Being funny is not just about being able to tell a good joke or a perfectly-timed pun. It is also about having a sense of humor without having to say anything rehearsed. When we say women want guys who are funny, what we are saying is that a guy has to know when to laugh and how to let everyone in on the joke.

Women started liking funny guys when they started seeing comedians. No matter what those comedians looked like, they always end up getting a girl in the end. Basically, you don’t even have to look like a Greek god before sharpening your funny bone. You just have to know how to laugh off the fact that you don’t look like one.

The secret as to why women like funny guys is this: SCIENCE. Happiness is not exactly an ethereal concept that has no tangible roots. Those roots are tangible, all right. And they’re situated in a tiny part of your brain that controls every bit of your emotions.

Laughing releases endorphins and those hormones are actually known to lessen pain or alleviate it entirely. Most women don’t know these details per se, but they are instinctually aware that a guy who can make them laugh inexplicably makes them happier.

Funny relationships

Women know the risks of being in a relationship. Aside from getting the scoop on everyone else’s heartbreaking stories through the media and their daily chats with their girlfriends, women have experienced the difference between dating a guy who has no sense of humor and a guy who has one.

There is a significant gap between their outlook on life and how they interact with the people around them. When dating a guy with an obvious sense of humor, dates tend to go more successfully, because there is less tension thanks to their propensity for laughter.

Being funny also gives them an upper hand when it comes to conversations. They don’t even have to tell a joke to make a girl laugh. Their tone says it all. A guy who tends to close up and take things too seriously, on the other hand, usually ends up creating unnecessary tension and rarely manages to express his feelings through his words.

I’m not saying that women shouldn’t date guys who don’t know how to be funny. I’m just saying that women are more likely to stay with men who can learn to grow into their sense of humor. If you don’t know how to tell a joke, at least learn how to take one. Laugh at someone who fell, but help them afterward. Giggle when someone farts. Guffaw when you fart, so no one will notice. Just be an instinctively happy individual, and everything will go smoothly with your relationships. 

How to be funny

There are schools for that sort of problem… and then there’s LovePanky. If you want to learn how to be funny, you need to step up your game and fix yourself up before you start shelling out Knock-knock jokes to every attractive woman you see. Here’s how:

#1 Fix or forget your problems. Most people who don’t know how to laugh are those who think that they have no reason to laugh. Some of them are in the midst of personal or worldly problems that don’t leave room for a giggle or two.

You can either prioritize your problems, then find a way fix them immediately, or put them on the back burner and save some time out of your busy schedule to just go out and have fun with a girl that you like. In order to be funny, you need to learn how to laugh at your problems, if possible, and show your partner that you can still have a good time.

#2 Don’t keep it to yourself. When you think something’s funny, share it with someone you’re with. Don’t just laugh in your head, while keeping a completely stoic face. No one’s going to boo you off your spot in the office chair just because they don’t get the joke. At least you laughed about it, and people might just laugh with you through the sheer joy of hearing an extremely corny joke.

#3 Learn from the greats or just enjoy their shows. The internet has thousands of clips of the greatest comedians on earth in their best shows. All you have to do is Google them and spend at least three minutes laughing your butt off.

Some comedians utilize self-deprecation countered with sarcastic arrogance. Some comedians mock bad people in the world. Some comedians even do impressions of everyone and everything. Whatever their method is, you can learn from them, and see which one works best for you. You don’t need to take notes and look for an opening to tell the same jokes. You can just tell your date about this video you saw and tell her all about it. Funny stories are just as good as the actual joke.

#4 Delivery is not a problem. People think that being funny is all about what to say and how to say it. I’d say that’s not the exact science to it. I’ve heard people saying a perfectly good joke using a bland and dreary voice, after which I ended up laughing until I almost exploded.

I think what made those jokes funny was the fact that they really were funny, and that the person who told it was kind enough to share it. It didn’t matter how it was said. It could have been lost in context and it’d still be funny. The attempt itself could even make it funny. Funny things are subjective, but subjectively pointing out that they’re funny? That’s the real deal.

#5 Know what’s funny and what’s not. There are some things that, no matter how funny any one person thinks it is, someone else might think that it’s not. Most of the time, these are racist jokes, sexist jokes, death jokes, bomb threat jokes – you get what I’m saying?

Now, if you really want to make somebody laugh and not offend them, try laughing about yourself, but only if the topic does not involve the person you’re talking to. Try joking about something that’s already been joked about by thousands of people – but only if it’s not yet passé or if no one else has killed the buzz on the comment threads.

Best of all, find something funny in everything so that all you need to do is tell a regular story without having to start with, “Let me tell you a joke…” 

Here’s the best part about going out of your way to make a girl laugh: Funny guys are smart, sexy and attractive as hell. Nothing else can compete with that. When you use these tips to make a few girls laugh, who knows, this might be your ticket to find the girl you can laugh with for the rest of your life.