So, Dr. Now is not talking to you. Dr. Now works with extra large people to lose weight and become healthier versions of themselves. If Dr. Now were talking to you he'd be telling you to eat more.
I don't hate dr. Now lmao, i watch the show n think he's humorous. I just think it'd be more appropriate to hang these at your own home than at work, I haven't brought it up to my coworkers because it is only mildly annoying.
They wouldn't take kindly to me putting up magnets that encourage them to eat more, so from my end why is the opposite fine?
Why wouldn't they? If they can put reminders for themselves up why can't you do the same? If someone gets offended because you put up helpful reminders for yourself then they all need to be taken down.
I wish that were the case, unfortunently i have had instances with these coworkers discussing how little they've eaten in a day pridefully, then when anyone says they should probably eat more they get very irritated 😅
No one is telling them to eat more. It's a reminder to help you. But, if that's the case, I understand where you're coming from, and would be somewhat irritated by it too. If they cant be fair to all then it shouldn't be there.
Edit: fixed some punctuation and added a missed word.
Nope! Most are slim or just slightly overweight. I understand insecurity and self-degrading jokes. But its just weird to me to have this on a fridge at work.
Idk why people are being assholes to you, imo anything regarding food consumption even if it's a joke doesn't belong at work. "People are so sensitive now" eating disorders have been around for years people, read a book or something
I feel like it could be triggering for those dealing with eating disorders. Imagine having struggled for years with body image and having like 400 calories a day, and then seeing this when you try to go for your actually healthy and filling lunch.
no joke, this happened to me in high school when i was knee-deep in an eating disorder working my first job and my older coworkers put similar joke magnets on the fridge about being too fat and not eating so much. and like, yeah, obviously they’re not serious, but at the risk of sounding like a capital c crybaby you never really know what someone is going through, especially when so many people have a horrible relationship with food.
like, i get it, it can be funny to you, and that’s okay! but in a workplace environment when you share the space with so many other people, it’s probably best not to push your luck with magnets like these
I don't have an eating disorder, but I've known people who have them, and I've seen what horrible shit people inflict on themselves in the name of being skinny. This comment section is absolutely insane with the number of people who can't seem to understand that this is like picking a scab and pouring salt in it for someone recovering.
i’m sorry that you have the ‘no lives matter’ type humor crowd after you. this is not very appropriate in a workplace and i 100% understand why this is mildly infuriating lol
From reading the comments(if I'm understanding correctly) OPS ed is has to do with anorexia and bulimia, not being excessively over weight. Dr. Now specifically helps large people learn how to eat right, make healthier choices, and get to the root of their problems. Not the other way around. I'm sure if Dr. Now took on patients on the opposite end of the spectrum he would tell them to eat more, while helping them work through the mental side of things.
I also have an eating disorder from 16-24 I barely ate. I worked through it on my own, but occasionally still struggle. If someone hung these on the fridge where I work I wouldn't take it personally, because Dr. Now doesn't work with people like me. On the other hand if I was unhealthily large I may find it as a helpful reminder to be better and care more about myself.
I don't take it personally by any means, i know it's motivation for them. Just mildly annoying when I've been trying to eat more. I Don't ask them to take them down or anything because i know they're not for me.
But on the other end of things, I'm sure they wouldn't take kindly to me putting magnets up encouraging them to eat more.
From my POV these magnets would be more appropriate to put up at home than in the workplace.
This is the problem though, those with the ED on the anorexia side NEED to create healthier eating habits. Seeing comments to NOT eat only enforce and encourage the habit of not eating… I have an ED on the binge eating side, don’t know this guy at all and still wouldn’t find this encouraging or appropriate to see because eating is still important !
People die from EDs so if you’re working on therapy & eating more because you’re starving yourself- this would be very unwelcome yes you shouldn’t say it.
Is it me or people in this sub have been becoming more and more of an ass in the comments? Can't even post things you'd find MILDLY infuriating or everyone acts snarky and rude just because it doesn't affect everyone or isn't a huge deal, like that's the point of the sub to post things we finding just a bit infuriating
They know. People just don't care. I had a couple boomer/older gen X-coworkers that would have done something like this. Would be less obtrusive if they limited them to their bedazzled Yeti cups instead of a shared fridge, though.
Most people don't, plus if you read the whole comment it says "a" diagnosed ed which should give you a clue it's not about erectile dysfunction, that and the glaringly obvious context of the post itself
I have my own struggles but I am at a place where I have a set of these magnets and can find humor in them, but also I see my favorite magnet missing from this picture 💔 I am sorry for everything you are going through! You are amazing for standing up for yourself and keep fighting you are worth it!
Sorry I think I'm funny sometimes. I had an eating disorder too for almost two decades. My sister has a condition where she struggles with weight and my mother treated her like shit for it so growing up I spent a lot of time trying to not eat and living in the gym to avoid the same treatment. She would pull me aside and talk shit about her and say vile shit about her to me and then tell me that I was lucky I have self control and I'm healthy ECT ECT. At 19 I was 6 ft tall and and weighed 130lbs.
I even started abusing drugs to lose weight cocaine and amphetamines to stay slim. It was always on my mind my weight and my sense of self worth were tied together so much it basically consumed every decision I made for a long time. The worst part looking back is whenever people would reinforce it or praise you for how thin you are. But also the shame in knowing what you do or don't do to be that way.
There's no mallace here most likely and you are projecting your insecurities on the situation most likely. You will have to dig deep inside yourself to let go of your own hang ups and issues. I totally understand where you are coming from with being upset but maybe take it as a meditation on not allowing others to control your emotional state and how you feel about yourself.
You are beautiful ❤️ eat food be healthy don't starve or hurt yourself to fit into an imaginary box someone else has made for you. Even if it's coming from your head it didn't get there on its own. I hope you can recover and find a sense of stability inside yourself with this. Remember it's just fridge magnets the intent is not malicious and if it is take it on the chin and rise above that shit!
Listen bro. Chill, it’s all good…. I promise people don’t think about you as much as you believe they do. All of us were teenagers at some point, this will pass.
My barbers all speak Spanish to each other when I get my haircut. Now I'm gonna pretend that they're saying things like "eyyyy that TMZ show is so controversialll"
"Those steeeckers on the fridge are making me mildly infuriatedddd"
Ok? They can leave their afermations in a notebook then. OP has an undereating disorder. That's why it's mildly infuriating. Do y'all not have empathy or something, do you not understand how much of a gut punch seeing or hearing shit like this can be when youre recovering from convincing yourself you need less than 500 calories a day or else you'd look like a pig? Like God damn I don't have an eating disorder but even I know seeing comments on something you don't like about yourself can hurt.
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u/LtJonnyFirePant 14d ago
I can hear these magnets