Nothing Irritates Me More...
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It seems that most people know what's best for everyone else. LOL! I get unwanted advice on the daily but just brush it off. I'm surprised i've lost nearly 100 pounds without asking permission to eat and drink everything daily.
The thing I dislike the most is when people point out the sugar free option when we go out. Pretty much everything at the store has a sugar free variety and most women think that is how they are going to lose weight. Because I'm trying to lean out even more, people always say, "Oh hey! Look there's a sugar free one!" I'm like, "Enjoy it! I'm not eating that s***."
JazzerciseN - you are speaking my language... I lost 46 pounds and now people will be with me at meals and say "Can you eat this or that?".. seriously, why do you care , we are at a restaurant and I can pick my food out... thanks, but no thanks for the help...0 -
How about this one....muscle weighs more than fat.0
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Everything on Pinterest.0
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It irritates me to no end the way people's eyebrows go up if they see me eat ONE thing that they consider "bad" food and then they tsk tsk and say "you won't be able to eat anything else for the rest of the dayyyyy!"
OK, not people...one person....my mother. I love her but dammit, woman, can I please enjoy a slice of pizza without you lecturing me about my "diet" and my fat *kitten*? Jeezus!
hehe...sorry, touched a nerve.
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I can't wait to ferociously consume a chicken sandwich between sets and meet questioning glances with a stare-down and the declaration that I AM BULKING.
You know, some of us like the aesthetics of a muscular woman. Damn anyone else who disapproves.0 -
Just smile say thank you, that is interesting, glad that works for you or the like. Then just think what you really want to say. Save your breath beyond that as there is no reasoning with idiotic beliefs unless you actually want to spend your time discussing it.
I still have a ways to go, but also have seem a lot of success so just state well it works for me. My pet peeve are people who are out of shape and overweight who start telling me what I should be doing to get results when I am getting results already. The other is being told stories of others who are progressing faster than I am....we are all on our own journey and I think we all are trying to achieve a lifestyle that suits us, our age, interest, time, current state of health and budget.0 -
I walk a fine line in discussing diet and fitness with my "real life" friends and family. On one hand, I'm not about to get into a pissing contest with someone who doesn't know anything about lifting and simply likes to argue.
On the other hand, some people are genuinely curious about why I lift, why I eat the way I do, etc. They want to lose weight, they've seen me do it, and they want to understand how I've been able to do it without running myself silly on a treadmill or restricting myself to a diet of lettuce and shakes. The last thing I want to do is discourage them by acting like I'm above having a conversation about it with them. If I can tell the person is serious and I know he or she is a seasoned thinker and has a solid work ethic, I'll talk about it all day.0 -
I also get the bulky from lifting thought from my friends. One who is a biologist told me that if I want to lose weight I should stop lifting and do more cardio.
I even get it at the gym. Usually, the only female lifters are me and a few college athletes. The rest of the girls stay on the treadmill or elliptical and when they see me lifting stare at me like, "What the hell is she doing???"0 -
The things that irritate me most are when I'm excited about my muscle definition and someone tells me "women with too much muscle look gross--don't look like that". I also can't stand when people notice I've lost weight and then proceed to tell me how it's bad or I'm too skinny or assume I'm unhealthy. I couldn't work out and lift as much as I do if I didn't eat, people!0
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Everything on Pinterest.
LMFAO!!!!!!0 -
Also, the "I don't have time" excuse. I HATE that one! :explode:
Why do you hate that? Some people don't have a lot of time. I don't see how that can be so annoying to you.0 -
Nice reply. I agree but I am probably one of those people who would give advice, unasked for. That is something I will definitely work on.0
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IN for bulk0
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LMAO! I was so thrilled when a new lady at my gym & I struck up a conversation a couple of weeks ago, and she IS trying to bulk up! Because muscles are sexy she said, and I wanted to hug the stuffing out of her! Yes they are honey, yes they are :flowerforyou:
Besides, the bonus of being the only girl on the weight side of the gym is the scenery. Helllooooo shoulders and biceps and quads, oh my! :smooched:
My pet peeve is when people don't put their damn weights away when they are done. I clean up after boys at home, I gotta clean up after them in the gym too?? PUT YO SHIZ AWAY.0 -
I hate it when someone tells me they can't/won't do yoga because they aren't flexible. You DO yoga to GET flexible....0
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I get that more from men than women actually. My close friends are all male, and they all recommend I stick to cardio, because weights are for men and women should not try and gain too much muscle.
