Do you find it hard to talk about your

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Do you find it hard to talk about your
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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 9:37pm
weight in numbers? When i got my license they asked how much i weighed, i said 199..LMAO..i figure i'll get there. It's just so embarrasing to say anything over 199.

Noone knows how much i really weight,well except you guys =) i can talk about losing weight but not the details i just feel so crappy i've let myself get to where i need to lose this much.and i find it embarrasing to put weight on machines while working out as if anyone is paying attention ..lol

anyhow i know a few people talk about how confortable they are with their bodies and all the stuff so was just curious if that goes to talking about their weight,telling people their weight. so thought i'd see peoples comments

Dawn 270/245/160's(for now)

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Edited 4/16/2004 9:41 pm ET ET by angelinoh

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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 9:57pm
I'm just like you. No one but my doctor knows how much I weigh. I try and cover up my weight when entering it on the cardio machines at the gym. One friend has told me how much she weighs and asked me what *I* weigh, and I just refuse to answer. I'm not sure I'll ever tell anyone how much I did weigh--let them do the math! ;-) Even the weight on my driver's license isn't accurate. It says 130 pounds--which is about what I weighed when I got my permit nearly nine years ago. By the time I move next year and get a driver's license in another state, I'll be able to say *truthfully* that I weigh 130 pounds.
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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 10:05pm
That's a great attitude!!!

I used to never tell anyone what I weigh, and now I am starting to do it again, but I applaud ANYONE who can.

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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 11:09pm

You guys and Tom are the only people who know what I weigh.

 
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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 11:25pm
GREAT post - it is so nice to know that I'm not alone on that. Yes, I have lied on my driver's license and military ID-can't admit it. My doctor knows, but every time I get weighed, I get excited and say "Oh wow, I lost 20 lbs so far" so that they won't get on my case about it. The gym - I totally cover up the screen when I enter in my weight. I can't believe I'm so paranoid about complete *strangers* seeing my weight. I haven't even been able to tell DH how much I weigh. I tell him how much I've lost, but I can't tell him the number. I told DH that I would let him- know how much I weighed when I got far enough from that number. I don't know why I can't tell him, he would never stop loving me because of a number, but still...

Why are we so afraid of letting people know our weight in numbers? What are we afraid will happen if someone finds out? Do we hide the number to avoid facing the truth? What do you ladies think?

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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 11:26pm
yep no one but my dr knows..and yall.. not even dh lol.... I guess cuz i cant admit to him that hes a lot less then i am.... he is 190 pounds...but he can still pick me up!!! lol okay just for a minute before he starts getting a hernia lol i guess it makes him feel more like a "man" to know he can pick up this heifer lol
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Sat, 04-17-2004 - 1:27am
Rob weighs 140 lbs. If he ever tried to pick me up he'd get a hernia and I'd spontaneously die of embarassment. LOL!
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Sat, 04-17-2004 - 1:35am
It's hard for me to admit my weight to friends, or on the driver's license. In the doctor's office, I do what another poster mentioned... I cover my hideous weight with "Yay! I lost twenty pounds," whether I had or not.

And I think it has to do with my not being able to admit it to myself. When hubby and I talk about my weight, (I obsessively share this information with him) I constantly slip and say "147" or "141" instead of "247" or "241." He laughs at this, but I find it to be exceedingly embarrasing that not only do I weigh so much, but I also am ridiculously misrepresenting my weight to myself.

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Sat, 04-17-2004 - 9:44am
My DH, my doctor, and you guys are the only ones who know my true weight. Fortunately, we don't have to put our weight on our drivers license, so I don't have to worry about that. But if I did, I know I'd lie!!!

~~Linda

~~Linda

 

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Sat, 04-17-2004 - 12:05pm
My DH doesn't even know how much I weigh!! I find it hard to even confess to my doctor, and I'm sure as hell not telling anyone else. Seriously, my DH is terrible at guessing weights, and he guesses mine WAY low. He thinks I'm around 200, and once said "well, just as long as you never way more than me!!" which I do...especially now that he did South Beach and lost 40 pounds. He weighs 230, and believe me - I'd LOVE to weigh that right now!!
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Sat, 04-17-2004 - 4:15pm
well as i was reading all the post i was glad to know i wasn't the only one =)

for the one who asked for comments as to Y i personally feel that way caus even though it's just a number it makes me feel ashamed when i was younger i never thought i'd be over 200 lbs, and i ended up being over that plus some..lol..i can't wait til it's under 199


Edited 4/17/2004 4:17 pm ET ET by angelinoh

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