Health: Today, despite feeling healthier than ever, losing fat, gaining...

By ribx - 17/11/2016 11:24 - New Zealand - Hamilton

Today, despite feeling healthier than ever, losing fat, gaining muscle and having perfect blood results, my morbidly obese relatives keep telling me that my new vegan diet is "unhealthy". FML

I agree, your life sucks 11 786

You deserved it 1 462

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By tardspawn - 05/04/2015 15:38 - United Kingdom - Horsham

Today, my morbidly obese mother gave me an angry lecture at dinner, saying without any trace of irony that my vegetarian diet is "unhealthy and utterly unacceptable". FML

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By Anonymous - 24/02/2017 12:00 - United States

Today, the unhealthiest person I know, weighing in at around 350 pounds told me she was now a vegan. I then told her the Cheese-Itz, as well as the leather boots she was wearing wasn't vegan. She said I was wrong. I'm a nutritionist. FML

I agree, your life sucks 6 918

You deserved it 705

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By unhealthy - 05/07/2022 06:00

Today, my friend went on a lengthy rant about how people are "healthy at any size" and I need to embrace fat pride, after I said I intend to lose weight to alleviate my digestive and breathing troubles. Apparently her activist forum knows more about my health than my own doctor. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 350

You deserved it 115

By Anonymous - 15/10/2013 17:08 - United States - San Francisco

Today, after months of exercise and diets and finally reaching my ideal weight, I told my morbidly obese cousin about my success, hoping to motivate him to do the same. He replied, "Why would it matter, you're still ugly." FML

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You deserved it 5 796

Weird logic

By can’t go vegan - 07/07/2023 03:00

Today, I actually overheard the sentence, “People who can’t go vegan for medical reasons should die gracefully rather than eat an animal.” FML

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You deserved it 132

Swings and roundabouts

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

Today, despite being the fittest member of my family, with a good exercise routine and a decent diet, I'm the only one who was just diagnosed with diabetes. Meanwhile, the rest of my family are fat, lazy slobs who eat like shit, but are otherwise healthy as horses. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 285

You deserved it 384

Unfair

By Anonymous - 21/07/2023 15:00

Today, my fat brother has nothing wrong with him. His blood pressure, cholesterol, and absolutely everything are perfectly normal, despite him being 10 stone overweight. I'm 12 stone and exercise regularly, yet I have 4 separate serious medical conditions, one of which might one day kill me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 741

You deserved it 220

By Anonymous - 10/01/2011 17:16 - Australia

Today, an old man started telling me about the high price of meat. I told him I wouldn't know, since I'm a vegetarian. His reply was, "Oh, most vegetarians are slimmer." FML

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You deserved it 9 006

Pay no mind

By Jlhfan90 - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I've been a vegan for a year. It's also the day that I met my dad's new best friend, who happens to be a retired butcher. They tried to pull an intervention on me for not "being sensible" by eating meat. FML

I agree, your life sucks 19 196

You deserved it 19 430

Skinny love

By maryann - 13/01/2021 08:01

Today, despite begging my parents to get food other than diet and weight loss stuff, they refused. I'm bullied for being skinny on a daily basis. FML

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You deserved it 236

kirasant 19

Thursday 17 November 2016 17:08

I'm about as far from vegan as is possible, and I'm 100% on your side. If it works for you, it works for you. End of discussion. Ignore them, eat your soy, and enjoy your health.

Bogrbon 27

Thursday 17 November 2016 17:02

It's their lives that suck. Way to be healthy!

Comments

crimsonwish 3

Thursday 17 November 2016 20:04

I had my in laws make constant comments about how I looked too skinny, among other anorexic comments every time I saw them. All that because I had a baby, and lost the weight quickly. Being a active duty Marine who ran 3-6 miles a day, and being a healthy eater does wonders, who knew... and I was so "unhealthy" at 5'5" 145lbs... People say whatever they can to make themselves feel better about themselves. Fit shaming is a very real thing.

LyricaSilvan 29

Thursday 17 November 2016 20:06

Why are you listening to them, though? If you know what you're doing is right for you and you feel good about it, **** what anyone else says.

Alpha741 5

Thursday 17 November 2016 20:27

They are just jealous

mdiv2000 12

Thursday 17 November 2016 22:02

Congratulations! Don't let them get to you, but remember that they love you.

poorkitten 15

Thursday 17 November 2016 22:38

unhealthy for their self esteem

ImGoth 15

Thursday 17 November 2016 22:49

You get to enjoy the benefits of a possibility longer life healthy blood pressure and a healthy cholesterol

Spify23 3

Thursday 17 November 2016 23:14

I'm no nutrionalist but the most important thing is eating a healthy balanced diet. I know vegans who are constantly trying to force their diet on others but have anaemia and other nutritional deficiencies and one of which is so underweight the doctors have diagnosed her anorexic but she never stops eating. I also know vegans who are fit and perfectly healthy.

Rabite 28

Friday 18 November 2016 0:22

It seems that you are their doctor or you're just guessing your friend's bloodwork.

Dat_Class_Tho 26

Friday 18 November 2016 1:37

#45, you don't need to be their doctor or guess at their blood work. Most anemics will just tell you. There's really no stigma around having the condition and it's prudent to warn the people in your life so they know what is going on if you pass out. 2 of my friends are very open about having the condition. Although neither of them got it from being vegan, it just runs in their family.

domolovesyoshi 33

Friday 18 November 2016 7:34

Those vegans are not eating the right food, you're right they're not balancing their diet right

Rabite 28

Friday 18 November 2016 17:10

"Hi, my name is John and I am anemic. Go vegan!"

writergirl1029 17

Friday 18 November 2016 19:32

Anorexic is also a medical term for being severely underweight. Anorexia nervosa is the eating disorder where the sufferer constantly monitors what they eat and is terrified of being overweight, but being skinny is not a prerequisite for diagnosis.