Is it weird that I DON'T want support??

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  • SunnyDuckling
    SunnyDuckling Posts: 204 Member
    I understand this 100%. I am such an introvert and I hate talking about my physical self with other people. Hate it.

    Example: every day for breakfast at work I have tomato on toast. I don't eat this because of calories or whatever, it is genuinely my favourite breakfast. Every day someone will say to me 'oh my gosh, you're SO HEALTHY!'. Every day. Seriously. It's just tomato. On toast. I don't understand why they focus so much on it when they see me eating it every day. And most people here eat that fruit/yoghurt/muesli/whatever combo anyway, so it's not like I am outdoing them in the health stakes (plus I'm the fattest person here, so probably am not SO HEALTHY). Another thing is like when I lost a few kilos and in one week I had three different people start fluffing over me. "You've lost some weight haven't you! Are you sure? Yes you have! Tell me! Seriously! Wow!" I understand that it's socially acceptable to lose weight but it makes me so uncomfortable that people are looking at my body and then commenting on it. I always just say 'no', even when I have, because it shuts the convo down quicker than them following on by asking what I eat and blah blah blah :grumble:

    Anyway that turned into a rant, sorry OP! I do know the feeling though and wish people would just shut up but just try to keep deflecting it and changing the subject and hope that they eventually stop... :frown:

    Omigosh, I feel you on this! I too am an introvert and all this that you've described is what I've had happen to me and I hate it as much as you do...


    To the OP - no, I don't think it's weird to not want people at work knowing. I'm also not telling anyone I work with that I''m trying to eat better/lose weight. I wouldn't handle the scrutiny and comments, especially on those off days where I'm just not that focused.

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