I am overweight (5'8" 215). I have been trying to lose if not gain weight for about a year now. My family is generally concern over the weight as we have a history of weight related health issues, and so try to help by giving advice. However it is difficult to take that advice now because all my life I thought myself overweight because of them. When i was small, little comments like "that dress is so beautiful but don't gain weight or it will fit tight" when choosing my dress for the middle school dance or comments regarding my food choices such as grabbing a granola bar as an evening snack when hungry. I thought I was enormous at that time but when I look back on those pictures now that I realize that I was a normal weight and it makes me go into a spiral on how the weight I am now, is how I saw myself when I was younger. I can't say they have gotten worst with their comments, but they haven't been better. Because of this when my family does have a good point in regards to things related to weight loss I tend to get defensive at the moment or generally go silent for the rest of the interaction. So how do you deal with when someone has a good point but their history with you is poor?
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