Which fad diet are you on???

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  • tismyhardbody
    tismyhardbody Posts: 100 Member
    so is that you in your profile pic?

    Better question is... is that you?


    Yes. It is. Thanks.
  • alexis831
    alexis831 Posts: 469 Member
    Oh man I have the same problem with my co-workers its rediculous :explode: Everyday! do we have to go over this again...They also like to tell me how gross it is to eat what I'm eating. "Dont you want something good'? "How can you eat like that"? " You really woke up at 4am to workout - whats wrong with you"?

    The other day I told one of them who is constantly giving me crap - while always complaing about her weight (she weights more than me) she thought it was funny waiving a bag of doritos in my face lol'ing bet you wish you could eat this hahaha...(I dont even like doritos):sick: I said "just wait til I hit my goal weight and your still the same we'll see how those doritos taste then, bet they leave a bad taste in your mouth" She shut up and went back to her desk. :bigsmile:

    Just for you!

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  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member

    I lost anything I was going to type here when I saw your ticker pic. :love:

    :blushing:
  • michellematteson
    michellematteson Posts: 134
    Finding balanced nutrition doesn't mean buying a program you saw advertised on late night television. Take the time to learn how many calories you need to achieve your goals and what foods you enjoy and allow you to be healthy. Diets are only torturous if you let them be. Take control. The sooner you realize this is a lifestyle change, the faster you'll be at peace with yourself and the faster you'll reach your goals.

    Good job, sir. I am getting the same questions too, and the same blank stares. I wish more people could see that fad diets won't help.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Im trying my hand at alchemy. Basing my carb intake on moon phases so I can convert fat to muscle. Its OK to be jealous. :glasses:

    ^^^ Let us know how this works out for you! :drinker:

    REALLY!?!? Type it up, put it on a website, charge $19.95. While you're doing that, I'm going to go pee in some cups and market it as a "bonus offer" when you buy two of what you're selling. GO. *rushing off to start our empire*

    :bigsmile:
  • cardiokitten
    cardiokitten Posts: 401 Member
    All I can say is, "YUP!" :drinker:
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    HAH! Very good writing!

    That is what I get at work too. The best one is... YOUR EATING THAT MANY CARBS! AHHH or... your gonna eat that twix bar?? You are not going to loose any weight doing that! And it is so unhealthy! AHHH! :) Usually said by a VERY overweight person.

    Oh and I like my ice cream too and I am keeping it. :) So many people are "healthy eaters" and over weight. Hah... this is funny to me. Imagine that... no fad just a deficit!

    Ugh, I get this all the time! I work in a fast food place, and the majority of the time I will bring my own food, have a salad there, or get something from a nearby food place that's healthier. Anyways, now and again I will eat from there or have an ice cream with my salad... and straight away I get 'OMG THOUGHT YOU WERE ON A DIET? YOU'RE GUNNA PILE THE WEIGHT BACK ON' :noway:

    Actually, yesterday someone at work who thinks he knows everything about nutrition spoke to me when he saw me eating and said "oh, you eating more now?" and I was like "um, yeah actually!" and his response was "ah, not sticking to your diet then!". When I explained that actually, you don't have to be on low calories all your life to be slim, he was like "that's impossible. you can't eat more and lose weight"

    I'm waiting until I lose a good bit more, go down a second shirt size at work, and wait to see what he says! I'll print off a weeks worth of my calorie intake report and get him to eat it! :laugh:
  • DangerJim71
    DangerJim71 Posts: 361 Member
    when people ask me what diet I am on I act like I am telling them some kind of big secret, get up close and softly say "its the latest thing, I eat right and I exercise" They just look at me like I am a space alien.
  • alexis831
    alexis831 Posts: 469 Member
    when people ask me what diet I am on I act like I am telling them some kind of big secret, get up close and softly say "its the latest thing, I eat right and I exercise" They just look at me like I am a space alien.

    I am gonna try that! That looks like fun!
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    I have to say I'm following a fad diet because my definition of "eating right" no longer matches up with what the majority of people think of as healthy. Put butter on your vegetables, fry you eggs in bacon fat or use zucchini to make your lasagna instead of noodles and people think you're eating that way as a lose-weight-quick diet instead of for the health benefits. I absolutely agree with the sentiment behind your post though -- thanks for sharing.
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    Oh man I have the same problem with my co-workers its rediculous :explode: Everyday! do we have to go over this again...They also like to tell me how gross it is to eat what I'm eating. "Dont you want something good'? "How can you eat like that"? " You really woke up at 4am to workout - whats wrong with you"?

