Kate
CDC/PT/PITA
This may be unique to me because of my job, but I suspect it isn't at all.
I am currently suffering from being relentlessly pestered about weight loss. People who see me EVERY WEEK will comment every time they see me about how much weight I have lost. Yeah, great, you noticed. Now shut up.
I feel like I'm being scrutinised, and of course I probably am, but it makes me feel terribly uncomfortable having it pointed out all the time - as if my weight is public property. Having someone admiringly say "you're the incredible shrinking woman" each week is borderline. Having someone scrunch up their face at me and then announce matter-of-factly "you've lost more weight" every time they see me is slightly annoying (and creepy!). Having them keep asking how much I've lost is intrusive. Having them ask how much I weigh is downright rude.
Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's really nice when people notice and comment. I totally understand that it's noticeable to people who only ever see me wearing lycra. But I don't want them to mention it every time they see me. Why do people do this? Are they afraid I will think they have lost their powers of observation if they don't keep harping on about it?
I am currently suffering from being relentlessly pestered about weight loss. People who see me EVERY WEEK will comment every time they see me about how much weight I have lost. Yeah, great, you noticed. Now shut up.
I feel like I'm being scrutinised, and of course I probably am, but it makes me feel terribly uncomfortable having it pointed out all the time - as if my weight is public property. Having someone admiringly say "you're the incredible shrinking woman" each week is borderline. Having someone scrunch up their face at me and then announce matter-of-factly "you've lost more weight" every time they see me is slightly annoying (and creepy!). Having them keep asking how much I've lost is intrusive. Having them ask how much I weigh is downright rude.
Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's really nice when people notice and comment. I totally understand that it's noticeable to people who only ever see me wearing lycra. But I don't want them to mention it every time they see me. Why do people do this? Are they afraid I will think they have lost their powers of observation if they don't keep harping on about it?