I'm not really the type of person that uses social media much so just posting on reddit is going a lot out of my comfort zone. I've found all the progress pics so inspirational and they keep me going when I want to give up and I have found so many gems of advice. I like sharing my journey with others who are not as far along cause I feel like I can help those who are just starting or struggling. So overall, there has been a lot of positive aspects. I'm really hoping to eventually make some friends on here.
but when you lose weight, you start to see what people really think of you. at least thats how it feels to me. i dont have very many close people in my life. im 36 f single and working on making friends since i gave up on having a family and kids recently. i dont have too many close people in my life so it didnt really surprise me that no one noticed that i lost 60 lbs. when i did mention it, i had to get on the scale to "prove myself" to multiple people in my family and close friends cause no one believed me.
i posted my pics on here and people told me that the scale must be broken or im lying about my weight. It got upvoted a lot and as much as I try not to let it bother me, it does. After that i had to post an actual picture of my scale. All these pics are now on my profile.
I guess it just hurts because i feel like i cant be as proud of my weight loss because of how others are treating me because of it. i know that i cant let people get to me, especially online strangers, but it just bothers me because its not just one random person... or 5 people... or 10 people... add in my family and i feel like shit. ive cut off people in my life before and im not gonna cut my parents and only friends off over this, but its hard, beause it makes me almost feel like giving up, like theres no point to losing weight, cause my body is never gonna look good. originally this started as a health journey so it sucks feeling this way. i dont have any support for my weight loss other than online. currently looking for a new therapist.
can anyone relate?
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