Obsession with other peoples weight - Can't Stop

smbergie200
on 12/17/12 9:10 am - Naples, FL

Simple Question - I have pretty much hit goal and am maintaining my weight just fine. The problem is that now I find myself super aware of peoples weight. It almost makes me feel shallow. I can't stop myself - Weight is the first thing I see in people. I find myself "sizing" them up. Does anyone else struggle with this? or am I just a weirdo.

 

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ruggie
on 12/17/12 10:45 am - Sacramento, CA

No, I do the same thing.  I see a 350 pound guy, I want to run up to him and extol the virtues of WLS ... but I don't.

 

     

Heaviest weight:  310 pounds  (Male, 5'10")

ULA_LONG
on 12/17/12 10:45 am
VSG on 12/05/12

Have just had my VSG I am aware of the psychologicL GAMES FOOD PLAYS IN OUR LIVES.

            

Svz2012
on 12/17/12 11:10 am - OH

I am not at goal, but I also constantly notice people's weight (and also compare myself, everybody fits into 2 categories: fatter than me and thinner than me)   And I also notice (quietly ) how much people eat, I don't say anything, but I feel sorry for really obese people and dying to tell them that there is a better way!!!! 

  5'3", 44 years old, HW: 250, start of journey: 212, SW: 193, CW: 159.2

     

louisamay
on 12/17/12 11:27 am
VSG on 04/27/12

Yes--and those two categories existed before WLS, too.  I was always aware, nothing new now.

[I'm not gaining weight. I keep lowering my goal!] [I LOVE MY SLEEVE!]

                  

    
JAlston
on 12/17/12 11:19 am
VSG on 12/07/12

I am glad some others chimed in and said it was normal. I am only 10 days post op and I kind of already feel this way and did before surgery when I knew that I was having it. I am not trying to be judgmental because I know how that feels but I want people to know that there really maybe other options if they have tried it all. 

Jessica  

(HW: 305)  (SW: 271.9) (33.1 lbs lost prior to surgery) (MsJexi on MFP)

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sheranfour
on 12/17/12 8:56 pm, edited 12/17/12 8:56 pm

Here's something CRAZY:

I don't have my picture here on OH primarily because I'm not computer savy enough to know how...but my sister is coming over on NY Day...and wants to help me get pics on here.Here's the kicker....I"M SCARED TO POST PICS BECAUSE I'M STILL FAT!! We all were...or are still as we are works in progress! But I am petrified to put the pics up!! I'm nuts...I know...but still very conscious of how fat makes people look...and feel...I'm not there yet to show.  Like I said...

Have a good day all!

~Deb

Not MY will, but HIS. Not MY time, but HIS.    
happyteacher
on 12/18/12 7:13 am

I don't obsess over how a person looks, but do find myself watching with curiosity that is not normal when they eat.  

Surgeon: Chengelis  Surgery on 12/19/2011  A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21  2Mo: -16  3Mo: -12  4MO - 13  5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6  Goal in 8 months 4 days!!   6' 2''  EWL 103%  Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5   150+ pounds lost  

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