12 November 2023 , 15:30
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An upset daughter questioned whether she had overstepped the mark after calling out her mother for her 'cruel' weight loss comment.
The woman says she's struggled with her body image for years, and only recently returned to the gym to lose weight. She revealed her mother is on the same journey but has opted for 'artificial' ways to lose weight, and was always comparing methods.
Taking to Reddit, the anonymous woman shared how their relationship changed after she stopped going to the gym. She was left shell-shocked when her mum one day poked her stomach and insisted she needed to go back and exercise.
Self-conscious of her body, the shocking comment drove her over the edge. She wrote: "I was in my bathroom doing my normal night routine with the door open. I was wearing some sweatpants and a sports bra as my pjs when my mom walked my, poked my stomach and said 'wow you need to get back into the gym."
Previously, her judgemental mother made remarks on the slow progress she was making at the gym and gloated about the fact her weight loss method works better. Left hurt by her words, she continued: "My weight has always been something I was uncomfortable with, and last year I was doing really good in the gym, but these past few months have really been hard on me. My mom was overweight so she started using these weight loss shots, which whatever I didn't mind if it helped her be healthier, but the thing is she would always rub it in my face."
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She added: "Because I was doing my weight loss naturally, it was going by way slower for me, but because she was using artificial methods she was dropping weight super fast. She would always ask me how much I've lost and then exclaim how much she's lost, despite not working for it at all, no lifestyle changes or anything. This was always super upsetting for me since i was trying really hard to lose the weight but it never seemed good enough because she always lost more."
After being fat-shamed, she confronted her mum and called her out for her 'fake weight loss.' She said: "What she said tonight was super hurtful to me because she knows how much i hate my body. I looked at her and just said how rude that was and asked her to leave. She said it wasn't rude if she was simply concerned about my health. (Side note, I am not morbidly obese or anything, I am around 140 at 5"5, so overweight, but nothing super life threatening or anything)
"To me, her comment did not seem to have anything to do with my health, but everything with my appearance. Honestly hearing her say that made me want to cry, maybe i'm being sensitive but it seemed so rude. I called her out on her fake weight loss and said she had nothing to be proud of since she put in no work to make herself 'healthier.' She started yelling and it caused a huge fight, so tell me, am I the a******?"
Reddit users were quick to share comments under the post, with some slamming the woman's mother for belittling her - arguing she should keep her opinions to herself. One person wrote: "You are not overweight and it is never okay for someone to body shame you. Your mom should prepare healthy and nutritious meals and keep her opinions to herself."
A second person said: "Being 140 lbs and 5'5” isn't overweight. Your mom sounds like she has an unhealthy relationship with her body and has passed it onto you. I’m sorry. That sucks." A third person wrote: "Yeah you are definitely not overweight. And your mom sucks."