smart comebacks needed

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  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    I never have smart comebacks. I'm afflicted with "l'esprit d'escalier" where you come up with the perfect response three days later.

    But I wanted to tell you that you're doing GREAT and you should keep on keeping on.

    Haha wow first time I have ever heard someone other than me use that idiom, nicely done madam.
  • TheBrolympus
    TheBrolympus Posts: 586 Member
    Just tell them:

    "I prefer to keep the weight off long term and not put it back on in 6 months"
  • fit_gal
    fit_gal Posts: 167
    Ask them what qualifies them to judge you. Or you could just walk away from them/ignore them/change the subject. It's got bugger all to do with them; nosy know-it-alls...
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I vote for a swift kick to the crotch.

    I like this idea too however that can get you in trouble I suspect...:bigsmile:

    I don't discuss mine with anyone at work (except one friend but she is an actual friend)

    As for comebacks...

    Try the following:

    blank stare for a long time...they eventually go away
    look at them shocked and say "you can see me???????"

    And yes if you lift...do you even lift is always a good come back..unless they lift but I suspect they don't...
  • fit_gal
    fit_gal Posts: 167
    Derpes thats just brilliant! Lol
  • marsellient
    marsellient Posts: 591 Member
    You are doing great! If you really want to discuss your plan with these people, tell them the truth. You are working toward a reasonable, healthy weight and want to do it in a sustainable way. It may not be the way x, y or z would do it, but it's working brilliantly for you. People like to give advice. Not that they'd be likely to follow it themselves. Wait a couple of years, keep the weight off and see how the advice is then!
  • HollyDee14
    HollyDee14 Posts: 21 Member
    Congrats on your steady weight loss- that's fantastic! Sounds like you've ready found what works for you to be losing consistently every week. :)

    I'm in the South right now and I'm learning from the Southern belles in my community. What I've heard them say is something along the lines of, "Thanks for your advice. I feel great about what I'm doing." (followed by a sweet, if somewhat inauthentic, smile and eye contact) Or, similarly if folks say that you've lost too much weight and should stop trying to get healthier, "Thanks for your concern. I feel great." Again, with the big smile.

    It's a little passive-aggressive, but it ends the conversation. ;)
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    Why do you need to come back? What do you really gain in the end? Would it make you feel better to retaliate?



    well.... yes actually. I'm not looking to put them down, just get them to leave me alone with their advice.

    I agree with her, I am not of the "turn the other cheek" mentality in situations like this.
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    I've heard from a couple people that I'm not losing fast enough. I'm averaging 1.5 pounds a week, and have lost almost 20 in the last 3 months. It makes me so angry to hear that I should have lost more for all the effort I'm putting in, or I eat too much or should eat 1200 max, cut everything out and go cardio crazy. I think my favorite is when someone they know lost 20 pounds in the first month doing xyz, I should try it. I'm not hangry, I eat min 1500 calories, usually more like 1800-2000. Workout 4 or 5 days a week. Why are people such know-it-all @ssholes?

    What should I say to them except to quote the dude " Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

    Were it me, I would say something like "I've got to tell you I couldn't be happier with these results and this new lifestyle in general. I don't want to change a thing."
  • Fitfully_me
    Fitfully_me Posts: 647 Member
    Why do you need to come back? What do you really gain in the end? Would it make you feel better to retaliate?



    well.... yes actually. I'm not looking to put them down, just get them to leave me alone with their advice.

    Well, how about this: "Thanks, but I'm following a program that's working for me. I'm happy with my progress." (if this is true for you of course)

    Other than that, I think continuing to discuss your diet and exercise plan with this crowd is just not a good idea. Its ok if you don't share what you are doing with them, and this will eliminate the need to defend your choices.
  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    Meh, just tell them it's your own secret recipe that you're trying to patent as the next miracle weight loss drug so you can make a million dollars and quit working and that it's even better than Raspberry keytones, Garcinia Cambogia, and green coffee bean extract; it just doesn't work as fast but you won't regain the weight when you quit taking it. You just haven't thought of a catchy name yet so you can't tell them what it is.

    Then they will be more baffled than anything else.

    And you are doing fabulous so don't let them get you down.
  • katsmo
    katsmo Posts: 219 Member
    I would probably remove people like that from my orbit of friends. And maybe ask how much weight they've lost in the last three months?
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    I've heard from a couple people that I'm not losing fast enough. I'm averaging 1.5 pounds a week, and have lost almost 20 in the last 3 months. It makes me so angry to hear that I should have lost more for all the effort I'm putting in, or I eat too much or should eat 1200 max, cut everything out and go cardio crazy. I think my favorite is when someone they know lost 20 pounds in the first month doing xyz, I should try it. I'm not hangry, I eat min 1500 calories, usually more like 1800-2000. Workout 4 or 5 days a week. Why are people such know-it-all @ssholes?