    The other day I told one of them who is constantly giving me crap - while always complaing about her weight (she weights more than me) she thought it was funny waiving a bag of doritos in my face lol'ing bet you wish you could eat this hahaha...(I dont even like doritos):sick: I said "just wait til I hit my goal weight and your still the same we'll see how those doritos taste then, bet they leave a bad taste in your mouth" She shut up and went back to her desk. :bigsmile:
    Just for you!

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    Thanks, True! :flowerforyou:
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    Im trying my hand at alchemy. Basing my carb intake on moon phases so I can convert fat to muscle. Its OK to be jealous. :glasses:

    ^^^ Let us know how this works out for you! :drinker:

    REALLY!?!? Type it up, put it on a website, charge $19.95. While you're doing that, I'm going to go pee in some cups and market it as a "bonus offer" when you buy two of what you're selling. GO. *rushing off to start our empire*

    :bigsmile:
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    Brilliant Idea! :drinker:
  • bohonomad
    bohonomad Posts: 171 Member
    I lost weight on weight watchers but I've recently stopped.. there's something wrong when a diet is basically telling you to eat a bag of chips over an avocado. Now I'm counting calories to stay at about 1300 + excercise cals and trying to fill myself up on fruits and veg first.
  • Southernb3lle
    Southernb3lle Posts: 862 Member
    Awesome story. Thanks for sharing. :)
  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    A recent experience with a co-worker made me chuckle and I thought I would share.

    My office has lunch catered in 2-3 times per month for various events (from mostly unhealthy restaurants). For the last 7 weeks I've prepared and brought my own lunch everyday, regardless of whatever the rest of the office would eat. It didn't take long for people to notice that while they were gorging on BBQ, I was eating chicken, broccoli and rice from a tupperware. Naturally, I had to answer questions like "why aren't you eating the free meal.. blah blah blah" -- Yesterday a co-worker asked what kind of diet I was on:

    "Are you doing Atkins? South Beach? [A few other diets I'd never heard of]???"

    "Nope.." I simply explained that I educated myself on proper nutrition and created a diet that suited both my tastes and lifestyle.

    *45 second pause/silence/blank stare*

    "So you came up with it on your own?? How much weight have you lost??"

    "Over 25 pounds and the best part is that I eat ice cream almost everyday."

    *MIND EXPLODES*

    Finding balanced nutrition doesn't mean buying a program you saw advertised on late night television. Take the time to learn how many calories you need to achieve your goals and what foods you enjoy and allow you to be healthy. Diets are only torturous if you let them be. Take control. The sooner you realize this is a lifestyle change, the faster you'll be at peace with yourself and the faster you'll reach your goals.

    ^ this is excellent:laugh:
  • bohonomad
    bohonomad Posts: 171 Member
    The other day I told one of them who is constantly giving me crap - while always complaing about her weight (she weights more than me) she thought it was funny waiving a bag of doritos in my face lol'ing bet you wish you could eat this hahaha...(I dont even like doritos):sick: I said "just wait til I hit my goal weight and your still the same we'll see how those doritos taste then, bet they leave a bad taste in your mouth" She shut up and went back to her desk. :bigsmile:

    Win! :flowerforyou:

    This! My manager always brings mcdonalds and eats it in front of me and tries offering it to me saying how good it is. I was around the same size as him and now I'm 60 pounds smaller than him. I always respond 'no thanks, I like being way skinnier than you.' that shuts him up.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Totally radical concept!! j/k as I totally agree with the following:
    Finding balanced nutrition doesn't mean buying a program you saw advertised on late night television. Take the time to learn how many calories you need to achieve your goals and what foods you enjoy and allow you to be healthy. Diets are only torturous if you let them be. Take control.
  • Bailey543
    Bailey543 Posts: 375
    I agree, however, low carb is not a fad diet. It is a lifestyle change...just saying.
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    The other day I told one of them who is constantly giving me crap - while always complaing about her weight (she weights more than me) she thought it was funny waiving a bag of doritos in my face lol'ing bet you wish you could eat this hahaha...(I dont even like doritos):sick: I said "just wait til I hit my goal weight and your still the same we'll see how those doritos taste then, bet they leave a bad taste in your mouth" She shut up and went back to her desk. :bigsmile:
    Win! :flowerforyou:
    This! My manager always brings mcdonalds and eats it in front of me and tries offering it to me saying how good it is. I was around the same size as him and now I'm 60 pounds smaller than him. I always respond 'no thanks, I like being way skinnier than you.' that shuts him up.


