Most annoying said by someone who is trying to lose weight.
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People at work are asking me what I am doing to lose weight. I tell them I am watching my calories and trying to eat healthier. They than say, "No, really, what are you doing? Did you have bariatric surgery?" Ummmmm, I work here, don't you think you would know if I had?! lol.0
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I get it the other way. If I try to give someone advice (because they are looking for it), I get the whole "what do you know about weight loss? You're fat" attitude. Yeah, I know I'm fat. Thanks for that. But I have dropped 50 pounds. And I know HOW to do it, even if I don't look like I do.
^THIS
I have been asked by co-workers what I did to drop weight because I lost a lot of weight, and currently have 55 lbs of it off and aside from the BCPs which helped balance my PCOS hormones, which I mention, I tell them: I lowered my carbs, increased my protein and 'I work out!' (in the LMFAO song voice)
Answer: 'Oh . . . well that's good.'
Auto-tuned out! Nothing I said just mattered because I didn't say anything magical and amazing. What do I know anyway, I'm still fat.
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" I want to keep my curves."0
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People on some fad diet and are instantly the expert of it in two days and then quit after a week.0
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When someone makes a big announcement they are eating healthy but then everyday ends up being a "cheat day". I'm by no means perfect and have my own food issues but don't ask to be helped to stay on track then get mad at the person you asked to play that role when they hold you accountable.0
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The stupidest thing I have ever heard about weight loss came from my mother-in-law. She is obese and has been for 38 years.
She said everyone compared her to Elizabeth Taylor, and it really was a good thing she gained weight or she might have had extramarital affairs... good grief!0 -
"You can cheat this one time"
Uh really?!?! Cheating "this one time" is what got my @$$ so big to start with!!!!
THIS!!!! I made that excuse for two years. I would "try" but then Id have a day where I would eat whatever and call it a cheat day. I walked, but I wasnt trying or doing enough. Found this site and it really put everything into perspective. I love it! Anyways its the reason why I do not have "cheat" days" I eat what I feel like everyday within my calorie budget. Why give up foods I love if I have to do this forever? Moderation and exercise are the answer. So far have only made little changes like subing light sour cream for butter, unsweetened almond milk instead of 1% , and a few sugar free items, oh and I almost never drink my calories. My diet hasnt changed really, other than Im more aware of how many calories are in foods and pay attention to how much. The main thing is add exercise! But most ppl I tell that to, dont want to hear it, even if they ask.
I think I said the last part wrong lol! I use light sour cream instead of butter, unsweetened almond milk instead of milk, I keep some sugar free items and sweetener, and I rarely drink my calories*** sorry its getting late for me. Lol0 -
'If you lose any more weight than 150 you will look like a crackhead because you are big boned."
Is big boned even a real thing because I have average wrist bones?
lol Well, yeah...I am definitely a big-boned girl. I'm about 5'9" which isn't super tall, but up there. But when I was younger, had a really, really physical job, did mandatory "physical training" every day, was very strong and not fat at all, I was still around 170. If I could crack 200 and stay there, I would be fantastically pleased. I'm almost a third of the way there.
However, I'm pretty sure if this applied to you, you would know. And I doubt that that losing a healthy amount of weight will make you look like a crackhead. Crackheads don't look like they are healthy and fit....they look like, well, crackheads. :laugh:I'm not even sure if I believe the whole big boned thing. Even if there was or is a such thing, that doesn't mean you can't lose enough weight to barely be overweight anymore. Otherwise you could just not make comments about how hard weight loss is if you're not really trying that much, idk just a thought. But it wouldn't bother me, what people say about it. It seems like it bothers other people more.
I would love to blame my bones for my level of body fat. But I'm pretty sure I wouldn't believe me.0 -
"My Dr. told me not to lose too much weight - it would be difficult on my joints to have no padding." :noway:
I just want to say... I can understand this. I don't know anything about the person who said this... but if they have join problems already I would highly suggest they keep some of that padding. I am 22 and since losing 140 lbs my hips kill me now. The only thing that has changed is the weight loss... so I can sorta see how a doctor might actually say that!
Also, in general.. everybody's definition of what a "little" weight to lose is different. When I was 100+ pounds overweight, a "little" was 40 lbs. Now, a "little" would be 2-3.
Hmmm...I would suggest you speak to your doc about this. Your hips are not cushioned by fat, but by a ridge of fibrous cartilage. It's possible that something you've done or are doing doing workouts is the cause, or possibly a deficiency or some kind, arthritis, etc. Maybe you can do something to help it, especially if it's resulting in further damage. You're very young - you don't want to be in pain the rest of your life.
It's true, "a little" or "a lot" is all relative. I have lost 45 pounds and I'm not quite a third of the way to goal. My daughter has lost 20 and she is 5-7 pounds from where she wants to be.0 -
5 years ago:
My mum "oh I'm too old to lose weight and exercise, just destined to be fat."
