Do you ever get told that you too compulsive

lorrpb

No I don't get told that. I do get told that I'm very committed and consistent.
150 lost, 1+ year of successful maintenance.

Orphia

Nobody has said that to me ever.

I get told I'm an inspiration a lot, which is nice, but all I'm doing is using an app that made it easy to lose weight and keep it off. And a shitload of running.

alondrakayy

The only time I was told that what I was doing was obsessive/compulsive is when it truly was. After I had my daughter, I ate 1200 cals a day and went to they gym to run on the treadmill every day I could. I lost weight for sure, but also a lot of my energy, hair, color in my skin, and happiness. I'm glad that experience I made myself go through didn't make me turn away from counting calories because when done properly, it can truly benefit your life in so many ways!

BTW, those comments came from my husband. Now that I'm more safe about it, he understands that this tool helps me reach my healthy goals.

sllm1

Calorie counter for life here.

I have tried to go without counting several times, but I inevitably gain. I need the accountability of making sure the numbers even out.

Maintenance is the same as weight loss with an additional treat here or there. You can't just start back eating like you used to without ending up where you used to be.

Whatever works for you!

w8goal4life

nowine4me wrote: »

Better than impulsive!

Good answer!

DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

SummerSkier

Cashmone1981 wrote: »

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

I am still searching for the best response to this. I am considering saying that I don't comment on their spare tire so they shouldn't comment on my physique either.

DISCIPLINEEQUALSFREEDOM

SummerSkier wrote: »

Cashmone1981 wrote: »

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

I am still searching for the best response to this. I am considering saying that I don't comment on their spare tire so they shouldn't comment on my physique either.

My response is: I plan on looking like a crackhead.

amandaeve

I had a friend who always complained about how their ex had "tunnel vision", was too obsessive and would ignore family, etc. etc. Then I found out the ex was working towards a phD and now has a great job in a very narrow, highly competitive field. The friend...not ambitious at all.

The moral of the story is, when someone judges someone else, they are telling you far more about themselves than they are about the person they are judging.

You are responsible for your body, not them. You do what you need to do. Unless your activity gets in the way of functioning or makes you sick, there is no need to worry about what other people say.

ritzvin

SummerSkier wrote: »

Cashmone1981 wrote: »

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

I am still searching for the best response to this. I am considering saying that I don't comment on their spare tire so they shouldn't comment on my physique either.

would "and you're kind of fat" be too mean?

1 of the guys I was staying with on the last tango weekend teased me a bit on the calorie counting... I may have given him a look and poked at his (slightly 'fluffy') tummy in response.

foreverslim1111

Cashmone1981 wrote: »

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

Yesterday, I had a gym buddy say to me "you're looking positively skinny". I turned to her and said "Thats just music to my ears". I took it as a great compliment since I haven't heard it in years.

mk2fit

Why is it OK to make skinny jokes, but not fat jokes? "I bet you have to run around in the shower to get wet"

heybales

Cashmone1981 wrote: »

Every SINGLE DAY, everyone says "you're too skinny"...I hate that word...can't you say FIT.

"that's impossible, since I just ate a too skinny person!"