What terms/phrases wind you up about losing weight?
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Starvation mode and plateaus and any absolutes.
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I just get super annoyed at the 537586037 posts that ask the following question: "can I eat *fill in the blank* and still lose weight?"9
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"Muscle weighs more than fat"... Grrrr!
Getting "toned", not "bulky"... It has been 3 days and I'm not losing weight!
I have a thyroid problem / it is my thyroid's fault / it is my medication's fault (no doctor's diagnosis and/or no discipline with proper diet and exercise)...
I am overweight because of my genetics... I'm a special snowflake... You have it easy / You don't know how hard it is...
I/you need to be {dairy|meat|gluten|whatever} -free (again no medical diagnosis)
I need to lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks.. what do I do?
The usual suspects. Pretty much any BS assertions.6 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »Starvation mode and plateaus and any absolutes.
I saw someone talking about plateaus the other day and I laughed because they had suggested to avoid them you should take a week or so at maintenance calories every now and then.
So to avoid plateau's you create a plateau... makes no sense.5 -
I admit I use the words journey and lifestyle all the time- I just don't know what else to call it sometimes but now I know how much it annoys a bunch of MFP people
(but I still like lifestyle, sorry not sorry).
Not too much bothers me, it is more people's behavior. I think that people who get super personally offended when they participate in forums are frustrating. And the one that annoyed me recently was an accusation of people (all MFP regular contributors) "following" a poster across threads just to bother them. Apparently. Certainly not because people like to comment on lots of different threads and hold multiple conversations. Sigh.
ETA: sorry this is more MFP focused than the OP's question.8 -
Protein powder, detox, cleanse, flush, toxins, thigh gap, spot reduce, keto, paleo, Jillian Michaels.
And, kind of meanly, "loose weight." If it's loose, tie it down!
I don't know, I think I have loose weight on my thighs now... They're strangely floppy and the fat is separating from the muscles.17 -
tabletop_joe wrote: »I don't think it's very considerate for people to go in about how "gross" or "disgusting" they are and then state their weight. Chances are, someone reading has worked like crazy to get DOWN to that "disgusting" weight.
I get that people need to be real about their feelings and weight gain, but it seems really thoughtless to me.
I totally agree. It's like when "friends" moan about how overweight and disgusting they are because they ate a burger, then they look at you and say "oh, no offence" because ofc if they're disgusting, what does that make you?
There's nothing wrong with recognising that you are not healthy and choosing to do something about it, and I'll admit I sometimes look at people and am glad I never "let myself get that bad", but there's no excuse for stating that a particular weight, bmi or appearance is gross, disgusting, hideous etc.7 -
Oh, yeah. Just remembered.
(I"m thinking of these as word choices rather than larger arguments):
"Lifestyle." In any combination. "Low-carb lifestyle." "Keto lifestyle" "Paleo lifestyle."
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(I mean, if you want larger arguments/statements that set my teeth on edge, there's:
"I've gained 50 pounds since graduating from college 10 years ago. I need to lose it all in 12 weeks!"
"I'm doing everything right! Why am I not losing any weight? I started two weeks ago and I have only lost five pounds! THIS ISN"T WORKING!")8 -
Losing weight is x% diet and x% exercise.
It's not. It's 100% a calorie deficit. How each person chooses to get to a deficit is completely up to them.
(Wow, I had to read this like 15 times before posting to make sure I didn't misspell losing. And, then I had to look up misspell...)44 -
When people reach their goals they all of a sudden get tired of hearing things related to weight loss.
When the word loose is used in place of lose.
When the success and help needed threads gets no love and/or interaction while the fun and game threads gets all the love, interaction and likes.
When people want to give up after not seeing any progress after a week or two.
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Eat clean!9
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I can be perfectly sanguine about "journey" in a weight-loss context. Meh.
The people who referred to my "cancer journey", when I was going through treatment? Took every ounce of my then-meager energy to simply smile wanly (because I knew they Meant Well) rather than reaching out and absolutely smacking them.
There's a get well card now that says something like "I promise not to mention your 'journey', unless you go on an actual cruise." Word.
In the weight-loss/health context, some other irritants for me that have been less mentioned on this thread are the "acid/alkaline foods" stuff, and "only baby cows should drink milk".
