Do your friends/family think you're obsessed?

I have been doing Calorie-Count faithfully for about four months.  I have successfully lost 30lbs! 

Because calorie counting has become a huge part of my life - my friends and family are always telling me how obsessed I am! 

When I measure or weigh my food, or talk about nutrition, everyone looks at me like I'm nuts. 

Does this happen to all of you, as well?  How do you deal with it?

You know I have a 6 year old daughter, and yesterday packing her lunch, she asked "Mommy, how many calories in my Lunch.?", so I guess somewhat my family thinks I'm obsessed.

But, I'm proud, because of this site, I can set my children with good examples of eating heathly. 

Yeah, this is true.  My college roomate started counting calories with me (I think she felt guilty eating crap while I was eating healthy), and has since lost almost 10lbs!

That's great that you can be a Role Model... Congrat's to her on the 10lbs

My friends have been pretty supportive, especially since a lot of them are also trying to eat healthier and exercise.  But my family just LOVES to eat together, and eat massive quantities (apparently they all have faster metabolism than me, because my mom is tiny and does major damage at buffets).  So it's hard for them to understand when I eat just one helping of food instead of, say, four.

As far as dealing with it, I just eat the amount of food I'm comfortable with and try to shield my plate when my mom or grandma tries to heap another serving on it.  ;)

Wow Shayna - Congratulations -

It does happen on occassion but I have adopted a don't ask, don't tell policy.  If I'm asked, I'll talk about it - otherwise I just rant and whatever here on the forums. 

I know that my boyfriend can feel like it controls us because I'll skip a social event because it's at a place that doesn't have any healthy options or I'll come home late because I was at the gym.  Occassionally I'll say something like, "I know that my diet can be frustrating for you and I really appreciate your support."

I can agree that I am slightly obsessed, but I would disagree with anyone that portrayed that as negative. 

Yes... I don't deal with it, I just let them talk.

Kelly,

Thanks for that post!  I have the same thing going on with my boyfriend.  Our friends want to go out for dinner, and I have to make sure we go somewhere that has a healthy option.  His friends sometimes get frustrated, because we will say no to places they like...

Yeah, i remember that used to happen. And then when you reach your goal and your in maintanance mode, it doesn't get any better. They think your worse, because your still count calories.....and people start wondering if you have a eating disorder. It so stupid. Like i have by no means a disorder. I love food, and im a healthy weight. I just have to keep counting cals to stay this way. They don't get that bit! Although most of them also see me as a nutrition/ calorie counting knowledge base. (i enjoy that though.) I really like when people ask my nutritional questions. Makes me very proud of myself. 

Yes....... My friends and family believe I am possessed.... muhahahaha!!!!

lol, possessed :p  yeah, my family thinks I'm pretty weird, especially my fiance because I know the calorie content in all the food I eat, and even his:p  Tuesday someone asked me how many calories were in Billy's hot dog and I said "Without the bun, 180".  They all had a good laugh and I was surprised that I even remembered that :p  It gets on his nerves that I look at the nutritional information on everything I pick up and even his.  I'm just a curious person I guess, but I don't tell him or make a big deal about it, I just store it in memory.

I swear my one friend thinks I have an eating disorder.. She always ask me what I eat in a day... Do I snack when I  hungry, ect.. I dont get why it's so hard to believe that millions of people do this and it WORKS and that I am doing it..*shrugs*

I have come to the conclusion that some people just don't want to be healthy!! I get funny looks, and odd comments about my lifestyle change, but hey- I have lost 10 lbs, in a little over a month, and I feel great- I think that is way more important than comments or funny looks :)

Yes, my friends and family say I am obsessed.  My mom asked me when I became so weird.  Whatever.  It's my life, my health, my body.

So far they are happy for me.  I've been so sick the past 5 years they're just glad I'm still here and doing better.  I do have 2 girlfriends who seem to think I'm reproachful (I'm not) but we just don't discuss weight loss.  The wife of one of my first cousins has been super supportive and so nice and happy for me.  She always cheers me up.  I'm glad I'm not still working, because I worked with some people who would have driven me nuts about my whole life style change.  There was always food in the breakroom and never anything healthy.  And since I was in purchasing, vendors were always bringing me chocolates and doughnuts.  Around the holidays my desk would be surrounded by those Harry and David gift towers. 

I was just talking about this to a new friend, I think they tune me out a lot of the times because it does seem to be my whole life. I do think I am a little obsessed, but I am much healthier so I'll deal with it.

I get this form time to time.  Bottom line is.  Most poeple don't understand calorie intake and proper eating.  I am sure some poeple think I am obessed - but really, who cares... all I know is I look good and I feel great. 

I just explain it that my body is like a machine and it needs the right fuel, you wouldn't put refined sugar in your gas tank, so why should I put it in my body? I also keep the calorie counting to myself as a general rule, to me it's not the number of calories that's important but where they're coming from, and so to most people it looks like I just eat healthy, and that's what I'm doing, just with some added math!

My family says they don't know me any more.  They don't understand why I measure and weigh food.  They don't understand why I go to the gym every morning.   I'm really close to goal and they all expect me to drop these habits now.   And what?  go back to unhealthy eating that made me over weight in the first place?   They just don't get it.   They really have the approach of 'when can you stop measuring your food'  or 'you won't need your gym membership any more'.  

My family tells me all the time that I don't need to lose weight.  They love me just the way I am.  Bull.  I do need to lose weight.  Why do our loved ones tell us this stuff?  I am 100lbs. overweight.  It is hard on my body as well as my emotional well-being. 

I am a "hidden dieter" I try to measure stuff, etc. when no one is around so I don't hear about it.

I know.  Someday I hope that I have supportive people that can actually help me reach my goals.

Like Nymo said - some people don't get it.  I get sick of explaining it.

Actually, sometimes I think I am obsessed. What really is the functional difference in counting every bit of food you put in your mouth because you have an eating disorder and because you are overweight and nothing else seems to work? Of course the anxiety caused by watching my weight spiral ever upwards was not so good for my mental health either. Friends and family didn't like it when I was crying about getting fat! So I will continue to make a go of this OCD calorie counting thing for as long as it continues to work for me, then I don't know....