Comments on: Food pushers, couch potatoes, and more

By: fspotting

fspotting — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:54:51 +0000

I completely identify with this. A friend of mine asked me if I had an eating disorder because I have lost 20 pounds in about 2 months and I can’t even describe how offended I was. It’s partly because I actually do have a friend with an eating disorder and to be compared to her was upsetting, but I just felt like the implication that she thought there was NO way I could have been so successful without cheating by starving myself. I couldn’t even defend myself — when I tried to tell her what I’d eaten, she got the most disbelieving look on her face. My weight loss has really brought out an ugly side to her — funny how this is coincidentally happening as I’m getting closer to being as thin as she is.

I hate hearing from people that I have lost enough weight because they are ALWAYS much thinner than I am. I think this ‘liking the fat friend’ business really is true. I still have to lose another 5 pounds to be at the absolute HIGH end of a healthy BMI — how can I have lost enough weight?!

By: Gena

Gena — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:28:55 +0000

Very nice post! My coworkers are the couch potatoes and the skeptics. They don't really work out, then tell me that my workout schedule is over the top, and training for a marathon is bad for you. What gets me the most though, is that they are highly suspicious of what I eat and what I do. If we do compare our daily exercise, they think I'm lying about running 6 or 7 miles. If I don't eat a huge lunch, they think I must be trying to lose weight or that I'm borderline eating disorder (when I'm just not that hungry!). And I can't explain to them my food and exercise philosophy, because they don't want to hear it. Gena's last blog post..Pork Kebabs

By: giz

giz — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:55:43 +0000

Thought y'all might enjoy my friend's "Crap Pushers Letter"...

By: Lethological Reader

Lethological Reader — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:26:12 +0000

I don't have too many non-supportive people (though there is a skeptic at work who always has to comment on what I'm making for myself - "you mean, you're just having TOAST for a snack?"). My mother, however, is one of those people who thinks she knows everything, that her way is the best. So if I choose to buy a package of cookies at the grocery store I get the "your diet is sooo horrible" look. Regardless how much I exercise or how fit I am. Blech. Lethological Reader's last blog post..Dead Man Walking

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:56:30 +0000

I definitely have some food pushers in my life - There's one woman whom I love dearly, and is like a grandma to my daughter. Unfortunately, when we eat at their home (probably once a week or more) she is always asking/telling us to "finish" stuff, so there aren't leftovers. Just eat that one slice of pizza, just have those last few pancakes... It is indeed frustrating. Carrie's last blog post..setting goals

By: workoutmommy

workoutmommy — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:46:23 +0000

merry–It is amazing how common these people are in most of our lives!

I am happy to report that many of the people I was specifically referring to have said they would try to reform their ways from now on. I am hopeful the food pushers, potatoes, food police, and skeptics will be gone!

By: Merry

Merry — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:41:29 +0000

What’s surprised me, reading these comments, was how many people could relate to all of these categories! These people are more common than we think.

And like DM, I’m going to make an effort to make sure I’m not acting this way towards anyone else! (Or to myself. You hear enough negative talk, after a while the little voice in the back of your head starts to talk negatively too.)

Merry’s last blog post..Pasta Queen & the Magical Secret to Weight Loss

By: DM

DM — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:08:20 +0000

Ok, I guess I could be several of these people. I will stop making brownies before my trips.

By: Nadine

Nadine — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:17:10 +0000

I absolute LOVE this! I've dealt with all of them. I think it's jealousy. They want to do it, but they're not ready to limit themselves. Yes, you can have cake. But, you can't have cake AND blooming onion in the same day or the same meal. One or the other. When I was working, I had a woman who was in her 50s or 60s, examine everything I ate. If I had a bran muffin for breakfast, how could I eat that? If I had pizza for lunch, how could I eat that? Her food for the day was a banana and a yogurt. If she ate more than that, she would gain weight. She couldn't figure out how I'd lost so much eating the way I was. Heaven forbid I bought jerk chicken, plantains, and cabbage for lunch! She'd go into food shock! Thanks for the laugh. Nadine's last blog post..Moving and Eating Out

By: heidi

heidi — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:49:20 +0000

This is hysterical! My mother is the ultimate in food pushing! I can say no 100 times and she will not give up until I eat whatever she is trying to push! Love this. Great blog! heidi's last blog post..Elisabeth Hasselbeck in Fitness Magazine