Ever been made fun of for being healthy?
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just about everyone around me tends to run their mouth but i could care less, i'm the one looking good
mirin' is when you admire someone (he spelled it wrong)0 -
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I am the "thinnest" of my friends and they tell me all the time....."you need to eat a big mac" It is so ridiculous!
They hate that I make healthy choices when we go out to eat. Maybe they think it makes them look bad, but I figure.....If you feel that way, it is for a reason. If you don't like what you see when you look in the mirror.....change it-but don't try to bring people down with you!
I dropped a ton of weight just by letting go of "friends" that don't support me. You don't have to follow me, but don't judge me!0 -
it really irritates me - at work if you have a healthy lunch everyone comments, but imagine if you commented on their lunch "My are you eating that much today?!
it seems to be acceptable to comment if its healthy like its that unusual for someone to eat something decent.0 -
One girl I work with tells me I better eat something she brought for a snack to share, knowing that if it's something unhealthy, I'll likely pass. She also makes a big deal about it if I do have a treat. I don't restrict myself from anything I love, but some things are worth the indulgence to me and some things aren't.....like her banana muffins last week. I just didn't really want one. Now if someone brought in ice-cream cake? I'd be hard-pressed to pass that up : )
I don't know why she thinks I'm so over the top about what I eat. I'm actually not. She knows I'm active, and she just assumes I eat perfectly all the time. I just pay attention to what I eat and she doesn't. And well, it shows - just sayin'0 -
I am regularly "teased" at work for eating as frequently as I do, and for having the biggest lunches of anyone in the office. But usually I teased for being "so tiny" and having such a voracious appetite. No one can understand it. Ahhh - Look at WHAT I'm eating, folks! :huh: Do you see any junk, processed food in my 6 snacks/meals a day? I think not.
People just love gossip and judgement. It's how the world works. Just own it and use it as fuel in your workouts. Be true to yourself and do what makes you happy. It's the only way to be :bigsmile:0 -
So I have a few people in my life that make fun of me for being healthy..its so annoying. I feel like im going to kill them all one day. LOL jk. but they talk *kitten* about me exercising..about me counting calories..about my food scale....these people by the way that do it are so un healthy..they lay around most of the day..smoke..eat fast food atleast 3 times a week and never exercise. So I was just wondering am i alone in this or has anyone else ever dealt with this?
Looks like there are a lot of us!
I always get it badly around this time of year, too, because I take small lumps of everything at Thanksgiving / Christmas dinners. I would say that as an adult it is less my direct family mocking me and more my SO's family-- all struggling with weight, I should add. My picky eating is another hot-button teasing issue.
My co-workers are pretty nice about it, though. One started calling me "sweet potato" due to microwave use, most make very nice comments or refer to how healthy I am. I'm pretty lucky, though. I've worked in terrible offices with a lot of politics and nastiness, and this place is nothing like that.0 -
Oh yeah. I deal with it a lot (though it is better now than it was a year ago). I get a lot of crap from people at work. I know that they were used to seeing me heavier and when I started to lose weight.. they gave me a lot of crap for it. They would buy me candy bars or offer up food they know I didn't want. When I refused it (politely, of course) they would say "Oh. One won't kill you!" or "Alright, go eat your bark and twigs then!". There were days when I thought I'd lose my job because I was having such a hard time keeping myself from telling them what I thought of them.
I realized that their cruel words were actually their own insecurity about their body/weight. They thought if they could get me to break down and eat the crap they were eating? Well, they would feel less guilty about eating it. Things are better and I do allow myself now and again to indulge in whatever they're offering me to eat (not often and I have to REALLY want it - I won't eat it simply because they think I should). They've backed off some from it. I think after losing the weight - the realize they won't change my mind. I have told them that I don't care what THEY choose to eat and I'd enjoy the same respect from them. I don't tell them to stop shoving CRAP down their throats, so please don't make fun of me for wanting to eat healthier.
My mom has been very critical too. When I was heavier, she used to tell me "Your real dad's family has a lot of heart issues. Keep that in mind. Perhaps you should lose weight". Then as I started losing weight? She said "You know.. you're gonna kill yourself running on the treadmill".
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I take it as a compliment. Truly. I say "thank you" when people make those jabs. And I do it condescendingly too. "Why THANK YOU!" *glamour wave*0
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YES! I'm still fat but a lot healthier and I work in fast food... come on just eat some fries it won't kill ya.. nah it'll make me sick though and taste disgusting...0
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Hmmmm I've been recently given the nickname, "Dinosaur" by a peer at school because I follow PALEO (caveman diet). However, I know it's all fun and games...and I think it's cute sort of.0
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all the time and the funny thing about it is its usualy the fat/unhealthy people makin fun of me0
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Hmm, not really made fun of just the usual harmless teasing where I get the "You're disappearing on us!" or make some kind of reference about never bothering to offer me food because I wouldn't accept it.0
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The people who are either ambivalent (my kids and soon to be ex-wife) or are very supportive (my parents) far outweigh (no pun intended) the douche canoes that make fun of me...and those that do make fun are secretly jealous and I could give two SH!Ts less what they think...I wear my fit lifestyle and food choices like an effing badge of honor...they can all pound sand for all I care.0
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In some ways, I think it makes others feel guilty. They see us doing something about it, making the right choices-- and it proves that so much of it really is a choice.0
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Yes, my sister makes fun of me for it.0
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So I have a few people in my life that make fun of me for being healthy..its so annoying. I feel like im going to kill them all one day. LOL jk. but they talk *kitten* about me exercising..about me counting calories..about my food scale....these people by the way that do it are so un healthy..they lay around most of the day..smoke..eat fast food atleast 3 times a week and never exercise. So I was just wondering am i alone in this or has anyone else ever dealt with this?
