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Gluttony or Addiction

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Allshadowlylined · 24/03/2025 15:40

I was out with 2 friends over the weekend for a meal and we went for a meal and a few drinks. One friend Jenny is quite overweight and is always trying to lose weight and is talking about going down the Mounjaro route. Melissa is the other girl who is not overweight.

I mentioned I had been in M&S and bought a pack of 4 Yum Yums one of which I had with a cup of tea that morning. I was talking about how nice they were but a bit sweet for my taste. Jenny piped up that she buys a pack of Yum Yums on the way home from work, eats the whole pack in the car and then goes straight to bed because she feels sick. She does this regularly.

Melissa told her that was pure greed and gluttonous and how does she expect to lose weight if she does things like this. Eating until you feel sick is disgusting and she just doesn't understand that mentality at all.

I have never seen Melissa say anything mean at all so she doesn't have form for it. Jenny was very upset and started crying but Melissa was adamant and then went on a rant about taking Mounjaro when you stuff yourself with food until you are sick and how wrong that is.

I tied to diffuse the situation and said...is it not the same as going out and drinking too much and being sick and that it may be a food addiction and people all have something that they do too much of but I think I said the wrong thing and Jenny just picked up her bag and walked out. She has removed herself from the group chat now. Melissa is still standing her ground and saying that she said nothing wrong and it is her opinion that is is piggery to eat like that.

I have tried calling Jenny but she is not answering.

YABU.....Melissa is right and that level if eating is gluttony.
YANBU... Melissa should have shut her mouth and said nothing

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whichkindof · 24/03/2025 16:06

WongKarCry · 24/03/2025 15:46

Sounds like Melissa is one of those people who resent obese people having access to weight loss injections.

I was thinking this too. She’s probably one of them on here.

FOJN · 24/03/2025 16:01

Melissa either doesn't like Jenny or has her own issues around food.

People who are content with themselves can hold an opinion without aggressively expressing and hurting someone else.

Jenny's eating us clearly disordered but Melissa's remarks were unnecessarily hurtful.

LadyKenya · 24/03/2025 15:58

Melissa may be saying what a lot of people may secretly agree with. Her speaking to her friend in such a mean way, in public, is totally unacceptable though. What response was Jenny expecting, to that revelation, I don't know.

Itsawildridealright · 24/03/2025 15:54

WongKarCry · 24/03/2025 15:46

Sounds like Melissa is one of those people who resent obese people having access to weight loss injections.

Probably also resents anxious /depressed people having access to anti depressants or anti anxiety meds as they "should just pull themselves together and cheer up" 🙄 there but for the grace of god and all that!

What a twat.

Itsawildridealright · 24/03/2025 15:51

Melissa sounds horrible and not a good friend (or any kind of friend in fact) to Jenny - how completely unaware and nasty! Please message Jenny separately from the group in support, she must be feeling terrible. I couldn't continue to be friends with someone who thought it was ok to talk to another friend like that.

WongKarCry · 24/03/2025 15:46

Sounds like Melissa is one of those people who resent obese people having access to weight loss injections.

DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 24/03/2025 15:46

Your answers are not mutually exclusive.

Melissa was right, eating that much is gluttony (probably due to food/sugar addiction); but she should have shut the fuck up!!

Criticism is never going to change someone's outlook, it's mean and doesn't help anyone.

ScrollingLeaves · 24/03/2025 15:45

It is physical and emotional addiction combined. Then it causes self loathing and binge eating disorder.

Touty · 24/03/2025 15:43

It’s a sugar addiction.