Weight Loss Hate Loss

We all have different designations in life depending on how we’re perceived by other groups. I’m often referred to as ‘the techie guy’ by casual acquaintances, while some close friends see me as ‘the new music guy’.

Occasionally I’ve been referenced by other monikers too, but all have one thing in common: they define who or what I am to other people. To this end, there are few portrayals more callous than the bottom-feeding rank of ‘fat friend’.

It’s strange to watch as buddies you’ve known for decades slowly slip away from your social scene. You were the human equivalent of their ‘comfortable old sweater’; someone they could rely on to bolster their self worth – be it through guilt-free overindulgence or plain old vanity.

With your new slender figure, they can no longer hide their depressingly low feelings of self-worth behind your bodily flaws. The more pounds you drop, the fewer emails and text messages you share, until eventually they’ve cut you off for good.

What can we take away from all this? Why ‘Weight Loss Hate Loss’ change number two of course:

#002 - You’re no longer the ‘fat friend’.

Image: Sanja Gjenero