"Counting calories is sad"...

burnsgene42

The calories are there , whether you (or he) counts them or not.
Keeping track of what one eats in a country of unhealthy overweight & overeaters doesn't sound "sad" to me at all. It sounds Smart.
If he's really a good friend , Oh well , then we accept friends along with all their warts and blemishes (and thoughtless remarks). If he's just another workplace troll looking to rattle someone else's cage for his own entertainment , I'd say stay away from him as much as possible.

yuiconnor

LOL, instead of saying counting calories, I would say that I use MFP to help me stay healthy.

Don't bother. move on. be you. look down to ignorance

JeffInJax

Last time it happened to me was at work from a male coworker who said counting calories is stupid and obsessive, so I said "Compared to what? Looking down and not seeing anything past your stomach?" He got defensive cause he has a huge gut but never brought it up again.

SingRunTing

My brother-in-law saw me weighing my food one day and asked me if I was "going to weigh for a few months to understand portion sizes, then stop". He was shocked when I said I had no intention of stopping. I said "why would I stop? It only takes me a few extra seconds when dishing it onto my plate."

JeffInJax

SingRunTing wrote: »

My brother-in-law saw me weighing my food one day and asked me if I was "going to weigh for a few months to understand portion sizes, then stop". He was shocked when I said I had no intention of stopping. I said "why would I stop? It only takes me a few extra seconds when dishing it onto my plate."

I think this is what people do not realize. When you count calories, there is something in people that lead them to believe its an extra hour of work a day doing it. I tell people especially if you don't have new meals every single day it ends up taking a few minutes at most to log everything.

_lyndseybrooke_

If this "friend" was in worse shape than I'm in, I'd probably say something bitchy like, "You may find it sad, but it's why I look like this and you look like that, so I think I'll keep doing it." If they are going to be rude, I'll happily be rude right back.

snowflake930

A very uneducated response, IMHO.
Knowing the number of calories you are actually taking in, is so helpful to many of us in losing, or managing our weight.
Keep up the great work! Seeing the results will make this guy humble (maybe).

in_the_stars

Will becoming irate be productive or beneficial to you? Him?

As much as I dislike any mention of Jacobson's CSPI, I'm posting this link as an example. Many people do not count calories.

http://usat.ly/1wdM9pn

becky10rp

I think my response would be 'yes, I'm sad every morning I put my size 2 pants on......'!

KANGOOJUMPS

IT IS SAD!!!!, and that's my personal opinion.

Chezzie84

I work with 16 men in a commercial vehicle workshop.
They all eat what they want, when they want.
Just after New Year 2013, I took a set of scales into work to keep in my desk draw.
When the lads saw me weighing my food our there was a bit of banter and a lot of p1$$ taking.
Basically I told them to mind there own business and they won't be laughing when I am all curvy and wearing a dress at the staff Christmas Party.

11 months later it's second nature and the lads even measure my drinks when they make me a brew.

Tell him to mind his own business and if being sad makes you healthier then you are happy to be sad.

_lyndseybrooke_

KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »

IT IS SAD!!!!, and that's my personal opinion.

Then why are you here?