annoyed at the/my/this "Journey"
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Perhaps I am being too semantic about this...but the use of the phrase the/my/this "Journey" annoys the ever loving crap out of me.
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you! That particular word, used in that context has irritated the crap out of me for years. Absolutely sets my teeth on edge every time I hear it. I thought it was just me. 0 -
This is an excellent point. I only gained weight with pregnancy. So I don't know what its like to be treated differently or have my health in danger because of my weight. I would guess to those who have really struggled it is a journey of sorts. Thats why I joke about it but I still respect my friends that use the term.It's a term that irks me as well, but I can't really relate to the people who use it. I've never been overweight, so I've never felt like I look disgusting or have had people treat me differently because of my weight. I'm just trying to shed those extra pounds I accumulated in college. Sure, I've had to make changes, but they haven't been huge. The biggest thing for me has been getting to the gym on a regular basis. So really, my life hasn't changed much.
On the other hand, for people who have been obese most of their lives or have struggled with disordered eating or have obsessive behavior regarding food, this is a really big deal. I can see why they'd want to tag it with some sort of epic title, like the word journey. I don't fault them for that.0 -
I never use the word "journey" I always say lifestyle change or healthy living because I plan on living healthy for the rest of my life. Although if someone wants to call it a journey its up to them. We all interpret things in different ways. Call it what you want, just keep doing it and reaping the benefits of a active, healthy life.
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It drives me batsh*t crazy. It's so overused and just, annoying. Hence my quote on my page.
There are mountains, Frodo, AND orcs....you're just not on the same journey I am. But, unlike Bilbo, I'm going there and NOT going back again. This is my journey, where I won't stop believing, I WILL hold on to this feeling, I WILL work hard to get my fill!!! I will fight dragons and rescue princessessesssess, I will battle orcs and evil wizards! I WILL be victorious, I shall go on to the end, I shall fight in France, I shall fight on the seas and oceans, I shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, I shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. I shall fight on the beaches, I shall fight on the landing grounds, I shall fight in the fields and in the streets, I shall fight in the hills; I shall never surrender!!!
And then what happens? And where are Aragorn and Gimli in all of this? Eating breakfast?
Eating Second Breakfast...and then Elevensies, then lunch, then dinner, then supper...they're ALWAYS eating...I have to do this on my own.0 -
I don't like the word "journey" in general...it just sounds stupid to me. Perhaps it's because people try to use it to describe some ultra-spiritual underlying experience or because it is an overused buzz word of reality TV now...I don't know!0
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boy this site is full of alot of angry and annoyed people. get a hobby maybe and focus on the things in life that MATTER ? :flowerforyou:
Being annoyed and angry is my hobby.0 -
I don't like the word "journey" in general...it just sounds stupid to me. Perhaps it's because people try to use it to describe some ultra-spiritual underlying experience or because it is an overused buzz word of reality TV now...I don't know!
EXACTLY.0 -
I will complete my Journey...it is my Destiny!!0
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It drives me batsh*t crazy. It's so overused and just, annoying. Hence my quote on my page.
There are mountains, Frodo, AND orcs....you're just not on the same journey I am. But, unlike Bilbo, I'm going there and NOT going back again. This is my journey, where I won't stop believing, I WILL hold on to this feeling, I WILL work hard to get my fill!!! I will fight dragons and rescue princessessesssess, I will battle orcs and evil wizards! I WILL be victorious, I shall go on to the end, I shall fight in France, I shall fight on the seas and oceans, I shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, I shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. I shall fight on the beaches, I shall fight on the landing grounds, I shall fight in the fields and in the streets, I shall fight in the hills; I shall never surrender!!!
And then what happens? And where are Aragorn and Gimli in all of this? Eating breakfast?
Eating Second Breakfast...and then Elevensies, then lunch, then dinner, then supper...they're ALWAYS eating...I have to do this on my own.
You forgot Tea!0 -
It drives me batsh*t crazy. It's so overused and just, annoying. Hence my quote on my page.
There are mountains, Frodo, AND orcs....you're just not on the same journey I am. But, unlike Bilbo, I'm going there and NOT going back again. This is my journey, where I won't stop believing, I WILL hold on to this feeling, I WILL work hard to get my fill!!! I will fight dragons and rescue princessessesssess, I will battle orcs and evil wizards! I WILL be victorious, I shall go on to the end, I shall fight in France, I shall fight on the seas and oceans, I shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, I shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. I shall fight on the beaches, I shall fight on the landing grounds, I shall fight in the fields and in the streets, I shall fight in the hills; I shall never surrender!!!
And then what happens? And where are Aragorn and Gimli in all of this? Eating breakfast?
Eating Second Breakfast...and then Elevensies, then lunch, then dinner, then supper...they're ALWAYS eating...I have to do this on my own.
You forgot Tea!
