What's your biggest weight loss / fitness pet peeve?
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I cant eat enough food. Well how did you get fat then? Also thanks for saying people complain about gaining weight and eating over, that has been me here lately.0
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1.) I get tired of the "x-thing is the healthiest thing your can put in your body" one week and then the next week the same "x-thing is toxic to your body." Or from my grandma specifically "Dr. Oz says....."
2.) the "I guess your off your diet?" questioning remarks because I had a piece of pizza for lunch one day.0 -
yellowlemoned wrote: »
2.) the "I guess your off your diet?" questioning remarks because I had a piece of pizza for lunch one day.
^^^That. Or, "hey , we're going out to eat at the Mexican restaurant today, but ohhhhh, I guess there isn't anything you can eat there."
How many times can I say, I eat whatever I want. Most of the time lately, I WANT things that are healthier and that I can fill up on and stay filled up, but I eat every kind of food I love, because I would be miserable otherwise. I just stay (for the most part) within my calorie goals.
Just because I've lost/am losing weight, please don't assume that I starve myself or only eat carrot slivers. Or that the food I eat is boring or bland. I am an awesome flipping cook and can make things that are filling and delish that are reasonable calorie wise.0 -
If you lose any more weight you will look sick. I am 173 5'5". I now tell them they are not used to seeing healthy weighing people. BAM BTW my goal is 141 so yes I will look sick in their eyes.0
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All of the arguing about what is best/worst, true/false, etc on MFP. It seems like we are adults and should just be able to agree to disagree. You can look at health/weight loss with many different points of view.0
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Mine is people telling me I'm losing too much weight. I do think they get used to seeing you at a specific size and just react. I am also at the bottom of overweight now and almost barely inside the healthy bmi so I really am still overweight. They'll just have to get over it.
Also, when my husband will buy things specifically for me that are my weakness like wine or favorite junk foods. It's a nice thought, but I actually think he fears me getting fit while he is going in the other direction. I can only blame myself if I eat or drink those things, but it can also be a bit awkward to say no. I've done it though.0 -
I haven't read all of the pages, but I'm on page 6 and haven't seen a few of my pet peeves yet.
- Women who are all "I celebrate my curves" "Big girls do it better", but then are always dieting and trying to lose weight to get down to some ridiculously low number so they can 'look cute in their clothes'. Pick one.
- Posts that say "REAL women have curves" or "REAL women look like this" (insert picture of size 16 minimum model *must be ridiculously airbrushed*). What makes a large woman any more real than a small woman? What about women who are naturally thinner?
- Large women who use the term "skinny b*tches" to refer to anyone more than 2 dress sizes smaller than them. Or call anyone who is below a size 4 "anorexic". I was bullied a LOT for my being XXXL while growing up, so I know how hard it is - why would I want to put that same hurt on someone else and bully someone else for being XXXS?0 -
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From this site.. the myth that ´ you cannot gain muscle mass if you have a calorie deficit´.. Which is only true for people with low body fat.
400lbs guy, never lifted weights before. Starts lifting weight 2 hours a day and has a 1 calorie deficit. You think that guy isn´t going to be putting on muscle mass? Even if he has a 500 calorie deficit he is going to be building muscle mass for many many weeks.
What bugs me is that people find ´rules´ that are specific to one group of people ( ie, in this case bodybuilders) and try to apply it as a universal rule they can put on a bumper sticker, swear by, and then pass along to everyone they see, without realizing it was a niche rule for a small group of people.0 -
Pet peeve is when someone says they ate cocoa puffs -- they world shuts down and thinks you must crash and burn because you ate sugar for breakfast.
What ever... I may crash and burn eating too many carrots.0 -
Yes, the deficit you can't build muscle thing.0
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"Why are you on a diet? You're so skinny!"
Ever think that I'm this size BECAUSE I diet??0 -
Oh and people who offer me an apple or piece of apple, then make some comment of "I thought you were trying to lose weight, this is a healthy snack" when I say "no thanks", then when I explain that I'm allergic to many fruits including apples, they go on about how it's "impossible" to be allergic to fruit. I have been tested, and certain fruits put me into full blown anaphylaxis and I have to carry an epi pen with me everywhere because of it. I'm also allergic to nuts, but that is a more widely accepted allergy which people tend not to argue with me about.0
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my biggest issue is that people get annoyed when i say i am 5 lbs. from goal weight.. of course i have been saying this for over 20 years lol... i am happily maintaining the 131-135 range.. and clearly i will never get to my goal which is FINE.. i am older... dont need to be thin.. but for god sakes LET me have my fun.... if i dont strive to be 128
i would never be able to maintain what i have now..0 -
ShrinkingMuslimah wrote: »Oh and people who offer me an apple or piece of apple, then make some comment of "I thought you were trying to lose weight, this is a healthy snack" when I say "no thanks", then when I explain that I'm allergic to many fruits including apples, they go on about how it's "impossible" to be allergic to fruit. I have been tested, and certain fruits put me into full blown anaphylaxis and I have to carry an epi pen with me everywhere because of it. I'm also allergic to nuts, but that is a more widely accepted allergy which people tend not to argue with me about.