Now 2 years later and she gyms 3 times a week and looks a lot skinnier now she committed to it herself.
My nan "Your just big boned, we all are."
Lost alot of weight 2 years ago and looks down at me now. Preaching to the wrong choir!
My "aunty" "Nah its too late for me, you just get to the point when you just dont bother."
She really just doesnt care.
People who have induldged me in being a fat fool:
Random girl from high school seeing me eating two hot dogs, "shes a growing girl"
Others: "She's not fat," "your not fat your curvy."
(I didnt notice i was fat or putting on weight.)
People who have shown me through bullying:
"shim the big fat dim sim"- the guy was fat.
"Are you pregnant?"- skinny bully
"your knees hurt because of the weight you carry!" skinny twig "uncle" (his knees are shot wtf is his excuse! Size doesn't count!)
Unintentional insult:
"When are you due?" chunky jewelry sales lady
"your the fat one and I'm the skinny one"- chunky friend- this one started my journey.
It's like the world is full of stupid uneducated people, people who give you advice and opinion on your life and they are either in denial of their own life or just feel better insulting you.
I dont bother informing anyone of my journey anymore, because people just don't want to hear your doing good or the changes you make.....0 -
I have a male friend who has joined the gym and has lost weight but has now plateaud. I asked him if he counts calories and got "Im not doing that", but I only have 1 takeaway a week and dont have a chocolate bar everyday anymore. The same guy sent me text message a week ago saying "no calorie counting - lost 2lbs this month, get it up ye" - i text back "calorie counting, lost 3lbs this week, STFU".
I also plan what I am going to be eating if I know Im out and get called boring if I only have enough calories for 2 alcholic drinks. Yet everyone is impressed with my results.0 -
Omg, JoelleAnn please see another doctor!! o_0
LOL -- not my Dr. :laugh:0 -
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[/quote]"My Dr. told me not to lose too much weight - it would be difficult on my joints to have no padding." :now
I just want to say... I can understand this. I don't know anything about the person who said this... but if they have join problems already I would highly suggest they keep some of that padding. I am 22 and since losing 140 lbs my hips kill me now. The only thing that has changed is the weight loss... so I can sorta see how a doctor might actually say that!
Also, in general.. everybody's definition of what a "little" weight to lose is different. When I was 100+ pounds overweight, a "little" was 40 lbs. Now, a "little" would be 2-3.
What a load of BS!! I have osteo- arthritis in both my hips and in my lower back - my doctor told me to lose weight to take the strain off my joints.
Obviously the heavier you are the more weight your joints have to bear. To the poster whose hips hurt after losing - see your doc - the pain has nothing to do with losing weight, there is another cause.
Any doctor who says things like this is not fit to be called Dr!!0 -
Oh I thought this would be funnier, like annoying things that WE find ourselves saying when trying to lose weight, and not just judging other people who are trying/not trying to diet.
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you really think it's okay to monitor what other people are eating and actually have the nerve to call them out on it? It's not really your place or your business.... Maybe it's just me, but that seems really rude.Conversation I had more than once with a guy I used to know who complained about his weight all the time:
Him: Cracks open a Coke.
Me: "I thought you were trying to lose weight?"
Him: "It's just one Coke."|
Me: "What do you mean, just one? I've seen you drink two others so far today."
Him: "Those were Gatorade and Snapple."
Me: "You know they're the same thing in terms of calories, right?"
Him: "Lay off me!!"
We weren't friends for long. lol0 -
you really think it's okay to monitor what other people are eating and actually have the nerve to call them out on it? It's not really your place or your business.... Maybe it's just me, but that seems really rude.Conversation I had more than once with a guy I used to know who complained about his weight all the time:
Him: Cracks open a Coke.
Me: "I thought you were trying to lose weight?"
Him: "It's just one Coke."
Me: "What do you mean, just one? I've seen you drink two others so far today."
Him: "Those were Gatorade and Snapple."
Me: "You know they're the same thing in terms of calories, right?"
Him: "Lay off me!!"
We weren't friends for long. lol
I agree with you for the most part, and I didn't say anything until he opened his third drink. But my reaction was because of his frequent "Woe is me, I'm so miserable being fat, everything would be so much better if I was skinny, it's genetics so I'm doomed, I don't even eat that much" complaints. He's the one that brought up his weight all the time, so I think it's fair to offer advice in return and not just agree that the world is unfair and he's just a victim. He didn't understand, or was is denial about, the caloric impact of the numerous sugary drinks he had every day. He even tried to tell me that Gatorade had no calories, juice only had a few calories, etc. So I was actually trying to help, believe it or not.0 -
"Why did YOU have to bring THAT into the office?"
I'm sorry you don't have self-discipline. Do you really expect *everyone* else in your life to accommodate you in your lifestyle change?
