Hi everyone,
I thought I'd make a thread where we could all post the negative comments that, unfortunately, people who struggle with their weight have to face on a daily basis - and where we can all help each other gain some strength in knowing that we are better people than these closed minded and, quite frankly, moronic people!
Today I had a stonker of a comment from a family member (FM); the conversation went like this..
FM: 'So, how much weight have you lost on LL then?'
Me: '13 and a half pounds so far. I'm a bit annoyed though because none of it's come off my legs and one of my goals is to be able to wear a mini skirt!'
FM: 'Are your legs that big then?' (Note I was wearing v. baggy trousers at the time)
Me: (Pulls up bottom half of trousers to show calves) 'They're bigger than I want them to be.'
FM: 'OH. MY. GOD. Your legs are SHOCKING! You look like you have bingo wings on your legs!' (Laughs)
Me: 'Thanks very much!' (Walks outside)
It was only later that the comment sank in and I had a bit of a cry about it. I know it was negative of me in the first place to mention the part of my body that I'm most self conscious about but REALLY. Bingo wing legs is not the nicest comment someone can give you.
Still, I'm over it now due to a chat with my mum (she's the one getting me through LL!) and I'm putting it down to their insecurities. My legs may not be great but they're certainly not 'shocking' - and they certainly wont be once I've finished LL! This in fact just makes me more determined to lose the weight - and when I do, I am going to waltz round to their house wearing the shortest skirt I can find!
So that's been my day today. Not the best, but there have been worse! Feel free to rant away with your own experiences so we can all feel like the superior people we are!!
Bex xx
I thought I'd make a thread where we could all post the negative comments that, unfortunately, people who struggle with their weight have to face on a daily basis - and where we can all help each other gain some strength in knowing that we are better people than these closed minded and, quite frankly, moronic people!
Today I had a stonker of a comment from a family member (FM); the conversation went like this..
FM: 'So, how much weight have you lost on LL then?'
Me: '13 and a half pounds so far. I'm a bit annoyed though because none of it's come off my legs and one of my goals is to be able to wear a mini skirt!'
FM: 'Are your legs that big then?' (Note I was wearing v. baggy trousers at the time)
Me: (Pulls up bottom half of trousers to show calves) 'They're bigger than I want them to be.'
FM: 'OH. MY. GOD. Your legs are SHOCKING! You look like you have bingo wings on your legs!' (Laughs)
Me: 'Thanks very much!' (Walks outside)
It was only later that the comment sank in and I had a bit of a cry about it. I know it was negative of me in the first place to mention the part of my body that I'm most self conscious about but REALLY. Bingo wing legs is not the nicest comment someone can give you.
Still, I'm over it now due to a chat with my mum (she's the one getting me through LL!) and I'm putting it down to their insecurities. My legs may not be great but they're certainly not 'shocking' - and they certainly wont be once I've finished LL! This in fact just makes me more determined to lose the weight - and when I do, I am going to waltz round to their house wearing the shortest skirt I can find!
So that's been my day today. Not the best, but there have been worse! Feel free to rant away with your own experiences so we can all feel like the superior people we are!!
Bex xx
