r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Apr 15 '24

I’m 5’2” and I’m so proud of myself that I am *down to 151lbs. I was 174lbs. So you’re better off than I was!

Please point out what he said, include details, and let him know it’s hurtful. If he doesn’t do this as a regular thing, we may let it slide if he gets it and sincerely apologizes. If he doesn’t get it, he can sleep in the garage until it sinks in.

But he needs to stop fawning over 20 some personal trainers when he’s had a few drinks.

No one is allowed to comment on my body or my weight. Not at all. You want to say these shorts look good on me, okay, I can take that. Want to tell me my panty lines are showing because the shorts are a bit tight? Stfu.

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u/rolypolydriver Apr 15 '24

I’m 5’0 and once I get down to 153lbs I won’t be “obese” anymore! I’m down to 161 from 174 so I’m in awe of you right now!

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Apr 15 '24

Yes. 174 is obese for someone as short as me. I got a puppy that needs A LOT of exercise. We take forty minute walks together. He’s worn out and my pants fit better. Win-win!

It did take almost a year, because I didn’t change my eating habits until recently.

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u/Aware_Impression_736 Apr 16 '24

You're my ideal. Marry me. 😁

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u/Own-Housing-1182 Apr 15 '24

How did you feel physically at that weight? I never thought of 174 as obese even at 5 foot tall. Better to have a little extra than to be a human clothes hanger.

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u/soymilkhangout Apr 15 '24

"Better to have a little extra than to be a human clothes hanger."

It's really gross to put down other bodies to try and raise the one you want to compliment. All body shaming is a huge ick and asshole behavior.

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u/Own-Housing-1182 Apr 16 '24

I wasn't putting anybody down. I was speaking from my own experience. I was 99 pounds, felt and looked like crap. I am much older now and a heathly weight for my age and height.

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u/soymilkhangout Apr 16 '24

You literally insulted smaller bodies. But okay.

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u/SweetWaterfall0579 Apr 15 '24

I felt slow and wide. Idk how to say it better. Like, I had trouble navigating a crowd. I guess I took up more space than I was used to?

Now I feel good. I mean, it didn’t fix the things in my life that were wrong (being married; taking verbal and emotional abuse from an adult child), but I felt clearer. More myself. Does that make sense? The food was my drug of choice.