I'm all for taking accountability. You have a choice whether or not to eat whatever is brought into the office. I don't think it's reasonable to expect the rest of the world to accommodate you forever.0 -
My last bf thought it was crucial to be miserable and near passing out to get results. He would layer sweats on top of t-shirt and shorts, stoke up the fire, and not breath while working out because "you don't get results unless you are miserable and on the verge of passing out." Then he would tell me I'm not getting results because I make myself too comfortable, hahaha!! Me? I llike to breath during my workouts lol! :laugh:0
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At least you listened. Men do have a metabolic advantage and trying to lose weight with a guy pal just led to frustration until we agreed on just general support with no details more than once pwr month. 0
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Not strictly on point...but one thing that really annoyed me was hearing my friends (seriously) overweight bf tell her that she looked podgy and needed to loose some weight to be a bit sexier. Needless to say, he didn't appreciate my comment of "Physician, heal thyself!"
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A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
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It's annoying when you decide to eat a certain way that works for you and your lifestyle (example: vegan, Atkins, calories, whatever) and people who are overweight and not active harass you about it. "You need more protein", "You can't live on that few calories" "You're going to go into ketosis" - and what's worse than ALL of it is when two opposing diet people get in arguments over who is doing it right and never wants to hear anyone else's point of view.0
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A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
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Pure effing gold!
ETA: If you drank 8 of these a day, you'd be consuming about 832 calories per day. Pure maple syrup has about 52 calories per tablespoon x 16 = 832 calories. Oh, and you'll also be consuming 224 grams of sugar. That's like drinking six 12-ounce cans of regular Pepsi per day. Obviously, the lemon juice and cayenne pepper have few, if any, calories and virtually no nutritional value, so there's really no need to factor those in.
So, the "magic drink" is 6 cans of Pepsi per day!0 -
A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
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Its called the "Master Cleanse" and has some really good benefits for incredibly ill people. Otherwise, it's a fad diet that Beyonce did a few times. It's SO unpleasant and they will be visiting the bathroom MANY times a day! It's true, though. You CAN lose 12 pounds in a week (if you're overweight) if you don't mind feeling like you're about to drop dead at any moment. Also, coming off of the cleanse you're supposed to spend the first day on only orange juice (or maybe two days) and the next couple of days on soups. If they do the cleanse long enough and don't come off it properly they can end themselves in the hospital. It's so incredibly dangerous for 'fake' results (because you gain back almost immediately (unless you transition to some kind of low calorie diet). By the by, on this cleanse they are not allowed to have any food whatsoever. ONLY the HORRENDOUSLY HORRIBLE TASTING juice.0 -
A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
:sick: :sick: :huh: :laugh:
Its called the "Master Cleanse" and has some really good benefits for incredibly ill people.
Like what?0 -
I recently gained 10 pounds (not bloat or water weight) and ppl tell me I am getting too skinny & will blow away if I lose anymore....:ohwell:0
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A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
:sick: :sick: :huh: :laugh:
Its called the "Master Cleanse" and has some really good benefits for incredibly ill people.
Like what?
The Master Cleanse pamphlet is apparently free online. I read the book about a year ago (It's probably the most inspiring hell to stick with a diet. I lasted a whole day and a half) but there were some pretty touching stories in there. Some old dude about to die from some horrible disease master cleansed for way long and recovered, some little girl who was told she had x time to live and beat it, you know, the most horrible heart-touching stories you could possibly think of. It could all be a lie, who knows, but I do know a person IRL who was suffering from some pretty bad ailments, master cleansed religiously for 2 months and was cured. Take it with a grain of salt (or rather, cayenne).0 -
My co-worker: I had a dream that my arms had big diabetic veins like, so and so.
Me: Maybe your dream is telling you to eat better.
My co-worker: I eat fine! ... Except when I eat out and ...
The first thing I thought was, "that's why you've been gaining a pound a week..."
But who am I to say, although I've lost weight, I'm still like a 100 lbs heavier than her.0 -
A co-worker of mine commented on my weight loss yesterday. She asked how I did it. I told her that I eat what I want (within reason) and go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Cardio and strength training. She just looked at me. Literally gave me the same look as this smiley: :indifferent:
I asked her if she had a plan to start eating better and exercising. She said that her and another co-worker were going on this clense.
Their "magic" drink: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, a dash of cayenne pepper and 8 oz of very (they were adament about VERY) cold water. Mix together and drink every time you are hungry. As long as you drink 8 of these a day, you will hit 1200 calories. Their cousin's best friend's orthopedist's step-daughter's teacher's mother lost 12 lbs in the first week.
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Yeah well I GAINED weight on that "magic" cleanse. I love to know how it turns out for her.
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"It's not realistic for people to eat as healthy as you do all the time and and work out the way you do."
But, somehow, I've been able to do it for the past two years, and I happily plan to continue eating and working out this way.0
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