Hi. I'm 27M, and have been overweight, bordering obesity, since my teens.
I've lost alot of weight around my 20's (114kg -> 90 kg's), but was still overweight.
In the pandemic, I stepped on the scale and saw I hit 94.4 and decided I wanted to get into shape, really good shape.
I've been losing alot through dieting and healthier eating primarily with my lowest weighed now is 75.3 kg's. A healthy enough weight to be sure.
But I want to lose those last kgs and be at a lower fat percentage before starting to build muscle cleanly.
Family have told me numerous times I'm looking good but in the same breath asked me if I shouldn't stop dieting, since I'm "good" now.
The thing is, I still consider myself 'on the way' to my goals but it's hard to convey it correctly to the people around me in the correct manner without them thinking I'm turning into a diet/health freak.
It was an especially hard week for me (which lead to me creating this post for other people's input and perspective) since my longtime GF wanted to 'veto' my weightloss at 70 kgs, demanding that's the line I stop at.
I told her and others that I dont understand their objections because I still have belly and back fat to lose. It's not like you can see my ribcage or anything and I'm feeling beter than ever before.
The response I get is mainly 'It's because we aren't used to seeing you (physically) like this'.
TL;DR: How to convey I'm not satisfied with my body (yet) without worrying the people that just try to express their love for me? The support I got in the start is turning into commentary because I chose to continue further than they anticipated. Is there a good way to turn this back into support?
Thank you.
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