Apparently, Dwarfs don't drink tea...or so I've been told.0 -
But isn't it a journey? I mean aren't you hear to learn how to eat right, and exercise to make yourself healthy, and then once your done with that journey you take what you have learned from that and try to maintain? To me it is silly that you could get upset about a word somebody uses to help themselves get healthy, because they aren't using that word for you.0
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Interesting how one word means different things to different people. I see the word "journey" in this context, to be the journey I have embarked on to a healthier, longer life. It doesn't have an end, until my heart stops beating.
If ones "journey" in this context has an end, then, yeah, it sounds more like a diet. I can't do that. It never lasts.
Thanks for bringing up the topic. Interesting.0 -
Dude, change out your cotton already.0
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I don't like the word "journey" in general...it just sounds stupid to me. Perhaps it's because people try to use it to describe some ultra-spiritual underlying experience or because it is an overused buzz word of reality TV now...I don't know!
EXACTLY.
I blame the Biggest Loser.0 -
Perhaps I am being too semantic about this...but the use of the phrase the/my/this "Journey" annoys the ever loving crap out of me.
To me journey sounds temporary. It is a cutesy way of saying "I am going to do this thing until some point in time when it is over and I have to go back to real life" In other words the last 20 years I spent going on and off "journeys" to improve my health and life. Call it what is is....change. You change for the good or bad...hopefully we are doing it for the good.
/end rant for the day.
journeys have destinations, like the journey to enlightenment. journeys usually lead to another journey. if you walk this road right, the journey will take you to a place of health and wellbeing. that should be the destination. if you wander off the path into old habits, clearly you never made it, your journey hadn't ended and you stopped short once you saw your destination from afar and said "this is far enough"
but yeh, "my journey" is pretty lame. its a bit
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Since this topic started, I've been counting how many times the word "journey" appears in forum topics (other than this one of course) and in profile descriptions or "taglines"...so far I'm up to 46, with some people using it 5 or more times in their profiles.0
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Journey doesn't bother me. I've come to realize that some people are on a journey to living healthy. I think for some it's not an overnight change but a series of changes, some big and some small, but all part of a journey of changing lifelong bad habits.
"Lifestyle change" makes me a cringe a little. I think that sounds temporary. I mean, how long is something a change??
Others seem really bothered by the word diet. But that's what I use and what makes the most sense to me. Because call it what you will, unless you plan to stop eating at some point, a diet is not temporary.
But it's all just semantics. Except for "diet".0 -
So journey what journey dont journey you journey like journey about journey journeys journey? Lol0
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Since this topic started, I've been counting how many times the word "journey" appears in forum topics (other than this one of course) and in profile descriptions or "taglines"...so far I'm up to 46, with some people using it 5 or more times in their profiles.
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Life itself is a journey.....it ends when you die. Same with THIS journey. Its for life. 0
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You know which word makes me want to hurl, though?
Onederland.
Ugh. It's way too cutesy and overused.
It took me weeks to figure out what word meant when I first joined MFP. I was (mis)pronouncinng it like in That Thing You Do. Had a DUH moment when I finally got it.
I don't mind it though. It is corny, but I can imagine reaching it is quite a thrill for those that haven't been there in a while.0 -
That is why I say "Transformation"0
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That is why I say "Transformation"
oreo cookies or pop tarts. they're both bad.0 -
When I was four years old and my family moved from the west coast to to Missouri, I considered it a journey - a pretty awesome one - and I haven't lived on the west coast since.
My google definition thingy just says that a journey is "An act of traveling from one place to another". How is a change any less temporary than a journey? Anything that has changed can change again.
Nothing is forever unless we decide to make it so, and keep on making that decision whenever it arises, and even then...
I agree that the terminology is overused, but that's because we're in the fitness community. From outside and for newbies, it's a perfectly appropriate word.
As for people who flinch when people use the spiritual interpretation, I have to say suck it up. Different people get to weight loss in different ways, and for some people it takes a spiritual "journey".
I just checked and I did not happen to use the word "journey" on my profile. It's more about strategies, achievements, and goals.0 -
I will complete my Journey...it is my Destiny!!
May the Schwartz be with you. 0 -
But it IS temporary. I have no intentions of losing weight forever. I intend to reach my destination, and then I intend to stay there. The journey isn't forever, the destination will be. I have no intention to make this journey again once it is complete.0
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"Journey" only slightly bothers me and "lifestyle change" always makes me thing someone decided to become a cross-dresser or something. Both sound slightly pretentious to me. I just see it in less romantic and poetic terms as being about managing my fintness and nutrition. Not nearly as inspirational but, for me, the motivation is internal and it was something I decided. Once decided, the motivational aspect of it is far less improtant than the daily discipline of doing it and managing it effectively.0
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Journey - Its not like you are going into Mordor to destroy 'the one ring' in the fires of Mt. Doom. Its a freaking diet.
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To the OP, I couldn't agree more with the corniness of the term "journey". I, also feel that "linear" and "starvation" seem to be bantied around a bit too much on this site as well.
Now excuse me while me and my fat azz wage an epic battle against the evil forces of gravity.0 -
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