Stackhead
Slow and steady...
This may be me being mean BUT I'm going to write it anyway to get it off my chest really...
Does it ever annoy you when people with smaller amounts to lose (maybe 2 stone) describe their heavy weight as *yuk* or *disgusting* or anything similar? Because, whilst I know everyone is different and we all have our own journeys and yes well done to them for not getting to my size in the first place BUT I'd literally kill to have just 2 stone to lose right now - I'd be at goal if I did.
It just annoys me, or rather it makes me think 'what must they think of me, with 10 stone to lose, if they, with only 2 stone to lose, already describe themselves as disgusting' - does that mean when people look at me are they thinking that internally?
This thought never really occurred to me before, but reading threads and diaries on this site and it's quite common for that phrase ("i'm disgusting" or I've got 2st5lbs to lose *yuk*") to crop up. Even now, at my current weight, I'd never describe myself as disgusting - I'd never describe anyone as disgusting for that matter, not in terms of appearance. So it just confuses me.
It kinda goes along with odd usernames really, i.e. someone signing up with the username 'Massive Fattie' <-- any reference is purely fictional, any members bearing this name I assure you the reference is purely coincidental - I don't understand the mindset of starting a weight loss journey with the mindset of hating yourself.... I just don't get it.
I'm not trying to trivialise anyone's journey, it's hard work whether you have 1 stone or 10 to lose. I don't really know what I want out of this thread I just wanted to get this out of me. . .
Does it ever annoy you when people with smaller amounts to lose (maybe 2 stone) describe their heavy weight as *yuk* or *disgusting* or anything similar? Because, whilst I know everyone is different and we all have our own journeys and yes well done to them for not getting to my size in the first place BUT I'd literally kill to have just 2 stone to lose right now - I'd be at goal if I did.
It just annoys me, or rather it makes me think 'what must they think of me, with 10 stone to lose, if they, with only 2 stone to lose, already describe themselves as disgusting' - does that mean when people look at me are they thinking that internally?
This thought never really occurred to me before, but reading threads and diaries on this site and it's quite common for that phrase ("i'm disgusting" or I've got 2st5lbs to lose *yuk*") to crop up. Even now, at my current weight, I'd never describe myself as disgusting - I'd never describe anyone as disgusting for that matter, not in terms of appearance. So it just confuses me.
It kinda goes along with odd usernames really, i.e. someone signing up with the username 'Massive Fattie' <-- any reference is purely fictional, any members bearing this name I assure you the reference is purely coincidental - I don't understand the mindset of starting a weight loss journey with the mindset of hating yourself.... I just don't get it.
I'm not trying to trivialise anyone's journey, it's hard work whether you have 1 stone or 10 to lose. I don't really know what I want out of this thread I just wanted to get this out of me. . .