    What should I say to them except to quote the dude " Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

    Nice quote! Check out my ticker :drinker:

    But anyway, I don't discuss this kind of stuff with coworkers and I only talk about weight loss or fitness with friends if they ask. Honestly, it never ends well. For whatever reason, the second I tell anyone I am trying to lose weight or going to the gym, they immediately know more than me about nutrition/fitness/everything and tell me what I should or shouldn't do. It's easier to just not discuss it, especially with the sedentary, overweight, "do as I say not as I do" crowd I'm referring to.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Tell them one thing your doing is that you've learned kickboxing. You would love to give them a personal demonstration.
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
    I'm a smarta$$ so I'd say "so I've lost 20 pounds in 3 months, so how much have you lost?" and give them a big smile. That should shut them up. Since I'm sure it's not the people that are losing weight themselves that are making the comments.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    How about "You're not shutting up fast enough. Hurry up!"

    Or grab their nose and say "Is this fast enough for you?"
  • schelly81
    schelly81 Posts: 161 Member
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    :laugh:
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    I've heard from a couple people that I'm not losing fast enough. I'm averaging 1.5 pounds a week, and have lost almost 20 in the last 3 months. It makes me so angry to hear that I should have lost more for all the effort I'm putting in, or I eat too much or should eat 1200 max, cut everything out and go cardio crazy. I think my favorite is when someone they know lost 20 pounds in the first month doing xyz, I should try it. I'm not hangry, I eat min 1500 calories, usually more like 1800-2000. Workout 4 or 5 days a week. Why are people such know-it-all @ssholes?

    What should I say to them except to quote the dude " Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

    How about

    Go mind your own f**king business

    Short , direct, too the point ?
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    Why do you need to come back? What do you really gain in the end? Would it make you feel better to retaliate?



    well.... yes actually. I'm not looking to put them down, just get them to leave me alone with their advice.

    I agree with her, I am not of the "turn the other cheek" mentality in situations like this.

    Well, I'd never start a fight with a cowboy. Y'all are tough!
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
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    :laugh:


    Can;'t get enough of this.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • love9705
    love9705 Posts: 465 Member
    Tell them the garbage that is coming out of their mouths is spilling into your mouth and that is why you are not losing the weight fast enough so if they really want to help you they need to shut the phuck up :happy:

    your doing great w2g!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    How about an overly cheery, "Awwww, thanks!!!" :)
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    OR, get all excited and say

    "Why, do you want to take me bikini shopping this afternoon? LET'S GO!"
  • THECaptainObvious
    THECaptainObvious Posts: 399 Member
    "Ok MOM!".... I agree they need to be high fived, in the face, with a brick... dipped in vinegar....... and then don't ever talk to them about it again/
  • zuko71
    zuko71 Posts: 15 Member
    My usual response is "When i want your opinion i will beat it out of you", thats short and to the point :wink:
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    "Do you even lift?"
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    "Oh, I see it's working for you! Oh wait, it's not, is it?!" :angry:
  • ldarlener
    ldarlener Posts: 79 Member
    You could say, "I'm glad you are doing well on your weight loss journey. I'm happy with the path I'm taking, Peace and love to you".
    Kindness usually stops jerks dead in the water.
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I've heard from a couple people that I'm not losing fast enough. I'm averaging 1.5 pounds a week, and have lost almost 20 in the last 3 months. It makes me so angry to hear that I should have lost more for all the effort I'm putting in, or I eat too much or should eat 1200 max, cut everything out and go cardio crazy. I think my favorite is when someone they know lost 20 pounds in the first month doing xyz, I should try it. I'm not hangry, I eat min 1500 calories, usually more like 1800-2000. Workout 4 or 5 days a week. Why are people such know-it-all @ssholes?

    What should I say to them except to quote the dude " Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

    why? because they're only eating 1200 calories max which is making them hangry HANGRY i tell you! :) keep up the great work - slow and steady keeps the weight off.

    edited to add comback line: thank you for sharing your opinion about MY weight loss now please pass the butter
  • pzacher68
    pzacher68 Posts: 38 Member
    "Oh, that's nice. Where did you get your MD from again? Oh you don't. How about your licence to train people? Oh sorry. Well the you must at LEAST be a dietician, right? No. Then WHY are YOU WASTING MY TIME?"

    " I may be fat, but you're ugly, and I can diet."

    Of course, I am a bit more abrasive in my repsonses...and i have no qualms about causing a scene. A BIG ONE!

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