This is a long read, but I think it’s worth reading and discussing if you’re overweight. Don’t really know if this would be considered a vent or whatever, but I’ve learned something since the start of my weight loss journey and that’s that no matter what we may think—-that people do treat obese/overweight people, my experience has been so, I truly think people have a subconscious biased towards fat people. When I use to be bigger, people just treated me sooo differently, like a straight up outcast at times, it wasn’t that they were directly rude or prejudice, but it was more like the way they said things or did things, it was almost like they might have done it without much thought. People would have less patience, they wouldn’t take me seriously, they would be quick to rush or get easily tempered, they ignored me, it was definitely a soul crushing experience if I’m being honest. Now, back then, I think it got to me like pretty bad, I tended to avoid people, I didn’t have much friends, I just hated myself and felt sorry for myself, I would then resort to overeating to cope with the unhappiness and it just lead to a cycle of depression and eating to feel better, of course, I couldn’t see it at the time, I was really oblivious to my behaviors and my feelings.
Well, here’s the thing, do people care? Yeah, unfortunately people can be critical and judgmental, that’s kinda just human nature, I’m sure I do it, I’m sure everyone does it, however the key difference here is that I don’t let it bother me anymore, I don’t feel sorry for myself and I don’t resort to food as comfort or to cope with feeling bad, instead I use it as fuel to motivate me to lose more weight. I’m still on my weight loss journey, currently 70lbs down and working on an additional 80lbs to be at a healthy weight and so far the difference has been night and day.
People treat me much differently, still not as good as I’d like, but it’s significant enough that it’s continues to motivate me to lose more. I’m really proud of myself and everything that I have accomplished for myself, not only have I lost the significant weight, but I’ve gotten rid of old bad habits that were keeping me stuck. I noticed that today while heading home from the gym, I was HUNGRY from the intense workout and my first thought was “I need to eat, I wonder what I can make when I get home.” But then, my second thought was like. “Maybe you should stop by somewhere to pick up some fastfood” and immediately I responded with, “Nah, I have good food at home that wont take long to make” AND THAT WAS IT, I didn’t struggle with it, it was simply a one and done deal, this was a huge win in my eyes. I didn’t use to have this internal dialogue, it was always. “I’m hungry, I’m going to drive to McDonalds or In N Out” or whatever, but THIS goes to show how different I think and how much I have grown. Anyway, I’m a much more happier man and I can’t wait to see where I go from here, it’s pretty exciting to see how much I’ve grown and who I’ll be in the near future.
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