Slightly negative comments

Yes! I was at a gathering the other weekend at my grandmothers house. I hadn't had breakfast and I grabbed a pack of peanut butter crackers from the cabinet. My mom started bragging about the amount of weight a lost, and one of the women looked at me and said, "Wait, you've lost all that weight and you're eating that? That isn't good for you right?" Another time I had gotten an ice cream cone with my lunch and brought it back to my desk. A coworker said, "Oh, I wish I was like you and could eat whatever I want and still lose weight like you do." I just had to laugh.

I haven't turned in to a machine. I still eat the things I enjoy. I don't spend endless hours debating over diet plans. I have found what works for me and I'm seeing results.

Are these people jealous? I don't know. All that I do know is that I am going to take care of me, and not worry about all those crazy people.

Just do what works for you and ignore others, unless its like real beneficial information.

Why do you care so much what other people think or say? They eat there **** and I eat my ****. They offer me cake and I either accept or don't accept. It's really not a big deal in my estimation...but then again, I enjoy good livin' and it's not a chore for me. If it's a chore for you, you might want to re-evaluate whatever hard corps restrictions you're putting yourself on as well as calorie goal. Good livin' is about sustainability and long term well being, not about the minutia of one day or depriving yourself of everything wonderful in life (pssttt...you can have sweets on occasion and still lose weight and be a healthy and fit individual).

Those comments started becoming horrible triggers for my binge eating. ): It got to the point of a traditional disorder because I could not eat in front of people for fear of their comments.

Today at lunch a lady at work looked at my food and said "I wish I could eat that." Was she saying I was fat and could eat whatever I wanted or was she saying that i was eating fattening food? I'm almost afraid to buy food at the store now. I just know the cashier is judging me when they ring my my items. I use the self checkout station as much as possible and I eat my food in my room where my wife can't see half the time. At work I try to sneak it back into my cubicle where no one knows what I have.

I was eating breakfast on the way to work but then I would be at a stoplight and the guy in the car beside me looked at me like he was judging my breakfast. He probably thought I was a fatty because I was eating in the car. That's what I was thinking.

I just hate being judged. It's giving me a nervous breakdown.

Stop worrying about what other people think or say. Let your shrinking waist do the talking for you.

This. Nothing trumps success.

Those comments started becoming horrible triggers for my binge eating. ): It got to the point of a traditional disorder because I could not eat in front of people for fear of their comments.

Today at lunch a lady at work looked at my food and said "I wish I could eat that." Was she saying I was fat and could eat whatever I wanted or was she saying that i was eating fattening food? I'm almost afraid to buy food at the store now. I just know the cashier is judging me when they ring my my items. I use the self checkout station as much as possible and I eat my food in my room where my wife can't see half the time. At work I try to sneak it back into my cubicle where no one knows what I have.

I was eating breakfast on the way to work but then I would be at a stoplight and the guy in the car beside me looked at me like he was judging my breakfast. He probably thought I was a fatty because I was eating in the car. That's what I was thinking.

I just hate being judged. It's giving me a nervous breakdown.

Totally. Even though I'M okay with my choices, I'll find myself sneaking it past my parents. I had a taste for a coke the other day and seriously felt the need to hide it from them when I brought it in. It is pretty silly when you think about it.

Those comments started becoming horrible triggers for my binge eating. ): It got to the point of a traditional disorder because I could not eat in front of people for fear of their comments.

I still have problems like this in public, I don't always realize it but I cover my mouth when I eat in public or get extremely uncomfortable when someone looks at me while eating. So definitely don't let these comments become a shaming feeling for you, you don't want to end up with a mentality like mine

Anyways, it's not about them and not about what they are jealous of or not... it's about what you are doing for yourself and anyone who doesn't support your goals/path can stuff it

Yes! I was at a gathering the other weekend at my grandmothers house. I hadn't had breakfast and I grabbed a pack of peanut butter crackers from the cabinet. My mom started bragging about the amount of weight a lost, and one of the women looked at me and said, "Wait, you've lost all that weight and you're eating that? That isn't good for you right?" Another time I had gotten an ice cream cone with my lunch and brought it back to my desk. A coworker said, "Oh, I wish I was like you and could eat whatever I want and still lose weight like you do." I just had to laugh.

I haven't turned in to a machine. I still eat the things I enjoy. I don't spend endless hours debating over diet plans. I have found what works for me and I'm seeing results.

Are these people jealous? I don't know. All that I do know is that I am going to take care of me, and not worry about all those crazy people.

None of those comments you cited sounded negative or jealous. Frankly, lots of people just don't understand.

People are much more ignorant of the human body in general, let alone the science behind gaining and losing weight. With the extreme muddling that commercials, media, diet fads, and just overall consumerism of food and "diets," tons of people still aren't able to grasp the "calories in vs. calories out" principle.

They probably have a set image in their mind of "dieting" from years of promoted diets (cabbage soup, eating 500 calories a day, etc.), and so they express shock when that's challenged or seems different than what they thought.

I don't understand the question? People offer you advice when you eat bad food and that's a bad thing? OK.

Set your food diary to private maybe?

Set your food diary to private maybe?

LOL, I don't think thats going to solve her problem.

Apparently, I stopped giving a ****. I figured this out just last week when my dad came out to NC from Cali for my youngest son's graduation.

I made chicken and green chili enchiladas. My dad made the comment that if I would cut my carbs I could probably lose the rest of my weight. Since mid-January ( just under five months) I've lost 31 lbs. that is about a 6.2 pound per month loss. I am 11 pounds from goal. I didn't mean to, but I rolled my eyes at him and told him I need my carbs to fuel my lifts and couldn't pick up 130+ pounds if I didn't eat them. He was not impressed and said I had no business picking up that much weight, and I told him he was right...I needed to be lifting my body weight. :bigsmile: that's when my step-mom told me to get a bike. While annoyed with their old-school views, it really didn't matter. I will eat what I know is right for me (and my body) and if Dad doesn't agree? That's his prerogative.

I just don't care, anymore.

(when your at work) sounds like an excuse and if your diary is OPEN and your chosen "friends" comment-they are trying to help you.

if you don't like it-make your diary private.

sorry if that's negative to you-but I am not here to blow smoke up people's *kitten*!

Those comments started becoming horrible triggers for my binge eating. ): It got to the point of a traditional disorder because I could not eat in front of people for fear of their comments.

Today at lunch a lady at work looked at my food and said "I wish I could eat that." Was she saying I was fat and could eat whatever I wanted or was she saying that i was eating fattening food? I'm almost afraid to buy food at the store now. I just know the cashier is judging me when they ring my my items. I use the self checkout station as much as possible and I eat my food in my room where my wife can't see half the time. At work I try to sneak it back into my cubicle where no one knows what I have.

I was eating breakfast on the way to work but then I would be at a stoplight and the guy in the car beside me looked at me like he was judging my breakfast. He probably thought I was a fatty because I was eating in the car. That's what I was thinking.

I just hate being judged. It's giving me a nervous breakdown.

What makes you think anyone is judging you ( and even if they were, why would you care?) Maybe she meant " I wish I could eat like that and still look that good". The guy in the car couldn't care less about your breakfast, he was likely thinking more along the lines of " Are you going to get that car moving or not?" You have no reason to feel so guilty. The disapproval of strangers is of no importance. And believe me the cashiers don't give a rat's patoot what you buy, so long as they ring it up correctly.

That sounds like bullying to me. Stand up for yourself and if they don't respect your wishes perhaps avoid contact with them all together.

I'm just going to assume you're kidding and say "good one". Good one!

LOL thanks, but no I'm not kidding. Bullying in the workplace is a sad reality.