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Does anybody else around here feel deeply uncomfortable when people discuss weight around them? I feel like it’s not a very reasonable response but I have to physically remove myself from any space where weight is being talked about lest I get irritable or just really uneasy.
I hate it when people talk about weight loss and gain and things like dieting but realistically people talk about these things so it’s an issue I need to deal with. Does anybody else experience this or have any advice??

I have the same issue! Especially as its so normalised. I was watching a video about someone preparing for their wedding and the first half was so sweet and the second half was literally a barrage of abuse at herself about how she needed to loose weight and go to the gym before getting married and it was so triggering. Or people say comments like if you mention you're going on holiday, they'll say, are you going to get bikini ready and I'm like, I'm already bikini ready!!

It's very strange and I agree makes me super uneasy as well.

I am not a big fan either. I find diet talk annoying, even when it’s not directed at me (which it normally isn’t). And it’s really kind of sad when people who are barely overweight put themselves down and talk about themselves like they are deeply flawed and/or sick just because they are chubby.

Yeah it is annoying I agree.

The unsolicited diet advice is really silly, like as if it’s just poor choices sometimes lol, like mfer I had 2 large pizzas for dinner last night

I just don’t let it bother me if it’s directed at me these days but if it’s just the topic of conversation I like steering the conversation to about food/ things people miss while dieting etc

I think at some point, I got so fat people knew darn well I wasn't going to take diet advice, and they gave up. 🤣

I am more just quietly amused. Especially the stick figure thinking she is getting fat

i find it particularly funny when i am with average-sized co-workers or casual acquaintances who do this, while i am sitting right there in front of them lol!

100% I’m just aware of my audience so to speak body positivity doesn’t fly with everyone even if they are big eater and kinda a foodie (normie foodie not like a foodie foodie)

Hearing others talk about weight does make me feel kinda weird at times... Honestly I just have to tell myself that people around me don't think like I do. Its even hard to talk about it with people who I know are into it.
That being said, in my specific case when you're working around a buncha fat guys who talk about their weight all the time I've gotten at least a little used to it lol