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kmborgy
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I hate being told this!
I am in a normal weight range...my BMI is 23.6. Normal BMI for my height 5' 6" is 18.5-24.9. Is there something wrong with wanting to be more towards the middle? My goal is to get down to 135 so I have about 10 pounds to go...hoping to get there by the end of March. I recently starting running again, am eating healthy and generally feeling really good about everything. My husband is really supportive along with a good group of my friends...some who I have met on here. The problem is the few to roll their eyes when I turn down a treat at work, or comment to me about what I ate for lunch...like there's something wrong with watching what I eat or wanting to lose the stubborn dreaded last 10 pounds. I don't babble about what I'm doing to everyone....just the few who ask....those few end up being the eye rollers.
How do you handle the comments or negative attitudes?
I am in a normal weight range...my BMI is 23.6. Normal BMI for my height 5' 6" is 18.5-24.9. Is there something wrong with wanting to be more towards the middle? My goal is to get down to 135 so I have about 10 pounds to go...hoping to get there by the end of March. I recently starting running again, am eating healthy and generally feeling really good about everything. My husband is really supportive along with a good group of my friends...some who I have met on here. The problem is the few to roll their eyes when I turn down a treat at work, or comment to me about what I ate for lunch...like there's something wrong with watching what I eat or wanting to lose the stubborn dreaded last 10 pounds. I don't babble about what I'm doing to everyone....just the few who ask....those few end up being the eye rollers.
How do you handle the comments or negative attitudes?
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It's easy for me. I explain that I have a bad lower back and most of the fat I have left to lose is right on the damaged discs. Failing that I guess I'll hitch up my shirt, grab a roll of fat, and shake it at the skeptic until they shut up and go away.0
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I hate being told this!
I am in a normal weight range...my BMI is 23.6. Normal BMI for my height 5' 6" is 18.5-24.9. Is there something wrong with wanting to be more towards the middle? My goal is to get down to 135 so I have about 10 pounds to go...hoping to get there by the end of March. I recently starting running again, am eating healthy and generally feeling really good about everything. My husband is really supportive along with a good group of my friends...some who I have met on here. The problem is the few to roll their eyes when I turn down a treat at work, or comment to me about what I ate for lunch...like there's something wrong with watching what I eat or wanting to lose the stubborn dreaded last 10 pounds. I don't babble about what I'm doing to everyone....just the few who ask....those few end up being the eye rollers.
How do you handle the comments or negative attitudes?0 -
I find it best to frame the answer to questions like that from a health perspective rather than a weight loss perspective. I run into this question a lot, and I always answer that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is extremely important to me. I want to lose 10 more pounds to reach my ideal healthy weight- and while I am close, I want to continue practicing this lifestyle and become as healthy as I possibly can.0
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