Things you shouldn't say to someone "on a diet?"

jessig715

Everyone around me knows I've been eating healthy, losing weight, and exercising like a crazy person. So of course most people are super supportive. But have you ever noticed that if someone knows you are "on a diet," then what you are eating, how you are eating, or what you're doing to lose weight is suddenly everybody's business? Is there something in particular that people say that really irks you?

Here's mine...people judging you for what you're eating when they have NO IDEA how many calories you have left, or if you've run 10 miles that day...they have no idea if you've been saving up calories ALL DAY to allow yourself a cookie, but still people feel like they are the diet police!

For example...Two weeks ago I was at a wedding (I'm a wedding planner) and had eaten close to NOTHING that day, aside from a piece of salmon at dinner and green beans. I walk about 12 miles on a wedding day while being on my feet for 18 hours, carrying stuff back and forth, setting up, and just being busy in general and I have a light breakfast and never get around to lunch. So later in the evening when I was starving, I grabbed 2 mini burgers they were serving as a late night snack....of course, being that my calorie count was at MAYBE 600 at this point, with 1000's of calories worth of activity under my belt, I wasn't too concerned. A coworker, however had the nerve to say, "I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON A DIET?" Seriously?!? The guy next to me (also eating healthy, and also eating a burger at this point) thought he was going to have to restrain me.

What are some things that people have said to you while on a diet/eating healthy that really push your buttons? I want to know---it can't just be me that this happens to, lol! **end of rant** :-)

Chubbyhulagirl

Same thing happens to me all the time. My family is super out spoken, especially the women. They will try to convince me to try this or that when I tell them I cant cause im dieting or dont have enough calories to eat it but the minute I do eat something not "vegetable-y" I get the, "Oh, I thought you were on a diet?"

Also, my sister who has been thin and never really worked out ever in her life keeps trying to give me workout advice and councel me on my weight loss. I was extremely athletic and active since middle school. Ive had three kids and gained a bit of weight but I havent forgotten how to work out and get healthy! Just cause im fat doesnt mean im a different person with no idea what to do!
Even when I hit the -20lbs mark she told me I am only losing waterweight and it will all come back. That one stung and I wanted to strangle her. Lol