Keep Getting "I am glad I don't have to do that"

leftymac

Someone said that to me the other day and my response was, "I'm glad I have to do that. I'm happy to be accountable for what I'm doing to my body. I'm happy to be working towards a goal and to be reaching that goal. I'm glad to be taking control of my life."

End6ame

I've had several people over the years (generally family based on what and how I eat at family functions) who make snide remarks about my eating and exercise habits. My favorite was always, "With all that exercise you do, you don't need to watch your fat intake, so just eat _____ and quit with all the measuring and asking questions (about how it was made, contents)" or the "glad I'm naturally skinny so I don't have to do all that work to get there like you do." Being the blunt person I am, I point out that more unfit skinny people die each year then fit slightly overweight people. And if they don't believe that, all they have to do is look at our family tree. (Both my Mom and my Grandmother died in their 50's from cardiovascular issues.) So while they are *****ing about how I eat and exercise, I'm planning on how peaceful my life will be when they kick off early from not eating right and exercising. Shuts them right up! :laugh:

This is a good one.

I focus on body composition rather than body weight, so when I have the “naturally skinny” (skinny-fat) relatives that chime in on my eating and exercise habits I bluntly point out that “while you may weigh less than me you are in fact fatter than me.” This tends to shut them up quickly.

Barneystinson

I've had several people over the years (generally family based on what and how I eat at family functions) who make snide remarks about my eating and exercise habits. My favorite was always, "With all that exercise you do, you don't need to watch your fat intake, so just eat _____ and quit with all the measuring and asking questions (about how it was made, contents)" or the "glad I'm naturally skinny so I don't have to do all that work to get there like you do." Being the blunt person I am, I point out that more unfit skinny people die each year then fit slightly overweight people. And if they don't believe that, all they have to do is look at our family tree. (Both my Mom and my Grandmother died in their 50's from cardiovascular issues.) So while they are *****ing about how I eat and exercise, I'm planning on how peaceful my life will be when they kick off early from not eating right and exercising. Shuts them right up! :laugh:

This is a good one.

I focus on body composition rather than body weight, so when I have the “naturally skinny” (skinny-fat) relatives that chime in on my eating and exercise habits I bluntly point out that “while you may weigh less than me you are in fact fatter than me.” This tends to shut them up quickly.

Just tell them if they don't shut up, you'll pick them up and throw them. I get that crap, too. The ones that can't believe a 5 foot tall woman doesn't eat like a bird. I'd rather lift, eat, and thrive than starve.

I get the look of scorn for bringing in a big salad everyday. "Well aren't we Martha Stewart?" "aren't we the health buff?" Seriously, making a salad has to be about the most stupid easy thing to do. You throw leftover stuff in a container and put some kind of dressing on it. For homemade meals, it doesn't get much easier than that. No cooking required.

melsinct

I had one coworker who kept saying what a pain it must be to log calories, I must have to obsess about calories in order to count them, how horrible that I can't eat an entire giant burrito for lunch, etc. I just politely smiled and told her it was no trouble at all. Mind you, she is now the same one whining how much weight she has gained and asking what my "secret" to weight loss is.

Tandksmommy11

I don't get that same comment, but I do have family members who just don't understand.

My FIL (who I don't like much to begin with) did the Atkins diet, but while doing it- he had a heart attack and is also a diabetic. Caused by the diet? Who knows, probably not. But, drinking alcohol like a fish (which is a carb even though he refuses to believe it) and living on bacon isn't heatlhy and I refuse to live my life that way.

He told me that I should try the Atkin's diet, I'll do so much better with my weight loss. No thanks, I won't deprive my body of anything and I'll continue to lose. Why he thinks HE should be the one to say anything, I have no idea.

robie

Most of my friends and family are very supportive but for those who think it is there place to commentI just say god bless you! Shuts them up everytime

TrainingWithTonya

I've had several people over the years (generally family based on what and how I eat at family functions) who make snide remarks about my eating and exercise habits. My favorite was always, "With all that exercise you do, you don't need to watch your fat intake, so just eat _____ and quit with all the measuring and asking questions (about how it was made, contents)" or the "glad I'm naturally skinny so I don't have to do all that work to get there like you do." Being the blunt person I am, I point out that more unfit skinny people die each year then fit slightly overweight people. And if they don't believe that, all they have to do is look at our family tree. (Both my Mom and my Grandmother died in their 50's from cardiovascular issues.) So while they are *****ing about how I eat and exercise, I'm planning on how peaceful my life will be when they kick off early from not eating right and exercising. Shuts them right up! :laugh:

This is a good one.

