Got the "Look" when i took the elevator

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  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    ...it's tough to get motivated when you have situations that make you feel like total crap. for people who are extremely obese and are emotional eater, they understand.

    leafy, I hope you will soon be able to sort through your emotional eating issues. This part of your post stood out to me. I understand that it's hard to get motivated in your situation. You feel like you are against all odds. I just wanted to say that everyone....overweight, obese, healthy, skinny....whatever....has issues and situations that we have to deal with. Try to use your personal situation in a positive way to better yourself. Like others have said, using this to help yourself set goals...or using those looks to motivate yourself to push yourself just a little bit more with your walking, exercise, etc. I used to run and run and run thinking about comments people had made to me about my weight gain when I was in college. Maybe that's obsessive. Whatever. It worked.

    Honestly, since losing my mom in October, I've had MANY mornings where I didn't want to get up and go to work in the morning....NOT TO MENTION run 5 miles and lift weights afterward. But I do. And I am not a Debbie Downer. I'm generally an easy going, positive person. But I make a conscious effort to be that way.

    I wish you the best!
  • emmie110
    emmie110 Posts: 176
    When they give you the "look", you give them the "finger".

    That's my view too - although with coworkers - I would tell them to pickup 200 pounds and carry it up the stairs. I guarantee they couldn't do it - even for 1 flight. I've lost the weight years ago and then gained it all back. Back then I was walking the parking lot on every break and my lunch hour. It wasn't until I had been doing this for several months that I felt strong enough to try the stairs. You go at your pace and take pride in all the small accomplishments.
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