Today begins Week 3 of WW for myself and my fiance, and so far, we've both been doing really well. I've found that because we both really enjoy cooking, we have an easier time of things: we leaf through the five WW cookbooks I bought (I'm an obsessive cookbook-buyer) and pick our dinners for the week, and I plan stuff for our lunches, too. So far, I've lost 5.6 lbs, and my FI has lost 13. Thus begins my grumble.
It isn't that he's losing weight faster than me. I know he's going to lose weight faster than me. It's basic biology. Yes, I find it a little annoying that he gets to eat more food than I do and still loses more weight, but that's not his fault and it's not my failing. He also has less weight to lose; I'm not complaining about that, either. What I am complaining about is the way people react when we tell them how much we've lost -- the first thing they do is look at me with this really sympathetic, apologetic look on their face and say "Oh, it's okay" ... as if the weight I have lost doesn't amount to anything at all! By trying to make me feel better -- as if I ought to be feeling upset -- they're making me feel worse!
I've lost more than 5 lbs in two weeks. I have more energy than I used to and I feel better about myself for having made positive changes regarding my weight. Why should I feel bad because my partner is losing more weight more quickly than I am? It's just the way our bodies work. Why can't people just say "Wow, that's great! I'm really happy for you/proud of you!"
*sigh* Stupid people.
It isn't that he's losing weight faster than me. I know he's going to lose weight faster than me. It's basic biology. Yes, I find it a little annoying that he gets to eat more food than I do and still loses more weight, but that's not his fault and it's not my failing. He also has less weight to lose; I'm not complaining about that, either. What I am complaining about is the way people react when we tell them how much we've lost -- the first thing they do is look at me with this really sympathetic, apologetic look on their face and say "Oh, it's okay" ... as if the weight I have lost doesn't amount to anything at all! By trying to make me feel better -- as if I ought to be feeling upset -- they're making me feel worse!
I've lost more than 5 lbs in two weeks. I have more energy than I used to and I feel better about myself for having made positive changes regarding my weight. Why should I feel bad because my partner is losing more weight more quickly than I am? It's just the way our bodies work. Why can't people just say "Wow, that's great! I'm really happy for you/proud of you!"
*sigh* Stupid people.
