So a little background knowledge before going into the situation. My mom has always been very fit and worked as a personal trainer, owns a Pilates studio and is also a ligament specialist. I was also very fit working at a gym.
I gained weight after my husband I went through something traumatic and I kinda just shut down. I gained probably about fifty pounds. That’s fine I was still very healthy and although it was a large weight gain, I was still pretty happy with how I looked. Fast forward, I got pregnant with our first child and it was considered high risk so I couldn’t work out and I gained a lot of weight and by the end of the pregnancy I weighed around 240 pounds.
After the pregnancy I lost fifty pounds in the first three months and got down to 190. I went on birth control because we decided that we don’t want to risk having another baby until we were both ready for number two especially with how tough the first pregnancy was. I unfortunately am one of those people that gain weight on birth control and ended up gaining fifteen pounds over the course of five months. So I currently sit at about 205.
I work out at orange theory three to four times a week. Do a Pilates class on Saturdays and swim on Sundays. Because I had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy I had to do follow up blood work to make sure that I didn’t have diabetes post pregnancy and this is where the issues came in.
I went in for my blood tests and my test results said that I was really healthy, not even close to pre diabetes, no high blood pressure and my thyroids are working well. The doctor told me that I’m very healthy even for being overweight and that there’s no need for immediate change if I am comfortable. I told mom that my blood tests came back with great results and that I felt good about everything. She then asked if I would go on medication for weight loss and I told her that wouldn’t be approved because I’m technically healthy with the blood results.
She then said that I should look into clinical trials to see if I could get on something without needing insurance. I told her I wasn’t comfortable with that and that I feel good. She then brought of fasting which I have tried but didn’t have success with. She then said that it’s ok for me to stop eating to reach goals and I told her that’s not a healthy approach. She then said that I’m not happy and that ticked me off because I actually am very happy lately and my emotional health had been better than years prior so I said the only reason I wouldn’t be happy is because others continue to push their standards on me and that I am happy with how I look and how I feel. She then called me a liar and said that she had to leave.
She hasn’t talked to me since and I am more hurt by that than her constant hounding me on my weight. I understand that long term weight loss will benefit me but I can’t change birth control methods and I’m very healthy by other standards.
She wants me to be back to the weight I was when I was 20 but I’m almost 30 and happy with where I am. Don’t know if I’m looking for validation, advice or just to vent but any input is appreciated.
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