Jaycey
Post-Menopausal Maniac!
My hubby admitted to me last night that he was "bored with my diet". (That was after I'd sent him a mad text about my size 12 jeans!) I was quite shocked, but then it did bring home to me how much I do hammer on about CD, day in day out - call it evangelising if you like. Don't get me wrong, hubby is very supportive (he's even been losing weight himself to keep me company!) but even for him, it's all wearing a bit thin.
I think the problem is that loved ones love us whatever we look like and however we are! My hubby certainly does - he's always told me I look gorgeous whatever I wear or look like (even in those horrid flobby holiday pix of mine!). He almost can't understand why I'm doing this, and certainly can't understand why I'm getting worked up over a pair of jeans. (To a mere bloke, it's just 'a pair of jeans', you see!) Now he's started saying things like, "well, if it's so great, why didn't you do it years ago?" (I wish I could answer that question! :sigh
So this is a warning really - CD might be the greatest thing that's ever happened to YOU, but that's it, it's about you and no-one else. And we can't expect other people (however close they are) to be as interested in it as we are! However ecstatic we are about our losses, there has to be a time to put up and shut up as far as others are concerned - and I think I've reached mine!
I'd be interested to hear others' views about this - it looks very hard and unfair now I'm reading it back, but unfortunately I think it's true (in my case, anyway).
I think the problem is that loved ones love us whatever we look like and however we are! My hubby certainly does - he's always told me I look gorgeous whatever I wear or look like (even in those horrid flobby holiday pix of mine!). He almost can't understand why I'm doing this, and certainly can't understand why I'm getting worked up over a pair of jeans. (To a mere bloke, it's just 'a pair of jeans', you see!) Now he's started saying things like, "well, if it's so great, why didn't you do it years ago?" (I wish I could answer that question! :sigh
So this is a warning really - CD might be the greatest thing that's ever happened to YOU, but that's it, it's about you and no-one else. And we can't expect other people (however close they are) to be as interested in it as we are! However ecstatic we are about our losses, there has to be a time to put up and shut up as far as others are concerned - and I think I've reached mine!
I'd be interested to hear others' views about this - it looks very hard and unfair now I'm reading it back, but unfortunately I think it's true (in my case, anyway).