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Originally Posted by NewChief
People like that are useful because they serve as foils and confirmation that you're on the right path.
Anytime you attempt a lifestyle change, there's going to be a certain amount of looking down on other people who haven't made that change or are going about it wrong. It's a natural part of the process, imo. People who quit smoking start to look down on those who still smoke. People who quit drinking, start to see drinkers as obnoxious. People who lose weight and get healthy, start to look down on those who don't/won't/can't. It's part of it. I do think that it's important that, while you look down on them, you also understand that their circumstances and path are their own and unique to them.
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I try not to look down on her. It's her life and her choice. It just frustrates me whenever she makes comments to me about how I shouldn't ever say I can't have something. I don't preach to her, so I don't need her preaching to me. She posts this same advice to others on Facebook, but I don't comment on those posts either. I simply make sure that anything I post on my page lines up with the way I'm doing things. I did post a picture one time that simply says "I don't diet. I eat according to my goals." It was a response to one of her recent posts in a very indirect way.