Proving people wrong??

I just have to say- I'm trying to lose weight for ME- of course. The only person who's opinion about my body that truly matters is ME.. But, in the back of my mind I am also trying to prove a few people wrong.  Like...

1. The ex- boyfriend who made hurtful comments to me about my body.

2. The girls in college who called me fattie to my face. ( niiiiiice- especially when they too were not thin!).

3. My mother- who always liked to bring up the fact that I "could stand to lose a few.."

So when I get frustrated, I just think of how fun it will be to be at my goal weight and how much more fun it will be to say F YOU to those who thought I couldn't do it.

IS anyone else trying to prove anyone wrong??

Yes!

The husband who says are you trying to lose weight AGAIN!

The inlaws who everytime they see you say are you pregnant you sure are getting big!

My neighbors who say what are you jogging for?

All of the men who call me big girl, thick girl.

All of my friends who just don't believe me this time(I can see it in their eyes)

My sisters with their skinny selves(smile)

myself who is always in constant doubt of herself.

Yes, MYSELF!

No one really throws my weight up in my face, but I have told myself time and time again that I've tried and I just CAN'T do it. So, this time, I WILL prove myself wrong.... and YES I'll stick it to my old self, and tell her she is NOT EVER COMING BACK!

All those people - including my mother, my sister, and even my doctor - who say that middle-age spread is inevitable and unavoidable, so I should just gracefully suck it up and accept it.

I'm sure once I reach menopause a little bit of spread is unavoidable. I am a realist - I don't strive for a perfect body or a 20 year old's body. I realize your body does change as you age. But I do think it is possible to have a fit body after the age of 40. So I like to picture myself as the spry little 60, 70, 80 year old woman crossing the marathon finish line.  

I just don't want to be ugly anymore.

I'm pretty much over all the hurtful things that people say but I do like that a couple people from my past that were mean or snooty are now larger than me.   Seems I can be petty too.

Don't get your feelings hurt further when the people you think will have to take notice don't.  Most people, I have found, that are rude enough to say things like that, are dealing with their own self hatred and don't see a thing different even though you have changed.  The reason, I believe is because nothing has changed within them.

Work on you and don't worry about them soon enough you will see that what they think and do really doesn't mean a damned thing in your life.

All of my friends who just don't believe me this time(I can see it in their eyes) I ditto this; I'll add aquaintances too! 

I also agree with the posts that say "myself".  I think I'll be the hardest person to fully impress when I actually make it...that I made it.

The boy in highschool who said he'd date me if I looked like my best friend (whom he then dated instead while continuing to say he liked me better).  Jerkface.

The customers from the chocolate store I worked at who laughingly told me "heh, I guess you eat this all the time!"

The 'helpful' lady at Target today who saw me looking at juniors' swimsuits (my little-er best friend is looking for something really specific and I was seeing if they had it) and pointed me over to the plus sizes . . . she didn't even work there!

Luckily I don't have anything to prove to friends and family who are constantly supportive of me no matter what I do or weigh.  I hate that your mom said that to you!  Mine always makes a point to point out my positive features instead, and help me be more active if I want to.

cartp- You aren't ugly.. Beauty is a state of mind! Don't ever say you're ugly! I'm positive you aren't. We all have insecurities- obviously weight is one.. and one we have all decided to work on. Be proud of yourself- because that makes you beautiful.

For me it's all about the people who called me fat when I was younger. I remember each incident like it was yesterday. Older students going 'suuueeeyy! suuueeeyy!' as I went down the hall. as I walked down the hall in my public school. That one hurt most I think...

I'm also trying to lose it because I have a crush on one of my best friends...and I think if I felt better about myself I could really have a chance with him.

And for me.

Not really. I want to prove myself right. I know I can do it, now I just need to keep myself on the wagon and I will get there......  it would be easier if there was no wagon, it should be a ferrari on the autobon! Oh well, back to the slow moving wagon

bill (speaking of wagons, where is the chuckwagon? I'm hungry!)

