I’ve wanted to lose weight for so so long and I’m finally having some meaningful success. I’m about a year into my weight loss journey and I know people notice. I’ve had some people straight up say something and I’ve brought it up with others. All very positive and kind comments, but still, I can’t help but cringe when someone says I “look so good” because I know just how bad I looked before.
Most people don’t say anything at all, but I can see them looking at me. Glancing up and down my now smaller frame. It doesn’t help that none of my clothes fit right now, so I’m just swimming in outfits that are too big. It all feels very embarrassing. One of the reasons I gained weight initially was because I wanted to feel invisible and now I’m feeling the heaviness of this attention. I’m not going to let this feeling stop me, but it’s a side effect that I just wasn’t expecting on this journey.