For me it makes me feel naked ..exposed ...especially if you are the type of person who is not in to talking about themselves ...which is me to a Tee!
No one Ever Broached the subject about me being Overweight ..Fat ...but people have bombarded me with questions ..,very insistent for the. number! I just told a coworker that I do not discuss the amount of weight I lost ...just say that it was a significant amount.... And. GBS has floated around about me too! Along with some kind of Illinesses...people will fill in the blanks for a more interesting story! And I was asked if I was on the Divorce diet too!
Guess no one decided that they have let them self go and decide they need to address it! That's just too boring of a story...soo they juicy it up!
I have people tell me That only one person by us has kept the weight off by us that has lost a significant amount.
I have dropped the most weight in the quickest amount of time ....so either surgery,terminally ill ...or Maybe I am a Crack Head....you have to really laugh about it ...when people speculate about a rather Boring person as myself and what's going on in my life! At least I have given them a topic to gossip about, and there is probably a Pool going to see how fast I gain all the weight back too!
Yep feel naked ... With all my shortcoming exposed!!! But I was not going to change jobs just to escape being dissected for everything I eat or when Good meaning people tell me How much I should weigh!
People are very comfortable sorting people into their little groupings ...and when we change .l.somehow others feel uncomfortable or feel the need to comment!
Hey I smile ..thank them ...and quickly change the subject!
If someone is truly interested in losing weight ... I have helped them and given them whatever reasonable guidance I could offer ...but I always direct them to follow up with their PCP first! But mainly they think I have some secret information....and they are always disappointed when I share the Truth!
I truly believe change in the environment makes people uneasy ...and they like to keep the status quo in place...IMO!
March to the beat of your own drum.... Keep doing what your doing ! And remember to smile....and try to redirect the focus ....and maybe ask them some nosey personal Question
see how they like the shoe on the other foot!
Good Luck ...and remember this is all for you ....and you deserve to keep it as public or as private as you are comfortable with.
We are all different in how we handle our weight loss and keep ourselves going .... Do what is right for you....and you will be fine! This is your story don't let anyone else dare edit it without your consent
Roo2