A woman has shared her heartache after discovering how shallow the world is following her weight loss, with her now admitting to regretting dropping 130 pounds
A woman who dropped 130 pounds to improve her overall health says she “regrets it” as it’s made her see peoples’ true colours. She explained how she has been slowly losing weight over the last four years after developing some “big health issues”.
While she is pleased to have ‘reversed’ her issues with the weight loss, she doesn’t feel comfortable in her ‘new body’ after seeing how others react to her skinny figure. She said on Reddit: “I have lost a huge amount of weight. I’m still the exact same person on the inside but because I look different outwardly people have changed.
“Women are more happy to assist me in stores and treat me like I am one of them, when before I always found it hard to shop. Men open doors for me, ask me about my day and are more friendly with me, some will even go as far as to openly flirt with me when I have my children with me or my husband nearby.”
She says her husband is the only person in her life who has remained a constant – not loving her anymore or less due to her size. She said: ” He has always said that he loves me no matter what and I love him so much more for that now. He recently took me shopping to buy a whole new wardrobe as I was still wearing my old loose-fitting clothes.
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“Since then the change has been so full on, I’m embarrassed. I know that sounds stupid but it has made me so sad that people are nicer to me just because I weigh less. I am proud of the changes I have made and that I am so much healthier.
“I am still the same person who loves astronomy and hums songs from The Little Mermaid when I’m happy. I just feel sad that outward appearance seems to matter so much.” Commenting on her post, one user said: “When I went through my worst depression I lost about three stone and people treated me like a hero, I was so inspirational for losing weight and I’d literally just stopped eating because I was sad.”
Another user added: “It’s weird. I joke about how funny it is that when I was bigger and easier to see I was invisible, but now that I’m skinnier and harder to see I’m visible.” A third user said: “I don’t think folks really understand what you’re saying unless they have been there. It feels great to lose the weight, there is pride in the work.
“But it is sad to see how shallow the world is, it’s disheartening to see how friends and family change towards us. You find its harder to trust people, because they are treating you different. Your husband sounds amazing! Im so happy to hear you have him.”
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