I focus on body composition rather than body weight, so when I have the “naturally skinny” (skinny-fat) relatives that chime in on my eating and exercise habits I bluntly point out that “while you may weigh less than me you are in fact fatter than me.” This tends to shut them up quickly.

Just tell them if they don't shut up, you'll pick them up and throw them. I get that crap, too. The ones that can't believe a 5 foot tall woman doesn't eat like a bird. I'd rather lift, eat, and thrive than starve.

I get the look of scorn for bringing in a big salad everyday. "Well aren't we Martha Stewart?" "aren't we the health buff?" Seriously, making a salad has to be about the most stupid easy thing to do. You throw leftover stuff in a container and put some kind of dressing on it. For homemade meals, it doesn't get much easier than that. No cooking required.

I actually had a doctor once that I threated to throw out his office window. This was when I was at the height of my body building phase and was only 13% body fat. He walked into the exam room and didn't even look up to see me. Based solely on what he was reading on the chart he started off with, "Well, the first thing you need to do is lose 50 pounds" to a brand new patient he'd never seen before (And didn't see again!). My response was "Thanks, but no thanks. That's 50 pounds of muscle that I'll be glad to use to pick you up and throw you out that window if you ever give me a stupid recommendation like that again." He looked up then and I flexed a bicep for good measure. He then sputtered and stammered as I went on to explain that BMI is bogus and he needs to look at the whole patient and their body composition not just BMI or weight to make his recommendations, but preferably someone with his lack of knowledge wouldn't be telling patients anything about weight. I then left and found a new doctor--one of my Pilates students.

TrainingWithTonya

I've had several people over the years (generally family based on what and how I eat at family functions) who make snide remarks about my eating and exercise habits. My favorite was always, "With all that exercise you do, you don't need to watch your fat intake, so just eat _____ and quit with all the measuring and asking questions (about how it was made, contents)" or the "glad I'm naturally skinny so I don't have to do all that work to get there like you do." Being the blunt person I am, I point out that more unfit skinny people die each year then fit slightly overweight people. And if they don't believe that, all they have to do is look at our family tree. (Both my Mom and my Grandmother died in their 50's from cardiovascular issues.) So while they are *****ing about how I eat and exercise, I'm planning on how peaceful my life will be when they kick off early from not eating right and exercising. Shuts them right up! :laugh:

This is a good one.

I focus on body composition rather than body weight, so when I have the “naturally skinny” (skinny-fat) relatives that chime in on my eating and exercise habits I bluntly point out that “while you may weigh less than me you are in fact fatter than me.” This tends to shut them up quickly.

My sister is one of those who likes to stroke her own ego by being lighter then everyone around her. In my family, that is pretty easy. Well, for the past decade + I've not lived in the same state as my family, so they don't see me often. I'm also the family photographer so most of the pictures and home videos I've sent to my family are of my kids but I'm not in them because I'm the one holding the camera. About 4-5 years ago, my sister asked me on the phone how much I weigh, bragging that she was down to 140. So, I told her 180-190, but didn't mention dress size. He felt good and was gloating about being 50 pounds lighter then me. Several months later, my Mom had a stroke and I went out there to be with her in her final days. When my sister saw me, she popped off that I'd lost a lot of weight. My response was that no, I was still about 185. She didn't believe me--to the point that I had to get on the scale in the hospital to prove it to her--because at 140 she was in a size 18 but at 185 I'm in a size 8. (I'm actually 193 right now and still in a size 8.) Lets just say it was an eye opener for me as to just how much of a difference there can be in the human body based on body composition instead of weight. I've always focused more on body fat then weight, but that just really cemented it as the way for me to judge things.

dragonflydi

After reading all of these comments, I am feeling very fortunate that most of the comments I get are similar to "Wow, you eat so healthy" and "your eating habits are a real inspiration". Of course, I watch my family members stuff things in their mouths that I will no longer eat and I swear I can hear their arteries hardening over the next hour ... but I do not preach to them about it. I love them and want them to be healthy, but ultimately, it is up to them. I also suspect, given their eating habits (and my 'tell it like it is' personality), that no one will ever say anything like that to me about my eating habits, my weighing or measuring my food, etc. because they know up front that they will not be at all happy with the response it would get from me as a result