You don't know any of those people! Who cares what they say/think in their ignorant little heads? You'll never see them again. Too, they didn't say it so you can't know what they're thinking! Stay out of other people's supposed heads! :-)

If you think something unpleasant about yourself, just acknowledge it and move on. Our thoughts and feelings are there to HELP us!!! If you feel you are too heavy, that's information, not a stick to beat yourself with. Your back will probably feel better without quite so much weight to carry. Fine, when you get a chance you'll maybe work on that. THANK yourself for telling you, keeping you informed what you are thinking and feeling. Think about what the alternative would be like?

Whenever I am sad or have an unpleasant thought I think about the situation I am in and ask myself, "in this situation, what would you expect to feel?" You're not going to laugh at a funeral are you? No! There's nothing wrong with looking at morbidly obese people (and I am one!) riding in carts (I don't) and thinking that you don't want to be like that! We've all watched The Biggest Loser and know that a lot of obesity is our eating too much of the "wrong" things and not exercising enough! I don't want the health problems that come with that! But cut yourself a break; you did good physical therapy and got rid of your cane most of the time; it's a process, isn't going to happen all at once.