This is brilliant! Thanks for the post, and the thoughts from others.
Any chance this could be made a sticky? Maybe in the Maintenance forum (or wherever it's deemed appropriate)? It seems like something that a lot of people go through and threads deal with this regularly - maybe this post will help some people be prepared for what happens.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm at stage 6 and it's beginning to sabatoge my thinking...........I want to loose 15 more pounds and am fighting a mind game. The comments are not helping. I'm encouraged to know this is just a phase.
I'll "3rd" the idea! At least with my mom, I jumped right into stage 6 - we skipped 2-5. As soon as she discovered I was writing down what I was eating, she'd decided I had an eating disorder. Lots of education to do there, sigh.
Maybe you could add a footnote about the humorous comments, Saef.
Yesterday the hubby and I were hauling out the garbage cans and the neighbor who drinks too much and was verrrry happy took notice. He hollered out for the whole neighborhood to hear "you look like a slimfast commercial..." then he starts rambling, obviously confused.." pretty soon they are going to start yelling..move that bus!" I think he was thinking biggest loser, but somehow got extreme home makeover instead. Kind of embarrassing, but mostly just funny. Hubby said "at least he's a happy drunk."
Has anyone here began dressing differently, wearing hair and make-up differently, etc? I think that's contributed the the "chatter" as well.
Without a doubt!!! I used to dress like a homeless person. Seriously, and not because I couldn't afford clothes, I just couldn't find any at the local Wal-mart that would cover my enormous body anymore. Often people do not recognize me.
Lori, it's grand, isn't it? I never put much thought into what I had on before because I never felt like anything looked good anyway no matter what I did. Now I catch myself deciding what color camisole with which jacket...and oooh, "I need a necklace with this"..type of thing when I look in the mirror.
With your amazing weight loss I am sure their is "chatter aplenty" about you! So, dress you slinkiest and cutest and keep 'em talkin'! Hehehe!
Maybe you could add a footnote about the humorous comments, Saef.
Yesterday the hubby and I were hauling out the garbage cans and the neighbor who drinks too much and was verrrry happy took notice. He hollered out for the whole neighborhood to hear "you look like a slimfast commercial..." then he starts rambling, obviously confused.." pretty soon they are going to start yelling..move that bus!" I think he was thinking biggest loser, but somehow got extreme home makeover instead. Kind of embarrassing, but mostly just funny. Hubby said "at least he's a happy drunk."
This had me rolling!
I am at that weird point where I've come full circle - from enjoying the comments to being a little tired of the comments. I've been maintaining for four years, when someone asks me HOW I DID IT in that excited voice, sometimes (not always) but I feel a little *sigh* here I go again. Most of the time, I'm still happy to talk about it, but sometimes I just want to say "I am so OVER that, this is just how I am now!" heh
Everyone has been nice to me so far, but truth be told I'm waiting for the catty comments to kick in from several people. Oh well, they wouldn't be talking about me if I wasn't worth talking about
I never put much thought into what I had on before because I never felt like anything looked good anyway no matter what I did. Now I catch myself deciding what color camisole with which jacket...and oooh, "I need a necklace with this"..type of thing when I look in the mirror.
saef, cute post.
When I was so large, obviously my choices of clothing was very limited. I hated it. Didn't want to bother much with anything. And now that I can wear whatever I want (OMG, I can wear whatever I want!) and actually have choices, I LOVE getting dressed, the makeup, the hair, the jewelry, the whole bit.
But lately, this is so strange considering that I really do adore all of my beautiful clothes and getting very dressed (OMG, I have beautiful clothes!), but lately, I'm getting the biggest kick out of just throwing my hair into a ponytail, putting on a pair of plain jeans and a plain T-shirt, no make-up, just vaseline on my lips and running out of the house to do some errands. I actually like the look - now.
Now don't get me wrong, I still love and adore my vast wardrobe (OMG, I have a vast wardrobe!) but it's darn nice to feel confident sans all the extras. Darn nice.
Oh and excuse all the OMG's. It still amazes me from time to time that clothing is no longer an angonizing situation for me. (OMG, clothing is not longer an agonizing situation for me!)
Last edited by rockinrobin; 03-12-2009 at 04:45 PM.
I guess I was at stage 8 but am now at stage 1. (Oops!)
I lost a decent amount of weight a few years ago and some people started taking bets to see how long it would be before I gained it back - blah! Unfortunately, I did :P but am back on track to being healthy again. (Thank goodness - I just wish I had kept it off to prove them wrong. )
This is all so true! I can attest to stage 6 being annoying. I do agree that some people aren't used to seeing you as skinny so they have a warped sense of what healthy. But listen to your body in what's healthy for YOU and ignore those catty comments telling you to stop losing or weight (or even worse) gain weight. Let a doctor decide if you're too skinny - not jealous people. (I will this time around!)
.
)