Things like "per say" and "walla" really set my teeth on edge, but that's not only generic, but also elitist of me, so I never mention it.
("Walla" in constructs like "I started weighing food and - walla! - I finally started losing weight.)
Guilty admission: A couple of times, I typed "loose" when I meant "lose", and didn't catch it until too late to edit. <pounds head on desk> . At least it wasn't "loose wait" (I think).23 -
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any MLM weight loss plan
waist raining questions...I wouldn't know about that and you shouldn't try it.
fat burners... I don't know about this and you shouldn't buy it.
When people ask what's my secret
Nothing no secret an hour in the gym lifting 6 days a week and detailed attention to my diet.
When people get mad at me for eating Pizza, saying you are what you eat you know. I am not pizza!!!!
Me eating pizza actually promotes other people to have a healthier relationship with food. I am doing a public service and it fits my macros!
When people think IIFYM is about eating junk. I have my diary public to address this issue I don't argue. Look at my diary.10 -
martinemarbella wrote: »I'm sure this won't go down too well but my personal bete noire is 'my journey'. Makes me cringe!
As another person said, mine would be Detox and Cleanse. Don't care for "fasting" all that much either. Don't mind journey so much though. For some people that's exactly what it is.3 -
Losing weight is x% diet and x% exercise.
It's not. It's 100% a calorie deficit. How each person chooses to get to a deficit is completely up to them.
(Wow, I had to read this like 15 times before posting to make sure I didn't misspell losing. And, then I had to look up misspell...)
^All of this. +100 Well said!
Too much lazy thinking and lack of exercise due to statements like "Weight loss is 100% diet" or "You can't out-train a bad diet."
In principle those statements are reasonable but they encourage people to take the lazy way out and skip proper exercise programs, only to later say "THIS ISN'T WORKING!!!"
Giving overweight people an excuse to MOVE LESS or to think losing excess body fat will not be HARD WORK is not a good idea.
Sorry, back to the Thread.3 -
"for weight loss"
As in, "What exercises are good for weight loss?" or "What foods should I eat for weight loss?"12 -
Losing weight is x% diet and x% exercise.
It's not. It's 100% a calorie deficit. How each person chooses to get to a deficit is completely up to them.
(Wow, I had to read this like 15 times before posting to make sure I didn't misspell losing. And, then I had to look up misspell...)
^All of this. +100 Well said!
Too much lazy thinking and lack of exercise due to statements like "Weight loss is 100% diet" or "You can't out-train a bad diet."
In principle those statements are reasonable but they encourage people to take the lazy way out and skip proper exercise programs, only to later say "THIS ISN'T WORKING!!!"
Giving overweight people an excuse to MOVE LESS or to think losing excess body fat will not be HARD WORK is not a good idea.
Sorry, back to the Thread.
You can't out-run a bad diet.
Don't tell the military because evidently we haven't learned this yet.11 -
Exactly my point. The number of people I've seen come out of Boot about 20 lbs leaner seems to contradict the claim.
You can't out-run a bad diet.
Don't tell the military because evidently we haven't learned this yet.
One generally needs to eat everything that isn't nailed down just to endure it.3 -
martinemarbella wrote: »I'm sure this won't go down too well but my personal bete noire is 'my journey'. Makes me cringe!
^^This0 -
Forgot to mention people talking about their "cheat day."
You didn't cheat, you made a conscious decision to eat what you wanted in the quantities you wanted! Grrrr!13 -
Many have been said, but lately when people say "today is the first day of my journey" or "I'm starting my journey over today" aka journey... idk why but it seriously makes me cringe.
It drives me nuts when people correct someone for saying "muscle weighs more than fat", nitpicking semantics... we understood what they meant.
"Loose" weight
"Cico doesn't apply to me because I'm a special snowflake"
Ironically, the posts about what people hate at the gym, and majority of the complaints are normal etiquette - such as asking how many more sets. Irony being this post is similar in nature. haha
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!"
Or if you've replied to a "help me" forum, someone feels they can correct you because they read about it once 10 years ago. Granted, nature of internet forums. It doesn't bother me that much, I just hate misinformation being spread.
"If you do this exercise you can spot reduce!"
I need a martini after this rant of frustrations. Cheers.
