Originally Posted by joyra:
Though actually once my 5' 98-lb friend visited me for a long weekend. I was unsuccessfully trying to lose weight so I let her initiate all food eating, I'd eat as fast/slow as she was, and stop when she stopped (but of course I didn't tell her I was imitating her). Haha! It was actually amazing to see, she totally ate WAYYYY less than me and it was a real eye-opener.

Now that sounds like an interesting experiment!

I'm more sensitive if someone knows I'm on a 'diet' actually. I was SO embarrassed when I was out for dinner with my bf and the waitress asked if we wanted dessert, he said "no we can't, SOMEBODY's on a diet".

I hate that too. I finally had to tell my husband that I dont need him monitoring what I'm eating. He was trying to be helpful, but I told him that just made me feel worse, and gave me flashbacks to my childhood and my sisters negative comments when I'd eat. And he understood, and stopped. And it helped.

I try not to talk much about my "diet" (I just count calories, and no foods are off limit to me, I just try to eat A portion, not 7) at work. Because one of my co workers is this older woman who will just say rude things. And its not because I think she's trying to be mean, she's just clueless and thinks its ok to say things like "Oh I'm so glad I've never had a weight problem, I'd never be able to diet" or "I hope Kelly (another co worker) can actually stick to her diet plan THIS time" or "Should you be eating that on your diet?". Its soooooo annoying! :) So I just dont talk about it to her that much. We would go for walks on lunch sometimes, and she said that Kelly and I walked to slow - that we needed to get our heart rates up more. I told her I know my body better than her, and then told her she didn't have to walk with us anymore then. That shut her up ;)

So yeah, you're not alone in being sensitive to comments. But after growing up with the comments my sisters made to me, I can be a smart *** sometimes, and will say something not so nice back. :p:o:devil:

The other day I sat down at a Valentines brunch at my house. Everyone around me started commenting on my plate and what was on it and what was not. WTH?!!!! I get my home ready for company, prepare a beautiful and elegant spread, invite folks over and GET THAT? What gives anyone the right to nitpick what is on my plate. I was so angry and wanted to get up and go run. LOL

I get sensitive because people around here are accusing me of being anorexic or bulemic. They can't believe I EAT and lose weight! I tell them I eat more now than I did when I was bigger (which is true). I just eat things that are better for me than I did before. I eat constantly. But to so many people, weight loss=starving yourself. When I get comments about "Why did you stop eating?" or "Why don't you have a cheeseburger instead of grilled chicken?" I feel a need to defend myself, though I shouldn't.

Originally Posted by MindiV:
I get sensitive because people around here are accusing me of being anorexic or bulemic. They can't believe I EAT and lose weight! I tell them I eat more now than I did when I was bigger (which is true). I just eat things that are better for me than I did before. I eat constantly. But to so many people, weight loss=starving yourself. When I get comments about "Why did you stop eating?" or "Why don't you have a cheeseburger instead of grilled chicken?" I feel a need to defend myself, though I shouldn't.

I hate that. I actually had a waiter make some comment of shock and disbelief when I had more than half my meal left on my plate and asked for a box. I was like "Um, did you see how much was there to begin with??" It's nobody's business how much I eat.