Fighting Family Discouragement
cdmyers6
Posts: 10
Hey! My name's Courtney, I'm 21, 5'5'', and 137 lbs. When I was 15 I reached my highest weight of 182. Since then I have completely changed my lifestyle. I am now eating a very healthy diet, and working out 6 days a week with Brazil Butt Lift by Beach Body. I feel amazing and am in the best shape of my life!!! =D
The only problem is, my family is driving me crazy! They are constantly making comments about how skinny I am and that I don't eat and blah blah blah... It doesn't even matter how much I weigh! Even after christmas when I was up to 152, they were still making the same annoying comments. On top of the rude comments, it seems as if my family is trying to sabotage my healthy eating habits by buying me junk/candy and offering me unhealthy foods. And it's not so much that it's just annoying, it's very hurtful and offensive to me. I just don't understand it... I am doing the best thing for myself that I have ever done, and I'm getting crticized because I'm "too skinny?" I can assure you that I am not "too skinny" and don't look like it either. I have for a while considered myself "skinny-fat" but since I've started BBL I am gaining so much muscle that I wouldn't say that anymore.
I've really wanted to just lash back and say something like, "Oh yeah?? Well you should maybe try losing some weight!" Or just randomly chime in with a comment about *their* weight issues. I don't want to be rude, but hey maybe it would work!
Have any of you experienced this?? Any suggestions on what I should say to make them stop??
Thanks!!!
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The only problem is, my family is driving me crazy! They are constantly making comments about how skinny I am and that I don't eat and blah blah blah... It doesn't even matter how much I weigh! Even after christmas when I was up to 152, they were still making the same annoying comments. On top of the rude comments, it seems as if my family is trying to sabotage my healthy eating habits by buying me junk/candy and offering me unhealthy foods. And it's not so much that it's just annoying, it's very hurtful and offensive to me. I just don't understand it... I am doing the best thing for myself that I have ever done, and I'm getting crticized because I'm "too skinny?" I can assure you that I am not "too skinny" and don't look like it either. I have for a while considered myself "skinny-fat" but since I've started BBL I am gaining so much muscle that I wouldn't say that anymore.
I've really wanted to just lash back and say something like, "Oh yeah?? Well you should maybe try losing some weight!" Or just randomly chime in with a comment about *their* weight issues. I don't want to be rude, but hey maybe it would work!
Have any of you experienced this?? Any suggestions on what I should say to make them stop??
Thanks!!!
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In basically the same boat as you, they diagnosed me with an eating disorder! I'd love to find out what I can do to stop this. It can be so discouraging!0
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my mum was kind of the same when i started counting calories and exercising - not to the extent of your family - but little comments and offering me rubbish food! i've never been overweight and i've always HATED so i don't think she understood why i was suddenly loving a bit of spinach and going the gym 3 times a week :')
so, i shown her myfitnesspal and said WHY i wanted to get healthy and she set one up herself. that made her notice my sisters weight problem (shes one of them people who moan that they're too fat, but won't do anything about it, i've tried helping her but nothing so i've given up for now)
now she buys healthier foods, has stopped buying cakes, or if she does buys the weight watchers options.
i'm assuming you've told them your reasons for doing what you're doing, so just ignore them. sometimes people are all funny about others getting healthy because they don't want to realise. maybe offer to make a family meal once a week to show them what kind of food you like to eat now? my mum is NOT a salad/fresh food person (she's like 122lbs aswell, b!tch haha) but since i made the dinner for us all she now loves it and is happy trying different foods!
its such an awkward situation so i hope it doesn't get you down too much
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