People mad at you for being successful.....

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  • BeautyAndStrength50
    BeautyAndStrength50 Posts: 273 Member
    I look at it this way... if you are happy about what you have accomplished then thats all that matters. EXCUSE ME but thats what this site if for.. HELLO.... To help each other inspire one another to go on.. I had a few like that on here guess what? they are not on my list anymore.. I dont need negetive people in my life. Just do what you have been doing and SMILE :happy: at them because it really makes them even more mad and results.. hehe :) Hang in there girl.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Some of my family members are also like that not only regards to fitness but in other areas of my life too & which is why I hate them!!! :grumble:
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Nobody's really said anything up front, but I keep getting snide remarks and stuff. I'm starting to think I should just keep it all to myself and let people think I magically got healthier.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    The people who find it annoying can learn to block it. There's loads of annoying updates on FB, from the people who have to do a mobile update everytime they go anywhere, to people who post copied and pasted urban legends as fact, to people who post chain letters (forward this to ten friends!), to people who have every game update posted. I don't care about your mafia or farm. Really.

    One of the contributing factor to me believing I could get into shape was a friend from high school posting her dailymile updates. I knew she wasn't athletic back then, and I found it awe-inspiring that she was running 5 miles or more. I started using Runkeeper because a different friend used it, and since then a handful of other friends joined and started posting their runs, rides, hikes and walks. Likewise, I had a bunch of friends and family members join here because of my updates, and started blogging because so many liked my MFP blogs.

    It's great to see the chain reaction in motion like that. :smile:

    Some may find it annoying and repetitive. Some may think I'm showing off, and you know what? I am! I'm damn proud of what I've accomplished! But I'd rather be annoying while doing something good for me than bragging about my 600,000 point high score in Bejeweled Blitz.
  • FirewifeCarrie
    FirewifeCarrie Posts: 118
    I don't believe posting my accomplishments on FB as annoying, but okay?? I have many friend on there that aren't on MFP and it's mainly because they want me to keep posting. As far as my sister goes, anything I do she usually has her opinion of it and some snide remark to make (usually). I am very close to my family and they are very supportive, especially my mom. It just annoyed me that instead of posting about how wasted I got, how many points I earned growing corn, where I'm at this second..I was posting about something that is helping me become a healthier person and that this was annoying to them. To each their own!
    Thanks for most everyone's understanding comments and it helps to vent it all out, lol!
  • FirewifeCarrie
    FirewifeCarrie Posts: 118
    Nobody's really said anything up front, but I keep getting snide remarks and stuff. I'm starting to think I should just keep it all to myself and let people think I magically got healthier.
    It's just a shame that others can't accept the fact that you just want to talk about what you are doing..not to rub it in their faces or show off, but to simply talk about it. I think that's what is wrong with so many people is that they keep everything bottled up and don't communicate. A healthy relationship is built on communication! Don't let others stop you from talking about your successes!
  • mrrodriguez
    mrrodriguez Posts: 158
    No one has said anything negative, but I feel the tension building at work between me and the larger people in the office. I used to be one of them, but am slowly leaving that life behind. I think everyone assumed that at least for most people, aging meant getting larger and larger. I know I once felt that way. Now I feel I have more in common with the "fit" people in the office. I try to avoid all the "treats" brought in by others. I like to talk to the runners, swimmers, and bicyclists at the office. They are interesting to me.
  • directorj
    directorj Posts: 537 Member
    I'm feeling that people are "talking" but I haven't experienced anything in front of my face or in any blogs. My Nike+ auto syncs my progress and usually it would get a ton of comments when I get up to 10 mile runs. Now I guess it's not special anymore and my friends just ignore it just like the regular facebook "spam".

    Then I found this site and when we update, we all get comments and of course I return the favor.

    I love the support on this site!
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    No one has said anything negative, but I feel the tension building at work between me and the larger people in the office. I used to be one of them, but am slowly leaving that life behind. I think everyone assumed that at least for most people, aging meant getting larger and larger. I know I once felt that way. Now I feel I have more in common with the "fit" people in the office. I try to avoid all the "treats" brought in by others. I like to talk to the runners, swimmers, and bicyclists at the office. They are interesting to me.
    Why can't people he happy and supportive for those reaching fitness goals?

    I am so not like that.

    I have a friend who caught his wife shagging with some guy, and after booting her out, decided to get in shape - a 75lb weight loss and total transformation.

    Seriously, all I felt was joy for him, and after his ex-wife was jilted by big-daddy-long-stroke, she took a look at what became of the fat husband she left and wanted back in.
    NOPE!
    He was a stud, and started dating some fantastic ladies who had themselves been hurt. Currently, he's dating a great lady, and it's serious. She's a fitness instructor - 12 years younger than his ex, and at family gatherings, his ex shows up ALONE while he's got barbie at his side - ahhhhhahahahahahahahahaha

    LOVE IT!
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    bump
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    This is timely, and I :heart: Carolyn Hax: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/carolyn-hax-jealousy-over-a-friends-weight-loss/2011/12/06/gIQAx4u22O_story.html
  • FatgutBgone
    FatgutBgone Posts: 73 Member
    I found a lot of friends are jealous of the success...just their coping mechanism so they make excuses for their weight...No more excuses for me....I'm with you I don't care who does not like the attention, but guess what you earned it! Enjoy & be Proud of it!

    Cheers, Joe

    Keep the Focus & Finish Strong!

    I used to be that way my self. I saw people losing weight and having good jobs and good lives. I said I wish that was me. Then I thought why can't that be me? I thought I would have to be on disability and depend on the government for every thing and hope and wish things might get better. Funny thing is that it never did get better. Then I decided to go back to school and learn how to MAKE things better for myself. Like I always say, "Anything is possible if you figure out how to do it and work hard enough to get it done".

    Stay strong -[-----]- live long.

    Walt.
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