Friends not believing in cico

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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Her results will speak for themselves. Refuse to argue with her.
  • hsmith0930
    hsmith0930 Posts: 160 Member
    Sucks to be her. I mean, if there was any real way to lose weight without going through the rigamarole of counting calories and staying within my goals I'd be doing it, everyone would. But there is no magical cure. There are some tools people like to use to create their deficit, and if it makes them happy, well, kudos. I find that eating "healthier" foods makes it a bit easier for me to stay in my calorie goals because I tend to pick things that are more filling but have fewer calories. So a cup of Pineapple will keep me fuller longer than a cup of ice cream and has a lot fewer calories. But I use it as a tool to meet my CI goal, not a way to get around it.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    No worry about what your friend is doing or thinking. Be honest with her that you don't think that is the plan you would recommend following for success. Just keep on being her friend and supporting her.

    If she wants your help you can offer her support in other ways...like going for a bike ride or walk together to burn some calories.

    If people don't seem to get it...I recommend that they find a person they know who has lost and maintains their weight and use them as a role model (not someone in a magazine)

    More important to be a good friend than to be right about weight loss methodology. The less judgemental you are about your friends and family...the less judgemental you will be on yourself.
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »
    I didn't believe it when my mom and dad told me that my 1st boyfriend growing up would not jump in a well and save me if I fell in! Did I believe them? Heck no! Some people just have to find out the hard way!

    If he jumped in the well, how would that help you? Is he jumping in with a rope tied around his waist like Westley going after Buttercup in the fire swamp? I'm confused.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    We all have these friends - those who see our results, ask about it, then don't believe us when we tell them. I've given up trying to convince them.
  • slideaway1
    slideaway1 Posts: 1,006 Member
    hsmith0930 wrote: »
    Sucks to be her. I mean, if there was any real way to lose weight without going through the rigamarole of counting calories and staying within my goals I'd be doing it, everyone would. But there is no magical cure. There are some tools people like to use to create their deficit, and if it makes them happy, well, kudos. I find that eating "healthier" foods makes it a bit easier for me to stay in my calorie goals because I tend to pick things that are more filling but have fewer calories. So a cup of Pineapple will keep me fuller longer than a cup of ice cream and has a lot fewer calories. But I use it as a tool to meet my CI goal, not a way to get around it.

    I don't log calories or measure/weigh food. Eventually you will get so good at it that you will pretty accurately be able to guess the cals/macros etc of food just by looking at it on the plate. Life gets loads easier.

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