If it makes you feel any better, I have even had doctors question whether I am really allergic to cranberries. I haven't been allergy tested, but multiple episodes of my lips, tongue and throat swelling and getting hives is pretty good evidence, I think.
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"You shouldn't eat this or that"
I eat what I want, thank you. I'm team everything in moderation.0 -
I've lost over 70 lbs but I still have about 40(+) to go. Comments like this really bother me:
"Wow, your belly used to really stick out," or "Your *kitten* used to be so big you waddled!" HelLO...I'm still the same person, just smaller! I still have all the feelings!
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" you'll never lose weight while you keep eating carbs. i gave them up and ive lost 5lb!"
oh my word! why oh why didnt anyone ever tell me this? how did i ever lose over 150lb while i eat those evil carbs?!?0 -
0somuchbetter0 wrote: »I've lost over 70 lbs but I still have about 40(+) to go. Comments like this really bother me:
"Wow, your belly used to really stick out," or "Your *kitten* used to be so big you waddled!" HelLO...I'm still the same person, just smaller! I still have all the feelings!
they're trying to compliment your current state
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"You must feel so much better about yourself!"
My weight is just a number and a size, not a moral condition. Not punching an idiot in the face makes me feel good about myself. Doing my best to be good to my children makes me feel good about myself. Learning a new skill makes me feel good about myself.
The self discipline not to say, "Yes, I am much less morally deficient now that you like my body better" comes harder than choosing to stick to a specific calorie goal, by far.0 -
OP, you hit the nail on the head with both of those. i think number 2 drives me to no end "I've tried EVERYTHING and can't lose a single pound" which really is biologically impossible and you must donate yourself to science! LOL0
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After my weight loss, I get body checked when i mentioned my going to O.A.
That is Overeaters anonymous.
Also people who take themselves to serious at times,(including me) and forget
"if we don't make fun of ourselves, someone will beat us to it".0 -
drlaughharris wrote: »After my weight loss, I get body checked when i mentioned my going to O.A.
really?
that seems drastic.
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Going into the free weight area and the buff guys stare at me and look all annoyed that I entered their domain. I am a 35 year old obese woman, but I worked with a trainer who showed me what to do in the free weight area "if I was comfortable in there" <--pet peeve #2
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Office food when dieting is my biggest pet peeve. Often the very nice people in charge of the food order as if it is a splurge day. I never want to complain, but it is hard to eat healthy when no healthy option is available. I used to sneak out of lunch meetings to find better options, but stopped doing it because I didn't want to make a scene of it and get the whole, "You don't need to lose weight comment" from someone trying to be nice.
For breakfast meetings I eat beforehand because I know it's going to be cake, pastries, and processed juice. Does anyone really eat cake and pastries for breakfast?!!0 -
miketoryan wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »I've lost over 70 lbs but I still have about 40(+) to go. Comments like this really bother me:
"Wow, your belly used to really stick out," or "Your *kitten* used to be so big you waddled!" HelLO...I'm still the same person, just smaller! I still have all the feelings!
they're trying to compliment your current state
I know that, but they're idiots and it's not a compliment.0 -
I usually get comments at work about how I bring a packed lunch with me instead of ordering out with everyone else. I usually just ignore it but it can be annoying when it's every day. I also hate getting comments and snarky remarks from coworkers when I politely decline food at staff meetings.0
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That zero calorie soda causes obesity... While I agree it's not the healthiest alternative - zero calories isn't going to make you fat.0
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People who say one way of losing weight is the only way to lose weight.
People who say I have to go at 100%, 100% of the time to be successful at this.
Thanks, but having my learning curve and not being under constant stress from worrying about every little dam* calorie is still letting me achieve my daily goal of "doing it right". Yes, I track my calories daily and yes I get to the gym as often as my life allows. And sometimes, when my body and my energy level says nope - 30 minutes is enough for today, I listen to it.0 -
When I'm doing the machine circuit and someone at the gym comes in to the circuit only area and goes straight to the machine that is after mine. Seriously, You see I'm doing them in order. Do you have to come in the circuit only section and then sit on the machine for 20 minutes so I can't complete the circuit?
I'm a completion freak with video games too.0
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