"You could have at least gained some weight back this summer to make us feel better."

Hi all!

First post here. Background info: I am 5'5" (female) and I have lost 75 pounds in the past 10 months - going from 250 to 175.

This happened to me a few days ago and I wanted to share because it made me feel good and angry at the same time.

I'm a teacher and I am on summer break. I haven't seen a lot of my teacher friends over the summer, but 6 of us got together for dinner last week and one of them said this to me. I have been OFF my game for the last 3 weeks. I've been struggling every day and failing most of them. I seem to have forgotten how to NOT eat something.

When she said that to me, I was flattered (obviously I must still look small to her), angry (why should I have to gain weight so you can feel better about not losing weight???), and self conscious (maybe I don't look small and she is talking out of her ass. I know I've been eating garbage for weeks.)

Anyway, I thought this had a point when I started, but apparently I just needed to vent. I feel better already and today has been a great day so far, food-wise. I'm looking forward to getting back to work and a routine, so I can fully get this back under control.

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