Other people's reactions?

[carriebrad]

i started SW just over 6 months ago at 18.1

i am currently 13.10.5

my final target is 11.12, so just under 2 stone to loose now, and people are ALWAYS saying...you must be at target now....you dont need to loose anymore...you dont want to go too far....you dont want to end up too scrawny / thin / etc...

i do have a wee chuckle to myself....cause i am still technically obese!!!

 

[spangles]

for me it's been a step back, socially. i used to be the life and soul, and lovely random people used to approach me and dance with me when i was a size 24. Now I just seem to blend in with the crowd and no one notices me at a size 14. or perhaps they do, but i don't seem as approachable?

 

[The Kid Henry]

Spangles! I'm not trying to butter you up, but if that's you in your profile picture, it's probably because people are nervous approaching you because you're very attractive!

 

[spangles]

it is me - thanks. but nonetheless, it's not as fun as it was. not all the ways people treat you differently are better.

 

[The Kid Henry]

I know what you mean, I sometimes feel i'm on more of a level playing field with everyone. It has been quite hard to adapt to, but I'm not finding much negative about it so can't really relate.

In fact, the only negative I can pull from my weight loss is actually almost the exact reverse of what you describe. I find that i've come out of my shell so much, so now I absolutely love being out and about in social situations, no more hiding away. Because of this, I struggle when i'm on my own. I NEEEED people around me!

 

[spangles]

hah!

I think, for me it's a bit different because i was happy with how i looked before. I mean, i'm a bit happier now - but i never really cared about being thinner. I didn't feel the need to hide or that i didn't fit in. I didn't even try to lose weight for my wedding; loved having my picture taken; whenever i went out i got chatted up; i wrote a well-read style blog and had a wardrobe of clothes i loved...

I only did this to be eligible for fertility treatment. Which means i have to keep at my target for the foreseeable. And I shall try to maintain - because it is easier being smaller. Just a bit more anonymous.

 

[The Kid Henry]

That explains the polar opposites then!

 

[spangles]

probably -

i should also say, cos i sound like a right arrogant cow above: i wasn't god's gift or anything, i just socialise in Brixton, where people are a bit full on friendly when they're drunk.

 

[The Kid Henry]

Haha! I wasn't sensing arrogance, more that you were harking back to a time that you preferred! If that makes sense.

Can't comment on Brixton being a Yorkshireman!

Done all my drinking around Covent garden, and some around Liverpool St Station & London Bridge when i've been down.

 

[spangles]

ahh - tough to find a friendly boozer round those parts.

 

[The Kid Henry]

I've never actually had a night out in London. Which is a shame. Our usual trips down are for the football, so it's a case of arriving at 9am on the train and leaving around 7pm. Never had any trouble in those areas, probably because we're all sound though!

Got one coming up this Saturday actually, so watch out for gaggles of bewildered Yorkshiremen!

 

[mom2two]

Wow Spangles, your weight loss chart is inspiring! I like the "No cheats, blips, or breaks"....and it shows in your numbers..RIGHT ON! Goes to show you CAN do anything you set your mind too

 

[spangles]

thanks - you know, i've been a really rubbish dieter for so long. this diet has just clicked for me. maybe it was the right time, too.