weight loss pet peeves

mrmarius

what things tick you off from other people concerning weight loss? for me its gotta be excuses and negative self talk. dont call yourself a big fat whatever or lardbutt etc drives me crazy. and the excuses the way i see it if you want too see a change youll make a change. ok off my soapbox

clarmst1

When people complain about not being able to lose anymore weight even though they are exercising....oh and did I mention that they are saying this as they eat a big mac from McDonalds??!! LOL Annoying!

helloiloveukitty

ehh, everyone is different and has the right to be as assy or as brilliant as they want when it comes to their own personal weightloss so I try the live and let live approach but I find the starvation mode alarmists really silly, it would take weeks of severe malnutrition to go into starvation mode, not a diet of 1100 or 1200 calories a day.

spuzo

My biggest pet peeve since starting this is how everyone is all of a sudden a weight loss expert and they give you really bad advice. That's not a dig at anyone here, these are people in my family and people I work with.

AggieCass09

I get annoyed by the people who are "too busy" to work out. MAKE TIME by cutting out TV or waking up earlier or being more productive or whatever. There is NO excuse, you just have to get your priorities straight.

spacecase76

"I don't have time to exercise"

I have gone off about this one several times. If *I* can make time to exercise, I firmly believe ANYONE can. I have a very full life; full-time work, commute, kids, husband, cooking, crafting, cleaning. Oh, did I mention that I am also a full-time college student? And I manage to get in an hour or more a day. If *I* can do it, anyone can. Period.

If you don't want to exercise, just own it and say that!

Clew

People who only eat 800 calories of processed garbage a day and exercise 2000 calories and after about a week say, I don't understand why I haven't lost weight and why I feel like crap. *SMACK* You DO have to eat - (quality food, mind you), and you DO have to be patient and diligent, ya know!

*Not to be misconstrued as a 'starvation mode' comment. I don't really buy into the starvation mode jazz. But the body does need sufficient quality intake to respond favorably

Kminor67

I hate excuses, too, but as a person losing weight, my pet peeves lean more towards the people who scoff and say I can't do it. I've already proven otherwise, but there are some people out there who for some reason roll their eyes when I start talking about it. I usually only start talking about it when someone else brings it up first, so if you don't want to hear about it, STFU!

Andi_Mo

People who tell me that the only reason I've lost weight is because I "workout for a living". Really? I mean an hour a day 6 days a week is not too much time to avoid being obese!? I think they just wish they could find the drive. When I say "just do it", they act like it's the hardest thing in the world. I feel like if they can get on Facebook for hours or watch sitcoms, don't comment about my exercise habits Which is why I love MFP, because you all understand what it takes! OK, that was MY soapbox moment

jennifer3998

When my husband (who is thin as a rail but has a terrible family history of heart disease) complains that he can't exercise much because his knee hurts, when I'm the one who has had 3 ACL resconstructions and arthritis in my left knee and am on week 3 of Insanity.

Get on the bike, or elliptical DEAR!!!

margie_77

It makes me mad when people that have never had a problem with their weight try to give me advice! I've lost 28.4 pounds in 15 weeks thru diet and exercise. Although I was recently plagued by a plateau, if you haven't been here, don't try to tell me how to do it!!

AggieCass09

I really wish this site had a "like" button, I would "like" all of the previous posts...MFP community, Yall are AWESOME! Keep up the great work!

Janworkingitout

My biggest pet peeve since starting this is how everyone is all of a sudden a weight loss expert and they give you really bad advice. That's not a dig at anyone here, these are people in my family and people I work with.

That's mine too...lol!

Andi_Mo

I really wish this site had a "like" button, I would "like" all of the previous posts...MFP community, Yall are AWESOME! Keep up the great work!

LIKE

lrodriguez83

When people do not push themselves.
By no means overdo it, but your body can take a lot more than you think!!

jdsouthernbelle

My biggest peeve is someone saying "Muscle weighs more than fat"

Ummm....no it doesn't....1lb = 1lb = 1lb

IzLuMomma

When a person who is a rail and has been a rail all their life feels the need to "diet" to lose weight! I always feel bad for the person because there must be a psychological issue going on! :noway:

polo571

When a peron asks me for my help and then we go to the gym together and I show them exactly what worked for me and when they find out its to hard they modify exactly how things feel comfortable. If my way worked I wouldnt be fat. We need someone else driving our bus.

renaconnor

My biggest pet peeve is seeing people on MFP being mean or cynical on the posts!!! If a person has a question on a taboo or fad diet, and they start a thread innocently enough and get BLASTED!!! Its just awful; we're here to support each other, not rip each other to shreds when someone says something we don't think is right.

happy_vegan

ehh, everyone is different and has the right to be as assy or as brilliant as they want when it comes to their own personal weightloss so I try the live and let live approach but I find the starvation mode alarmists really silly, it would take weeks of severe malnutrition to go into starvation mode, not a diet of 1100 or 1200 calories a day.

This is definitely mine. You're on this site for weight loss or maintenance. If you happen to only eat 900 calories and now you're "absolutelyy full, how will I ever make up the difference??" Its kind of ridiculous. Just as you might have a day where you drank a glass of wine and are at 1400, you might also have those days where you eat less. This is not a problem. The goal isn't to have a rigid 1200 with the same amount of exercise. The idea is diversity and 1200 be an AVERAGE.

