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How would you feel if someone gave you unsolicited advice about your appearance? A guy told me (w/o me asking for his opinion) that I would look "much hotter" if I lost some weight; I'm 5' 7" and weigh 165 lbs. Big whoop. He said that I'm attractive but implied I need to lose weight; that I have the potential to have a "nice body," all I need to do is work out more.

I did not care about what he thought about my apperance. If I did, I would of asked. He's a personal trainer and what I like to call a "fitness snob." I have been critizied since I was 13 by my grandmother about my weight. She was a former model and was thin her whole life. She also a narcissist. I do not like when people, especially men, comment on my apperance by giving me back handed compliments while insulting at the same time. That is what my grandmother always did to me. I am mildly chubby and have struggled with over eating/being addicted to candy and junk food. Don't people think I already know this? I have tried to become more healthy months ago. I love to go on walks and enjoy eating squash, fruits, artichokes, any many more other healthy foods.

My grandmother already has tried and somewhat succeeded in ruining my body image about myself. I couldn't even wear certain clothes around her because I knew she was judging me and it made me feel uncomfortable. My 18 birthday, I overheard her saying to my mom that I shouldn't be "this big" at 18 years old. Luckily my mom doesn't give a shit about her opinions on my body and stuck up for me.

I never do this to people unless they ask for my opinion.

VeronicaAnn 7 Apr 29
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You never do this to people in their faces as you say, but in this forum you call the guy a "fitness snob" and your own grandma a. "narcissist"? Perhaps you're just touchy? Some people think they are complementing others and do a very poor job at it.

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Eat quinoa, lift and fart and get swole, jog till your toenails fall off, die anyway.

If you are strong and healthy and powerful, you are enough- and so amazingly beautiful.

This man is an insufferable *sshole; feel free to tell him so.

@maturin1919 Haaaaaaayyyyyyy 😙

@maturin1919 And moved to Florida. Facepalm

What a horrible curse.

Quinoa is a terrible thing for anyone to eat.

@maturin1919 Truth

@Paul4747 i happen to like quinoa. I can't eat too much of it as i have diabetes. Everyone likes -- and everyone's body responds well or ill to -- something different.

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Sorry you went through that! He's obviously not a good person! Who would want to date him anyway? Hope you were able to brush off his rudeness and know that all men are not that way. Hope you are staying healthy and safe during this pandemic!

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Hey, I'd tell anyone who spoke to me like that to "shove his or her opinions as far as humanly possible up the passage in the body where the Sun never reaches."
In my opinion,people who do those things are little more spiteful, nasty, self-righteous pieces of something that you steeped in and has gotten stuck to sole of your shoe and they ARE so far up themselves that a Search and Rescue team would find it impossible to locate them.

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It always makes me feel like shit - even if the person is correct.

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I would feel like my oldest sister was talking to me 🙂

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Well, maybe he just needed some business? Desperate times in COVID-19 world? Maybe he's unemployed? He probably would have said that to Summer Glau or Nicole Ritchie to get a client.

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That's because you're obviouslt far more mindful of your words and how they make someone feel than this twat. It was rude and inappropriate, having not sought his opinion, so I'd put it in the 'stupid human' box and try to leave it there. No reason for you to carry the weight of his piss poor judgement and lack of manners. Leave it on him.

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Be your own self. That guy is most likely a Billy no mates anyway.

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Fuck him. You are gorgeous. BTW, has anybody ever told you that you look like Carl Sagan?

@VeronikaAnnJ Glad I could make you laugh! Carl Sagan rocks. And you are very beautiful. If I were in WI I would hit on you.

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(not my philosophy) On a T-shirt : Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder 😮 😛

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You’re good the way you are. I tend to stay away from fitness nuts. Moderation in everything.

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He's got it exactly wrong. Chubby people are hotter while skinny people are colder.

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That is the problem I see with the idea of the golden rule. He may enjoy that as a sort of motivator to work out when it is done to him. Also, his business is fitness, so probably a more-than-healthy dose of trying to drum up business.
As far as the initial question, my lack of fashion sense gets that often. Probably why an ex told me I shouldn't be allowed to shop for my own clothes, unaccompanied. I eventually just stopped listening to all but a few folks. Those who had some say over my life (e.g. boss and dress code).

If he is indeed trying to drum up business, he is going to be looking for alternative work if he continues this crass approach.

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I would look him up and down real slow and say "Your opinion does not matter to me so please be on your way. When I want your opinion I will give it to you."

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It's all about the base.

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People like to tell you how they see the world. When they tell you something bad about someone else, what they are saying is that they see what they say in themselves and are putting this onto you. Pay attention to no one else unless you are asking for an honest evaluation, and then one only should ask a professional for this.

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YOU are just awareness. Boundless, blissful, infinite awareness. This body he seems to be railing on is a state of the art, high tech model that has undergone millions of years of evolution and processes he could never understand. So his bullshit, shallow, materialistic opinion means jack squat. Don't listen to people who dog you. They don't know shit about you or themselves for that matter. they're so busy worrying about the opinions of others that they have no idea of things themselves. they're pathetic and worthy only of our pity.

Your comment is strong, but it is exactly on target.

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I mean some people do it to help but it ends up doing more damage, I do not agree with the whole idea of you are beautiful no matter what, cause you should be always trying to be healthier, but for what I read from your comment youre not oblivious to your own body, so that guy should not be giving his opinion if its not required.

People who claim to be concerned about someone’s health when they comment on someone’s body rarely have any information about the health of that person, especially when the target is a stranger. It’s not helpful - it’s shaming. Is there some possibility that this person does not know they are overweight? No. “I’m just being honest” when the true reason is to be cruel. IT IS NEVER OK TO COMMENT ON A STRANGER’s BODY.

@A2Jennifer Yasssss!

@Gwendolyn2018 ok, I guess, I was talking about how you should not be in acceptance of your bodyif lets say youre obese, thats what I meant when I say saying youre perfect just the way you are just so you don't have to change anything, but I agree that skinny women cn be ugly as well.

@A2Jennifer thats why I said that to me, according to her own story she doesnt seem oblivious to her own body, so she doesnt seem to be fooling herself about how she looks, thats why I also said that he should not be giving his opinion to a stranger if its not required.

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Just give up the carbs.....

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What a jerk. But he may also be trying to drum up business for himself - if so, he's not doing it very well.

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I think it is mor eimportant as to how YOU think you look, than how other think you look.

In the middle ages, plump (a few extra pounds or more by today's standards) women were considered to be the most attractive

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He probably was trying to hit on you or wanted to see if you would hire him to be your personal trainer.

Trod Level 5 Apr 29, 2020
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Overweight is not only bad looking, it has also complications for your health in the long term... Be careful with it.

Irrelevant. Do you stop fat people on the street and give them unsolicited medical advice? The trainer's remarking on her looks at all crosses a professional line, there is no actual advice involved since the poster is obviously already working out (or why have a trainer?) and this is a clear example of negging, not done for the poster's benefit but for the purpose of making the poster dependent on the trainer. Look up negging

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