Guest guest Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Thanks for all the comments, everyone. It really helped, knowing I'm not alone in feeling this way. It also helped talking it over with a good friend who happens to work with me--she had a story similar to 's--not playing to win in a college racket ball class. The coach said he'd fail her if she didn't start playing her best in ALL her matches, not just the ones against better players. So... she learned to play to win. I think this is something I need to do. But not in a work-sponsored contest related to weight. (Actually, they don't award the prize based only on improved number of steps--it's also in terms of other metrics like body fat percentage, blood pressure, and other statistics that I don't feel the need to share with my employer.... But a lot of people were really excited by it. Including one guy in his mid 30s who was told they caught him just in time... body fat just starting to go up, blood pressure just starting to go up....) Anyway, I'll look for ways I can address my competition issues. Thanks again for the feedback! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 , I so agree with you. I don't think I'd like to be doing this at my workplace either. There are so many other dynamics in a work environment and I wouldn't want to add this to it plus I also would not feel comfortable sharing all the statistics of my health nor my weight, etc On the other hand, since I am such a pleaser I'd feel like other people were judging me because I didn't want to do this. In the end though, I'd choose to opt out of this one. There is enough pressure in our daily lives and at work without adding this. Anyways, you already have a support group which is us :-) and you can work at your own pace in your own way to better your health and work on improving within your own goals. I actually copied your posting to use as a reminder that it's ok to fight to win esp on the tennis court!! Thanks again for sharing...  ________________________________ To: IOWL <insideoutweightloss > Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 6:29 PM Subject: Resistance revisited....  Thanks for all the comments, everyone. It really helped, knowing I'm not alone in feeling this way. It also helped talking it over with a good friend who happens to work with me--she had a story similar to 's--not playing to win in a college racket ball class. The coach said he'd fail her if she didn't start playing her best in ALL her matches, not just the ones against better players. So... she learned to play to win. I think this is something I need to do. But not in a work-sponsored contest related to weight. (Actually, they don't award the prize based only on improved number of steps--it's also in terms of other metrics like body fat percentage, blood pressure, and other statistics that I don't feel the need to share with my employer.... But a lot of people were really excited by it. Including one guy in his mid 30s who was told they caught him just in time... body fat just starting to go up, blood pressure just starting to go up....) Anyway, I'll look for ways I can address my competition issues. Thanks again for the feedback! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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