Oh those words hurt... I work out 4 time a week easy, prep my meals, and even log my workouts. I have lost 40 pounds and let me tell you I fought for those 40 pounds.
When my parents came to visit they told me how proud they were and then gave me a gift card to buy some new clothes or shoes. I was so excited! I needed new shoes as it was and so I was super excited to go to a local shoe store and grab some clothes and new shoes. I walked in and immediately got that look of" why is she here"... So I continued over the shoes where a small... very small... lady asked me what I was looking for. I explained that I was there for some clothes and shoes, but before I even got the chance to finish my sentence she snarled those words. She said “I don’t think we have anything that will fit you." Some people may not see this as an issue. But losing weight is not something that is easy. It's an emotional journey as well as a physical one.
After this I knew I didn’t want to cry. Not in front of her. So I simply asked if someone else could help me and proceeded with my purchase of shoes. I could have acted a fool. I could have cried. However, this time I was able to keep myself in check. It's not her fault... She probably doesn’t know what it's like to be bigger or struggling to lose pounds. After all at the end of the day I feel sorry for her.
The whole point of this blog is to simply remind myself and everyone else that we all have setbacks. Maybe you will come across someone like her, or maybe you aren’t eating all the right things. They call this a journey for a reason. This is just part of mine.
Cheers!
-J-