Rude people.

Just ranting about rude people... Usually it's little kids and stuff "Why are you so fat?" and etc but sometimes people are just ignorant, or hypocrites, etc etc.

Like my dad, he's almost twice my weight [only 5 inches taller than me], by the way. Now I love him, but MAN. He yells at me EVERY TIME he sees me eat something. "Aren't you on a diet?" "It's just turkey." "You shouldn't be eating." "But I'm hungry." "So?"

Just makes me so mad >:[ Share your experiences with rude people ;]

ps Niktastic, your story is why I'm not being proactive about dating until I'm at goal weight. Ugh.

This one I laugh about.  About 6 years ago I worked with a pretty outspoken lady.  Forties, forever single, and in great shape - she ate healthy and worked out all the time.  So she asked me in the middle of a busy office if I was getting shorter.  I was like 'no, I don't think so', and she then said, 'oh - well it must be all of that weight you've gained that makes you look shorter'.  I said - 'yep - that must be it'.

This next example isn't about what is said, but rather what is not said.  In the last year or so I've had a few friend / coworkers either give strong hints or blatantly tell me that I need to lose weight.  I appreciated their efforts because although I already knew that I needed to get healthier I thought they really cared about me as this is a difficult thing to discuss.  Now, 75+ pounds into it they have not said one word of encouragement or given one compliment.  I don't need compliments and would rather not talk about it except with my wife, but when just about everyone else is tripping over themselves to congratulate me I find it odd that these people don't even acknowledge it.  I don't care what they think as I'm doing this for me and not them anyway ... just thought it was interesting.

I regularly have lunch with a guy who thinks he's always right.  He told me one day at lunch that his son has some software that tracks his calories and has a lot of food items available - and if I want to get serious about losing weight then I should look into it.  I just gave him a blank stare but was laughing hysterically inside.  He has no clue about what tools I use (Calorie Count) and how serious I am.  But this is the same guy that thinks if we just limited ourselves to 2 or 3 food choices then we would be able to control our eating - because that's what happens with domesticated dogs.