I (30F) was called fat today by a total stranger

At the beginning of this month I started a weight loss journey because for the past 3-4 years I struggled a lot in my personal and work life and I gained weight. I know that I gained weight due to emotional eating, but even so I am not morbidly obese to a point I can’t move or it’s effecting my health and overall wellbeing.

At the beginning of this month I was 220lbs (99 kg), now I am 208lbs (93,5kg). My weight is distributed proportional on my body and I am 5’6” (168cm). I use CICO and I walk 10 km per day this month and I was motivating myself to join the gym next month, but…

Today on my daily walk with a friend of mine, I was stopped by a complete stranger - a slim woman in her 80s, which stopped us and told us that she will give us an unsolicited advice. We didn’t know what to expect but the next sentence just almost made my jaw drop.

She started that there is a book of eating by your blood type and it’s good for people like me who obviously need to lose weight (while kinda pointing in my body). She looked at my friend and said that she looks good and continued to preach how I should take her advice and take care of myself and lose weight by this method, because she is doing it for 30 years and she doesn’t take any pills now. We stayed there in disbelief, thanked her for the info and just continued walking, but my mood and self-esteem just disappeared afterwards.

This morning I felt good about my body and I was in great mood. Til now, I always rushed through dieting but this time it’s not like that, which gave me additional confidence that I will reach my goal in a sustainable matter and mindset.

I think that this interaction just made me feel like a total failure in life and made me cry for 30minutes straight. I know that this woman feels like she did good and probably thinks she has opened my eyes to the truth, but it was so uncalled for. At the end she said “Believe me, I am a journalist”, which was ridiculous.

Well, believe me, I didn’t asked for this.

Have you even been in such situation? I’m really trying to forget it and move on, but I am still baffled.

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