Tuesday, January 24, 2006
"But you don't need to lose any more weight..."
Melody and I were talking last night about people's reactions to Lose Or Chews, when they say things like "But you don't need to lose any more weight."It makes Melody uncomfortable when people say things like that. I usually just blow it off. I think most people mean well. They want to pay you a compliment. They don't want to say something like "Yeah, you could probably afford to drop another 10 pounds or so...especially around your hips." They want to tell you that you look great and compliment the hard work you've put in.
I try to remind myself that people don't know my weight and they don't know my body like I do. They saw me at my fattest and I probably do look really skinny by comparison - losing 70 pounds will do that. But I know that to get down into the proper weight range I need to lose some more weight.
When people tell me I don't need to lose any more weight I try to say "Thanks" first, then tell them why I still need to lose some weight.
How do you all feel when people try to tell you how much weight you do or don't need to lose?
# posted by Kess @ 12:11 PM 
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I agree that people are just trying to pay you a compliment, and I also think that people are uncomfortable acknowledging other people's weight. I especially hate when people say "You don't need to lose any more weight" and give you the "are you crazy?" look. I think people mean well, but what they don't realize is that they are putting a negative spin on a positive thing (losing weight to become a healthier you).
It's so important to help educate people and try to gain their support as we continue on our weight loss journeys. We don't have room for negative (even though unintentionaly) talk. We definately don't have room to continuously listen to the negative talk (we may start to believe it, too).
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It's so important to help educate people and try to gain their support as we continue on our weight loss journeys. We don't have room for negative (even though unintentionaly) talk. We definately don't have room to continuously listen to the negative talk (we may start to believe it, too).
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