[lovelyivy84]

People are like that- your being proactive and getting healthy for yourself threatens them because they can't or won't do it.

Glad to see you are shaking the haters off- you and the other ladies who are so incredibly proactive about your health are an inspiration to me, I gotta say. THere have been so many times that I let depression or a hectic pace interfere with caring for myself that it really really helps to see you guys doin your thang and helps me get it together!

Originally Posted by Ideal08

Soror, I completely understand what you mean. A lot of my friends are overweight and trying not to be, so I can talk to some of them. But I've noticed that the more weight I lose, the less anyone wants to discuss anything with me. Now that folk think I don't have to lose anymore weight based on how I look, they think I'm trippin' or overreactin' or whatever. I've had people roll their eyes at me when I check my pedometer or mention going for a walk or to Pilates class. Or they say, "You still on that $#!t?" What really ticks me off (and serves as the best motivator) is when people tell me my goals are unrealistic and I'll never be toned and I'll HAVE to have surgery to get rid of a bunch of skin and maybe I wasn't meant to be any smaller than I am now and I need to gain the weight back and what did I do and am I sick and have I started smokin' crack (seriously, this was mentioned by someone, I kid y'all not). . . I could go on and on. So now, I talk to Y'ALL and my blog and folk that I exercise with or who I know are on WW. Otherwise, I try not to even mention it. It even makes some people MAD. I'm like DANG, why you mad?

I'm glad I have some cyber-support!!!