If you're on this site, then you know how easy it is to pack on calories, because you know the calries in everything. That said, 300, even 400 calories could come in a handful if you feel you really need to make it back to 1200. Quit asking us "what can I eat?????"

sillygoose1977

I don't like when people have the one right answer. Whether its the paleo, vegan, clean eating, or any of the other millions of "diets" people use. I'm not saying they don't work, but they don't work for everyone. We all have to use what works for us as individuals. I don't like when people just know their way is THE way.

I've said this a million times, but if we had all the right answers, none of us would need to be here.

happy_vegan

This thread makes me laugh. Everything is so true

eleanoreb

ehh, everyone is different and has the right to be as assy or as brilliant as they want when it comes to their own personal weightloss so I try the live and let live approach but I find the starvation mode alarmists really silly, it would take weeks of severe malnutrition to go into starvation mode, not a diet of 1100 or 1200 calories a day.

I couldn't agree more!! and ppl who insist on eating back all the exercise calories to avoid this so-called starvation mode

bbygrl5

ehh, everyone is different and has the right to be as assy or as brilliant as they want when it comes to their own personal weightloss so I try the live and let live approach but I find the starvation mode alarmists really silly, it would take weeks of severe malnutrition to go into starvation mode, not a diet of 1100 or 1200 calories a day.

I think I love you! lol I could have typed this verbatim!!! seriously!!!

jennifer3998

LOL Jeran. I actually saw someone write yesterday that "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat". Word for word.

helloiloveukitty

ehh, everyone is different and has the right to be as assy or as brilliant as they want when it comes to their own personal weightloss so I try the live and let live approach but I find the starvation mode alarmists really silly, it would take weeks of severe malnutrition to go into starvation mode, not a diet of 1100 or 1200 calories a day.

I think I love you! lol I could have typed this verbatim!!! seriously!!!

lol

MercuryBlue

I've got a couple- they annoy me individually but are definitely are most annoying as a pair:

1) People who count calories for a week, exercise once or twice and are upset that they haven't reached their goals, so they want to quit.

2) Friends or supporters of the above people who reassure them by saying, "It's probably just muscle" or "You're retaining water" or "Eat more, you're in starvation mode!!!!" or "It might be a plateau!"



Don't get me wrong- I get discouraged ALL THE TIME. But if I don't see a loss, I don't whine and say, "Oh, no. This isn't working! I quit!" I think, "Hrm. What could I have done better?"

The second one annoys me more because more often than not people are just quoting catchphrases and have no idea what they're actually talking about. I'm not a fitness/nutrition expert- but I KNOW that you're not going to be 'in starvation mode' after a few days, nor will you be seeing a plateau. Yes, muscle weighs 'more than fat' (as in, a cubic cm of muscle ways more than a cubic cm of fat) but you're not going to just gain three pounds of muscle in a week. The retaining water thing... well, yeah, we ALL retain water and ALL of us fluctuate a lot because of it. But I slam my head into my desk everytime someone says something like, 'Well, sure, I ate five Whoppers and got drunk two nights last week- but most of what I gained is probably just water!"

It's the worst kind of denial.

MercuryBlue

Oh, forgot! My OTHER pet peeve is people who tell me, "Oh, you don't need to lose any more weight. You look great!"

Like, okay. I have a healthy BMI and I've lost a lot already- but my BF% is actually on the HIGH side of healthy, and I'd like to get that down. I want to continue losing FAT- and even after reaching my target weight, I still plan to continue to count calories and work out.

The fact is, I've been doing this long enough that I know what's going on in my own body. I know that I have a slim build, what my BF% is and how much of the 'extra skin' people say I'm carrying from pregnancy is actually fat. While I appreciate the 'compliment' that I 'don't need' to keep 'dieting'... I get frustrated because I don't feel that people get it. I wish they'd say, "Wow, you look great already- but good luck on meeting your goals!" or something like that.

orange_avocado

This is definitely mine. You're on this site for weight loss or maintenance. If you happen to only eat 900 calories and now you're "absolutelyy full, how will I ever make up the difference??" Its kind of ridiculous. Just as you might have a day where you drank a glass of wine and are at 1400, you might also have those days where you eat less. This is not a problem. The goal isn't to have a rigid 1200 with the same amount of exercise. The idea is diversity and 1200 be an AVERAGE.

If you're on this site, then you know how easy it is to pack on calories, because you know the calries in everything. That said, 300, even 400 calories could come in a handful if you feel you really need to make it back to 1200. Quit asking us "what can I eat?????"

Is it just me, or do there seem to be TONS of these posts lately?? I feel like I write back to 3-4 of these a day and that's just when I happen to see them on "Recent Posts". Maybe it's ongoing, but it feels like an epidemic.

Anyway, seconding (thirding) this peeve. Get it through your heads, people, 1 or 2 days of eating fewer than 1200 calories will not sabotage your weight loss any more than 1 or 2 days of eating too much will! It is consistency that is important!

My other peeve? People who post 1 line questions without any background information and expect actual answers, ex: "Ive been on MFP for 2 weeks n haven't lost any weight - wat am I doing wrong??" [sic] Even worse? The people who try to diagnose them!

mresta

My biggest pet peeve since starting this is how everyone is all of a sudden a weight loss expert and they give you really bad advice. That's not a dig at anyone here, these are people in my family and people I work with.

I get it a lot from my mother (she's about 40kgs too heavy), usually in the form of "just don't eat carbs". LOL

That_Girl

I have no pet peeves about other people who are losing weight. I do hate when thin people try to push food on me. I really think my friends want me to stay fat.