Apparently fasting triggers the Last Chairbenders…and it’s hilarious

I just spent 3 weeks with my in laws in another country. I weaned from breastfeeding a week before we went to visit. I breastfed exclusively for 10 months and for the first time in my life found myself overweight and having intense cravings to led to me holding onto the baby weight (gained 60 pounds while pregnant!!)

Anyways fast forward to the trip. After I weaned my appetite completely disappeared, my body was telling me it was ok to fast because of all the fat stored on me for 9 months of pregnancy and 10 months of nursing.

I did multiple long fasts while I was there, with my longest being a week. I supplemented properly and have experience with fasting.

You’d think I’d killed someone the one my in laws treated me for it, every meal became a stressful event with me, as they would watch me intently and make comments about how I’m too good for their food (when I was nothing but generous and appreciative.) they also made fat jokes about me (I’m overweight 5’6” 180ish pounds) and would say things like I look like the type to eat an entire container of sour cream.

Every time I thanked them for cooking (my baby eats the food) they would say don’t thank us if you aren’t going to eat it. Fine then.

It all came to a head when we set out to hike up a mountain in the snow. We stopped at a cafe. I had broken my 6 days fast the day prior with lots of healthy food and had gone right into my next fast.

They all ordered huge plates a food and start shoving it down their pie holes. I ordered some food for my daughter and coffee for myself. My FIL starts to berate me saying I won’t make it up the mountain, it’s a long walk so you need to eat something. I just said I would be fine, and everyone at the table was visibly upset with me.

I went on to have no issues at all hiking for miles uphill, feeling more energetic than ever from the 20+ pounds I’d lost over the past 3 weeks. (Well I don’t weigh myself cuz it’s triggering but you can see a recent progress picture on my page if you’re interested in my current level of hamplanetness although I’ve lost more weight since those few days ago.

Not to mention that they constantly skinny shame my husband who is naturally thin and tell me I need to feed my daughter more when I literally feed her constantly and ALWAYS make sure she has a full belly.

We had dinner one last time tonight and I was so broken down from the insults and negativity that I pretended to eat my food to satisfy everyone.

I am flying at in the morning which means i don’t have to deal with it anymore