Why does there have to be a gimmick?

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  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    it has to have a cool name or you have to spend money on it for anyone to listen
    weight watchers, slimming world, and herbal life are good examples
    loads of people are hooked on these things.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    ds41980 wrote: »
    Then she asked me how, was I cutting carbs? I said no, I told her that I went on the Internet, calculated how many calories I need to consume to function for a day, took 500 calories off of that number and eat whatever I want within the calories that are left. I am losing average 1 lb per week. She then gave me a look that asked "what? You mean there's no special gimmick? How could that possibly work?"

    If you had told her you paid this guy who calls himself North Cascades $100 to figure out how many calories you need to function for a day and subtract 500 for you, she would have understood.
  • BrunetteRunner87
    BrunetteRunner87 Posts: 591 Member
    Ugh yeah, I hate when someone posts on facebook about how they lost weight and people ask "how did you do it?" or "what's your secret?" I guess how did you do it could just be asking about a specific routine, like I like to bicycle, but there is no secret!
  • ds41980
    ds41980 Posts: 133 Member
    If you had told her you paid this guy who calls himself North Cascades $100 to figure out how many calories you need to function for a day and subtract 500 for you, she would have understood.[/quote]

    Ha Ha you are North Cascades, I see what you did there :smile:
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    _SKIM_ wrote: »
    On the upside..I've had occasions where people have prodded and kept prompting me when I've tried to be brief, asking questions and I know light bulbs are going off for them by the caliber of what they're asking. Rare but it happens. It's nice to watch the unfolding.

    this is true. and i always assume that the unfolding will go on long past where i'm around to see it happening, so i try not to waste time being irked in the moment.

    that's how it worked for me. you never know what kind of pebble you're tossing onto somebody's mental scale. i think knowing that helps me not to be one of those boring bullying drones on the subject either.

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