Yes, ma’am! :)

findingthinagain:

I adore this so much, I can’t even.

(Source: skinnyass, via myhealthyfitspiration)

Whoa… Controversial much?? I strongly disagree with many of her health beliefs… I have seen more than enough real-life evidence of the dangers of obesity. It sounds more like she ‘gave up’ trying to lose it and decided to invent a new philosophy that fit her psychological needs. However, it is certainly true that eating healthily will reduce your risk of disease if you are overweight. And also true that ‘healthy’ weight people will be at greater risk if they have poor diets. But it is NOT acceptable to ignore the risks associated with excess adipose tissue.  FYI- she is NOT a healthcare professional.

Awesome :)

Okay, so this is not the kind of post I expected to put up today.  But, for the benefit of those of you going through weight loss and healthy living journeys I’m putting this out there…

Last night I was working with a pharmacist who I hadn’t seen in a while.  We were discussing things totally unrelated to weight/health/exercise… Then, she notices that there is a photo of my husband and I on my computer’s desktop. (See below)

Pharmacist: ”Oh, is that you and your husband?”

Me: ”Yep.”

Pharmacist: ”You were at Medieval Times.  That is a fun place.”

Me: ”We enjoyed it.”

Pharmacist: (Looks at me and back at the computer screen)  ”You look… different.”

Me: (joking) “Umm.. I’m not wearing scrubs a cleanroom gown, mask and bonnet?”

Pharmacist: “Were you thinner then?”  ”Your face looks different.”

Me: (Did she seriously just say that..?) “Oh.  Yeah, a little… ahem.. ahh…  (pushing through the embarrassment and focusing on the opportunity to segue into a discussion about exercise…)  ”I actually just started a new workout program called Turbo Fire.”

Pharmacist:  “Oh, well, you’re not that overweight.”

Me: “Ummm… Well, uhhh… I really like this exercise program.  It’s made by Beachbody - the same company that put out P90X. I’m working on losing it.”……..

Pharmacist: (Finally realizing she’s made me uncomfortable..)  (Looking back at the computer screen) ”So.. where is your husband from?”

Okay, so… I try not to be too sensitive about issues surrounding weight.  Generally, I try not to take things too personally.  She made a faux-pas but didn’t mean it to be hurtful.  It surprised me that I had an emotional reaction to her comment.  That little punch in the gut.  I knew I had gained some weight back over the past year but no one had called me out on it.  I have been working for a month now to get it (and more) off and have come down 5 lbs.  But, it’s not all off yet (I gained around 10).  And, I guess 5 lbs on a 5’ 0” frame is a lot and didn’t just settle on my hips. I really didn’t think it was that noticeable…

It’s nice when people comment about your weight loss, not so nice when they comment about a gain (especially when you have already lost some…).  I am not going to hold this against her… will just use it as motivation to keep pushing.  It’s really not an awful thing that she called me on it - it’s not comfortable but it was the truth.  It’s good to realize that people do see you - every day.  They do notice when you gain/lose.. It’s rude to judge someone about their weight but it’s also just a fact of life - a matter of health and how you appear to the world.  Just like my nose is a little off-center and I can’t do anything about that (without a lot of $ and pain..).

BUT I CAN do something about the weight! I could have handled the discussion better - might have been able to roll it right into a Beachbody discussion but I was a little choked.. Hopefully next time the conversation will be “You look different… are you thinner NOW?” :)

Medieval Times (Aug 2010)

December 2011