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Originally Posted by ahyessophie
I've recently started running, but have been a bit sneaky and secretive around friends and roommates about it. I wasn't sure why at first, but I really didn't want them to know. I think I was worried that others might think I was judging them for not exercising or thinking I was better than them. I'm also worried about what dieting and exercising will say about me. Even though it should be something that is completely positive and good, it feels like I'm admitting something... maybe that I'm insecure (not true) or dissatisfied with myself (true). Ultimately, I just want to be the same person to them...not someone obsessed with weight or diet and exercise.
I have one friend who is very small but VERY open about dieting, weight, working out, etc. She became briefly obsessed with losing 10 lbs before a vacation even though I had no clue where those 10 lbs were going to come from, haha...she is teeny! It didn't make me uncomfortable, I think mostly because I thought she was being a bit over the top, but a mutual friend of ours became a bit worried that if this really thin girl was judging herself so harshly, what did she think of other peoples' weights?
I know what you mean. I think that it depends on the friend. I had a friend that I dropped (for other reasons) who always complained about the size of her thighs, but you could tell that it was to fish for compliments, or just simply to whine and get reassured so that she would not actually just try and tone up (and of course to get that from me, her "fat friend" - she didn't call me that but treated me as such).
However, if the friend is truly into getting fitter, then that is a different thing. It is probably harder for her to lose/tone because she is thin already, so its probably a big deal-3 lbs lost from a very small person is much harder than 3 lbs from a very large person, at least in my experience and its probably taking all of her energy, hence her talking about it all the time. I know that when i first lost weight that is all I thought and am thinking about. Plus, I know lots of thin people who want to lose weight, esp before a wedding or going to the beach, because even people who look thin in clothes may have that teensy bit of fat/untoned areas - and I'd be happy to trade my body for it, but if they want to look superfit, then so be it lol. I bet she prob had no idea how major 10 lbs actually is - I see so many "health" mags claim that you can lose 10 lbs in a month, it almost seems trivial.
To your friend who is worried0I wouldn't worry about how she regards others in that case. I mean, I don't fulfill all my friend's standards of beauty, some of them want to be taller, and are taller than me, some of them hate how big their noses are and my nose is bigger. If they think that I am big (but will keep rude comments to themselves) then so be it. Weight loss is too bothersome to worry about a friend's personal standards.