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"I'm sure you don't need to lose weight!"

ghostpixie
ghostpixie Posts: 148 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
So, I have a lot of friends that I don't see regularly. Be it that I know them from our blogs, or that I know them from states I've lived in previously (military brat here), I talk to them online 100% of the time. And I've found that when I tell these friends that I'm losing weight, a lot of the time they say "I'm sure you don't need to!"

Uh, no. Trust me. I need to. Thanks for the attempted compliment, but you haven't seen me since I was 14! :P

And then it gets discouraging because I know they mean well, but it makes me realize how much I really DO need to. Lose weight, that is.

Anyone else dealt with something like this?

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  • sapthat
    sapthat Posts: 60
    yep when i tell people i need to lose a lot of fat and they say im not....its annoying even if they are trying to be nice
  • DaniKenmir
    DaniKenmir Posts: 387 Member
    My family never say it, they're great, but any of my friends that are bigger than me try SO hard to convince me I don't need to lose weight. It can get really frustrating
  • AniOmni
    AniOmni Posts: 7
    My family never takes it seriously when I talk about loosing weight. The give me the whole, "your fine just the way you are" line. Or a week after I say I'm on a diet they rush to tell me I've lost weight (when I know I haven't) they mean well, but it isn't very helpful.
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