Anyone else hate it when people always assume weight loss is for looks?

Let me preface by saying that it's not bad if you're losing weight for looks, but it is bad that some people make the assumption and argue even after being told the reason why you want to lose weight.

Example: me. I am healthy. I eat healthy. I'm in the healthy bmi category. I exercise at least 5 times a week and have a very active job that I'm studying to become. I honestly think I look fine and I don't need to lose weight for any of the reasons mentioned above. But I'm still trying to lose weight.

I'm studying to become a carpenter, and for the first time ever I feel like I have a thing that I really want to do for the rest of my life. I love this field. But I'm on the edge of being overweight bmi wise. A lot of it is probably muscle, so it's not like I'm unhealthy because of it. The reason I want to lose weight is because my knees and feet hurt after a long day at school. And it is obvious that part of it is my weight. I want to work in this field for as long as possible, and I don't want my knees giving out in 20 years because of my extra weight (I'm 21 as of this day). And that reason to lose weight is valid. Most reasons are valid. It is stupid to make assumptions about people's wish to lose weight, especially when they might seem like they look 'fine' or that they are presumably healthy, but honestly even in general it is stupid regardless of how a person looks or seems. You don't know why people want to lose weight. I mean of course there a caveats like people who have eating disorders and are losing weight in an unhealthy manner and for unhealthy reasons. But most people have good, valid reasons to lose weight. I hate it when people make assumptions about people without ever talking to them. It isn't that hard to ask, and even if after asking you don't understand, it isn't your place to critisize just because you don't get it. Let people live their lives ffs. (And this logic applies to a lot of things in life.)

I guess I just wanted to rant. I've been on Instagram too much haha. What about you guys? What are your reasons for losing weight? Have you come across people judging you without even asking, or even after asking? I wanna know that I'm not alone in this.

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