My Critics

When I had just started to loose weight my Mentor had warned me that persons would be very negative towards me but I wasn't prepared for the malice, or the attention I attracted in the first couple months of my transformation.

At first persons didn't notice that I was losing weight  and those who did were nonchalantly encouraging. Then when I really started to shed the pounds people started insisting that I not loose anymore weight and everyone had an opinion as to why I should stop loosing weight or gain back some of the pounds. Persons started gossiping about whether or not I was ill or what diet pill or fad diet I was on to loose the weight.
Then one day a girl told me that I looked anorexic and that one really put a dent in my armor. I was taken aback and hurt by the comment worse I was already fielding the other comments and the constant attention and questions as to what it was I was doing to loose weight.

I had to stop and take stock, and ofcourse talk to to my mentor because it made me doubt myself and how I looked. Suffice to say my mentor and my close friends put it into perspective for me and showed me the jealousy that more than likely was behind that comment. That and the fact that I really have no bones sticking out and a good amount of fat around the middle.

I've had to deal with a good deal more attention both good and bad than what I was prepared for and it made my journey that much more difficult mentally and emotionally especially for an innately shy person like myself.

With the help and support of my mentor, group and friends I was able to stay the course and remember why I wanted to loose weight, why it is that I train as hard as I do and that I do all that I do for ME.

So where are my critics now ? The fact that I can run faster and lift more weights than all of them has put to rest the gossip that I am sick; The fact that they see me eat and eat alot (wholesome foods mind you) has put the anorexic talk to rest:  The fact that I'm looking healthy fit and beautiful has quieted the persons who were insisting that I would look ugly slender and that I should not loose anymore weight.

So again my critics where are they now? Beside me asking my advice on their diets and exercise programs.