I think the video
sums up my feelings pretty well...
Sounds like the
cranky old man needs to eat something, huh? LOL. But,
it's really interesting to me what the difference is
between losing weight at 25 and losing weight at 36.
11 years ago it was this video:
All around
happiness, excitement, support. Seemed only my Greek
grandparents tried to feed me. Now with the advent of
Facebook? Jesus. It's hate, hate, hate. Again, it
doesn't really matter to me - I'm happy and the people
around me are happy but there's this A.D.D. world of
reactionary judgement that has permeated "the
internet" that I'm just sad about. 11 years ago? You
read the entire entry. You read several long
entries and got a ton of information. In fact, 1132
entries ago you read this.
That's not 140 characters, it's not a status update
and with good reason. Brotha lost 50 fucking pounds.
And this time, brotha lost 40 fucking pounds.
But the hist just keep on coming. Somebody at the baby
shower (which Talya and I both ignored) actually
said: "You did this while your pregnant wife was
gaining weight? Did you ever think about how she felt
about that?" in a completely snotty "you inconsiderate
husband" sort of way. (sigh) for the second time on
this site I will reiterate this
point:
Talya is
thrilled I'm staying fit. It means she will
return to her Pilates-Instructor fit form right away
because I'm maintaining those habits now. I was 190 at
the start of her 2nd trimester. Can you fathom what
I'd be if I "let go"? And then when the baby
comes we're both trying to get back in shape? This was
done for MY FAMILY. This was done to set an
example and to break a Generations-long Kontras cycle
of weight battles. And you have the audacity that
I somehow didn't consider Talya's feelings? That
being supportive means gaining weight WITH her?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I just have no time for that
conversation and ignored it... but it was brought up
before and it goes along with all the other comments:
"You look tired", "you look ill", "no more weight
loss, ok?". I'll give everyone the benefit of the
doubt here and admit this. The difference between 150
pounds when you're 25 and 150 pounds when you're 36?
Your skin sags. This picture?
