I have a family member who I feel is threatened by my weight loss. This person is used to being the skinny girl in a family of large people and seems to place a lot of value on her weight. A few years ago she lost about 50 lbs, but IMO she lost in an unhealthy way, by eating as little as possible, so much so that she started to have fainting spells. She's healthy now but the way she lost the weight was not.
Now that I'm working on my weight (with much success) she is suddenly "concerned."
A few months ago when I started getting noticeably smaller, she commented that I wasn't eating enough. Now, she is concerned I'm not eating "substantial" food and am over-exercising. The substantial food remark came from my telling her I'll grab an apple, orange or a bunch of grapes for a snack or light breakfast. The over-exercising remark is because I workout for about 45 minutes AM and PM.
Generally, I ignore her because I think she is somewhat obsessed with weight and has unhealthy views on weight, but tonight I got really annoyed at her remarks!
I'm going to be around this person a lot for the next few weeks and I've already decided that I'll keep the topics of weight loss, food and exercise off limits when I'm around her, but I'm not sure how to get past my annoyance and keep peace in the family.