    Thats Awesome! Im gonna start using that too! and good job! :flowerforyou:
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    I agree, however, low carb is not a fad diet. It is a lifestyle change...just saying.
    I think as more and more people are prescribed a low carb diet by their doctors and nutritionists it'll lose the fad diet stigma.
  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    I like this one:

    Breakfast: 3 ounces non-fat yogurt
    Lunch: skim milk over 4 strawberries
    Dinner: 5 almonds, 6 baby spinach leaves, 1/4 of a banana
    Snack: I indulged and had one more strawberry

    I've lost 200 lbs eating this way! See me at 300 lbs lost!

    I doubt anyone will be seeing you at all.
  • Toxictwist
    Toxictwist Posts: 274
    Totally Agree
  • laverne325
    laverne325 Posts: 19 Member
    Finding balanced nutrition doesn't mean buying a program you saw advertised on late night television. Take the time to learn how many calories you need to achieve your goals and what foods you enjoy and allow you to be healthy. Diets are only torturous if you let them be. Take control. The sooner you realize this is a lifestyle change, the faster you'll be at peace with yourself and the faster you'll reach your goals.

    can i steal this ^. This is exactly what i need to tell people tooooo
  • polishmehappy
    polishmehappy Posts: 92 Member
    haha! good story!

    I got my first "hatin" comment from a co-worker last week. The lady saw me eating my steamed vegetables and said " How much do you want to loose TO BE HAPPY?" :grumble:

    I said "I AM happy already. I'm eating better to control my health"

    Then she said "Pretty soon you are going to start looking like vegetables, and fruit, and fish... [laugh laugh laugh] "

    I kept quiet in the mouth but thought to myself that she must be jealous.... because she carries a butt and thighs the size of a semi truck :noway:

    I know I will get more of those type of comments as I progress.

    Some people just hate seeing others do better at anything :indifferent:
  • VogtAndrea
    VogtAndrea Posts: 236
    Fad Diets usually last for a very short time. They leave you wanting something not on the diet and when you blow it you end up demoralized.
    I just tell people that I have a 5 year plan. Eat healthy, keep within my macros, and exercise. What i don't tell people is that its a 5 year renewable plan for the rest of my life.
  • KimWW
    KimWW Posts: 301 Member
    I considered a few "magic pills" but after seeing "Take with balanced diet and exercise" on the label, I figured they were a rip-off. If I could do diet and exercise, why would I need your pill?

    Then when "weird food" fads came around I just knew I would never stick to it. Or, if I miraculously did, then what? I cannot eat only grapefruit for the rest of my life!
  • OccupyLife
    OccupyLife Posts: 4
    I receive a lot of negative comments from my co-workers because my lunch will consist of "healthy crap" as they like to call it. They give my grief for snacking on fruits, veggies or nuts throughout the day. I don't see anything wrong with eating clean, healthy food and not regret my meal afterwards. I have Gi problems so the better I eat, the less upset I feel.
  • arielian
    arielian Posts: 200
    I tell people I'm on a move more, eat less diet.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    I get the same thing all the time.....the look on people's faces when I tell them I eat less, move more and lift heavy amazes me! AND to top it off....some will still try to tell me about what ever crap fad HCG diet they want to try. Come on people.....it ain't rocket science!
  • FinallyFindingLisa
    FinallyFindingLisa Posts: 222 Member
    This is so great - thanks for putting so perfectly what some of us are aiming for!

    PS - I eat ice cream just about every night, my concession (due to diabeties) is it's low sugar, if I didn't have a health concern I'd eat the full blown stuff - gotta have it, just love it!!

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