Getting question all the time

chrisfuentes2005

After loseing the weight by just eating healthy and going for walk everyday. I still get question why I still eat healthy, weight and measure food and like to go for walks for 60 minutes everyday.

cmriverside

uh huh. People are weird.

chrisfuentes2005

cmriverside wrote: »

uh huh. People are weird.

Sorry hope I am not confusing you

kgirlhart

That's because most people think in terms of "diets" and when they lose weight they go back to their "non-diet" eating. That is why so many people that lose weight gain it back. I will not always have to eat at a deficit, but I will always have to pay attention to what I am eating so that I don't eat more calories than I burn. I also get people who don't understand why I'm still watching what I eat even though I have lost the weight I was trying to lose.

2011rocket3touring

You should turn it around and ask them why you shouldn't.

bigguyreed

People want to see you fall off the wagon. You are the winner and a lot of people like to see others fail. See that gives them a reason not to do it for themselves. They can say I know these other people that could not do it, and so I'm not going to try. So when someone say's that just think I'm a winner and they can stand that.

Sunna_W

People hate change and successful people and skinny people...

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cwolfman13

chrisfuentes2005 wrote: »

After loseing the weight by just eating healthy and going for walk everyday. I still get question why I still eat healthy, weight and measure food and like to go for walks for 60 minutes everyday.

Because the vast majority of people see "diet" as a verb and a temporary act rather than a noun. Most people associate regular exercise with weight loss rather than fitness. Mostly people are dumb as *kitten*.

brynnsmom

Sunna_W wrote: »

People hate change and successful people and skinny people...

Strong words but I think ultimately it's true - some people just do not want to acknowledge that there is work involved. Much easier to label the fit people as lucky, then they don't have to feel badly about their own laziness/apathy/etc.

Adc7225

I just had this discussion with a friend, who then went for his physical and realized why I still do this. From last year to this year his health has gone down some (nothing major), my physical was rather boring - no issues. Health does not just happen, for some people it can just appear that way.

You just answer them anyway you feel at the moment and know that what you are doing is what is best for you.

ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken

Tell them you made a lifestyle change. Plain and simple.

FreyasRebirth

Because you like being alive?

JacquiH73

ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken wrote: »

Tell them you made a lifestyle change. Plain and simple.

Yeah, that.

lorrpb

"Because I want to live a long and active life. Don't you?"

TimothyFish

2011rocket3touring wrote: »

You should turn it around and ask them why you shouldn't.

Or you could ask them why they like being fat.

apullum

Ask them why they don't do those things.

chrisfuentes2005

Thanks everyone for the reply.

HappyGrape

I often ignore the remarks and refuse to comment. Or straight say I am not going to discuss how I eat or exercise, or I am not interested in talking about it.

You don't owe any explanation to anyone

Noreenmarie1234

cwolfman13 wrote: »

chrisfuentes2005 wrote: »

After loseing the weight by just eating healthy and going for walk everyday. I still get question why I still eat healthy, weight and measure food and like to go for walks for 60 minutes everyday.

Because the vast majority of people see "diet" as a verb and a temporary act rather than a noun. Most people associate regular exercise with weight loss rather than fitness. Mostly people are dumb as *kitten*.

Yep. I've found most people think if you say you exercise they are like "why you don't need to lose weight" they don't understand exercise is a part of daily maintenance. My relatives and friends are always like "I started exercising a few times a week but haven't even lost anything". Most people think exercise = weight loss. It's kinda sad lol.

rainbow198

I understand. I often get asked why do I still work so hard with my eating and exercising as well.

As if "I've arrived" so it's time to loosen up and party. Yeah, no...it doesn't work that way for me. This way of life is my new normal now.

I just ignore, ignore, ignore and save my energy for my workouts.

TimothyFish

I think it would blow some people's minds if they discovered that some people lose weight to improve their physical activity rather than being physically active to lose weight.

youdoyou2016

TimothyFish wrote: »

I think it would blow some people's minds if they discovered that some people lose weight to improve their physical activity rather than being physically active to lose weight.

Yeah, no kidding! Sometimes I've been in "lose 3-5 lbs mode" as I was picking up my running mileage. People couldn't get it at all. And explaining the extra seconds you end up with for your mile time per extra pound you're carrying around didn't help ...

STEVE142142

kgirlhart wrote: »

That's because most people think in terms of "diets" and when they lose weight they go back to their "non-diet" eating. That is why so many people that lose weight gain it back. I will not always have to eat at a deficit, but I will always have to pay attention to what I am eating so that I don't eat more calories than I burn. I also get people who don't understand why I'm still watching what I eat even though I have lost the weight I was trying to lose.

You sum up the situation properly. It's not a diet we're on but on a lifestyle change also we've educated ourselves as far as food and how it affects us it's like anything else it's a lifetime commitment. Yes people don't understand why we do it but we fully understand the consequences are going back to the old habits