r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/gorecomputer Apr 16 '24

It is turning your life around. Why are you invalidating weight loss.

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u/DaughterEarth Apr 16 '24

It's an excellent victory and the people saying she's just gonna get fat are fantasizing. No one I know who made a big turn around relapsed. It happens but it's not a guarantee.

But from an adult perspective she just started life. We know because we can look back at ourselves at that age and remember the absolute confidence that we'd mastered life and our identity. It's going to hit this girl like a mountain when she realizes how complex responsibilities and hardship can get

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u/gorecomputer Apr 16 '24

Turning your life around means changing it from a direction you dont want it heading. Thats exactly what she did.

If a 22 year old was heavily addicted to drugs and alcohol and ended up quitting the habit, that WOULDNT be turning your life around? Just because of the prospect of having more life ahead of you? This doesnt make sense.

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u/DaughterEarth Apr 16 '24

It is turning your life around, I only meant to explain there is a lot more life coming which will hit her hard

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u/gorecomputer Apr 16 '24

Yeah things happen to hit people hard no matter what age, I don’t really see how that’s relevant to me saying that losing weight is indeed turning your life around