Wow. Just... Wow.0 -
This thread is great, I have never laughed so much! xD0
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So I'm curious, what fitness "myths" irritate you?
When people say muscle "weighs" more than fat....WRONG! It's more dense but 5lbs of muscle weighs the same as 5lbs of fat!0 -
Just smile say thank you, that is interesting, glad that works for you or the like. Then just think what you really want to say. Save your breath beyond that as there is no reasoning with idiotic beliefs unless you actually want to spend your time discussing it.
I still have a ways to go, but also have seem a lot of success so just state well it works for me. My pet peeve are people who are out of shape and overweight who start telling me what I should be doing to get results when I am getting results already. The other is being told stories of others who are progressing faster than I am....we are all on our own journey and I think we all are trying to achieve a lifestyle that suits us, our age, interest, time, current state of health and budget.
here, here!0 -
you have to eat breakfast to "jumpstart" your metabolism for the day....who knew metabolism is like a dead battery that needs a jump every morning...?
eat 5-6 meals a day to "rev" up metabolism....dry heaves in mouth..
breakfast is the most important meal of the day ....
those would be my top three...0 -
oh and any recipe with a cauliflower substitute...0
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I like seeing women in the gym lifting.
I wish more would do it......
Cause I sure hate looking at the other guys in the gym.
Women make the place prettier.
Thank you women. :happy: :happy: :happy:0 -
Well, i think its a tie for me between two things: "Women get bulk or manly from lifting" and my favorite "I dont have time" or "you dont have kids... i cant make time"
Now, its true that i do not have kids so i guess i do have more free time than others. but, if you really want to lose weight or gain lean muscle, etc, you need to find time. I'm sure those people have a free time sometime. And, having kids doesnt mean that you have to resort to fast food for dinner. If its important to you; you'll find a way.
I've gotten to the point where I dont bother explaining that lifting doesnt make you bulky as a woman. They dont want to hear it. Until they educate themselves, it will not stick in their minds.0 -
Oh god, so many things irritate me. I think the thing that gets me the most is when people ask you for advice, then come up with an excuse for every suggestion you make. They want to lose weight and get in shape. AWESOME. They don't want to diet or exercise AT ALL.
Get liposuction every two years for the rest of your life and stop wasting my time.
Also the weird idea that you HAVE to work out in a gym. I, personally, hate gyms. They make me feel very judged. If I'm lifting, I'm trying to "bulk up." If I'm on a cardio machine, I'm just trying to be skinny and I don't know anything about fitness. If I'm walking (say after a workout, on a rest, or even because the workout calls for it!) I'm lazy.
Another thing that really bothers me is what my (amputee) little sister calls "Inspiration porn." Pictures of people with physical disabilities working out that say something like "What's your excuse?" It's absolutely horrible to use someone else's body to shame you into working out more. She feels that it "takes away [her] humanity and reduces me to a tool of shame and humiliation."
If someone deals with their disability by becoming a motivational speaker or whatever, let them do it on their terms. Don't pass them around the internet like a bottle of shame-based motivation because YOU think it's okay.0 -
When people say muscle "weighs" more than fat....WRONG! It's more dense but 5lbs of muscle weighs the same as 5lbs of fat!
^^^^^^^ too! 5lbs is 5lbs.0 -
How about this one....muscle weighs more than fat.
THAT is my pet hate........0 -
Correct.
Muscle is more dense.
So it requires less muscle to == 1 pound, than what it would be for fat == 1 pound.0 -
I don't like it when people are in the gym with headphones on, and singing along with their music so everyone else can hear it......
Especially when said person, can't sing worth crap.0 -
maan, i dont event talk to people about fitness anymore, unless i know they are lifting. end of story.
dont try to change their minds with talk, ur results will shut their mouth0
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