re: My Husband Turned His Life Around. I Wasn't Prepared For How Much I'd Resent It.

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try and better yourself and see the pushback you get from those that you thought cared about you. they don't they care about you, they want you to be in misery with them and see your bettering yourself as an attack on them.

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Damn, this quote hit home. It doesnt start out that way though. They are all behind you at the start. I experienced this first hand with my family. I was 5-10 230#...in terrible shape. I got blood tests that show everything from almost an 8:1 Trig/HDL ratio and a basically incalculable LDL. I started working on myself. Learning about how to eat. I got into running. At the start, my fat family was a cheer section. A year and a half goes by, I'm still doing great. My mother basically says, quit talking about health stuff. She is referencing me talking to my brother, but the point is clear. I only wanted them to get on board so they could attempt to have what I have, and what they need. They are in worse shape than I ever was.

At this time, I have a 1:1 trig/HDL. I can run a sub 22 min 5k no prob. I can run over 10 miles straight with no issue. You would think they would look at me as some sort of expert and seek council. No. They avoid the conversation entirely. That's food addiction. You can tell because these people, when they do get the motivation to work on themselves, want to know what to add...not what to take away. They either want a pill...or they simply add vegetables to an overloaded plate or other unhealthy stuff.