Good for you - what ever motivation you have, use it!

Definitely want to prove myself wrong. I've never done anything right in my life and always lacked discipline and determination to correct wrongs. I want to prove to myself that I'm not such an incapable, lowly, miserable being that I and others think of me as. That needs to be changed and will be changed. Through discipline and strong will, I will conquer to be healthy and everything more!

-Lemon Jello

Other than myself, all my ex-boyfriends...not because they ever said anything bad (well, except for one), but because I want them to see what they missed out on ;-)

1. ME! ahhh. i always am remembering when i 'used to be' thin. im sick of 'used to be', i want it NOW!
2. mom. she diets like a movie star yo. im going to show her that her fad diets are only temporary and that my 'diet' on CC is a lifestyle that makes weight STAY OFF.
3. a boy. i want to look good again like he remembers. [he never said anything, i just think i would look better..]
4. bestest buddy :] shes the stick one of my friends. im going to be like her again. oh yes oh yes hahah.

MOTIVATION! :D

when I was a teenager about 13 my older mean brother sang me a song:  "broadway" he added broadway butt.  Then he said I bet your butt hangs over the side of the toilet.  I went into the bathroom to check on this.  LOL  He was right and that summer I lost 30lbs.  went from 160 to 130 and was the new hot freshman in High School. 
I guess I thank that mean old brother for that!  Landed a great man...the rest is history. 

still dieting though!

I guess I used to look really good... and when about 10-15 lbs crept up on me over the past few years ...

My boyfriends mom:  looked at a picture of me and his cousin together and said "it's tough getting older and gaining weight isn't it?"

for my birthday re-gifted some Yoga book

when we stay over insists on making breakfast. I get the tiniest 1 eggwhite omelette and OJ. (my bf gets donuts)

My close guy friend:  Texted me and Pretended to have a dream where I became an anti-social hermit and gained all this weight and kept gaining but my boyfriend didn't notice.  when i said "thanks for predicting my future" he had a really snyde response.

My best friend:  OVERCOMPENSATED when i say something like  "my arms look huge"

THE GOOD NEWS IS!!!

They were honest with me.  And it didn't take me long to get back on track... now the compliments are pouring in like they once did.  so am i still hurt by those comments? yes.   but I'm healthier than ever so maybe it is really sweet revenge cause I actually look and feel even better! 

my mom~  who's always been skinnier than me and always gets compliments and "you're so tiny" or "you're so fit" right in front of me.  i am going to be the skinnier one soon.  my mom can't have nicer legs than me.

my friends~  though i've never really been fat, i've never been thin either.  i want to blow them away when i go back to school and have them be like "damn!  what did you do this summer?"

my brother~  he's been gaining weight over the years and i don't want to follow in his footsteps.  i can see on him what i would look like if i gained weight, and i don't want to see any starting signs on myself.  i don't want there to be any similarities between us, you know, like the cute matching love handles.

and of course every ballet teacher or judge at an audition who has gazed right past me because i don't have the ideal dancer body, not even giving me a chance to show them my dancing.  one day i am going to walk in an audition and i will no longer be brushed aside, but instead i will get a fair audition based on my dancing talent and whether THAT is good enough or not, not my body.

but first...i need to lose some more weight.  = ) 

Not about "revenge" for me... but I WILL take the compliments...

Christmastime when I'll see my husband's family for the first time since February...

My annual camping trip...  I had put on some weight last year... people still complimented me, but it will be so much nicer to be thinner this time around...

For my husband...  he doesn't say anything one way or the other... but I like the way he reacts to me when I'm thinner...

...and me... me... me..  WOW am I happy when I'm feeling healthy.  It's like no high food has ever given me... that's for sure!

god, people are such pricks.

<i>The 'helpful' lady at Target today who saw me looking at juniors' swimsuits (my little-er best friend is looking for something really specific and I was seeing if they had it) and pointed me over to the plus sizes . . . she didn't even work there!</i>

i can't believe someone would say that. i hope you set her straight. i would've been soooooooo rude right back at her.