critiqued for eathing healthy

lhoppe
lhoppe Posts: 10
edited October 1 in Motivation and Support
What's a good come back line for someone who tells you "life's too short to not enjoy dessert?" Something like, "your life may be shortened by too many desserts or unhealthy food?" I bet there are others who get critiqued for turning down unhealthy food.....right?
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  • rrrbecca11
    rrrbecca11 Posts: 477
    I get it a lot. It's sad that people are so uneducated about the relationship between what they eat and their health and longevity. I just try to keep on being an example, cause I've already learned that preaching doesn't help. :)
  • MrBrown72
    MrBrown72 Posts: 407 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    I would tell them, "here then you can eat mine and have some extra enjoyment"
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    My panties get bunched when I hear people talk about life being too short for this or that.

    When you're unhappy, life is very loooooong.
  • sincereme
    sincereme Posts: 276
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.


    Love it!
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Yea, yours will be short if you keep eating like that!
  • alise_lmx
    alise_lmx Posts: 292 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.

    lol! I love that!
  • lhoppe
    lhoppe Posts: 10
    I would tell them, "here then you can eat mine and have some extra enjoyment"

    Love that one!
  • jgranger221
    jgranger221 Posts: 48
    I usually say "I've already enjoys several lifetimes' worth of desserts!"
  • antijen
    antijen Posts: 112 Member
    Life's longer when you eat better?
  • circusmom
    circusmom Posts: 662 Member
    My favorite is, "Your life is going to be shortened if you don't get out of my business."

    My in-laws love to mark comments about what I eat, or should I say what I avoid eating. We eat dinner together every Sunday, you' think they'd stop by now, but No.
  • MarySunshine70
    MarySunshine70 Posts: 118
    My husband's parents are TRULY OFFENDED by my not eating their fattening foods. They literally feel that when I reject their food that I am rejecting them. It is sad and makes me not want to be around them.
  • AquaFan
    AquaFan Posts: 309 Member
    Ooops, I think I've used the 'life is too short' thing twice today in replies. But I always clarify that it is too short for me.... I would never criticize someone else for choosing not to eat something.
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.


    *Like* Well put!
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.


    hahaha!
  • Chantelle160
    Chantelle160 Posts: 127
    I get it alot. Weird looks and comments. I had a lady ask me where my treadmill is. I told her in the living room. She was all shocked and asked isn't it an eye sore. I said yes it's big and maybe in the way but it keeps me skinny.

    This lady tells me everyday how she's "going to lose weight". Then feels the need to critisize my eating healthy. I laugh.
  • circusmom
    circusmom Posts: 662 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.

    Love this!!! I wil have to remember this one for later!!
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    My husband's parents are TRULY OFFENDED by my not eating their fattening foods. They literally feel that when I reject their food that I am rejecting them. It is sad and makes me not want to be around them.

    OMG yes ... Apparently I have an eating disorder because I turn down dessert (sigh). This is why the support from people on this site and fellow healthy eaters around you are important.
  • smrtcar
    smrtcar Posts: 104 Member
    I tell people who give me grief that sweets give me diarheera (right at the table) and they never give me grief again.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I haven't had anything like that. I often get asked if I am on a diet, but I just say no.
  • McWilkie
    McWilkie Posts: 27
    You do YOU and I'll do ME. I'm quite happy with my life, thanks!
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    It's not the short I'm worried about, it's the wide.

    I also use the old favourite;
    "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels."
  • cdevine10
    cdevine10 Posts: 102 Member
    Ok I am so happy to read that other inlaws put your food choices down! I thought I was the only one that has to deal with this ****!! We go to my inlaws just about every Sunday and my husbands mom makes dinner. I am not just talking dinner I am talking like a 20 course meal with anything you can think of, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, ect, ect. The list goes on and on. It is SOOO hard for me to go out there and hardly eat anything. She makes nothing healthy! In fact I watched her make a ceasar salad once and she dumped the full fat dressing on, then put SUGAR on it. (who does that!?) I was like way to make a salad super unhealthy!!!!!! That is when I made my decision to not eat when I go out there. I make it a point to eat before and politely decline their food. Also it drives me crazy because my husband has been working on his health to and when he goes out there he totally goes out of control with his eating. It is so gross.

    Ok that was my vent. :) Now on to more positives!
    Dont let people remarks get to you. You are doing the best thing for your body. I just think of how horrible I feel after I eat like ****. I think of how all I want to do is take a nap and who wants to nap their life away? I love how I feel after I have eaten healthy and worked out, and that is what makes me keep going!
    Stay strong!!
  • healermoon
    healermoon Posts: 74 Member
    I love that!
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461
    this would be when "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" would b appropriate!
  • MarySunshine70
    MarySunshine70 Posts: 118
    I love this!
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    How about "I'm a grownup so I get to make my own decisions now. I won't tell you not to eat it, if you stop trying to get me to eat it."
  • MarySunshine70
    MarySunshine70 Posts: 118
    I haven't had anything like that. I often get asked if I am on a diet, but I just say no.


    This is my favorite response, because it's not that I'm trying to be abnormal, weird, or offensive.... just that this IS the healthiest way to eat for the LONG TERM.
    But, I do REEEEAlLLLLLy want to say, " After 20+ years of criticizing my eating, I though you'd know by now you can't BULLY me into being CHUBBY!!"
    That would feel good for roughly 10 seconds.
  • craig1768
    craig1768 Posts: 44 Member
    How about, 'Actually my life will probably be longer because of the choices that I am making (Tub-O)!' (this part is optional, depends on how pissed you are for someone telling you that)). :)
  • lhoppe
    lhoppe Posts: 10
    Love all the posts and support. My topic was actually for my daughter (on MFP and has lost 40 lbs) who is constantly critiqued by in-laws about how she needs to eat "normal food" and normal to them is Pork Ribs, Beef, Fried foods, Potatoes, Pizza... Most of their cooking is out of a can, jar or prepared type foods. The other difficult thing for them to understand is she's a Vegetarian. She will usually bring her own main dish item, to not make a big deal at gatherings. Helpful to see others have the same issues with in-laws. Had to laugh at some of your very witty replies! Thanks for the support!
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