The Tough Conversation: Weight-Loss
"It's not about the weight... I said this to a client once and got cursed out. Now mind you, I don't usually take it personally when people go off on me. Not that it happens often. (Thank goodness!) But I know, for the most part, it has nothing to do with me. They are venting, so vent. But weight, like religion and politics, is a very personal conversation. Most people avoid talking about it. Most people also don't want to hear your opinion. Talking about weight and weight management is my business. You might be asking yourself "Why would someone hire a Personal Trainer and then curse them out for talking about weight -loss?" Make it make sense. I will! I know what it feels like to be overweight. Society is not kind to overweight people. Be it, family or strangers, folks feel they have the right to give unsolicited "advice" or say the cruelest things to overweight people. I have, throughout my lifetime, experienced both. So by the...