My absolute favorite was when I went to lunch alone (pre-covid)...
I asked the fit little waitress what she recommended and she said, "Well, for tiny people LIKE US, I say go for the fresh halibut..." LIKE US....wow did that make my day (I've lost 110 pounds and work out several times a week).
I hear most of the comments you guys have said, one in particular that confuses me.
When they ask what I have done I explain "stopped eating junk food, exercise more, and log every meal on an app.:
Then they say "oh you count calories???"
Like its a bad thing.. iv had some pretty significant results since I started logging, It's not the only thing iv been doing and I don't count super accurate, more like just to keep track...
But I don't get why people think counting calories is a bad thing.
Oh goodness that's so true! I wonder that too. Yet, so many books/sites/ads/signs/commercials say "lose x pounds a month without counting calories" or things like that, as if counting calories is the biggest heap of drudgery imaginable. I think of some hungry person counting calories individually like beans. Really it's freeing - once I know what I'm putting in, I know how much more I can put in, and I can enjoy my food without that worry "did I eat too much? Did I not exercise enough?" It's all about information! Information is good!
I think before apps like this one it really was problematic and difficult, and that's what people are imagining.
Having (briefly) tried in (if I remember correctly) the 1970s, when one used a little book with pathetically little calorie info in it, and looked stuff up there . . . yes, it was problematic and difficult. Not the easiest way to lose weight, back in the day.
I just got a "you make me sick" from someone whose scale went the other way during lockdown
Jealous much??
I've felt a little bad admitting I lost fifty pounds this year. I always say that I'd already started and seen loss by February when we started locking things down, and it was one thing I could control so I did. But I try really hard not to imply superiority at all.
I just got a "you make me sick" from someone whose scale went the other way during lockdown
Jealous much??
I've felt a little bad admitting I lost fifty pounds this year. I always say that I'd already started and seen loss by February when we started locking things down, and it was one thing I could control so I did. But I try really hard not to imply superiority at all.
This is something I'm concerned about if/when I go back to work at the office. I'm proud of the weight loss I've accomplished and would be happy if my coworkers noticed, but I also know that several employees in my group struggle with their weight as well and wouldn't want to make them feel bad if they've had a different quarantine experience.
I just got a "you make me sick" from someone whose scale went the other way during lockdown
Jealous much??
I've felt a little bad admitting I lost fifty pounds this year. I always say that I'd already started and seen loss by February when we started locking things down, and it was one thing I could control so I did. But I try really hard not to imply superiority at all.
This is something I'm concerned about if/when I go back to work at the office. I'm proud of the weight loss I've accomplished and would be happy if my coworkers noticed, but I also know that several employees in my group struggle with their weight as well and wouldn't want to make them feel bad if they've had a different quarantine experience.
Them feeling bad is a feeling that is theirs, not the result of your achievement. Don't worry too much about it. You did well and that is what matters. Maybe your weightloss will inspire them
I've gotten the I'm proud of you followed in same breath with you use to be a fat fu$%##R ... Or your tiny(230lb 6ft man tiny!? ) or your disappearing(230lb 6ft man disappearing!!?? ) according to BMI #s I'm still clinically obese... awe my dream to only be plain old overweight...
A favorite in-law who I hadn't seen in a few months (during which that time I had lost 30 lbs) complimented me on my weight loss and then ask me if I was happy where I was at or if I was going to try to lose more. This came as an interesting thought to me, since I was still officially obese. I really liked that comment. It implied that my journey is very personal and she did not assume to know my goals. Also, it made me entertain the idea that someone might be content with the weight I currently am. Overall,just one of the most encouraging, simple questions I've ever been asked on this journey.
I recently lost about 10lb quickly (I had my tonsils out and couldn't really eat for over a week). I am 5'6" and went from 170lb to 160lb. Someone commented on how I was looking "skinny" and then continued on to give me suggestions on how they lost weight and what I should be doing to "lose the rest". What if I don't want to lose any more???
I don't really like people commenting on weight loss, but I DO want them to recognize it (weird, right?).
One thing people will ask is "What you'd do?" or "What's your secret?" It's really not that big of a secret or some mystery: I just started tracking my food and tried to eat more protein and fiber. Weight loss really doesn't have to be that complicated, but for some reason people think there's some "secret."
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Jealous much??
I asked the fit little waitress what she recommended and she said, "Well, for tiny people LIKE US, I say go for the fresh halibut..." LIKE US....wow did that make my day (I've lost 110 pounds and work out several times a week).
Having (briefly) tried in (if I remember correctly) the 1970s, when one used a little book with pathetically little calorie info in it, and looked stuff up there . . . yes, it was problematic and difficult. Not the easiest way to lose weight, back in the day.
I've felt a little bad admitting I lost fifty pounds this year. I always say that I'd already started and seen loss by February when we started locking things down, and it was one thing I could control so I did. But I try really hard not to imply superiority at all.
This is something I'm concerned about if/when I go back to work at the office. I'm proud of the weight loss I've accomplished and would be happy if my coworkers noticed, but I also know that several employees in my group struggle with their weight as well and wouldn't want to make them feel bad if they've had a different quarantine experience.
Them feeling bad is a feeling that is theirs, not the result of your achievement. Don't worry too much about it. You did well and that is what matters. Maybe your weightloss will inspire them
Every time I've put on weight since then, I've made sure to smile more so that people don't think I'm mean lol.
One thing people will ask is "What you'd do?" or "What's your secret?" It's really not that big of a secret or some mystery: I just started tracking my food and tried to eat more protein and fiber. Weight loss really doesn't have to be that complicated, but for some reason people think there's some "secret."
Well, 1. I don't eat mammals so no thank you.
and 2. you need to eat less cheeseburgers.
Nahhhh, it's still me and I can still put a hurting on some pizza