"Stop Eating so much Sugar"

A boy came up to me in class today and asked if I followed any sort of a diet. ⁣ He then proceeded to ask about if I go to the gym or work out at all.⁣ He THEN, decided to “give me a couple tips” to essentially lose weight “like [he] did”. ⁣ To make matters worse, he read me the nutrition labels off of my snacks (a protein bar & some nuts) and “showed me” that I was eating too much sugar. ⁣ “You need to stop eating these. I watch you eat one every day.”⁣ The frick. ⁣ ⁣

Throughout the conversation I went from utterly embarrassed/nervous to hurt/annoyed. ⁣ ⁣ I could go on and on about how wrong he was. I could probably write a novel (one that LK has already read via our text conversations this morning). ⁣ I could certainly break it down into various chapters including (but not excluded to): “The Frick You Just Say?” and “I’m Just Gonna Leave This Here: A Look into Why Men are So Dumb.”⁣ ⁣ It could certainly be a fun one to write, BUT imma just go ahead & keep this simple:⁣ ⁣ Unsolicited body/weight-loss/diet advice is NOT OKAY. ⁣ ⁣ Not from/for boys.⁣ Not from/for women.⁣ From/for⁣ Coworkers, ⁣ friends, ⁣ family, ⁣ etc. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t give a duck about what he thinks my body should look like.⁣ I certainly don’t care what he thinks about how I spend my time.⁣ He doesn’t know my story.⁣ He doesn’t know my life.⁣ ⁣ And he certainly doesn’t know I’m up here on my Instagram today straight fumin’. ⁣ ⁣ I let him get away with it. ⁣ I didn’t say anything. ⁣ I literally started spewing news headlines about Kevin Durant & Kyrie going to the Nets in order to shift the conversation. ⁣ Because I was too afraid to stick up for myself.⁣ ⁣ (This is one of those situations I’ve thought about 57 perfect things I should have said after the fact.)⁣ ⁣ But tomorrow, ya best believe imma be munchin’ on that same protein bar he thinks I “shouldn’t eat.” ⁣ Ya girl freakin’ loves those things. 😘⁣ ⁣ Guess that’s why they say revenge tastes so sweet...😋💗⁣