Hello readers,
Firstly I must apologise for not updating in so long - it's been almost two months! I've been very busy. For the last seven weeks I've been doing work experience in a local nursing home as part of the Healthcare Support course that I did this year. I was working Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 4.00pm and I found it very tough work. My last day was Thursday so I should be updating a bit more regularly from now on.
So, onto the subject of this blog entry. Dealing with comments. Last night three different people in the space of literally about a minute told me that I'm "too skinny" and that I have "enough weight lost". I've worked so hard to get to where I am right now, I'm 17.5lbs away from goal and comments like this really really irritate me! I laughed it off at the time but
Maybe it's just me but I feel that these comments are negative rather than positive. I think people think it's perfectly fine to say things like this because they were so used to me being fat and they think I'll take it as a compliment. Maybe it's jealousy.
I don't see myself as too thin. I want to get to goal and see how I look and how I feel about myself and if I am too thin I'll be able to do something about it. If it were me and someone I knew was working as hard as I am to change their life around I wouldn't tell them to stop, I'd encourage them.
I also wish that people would stop calling it a diet. A diet to me implies that it's a temporary thing. It's a lifestyle change for me. I have no intention of putting the weight back on so I'm going to continue eating healthily and getting my exercise.
Well, I suppose that's the end of that little rant.
Starting this week I'm going to a new class. Unfortunately my own one has been closed down due to low numbers and my leader is also retiring from Weight Watchers. I feel a little strange about going to a new meeting with a new leader. Still, I feel like I'm going one step forward and two steps back for the past few weeks. Maybe a new class and a new leader is exactly what I need to get back on track. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut or something. A kick up the arse is what I need!
Well, anyway, that's all I wanted to say. I'll probably update after my new class on Wednesday.
Onwards and downwards!
J x