Another example of why we should 'consider the source'. There is definitely something wrong with someone who offers nothing but condescension when someone, like yourself, is trying to improve their quality of life. Never forget, misery loves company.0 -
omg, yes. I learned very quickly that I can't talk about being healthy or about calories with my friends.0
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Oh well. I smile and nod while they all eat the catered lunches and slowly blow up.
Hahaha. Same thing at my work. Every morning there are donuts, every lunch there are pizza boxes, chinese food containers, McDonald's. They make fun of my tuna on whole wheat that I brought from home, and then complain about how they've gained 30/40 pounds in the past 6 months. Hmm.. I wonder whyyy.0 -
ah yes.... at every family function now and Im about to walk back into it this week. If I dont eat the bad stuff I get teased about how good it all tastes and how much Im missing. If I do have any of the bad stuff - I hear about how bad it is to even have a little. Im damned either way!
I do somewhat like that everyone draws attention to it though. it keeps me motivated knowing theyre watching what Im eating. And I know that all the jokes about how "thin" Ive gotten means they notice. Those are all good things.0 -
I'M KNOWN AS THE FOODIE
ALSO HAVE THE NICKNAME SQURREL BECAUSE I GO THROUGH EVERYONES PANTRY AND NIBBLE
THE THINNEST PEOPLE I'VE MET SEEM TO ALWAYS BE EATING AND THEY EAT SMALL CLEAN MEALS OFTEN. A HANDFUL OF NUTS, SOME VEGGIES AND HUMMUS ETC.
AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY
NOW THEY THINK I'M A GENIUS
IT'S FUNNY HOW LIFE WORKS WHEN YOU PREPARE FOR IT AND MAKE DAILY CHOICES THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS 0 -
Yes. I chock it up to the "misery loves company" mentality people have.0
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Oh boy i know alot of people who are like this with me! I eat alot of salad to help with my weightloss an there like 'sophia your like a ****in rabbit, your always eatin salad!!' and then i go on the wii everyday to do zumba, wii fit, just dance etc, and people are like 'blimey your always on the wii your soooo boring!!' this really upsets me when people say this to me (i take things to heart too easily), and this makes me feel bad about myself and i loose alot of self esteem and i go back to my old habbits =( but recently, im learning to ignore them and carry on with what im doing, at the end of the day its me that will look good in the long run, whilst there bursting out there clothes!0
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i think when you have someone in your family that is making changes for the better it makes those that are not have to look at themselves and realize what they NEED to do but wont due to whatever reasons. Its easier to put the focus on you then to have to look at themselves.0
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While I haven't been made fun of, I have been called obsessive... while looking at how many calories were in a serving of uncle ben's rice, seriously, WTF?
I know people who comment about not wanting to be calorie counters etc. My response, how can you loose weight if you don't know what you're eating?!?
I don't have a huge number of people who are supportive per se, but for some reason both my parents think I'm fine, always have (I just got into the healthy BMI range), been warned about eating disorders, etc.
Sheesh, I just want to be healthy!0 -
That's funny I've been though all of this! I just laugh about it & started being the same way towards them. Friends call me anorexic or gym junkie, "obsessive" etc etc, Both family and friends say my head is too big for my body now, that I shouldn't want to loose MORE weight. They don't realize about BMI, they go solemnly on "looks', which is by far what the meaning of "healthy" really is. One can be skinny and still be unhealthy. SMH, instead I tell them they should try it out, it will benefit them in the long run. Especially when they get older! I'm teaching myself how to be AND STAY healthy. For me it's not temporary, it's a long term decision. :happy:0
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when it is family or work people it is toughest since you cant avoid them but if it is your friends then hate to say it but you need new friends. join a running club or some other fitness related group and you wont hear dumb comments like these any more and bonus, the other people there will motivate you just like your MFP friends do.
i tend to be a little snarky/sarcastic at times so if someone said something like - you are too skinny, or you shouldnt obsess about your food - i would respond something along the lines of...
"you are SO right, its a wonder why there arent more groups for people to help them gain weight and just let go of any hope of being healthy and happy. Sounds like a side business you could start, every fad has to start somewhere right?" or
"i feel really bad about it too, i promise not to watch the calories at your wake but i cant promise that i wont get a workout in that morning, that wouldnt be disrespectful would it?" or
"really, i should thank you guys, since you already have such a great headstart towards heart disease and such, doctors will have much more practice treating it should i ever start eating like you and need to spend my last days in a hospital bed being cut open. Its great you are looking out for me" or
"honestly, once i save up for that double wide plot at the cemetary, the wheels are coming off this train"
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Mostly from alcoholics complaining that I didn't want a third drink.0
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I get made fun of quite a bit from my family (they think i am too obsessive about my weight) and my friend (who misses her lazy best friend)0
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my husband does, he says something about food, then says" o wait you cant, you have to be healthy" he dont mean anything by it, but he loves to eat fast food all the time, i would like to, but obviously it aint done me any good, thats why im here lol0
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