Healthy Eating Grief/Shaming Comments:
fitness—health—nutrition:
I get pretty tired of people saying things like this to me about my homemade drinks, snacks and lunches when I’m at work:
- “Oh look, she’s having another salad!”
- “Wow, you must have a lot of time on your hands prepping all that food”
- “What’s that you got there?”
- “Don’t you ever eat out?”
- “Doesn’t eating “healthy” get boring?”
- “Why do you always eat rabbit food?”
- “You’re already thin, why are you eating healthy?”
- “You’re so cute with all your Tupperware containers”
I’m not sorry my food choices makes you feel uncomfortable. I’m not sorry my homemade lunches make you insecure about your unhealthy choices. I’m not sorry I love eating healthy. I’m also not sorry that I DO eat chips, candy, fried foods, drink etc in moderation. I’m also not sorry that I like to save the LITTLE money I have, by buying my groceries and NOT spending them on fast food. And I don’t have a lot of free time for food prep, I MAKE time by getting up early to do it.
- Do I critique your food? No
- Do I make snide comments about what you eat? No
- Do I dare talk about your weight/body/looks? No
- Do I ask you pointless questions, repeatedly about the fast food you eat? No
- Why do you ask me for food, fit or healthy tips when you clearly don’t care about my lifestyle? I don’t know
- Do I wish you’d rather not talk to me about my food anymore? Yes
- Do I have a sign on my shirt that says, talk to me about what I eat until I want to punch you? NO
This all may sound overly bitchy or sensitive, but I’ve heard this on repeat at least ONCE a day for the 2 years I’ve worked at my job…but I really don’t care. :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS…. so true. so true.
