"You'll always struggle with food."

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  • Bettyeditor
    Bettyeditor Posts: 327 Member
    Read this:

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=415

    This is an amazing article. And matches up with what I am reading right now in The Diet Cure.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Yeah, this is going to be an issue I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of my life. I'm aware of it and have accepted it.
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Ugh.

    What a stupid thing for someone to say. It's like saying "forget how to breath" or "don't think about how itchy that cast can get". Could drive yo crazy.
    Fortunately for me, I like food, and personally believe I have a healthy attitude towards it. Life's too short to worry about something as comical as overeating.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    ... Tell them your struggle is over, hence the weight loss!


    Sadly for most people this is simply not true. Losing the weight is only the first stage of the 'struggle'. Keeping it off permanently is actually the part where most people fail. Around 80% (or 4 in 5) dieters will regain the weight they lost. So I do see where the customer was coming from.

    I think I will always struggle with food. I've come a long way in rebuilding my relationship with it over the past year thanks to MFP but I cannot yet see a time when I can eat without logging most days to keep check on my intake. Once I reach my goal I know I will still need to watch what I eat.


    edited to add having said that, I would still feel slightly taken aback by this comment from a stranger as it's none of their business.
  • KeithChanning
    KeithChanning Posts: 202 Member
    Struggle is such a negative word, isn't it? Do you struggle to drive at a sensible speed when in a hurry? No - you are vigilant, you are careful, you realise there is a bigger picture than your needs of the moment. Do you struggle to buy your kids safe toys etc.? No - you are vigilant, you are careful, you realise there is a bigger picture than your children's pleas. You are aware that there are risks, dangers and potential pitfalls and obstacles in so many areas of life. Those you can manage and mitigate, you do. Those you can't, you keep a watchful eye on. That isn't struggling, that's life!

    Some months ago, I made a decision and a commitment to myself to get my weight down. Now, I have made a decision and commitment not to let it creep back up. Will I, having reached my goal, struggle to maintain? Hopefully not. Will I need to be vigilant, careful and aware of a bigger picture beyond the desires of the moment? You bet I will.
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    Douchey way to say that in context, but I find this to be true, generally.

    I'm just past the mid-point of my 90lb. weight loss and I still struggle a lot, even after all I've learned about nutrition and fitness and my own habits. The life-long struggle and the need to calorie count forever in order to keep the weight off is something that I used to reject, but I do accept it now as a likely reality for me.

    To some of us, it's worth it if it means never going back to Day 1 again. It is what it is.
  • pippabc
    pippabc Posts: 81 Member
    Really interesting posts here. I think this subject is the fundamental question about weight loss - can I overcome whatever it was that made me gain weight in the first place? Have I changed my habits completely? I think the answer for lots of people is 'no, it could still come back to bite me on the butt'.

    I liked the PP about having to be vigilant about food choices, rather than struggling with it. Like most of us, I love food, and don't want to have a negative relationship with it. So tracking what I am eating and being totally honest with myself is the only way I am going to be able to lose weight and keep it off, for ever! Being a bit obsessive about things in general, the planning and tracking of food and exercise makes me feel in control of life (now that does sounds like I need therapy!).

    Luckily there are things like MFP, Weight Watchers and other lifelong 'clubs' that can help us on our way.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    It's better than hearing 'You'll gain it all back'!

    Research seems to suggest that those who keep the weight off do have to try at it, but also that exercise is a major factor.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Bumping so I can read it again later because I'm about to say tell them to beep the heck off! Maybe they are right but not for everyone I think.

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