Taking your life back with the Code Red Lifestyle™ is a life-changing experience for most people.
And like anything that brings change, it can make people uncomfortable (yes, even if it’s positive!).
Most human beings don’t enjoy change that’s not their idea. And even when it is, it can be scary.
When you’re out to lose weight, get healthy, and make positive lifestyle changes like getting more sleep instead of partying until 2 AM, and drinking water instead of soda and alcohol, sometimes the people around you won’t be supportive.
I remember one Rebel telling me how annoyed her co-workers got that she wouldn’t “cheat” and have a Root Beer float with them.
So they made a big deal out of drinking the Root Beer floats in front of her and going on and on about how good the floats were.
Another Rebel told me she said “no thanks” when a co-worker offered her a piece of cake…and later the co-worker brought a piece of cake anyway and put it right on her desk.
My team even gets angry support tickets from people who are mad their loved one is a Code Red Rebel. One guy said he was happier when his “partner” was fat. He even threatened to use his “college degrees” to put an end to Code Red.
My point in telling you all this is that change has a weird effect on people, and it’s something most of my Rebels face. Sometimes it’s isolated incidents, and other times it’s ongoing bullying and passive-aggressive sabotage.
People who try to suck you down like that are struggling with their own issues. Stand up for yourself, call them out on it, and don’t let them get away with it.
Yeah, you may get some pushback, but you’ve gotta decide whether sacrificing your health and happiness just to keep them “comfortable” is worth it. It’s not a decision I can make for you, but I absolutely support you in standing up for yourself.
Plus, when you make it clear you’re sticking with Code Red, whatever they think, you might be surprised at who comes around. When you believe in something, and you prove it with your actions and not just by saying it, people notice.
And very often–not always, but often–they come around.
Don’t lose hope, and don’t let them get the better of you. You don’t owe anyone an explanation–and you certainly don’t owe them an apology–for taking your life back.
They can be a part of it, or they can respect your decision whether or not they understand or agree with it.
But they don’t get to dictate whether you take your life back from fat, sickness, and misery just because change makes them uneasy or reflects their own insecurities back at them.
You can do this, and your Code Red family is here to support you. I believe in you, and so do your fellow Rebels!