I'm 5'10 and 155-160 pounds. I'm trying to eat healthier to give my body thr opportunity to shed any excess fat. I'm trying to cut out all junk like the things people bring in to work. Cookies, candy, cake, etc. People at my work can not fathom this. They say things like "you need to gain weight, not lose it." They think I'm like the 90 pound anorexic girl complaining that her thighs are too big. Do you guys have similar experiences?
Is it fat people shaming you?
You sound like a 90 pound anorexic girl complaining that her thighs are too big.
You're no better than your office; they judge you while you judge the 90# girl.
Yes. I try to avoid situations where I will have to turn down offers of poor food choices so that this doesn't even come up but when it does I just try to explain that it's about performance and not aesthetics / looks.
I've always found that "no thanks" works just fine, why go into detail?
The sooner you admit that food is love the better off you will be.
irony killed the cat wrote:
I've always found that "no thanks" works just fine, why go into detail?
This.
Jimmy21 wrote:
I'm 5'10 and 155-160 pounds. I'm trying to eat healthier to give my body thr opportunity to shed any excess fat. I'm trying to cut out all junk like the things people bring in to work. Cookies, candy, cake, etc. People at my work can not fathom this. They say things like "you need to gain weight, not lose it." They think I'm like the 90 pound anorexic girl complaining that her thighs are too big. Do you guys have similar experiences?
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, you didn't give your age but if you're in your 20's/30's, you're a goof. For one thing you need a certain amount of fat to act as a cushion for some internal organs. For a second thing, this is the Holiday/eating season. People work hard to make delectable treats for these few days/weeks. It wouldn't hurt you or anyone else to sample a small amount of whatever is offered/presented to you. You won't gain any weight that you can't run off in a week and by trying a few morsels you'll not offend whoever made whatever. Sometimes we need to think of family/friends before ourselves. I realize it's a somewhat antiquated term, but is called "Being Unselfish."
Similar to you (or should I say sorta the same), I had a co-worker who used to give me some grief about my weight (155, 6'1).
After a few months of this, I decided that every time he made some comment to me about "watching my figure" I would get him back by making love to his girlfriend (now his wife). I don't work at that company anymore, but there is a pretty high probability that I am the biological father of his kid, so I consider that to be a victory as far as our workplace squabble is concerned.