Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Embarrassed by my lack of empathy

Since I have joined support groups on MFP, I have also added people I don't know to my home list - they are just people in the support group. Normally I wouldn't do that, but I am trying new things to stay on track.

One lady "JustRollMe" comments EVERY DAY!  She has logged in 240 days in a row. I don't know her story but this is what she wrote this week -

"For the very first time since June 7, which is the day I began counting calories and striving for health, my weekly weigh-in is a gain. Logically, I know it isn't physically possible to be anything other than water weight, because my logging is tight, etc. and the gain is .6, but still, I'd be lying if I said I'm not disappointed. But, I also know to keep my chin up."

All I kept thinking was that I could NOT believe that someone had seven months without one bad week! IMPOSSIBLE!!  So instead of feeling bad for her, I just felt bad for me! REALLY?  She is pouting about ONE WEEK?!?!?!?

Then I did come around to the fact that I am so heartless. I struggle with the numbers on the scale almost every day! I am demoralised by water weight. And if she is losing that much weight surely she must truly have a lot of weight to lose and be in a difficult situation. So, I looked her up and she has lost 63.2 pounds!!! And, obviously she has more to lose.

She has been so supportive of me and I will now be SUPER supportive of her - whoever she is!





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