Have any of you experience this? You are tell someone that you are getting healthy. They then proceed to tell you everything that you need to do, eat, follow and swallow?
Ugh. So. Annoying.
How do you deal with this? I want to be polite, but I also want to find my way.
Late last week I found myself crazy busy. Went to some crazy cajun places for dinner with a friend and paid for that fried catfish the next day. The following day food still didn't seem appealing so I got a big ass smoothie to sip on throughout the morning. Someone asked if that was all I was eating, I said it was for the moment. The next twelve minutes was a health debate between no less than six people. I wasn't in a position to tell them all to shut their pie holes (they were clients), but at this point I am still learning, I need to find my own way. What worked for you, may not work for me. However, I clearly know that what I have done in the past didn't work, so don't think that I think I am Ms. Smartypants.
Anyhoo, that is what I have been up to.
Word to your Mother (Nature)
~Tex
I don't know who you were with, but it sounds like there might have been a little bit of judgment going on there with your ways. Also, they just wanted to help, but, I kind of get annoyed too with unsolicited advice. It is SO TRUE about the what worked for you may not work for me :)
ReplyDeleteI think this was just another sign, point you in the right direction, Hey, Yo, Word up moment that you definitely need to find your own path ;). It took me months before I found Paleo.
Sometimes I get very private about things until they are done - I am Shocked I am actually contributing to this blog. LOL b/c YOU have fans. Hang in there...Love you & believe in your journey.
This is the story of my life, I swear to you! The bad thing is I actually caught myself almost doing this about a week ago. I had to tell myself to simmer down because I was talking to a girl about counting calories on top of the other changes she'd made. When her eyes started going blank, I stopped myself and said "you know what? You're doing great. Just keep up the good work."
ReplyDeleteMotivating might be my strong point instead of giving advice!