I edited this to add 2 more, "clean eating" - no, just stop. Your eating habits are not superior. And "Alcohol makes you fat, you have to stop drinking if you want to lose weight" - sure, why don't you pry this martini from my cold, burning fat hands... I dare you.11 -
When overweight people try to sell me this amazing ~whatever~ to help me lose weight and be skinny.
If it worked as well as you're trying to tell me, you would be skinny.11 -
Ghostofachance wrote: »Forgot to mention people talking about their "cheat day."
You didn't cheat, you made a conscious decision to eat what you wanted in the quantities you wanted! Grrrr!
Anytime I hear cheating my mind turns this into a Family Guy-esque cutaway and I think of the poster in a seedy motel with a cherry pie, while a carrot sits at home crying.
Exactly Whiskey Tango Foxtrot are you people cheating on?!25 -
We may understand what they think they meant, but the general public clearly does not.It drives me nuts when people correct someone for saying "muscle weighs more than fat", nitpicking semantics... we understood what they meant.
Watch the shocked look on the average person's face when you show them a specific volume of fat and muscle (such as from beef or pork) and then try to guess which weighs more.
The average person cannot correctly answer me when I ask which would hit the ground first if you dropped a bowling ball, a banana, a golf ball and a baseball off of a second story building.
That is, not without a Google search first...
Start educating people to use words properly and they might learn something.
Ignorance of proper diet and exercise requirements are only part of the reason most people are overweight but it is one of the easiest things to correct.
Developing the discipline to do what is necessary for improving one's diet and "fitness" is much harder.
Setting expectations for weight loss, body image, etc. based on facts instead of what they "think" is true and ultimately "want" to be true can go a long way towards preventing early disappointment and disillusionment.5 -
dale050467 wrote: »using loose instead of lose
English speaking grammer Nazis who seem to assume that everyone who communicates in English speaks English as a first language and must therefore be perfect at it.
I corrected my mistake Herr Generaloberst.
My experience has been that, as a general rule, those for whom English is a second language tend to make sloppy mistakes (like "loose" instead of "lose") far less often than those for whom English is a first language.
If I see the mistake once, I assume it's a typo. If I see it repeatedly, I will tend to assume the writer doesn't care unless there are "tells" that the writer is not a native speaker.10 -
We may understand what they think they meant, but the general public clearly does not.It drives me nuts when people correct someone for saying "muscle weighs more than fat", nitpicking semantics... we understood what they meant.
Watch the shocked look on the average person's face when you show them a specific volume of fat and muscle (such as from beef or pork) and then try to guess which weighs more.
The average person could not correctly answer you about what would hit the ground first if you dropped a bowling ball, a banana, a golf ball and a baseball off of a second story building.
Start educating people to use words properly and they might learn something.
Ignorance of proper diet and exercise requirements are only part of the reason most people are overweight but it is one of the easiest things to correct.
Developing the discipline to do what is necessary for improving one's diet and fitness is much harder.
Setting expectations for weight loss, body image, etc. based on facts instead of what they "think" is true can go a long way.
In spirit of this post, being an opinion, I stand by my OPINION. But you do you - please be the crusader that continues to set people straight about the muscle/fat volume debate. The world will be a more educated place.
I on the other hand, will continue to be annoyed every time I read a nitpicking correction of muscles weighs more than fat.
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Okay...questions:
Journey - What other word do you think is appropriate?
Tone/toned - What other word would you used for a person wanting to not be saggy-baggy? I suppose there's "firm" but why is that somehow less annoying than "tone"?
You guys find a lot to be annoyed about. The only one mentioned so far was not an example...I hate when people call other people "snowflakes" in any context. Guess what...no two people are alike. Thus, it's not really an insult to call them that; it's accurate. They are snowflakes. So are you.
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dale050467 wrote: »using loose instead of lose
English speaking grammer Nazis who seem to assume that everyone who communicates in English speaks English as a first language and must therefore be perfect at it.
I corrected my mistake Herr Generaloberst.
Huh. Loose and lose. See the thing is they are two different words with two different meanings. It's nothing to do with grammar Nazism - because it isn't grammar. The opposite of loose is tight, the opposite of lose is gain. You might as well say " I want to apricot weight" because it makes as much sense.
I bolded your statement because I fail to understand why you took offence to learning something new - if English is indeed a second language for you then you now know the difference and can use either word correctly in the future. "Ich bien ein berliner" if you see what I mean?
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