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Originally Posted by Asherdoodles87
My sister has never been obese, but she is not stick thin either. She came home with fast food. I cannot control what she chooses to eat. However, she walked straight into my bedroom, put the food over my nose, and laughed that I couldn't eat it. No one else in my household thinks that this is cruel. I am really trying to change the way I eat and my behaviors. I am hurt that she finds that funny. I am also hurt by her husband who was rude to me about it as well.
I have got to get this weight off and prove to everyone I am not some fat slob. No one thinks I can do it. I just want to be "normal" and healthy.
I got upset and cried about it. I was hoping posting here would make me feel a little better.
Any suggestions on how to deal with this if it arises again?
First, I'm looking at your stats and you have already proven that you can lose weight. That's a fact. You've done it and you are doing it.
Second, you're a grown woman. You can eat whatever you want. You are MAKING A CHOICE and that is different from "can't have" - maybe if you see it that way, it will take a little of the "power" out of her taunting. She's teasing you with something you've already decided you don't want? So what! If you can take on that attitude, you've sucked the fun out of it for her.
Third, don't react. You have every right, but she's doing it for a reaction and every time you get upset or seem to want what she has, she's getting exactly what she wants. Next time she does that, just say something like, "wow, again? Ok. Can you close the door on the way out? The smell is kind of turning my stomach. All I can smell is grease" in as neutral a tone as possible. Every smart remark, throwing it at her, is just feeding into it. It lowers you to her level, encourages her to keep it up, and gives her the reaction she is looking for. I say this as a fat kid who never got bullied - it's no fun to pick at someone who honestly does not care.
Living well really is the best revenge. Having no reaction is the best revenge. She no longer has something you want - food you choose not to eat, or a smaller size because you're getting there. Just sigh like you would at a small child who put yet another frog in your chair and go back to what you were doing.