people say the meanest things….
I realize that people that knew me a year ago mean well when they say things like, "you better watch out before you blow away", or "you are losing too much weight, if you lose any more, you would not look good". These things hurt my feelings because I am still too fat. I really do not care about the scale weight any more. I did when I weighed in at 309lbs, but now at 207lbs I am more concerned with BF%. I am still very high at about 24 %, but that is the number I care about now. People think they are being nice when they say jokes to me about loosing too much weight, but I have a long way to go and I let what other people say get me down. I am going on vacation in a couple of weeks and I start a new job next year. I will have to move to Houston for work and I will try to make new friends that make fitness a priorety in their lives. I want to stay active and move some of my workouts to the outdoors.
November 30, 2008 at 6:04 am
Awesome job with your transformation to date, Wayne!
Those people are only trying to be nice with what they are saying because they remember you when you were much heavier. So don’t let what they are say get you down.
When you move to Houston, people will not know the old Wayne but they will get to see you further transform from where you are at today.
Keep blastin’ the iron!
-Jeff
November 30, 2008 at 6:26 am
I agree, you have made awesome progress!
Maybe the people making comments to you are jealous of your motivation and progress. I am sure some of the people you know wish they could do what you have done! When I think about the people that say things like that to me they usually have a lot of weight to lose. They can’t be proud of you while they are unhappy. Just pay really close attention to who is making the comment to you and why they would say it to you. Is it being made out of love and concern, jealousy, or admiration?
Good luck to you!
November 30, 2008 at 6:36 am
I would imagine they are joking good naturedly and I would take it as such. You’ve done an amazing job and I guarantee they are amazed at your progress.
Plus, they are so used to seeing you look big. So they perceive you looking thin in a more extreme way than someone who never saw you look heavy and have nothing to compare.
November 30, 2008 at 6:53 am
Take those mean comments, and use it to power your progress. I’m not a fat kid but when I got called fat a lot that made me just want to push harder.
So as I said user it to power your progress , let it fuel your fire.