Anyone else losing weight to spite someone?
Ok, obviously I’m not losing weight for anyone but myself, but the need to prove some people wrong has motivated me a lot since I started my journey.
- Unsupportive coworkers who tried to tempt me to eat things they knew I was abstaining from. I quit fast food for a year and a couple of my coworkers got fast food a few times a week for the entire summer that I started my diet. They asked if I wanted anything every single time, including calling to check. My annoyance strengthen my resolve so much.
- My mom, who donated all of her old clothes to me when she had weight loss surgery. Every time she gave me her 3x clothes, it drove me nuts. I only wore 1x at my heaviest, but I guess she thought I would need them eventually.
- My ex who cheated on me and told me that I wasn’t enough.
My user name Phyllis comes from this moment of casual cruelty in college.
I didn’t have health insurance in college and I hadn’t had new glasses in years. At the time of this story, I was working at an eye doctor digitizing medical charts. One of the perks of the job was a free pair of eyeglasses. I picked out these super swanky glasses that I would never have been able to afford on my own (Gucci!) and got some the fancy coats on them. Very tricked out glasses.
So, I’m wearing my brand new glasses to class and I’m feeling super confident in them, (I can actually see! It’s amazing!) when this guy who I regularly had classes with turned around and told me that I looked like Phyllis from The Office. I had never seen The Office, but I could tell it wasn’t a compliment. I just made a non-committal gesture and ignored him.
So, I googled Phyllis after class and was horrified. For anyone who isn’t familiar with her, Phyllis is an overweight, middle aged woman with brown hair. I was twenty at the time, but other than that, the picture was pretty accurate. Heck, my fat aged me and made me look much older. After that, I was embarrassed to wear the glasses and eventually, stopped. I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t wear those glasses again for years.
Screw that guy. I needed to lose weight, but that guy has to live with himself every day and that seems way, way worse.
Anyone else got something that makes them walk a little farther or keep them from reaching for dessert?
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