Why all the questions??
What is it with people constantly asking personal questions about your weight loss? Just in the past few days I have been bombarded with questions that I just dont feel comfortable answering. If these were close friends it would be one thing but a few have been people I only know by face.
At my yard sale Saturday a lady I know was here and asked was I trying to blow away. That I didnt mind, I just laughed and said yes. But the she asked “What are you gonna do after you lose it all”. What the hell kinda question is that? What do you mean what am I gonna do? I am gonna stop living and sit in my house like a hermit!! What do you mean what am I gonna do? I am gonna enjoy myself alot more, thats how I will start. And then I am gonna strut my stuff every chance I get. And then after that I am gonna remind myself how long it took me to get where I am and be proud. What did she think I was gonna do, start pigging out and gain every pound back in record time? What kind of question is that?!?!
But let me add some cherry sauce to this conversation. There was a man here too and I guess he was listening to us because he stopped and jumped in when she asked me that and very matter of factly said “Gain it all back”. Again, WTH???!!!! I looked at him and said very sternly “NO, I’m not”! What a thing to say to someone you dont know. How dare you even judge me like that when you dont even know me. I just wanted him to leave and didnt care if he bought a thing!!
And here are some others and my answers “How much weight have you lost?” Enough. “How much more do you have to lose?” Enough. “How much do you weigh now?” Really, you are gonna ask me that? “What size do you wear”? Well, what size do you wear?
Arrgh!! And those are just some of more polite ones. Yes folks, I have lost weight. But you have lost your manners! While you are at it, why dont you just go ahead and ask me how old I am?
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Wow…that’s crazy. “Water off a duck’s back.” That’s what my boss always tells me when I let people get under my skin. You just have to let it roll off. I know…easier said than done. Congratulations on your weight loss…and don’t let ANY inconsiderate comments deter you. Get your come-backs ready or decide to just let the crap quietly roll off your back. Just don’t let it sway you. Press on! You can do it!
lol i’m sorry..I know your venting frustrations out here. Its unbelievable what people say sometimes, shakes head.
I wonder sometimes what people are thinking or if they are thinking before those kinds of comments pop out.
You know…maybe we need to make t-shirts that say that….”yes, I have lost weight..but you’ve lost your manners etc”
Hang in there…some people are just so clueless! Debbie
Wow… I had that happen to me when I was younger, and it still happens to me when I go home and people havent seen me for a while. When I was much younger (about 12yrs old or so), people would actually stop their cars if they saw me out walking to ask me how much weight I’d lost so far, and some would actually give me the once over and then tell me that yeah, it looked like I had a load of weight to lose. Ignorant locals. I was too young to come up with a snappy answer for them, but I tell ya, if it was said to me now….. they wouldnt pass a comment again.
I’ve had people ask me if I gained weight before and then some people have asked me if I lost weight which is totally rude in my opinion. They need to respect other people’s feelings and just keep their comments to themselves so I agree with you on that one.
Maggie