Basically, the title. I live halfway across the world from my family with my husband and I've been in a calorie deficit for a couple of months now. I'm really proud of the dedication I've shown.
I'm a huuuge foodie so a lot of what my parents or my sister and I snap photos of or message about is what we're eating, so I've mentioned to them all that I've been trying to make healthier choices. They're always supportive and my parents have been doing the same for a couple of years now. My sister has always been slim (she works for it - she eats well and exercises regularly).
Anyway, story time: Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive but I shared with my sister that I've lost just over a stone in 2 months and how chuffed I am. She'd sent me a message about food too so I shared with her my dinner (a mountain of salad, 2 chicken breasts, bacon, parmesan, oodles of dressing - all measured, ofc) and joked about how I was amazed I had been losing whilst being so good at volume eating.
Her response was that she "didn't know what had happened to me", it was clearly not big, especially for a salad.
It's fine, the photo probably wasn't a great representation. And I have since explained that the whole thing probably weighed around half a kilo, the bowl it was in was almost a foot wide (probably not visible in the photo), explained the ingredients. It's honestly a simple misunderstanding I'm sure.
But I still feel kinda glum, like my sister is so used to me being the little fat girl who shrugged off healthy choices. And that the only possible way I've gotten this far is by developing an ED. I know I'm making leaps but that is where my hurt is coming from.
Anyway, I suppose I've learnt (in a pretty easy way) that it really isn't worth taking people on your weight loss journey, even if it's a small update, because there are lots of people who want to scrutinise your choices.
You can tell me I'm a sensitive sausage, I know I am. But I still kinda wanted to turn to this community because honestly I've learnt so much from you all and just reading the messages of support, advice and kindness between others has helped me immensely. We got this.
EDIT: lost a stone in 2 months, not 2 stone! Oops.
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