Why do we say we want to 'lose weight'

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theJamesHey
theJamesHey Posts: 10
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Doesn't that imply that we want to recover it. I mean, when I lose my cell phone or car keys, I search endlessly to find them. I have worked hard to 'lose' the weight I have, and am very unhappy when I 'find' it again
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  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
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    I want to get rid of mine permanently!:laugh:
  • sdickman
    sdickman Posts: 25 Member
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    I've got a friend who calls it "releasing weight" or "weight release" for that very reason!
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    I want to look good naked. Weight is irrelevant
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,487 Member
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    I want to look good naked. Weight is irrelevant

    ****This....looking good naked is a great reason.
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
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    Why do we say we want to 'lose weight'

    Obviously that's code for "be more healthy".
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    And now we're nitpicking the phrasing. Great.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    We say it because saying "we want to loose weight" would be grammatically incorrect. Duh.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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    And now we're nitpicking the phrasing. Great.

    WE SHOULD CALL IT "THE JOURNEY TO WEIGHT RELEASE"


    actually, there things that are lost that aren't recovered, and have no possibility of recovery. Lost means "gone" regardless of ability or desire to recover it. I have lost my hair. Is it coming back? No. I'm not even certain I would want it to.

    The term is fine. Loss, losing, lose, lost - none imply or infer any capacity for return.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
    Interesting that you assume she's married. She's not.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    And now we're nitpicking the phrasing. Great.

    WE SHOULD CALL IT "THE JOURNEY TO WEIGHT RELEASE"


    actually, there things that are lost that aren't recovered, and have no possibility of recovery. Lost means "gone" regardless of ability or desire to recover it. I have lost my hair. Is it coming back? No. I'm not even certain I would want it to.

    The term is fine. Loss, losing, lose, lost - none imply or infer any capacity for return.
    DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'. YOU'Z GONNA RELEEEEEEASE IT.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
    Interesting that you assume she's married. She's not.

    I just assumed someone would snatch her up quickly.
    Good sense of humor + strong attitude + hot = ideal wife

    My bad.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
    Interesting that you assume she's married. She's not.


    DID OUR MARRIAGE VOWS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU, WOMAN?!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CUT ME. YOU CUT ME DEEP.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    And now we're nitpicking the phrasing. Great.

    WE SHOULD CALL IT "THE JOURNEY TO WEIGHT RELEASE"


    actually, there things that are lost that aren't recovered, and have no possibility of recovery. Lost means "gone" regardless of ability or desire to recover it. I have lost my hair. Is it coming back? No. I'm not even certain I would want it to.

    The term is fine. Loss, losing, lose, lost - none imply or infer any capacity for return.
    DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'. YOU'Z GONNA RELEEEEEEASE IT.

    We're still talking about releasing fat right?
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
    Interesting that you assume she's married. She's not.


    DID OUR MARRIAGE VOWS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU, WOMAN?!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CUT ME. YOU CUT ME DEEP.

    My state doesn't recognize same-sex marriage.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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    One thing I do want to find? my mittens.


    because unless i do, i shall have no pie.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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    And now we're nitpicking the phrasing. Great.

    WE SHOULD CALL IT "THE JOURNEY TO WEIGHT RELEASE"


    actually, there things that are lost that aren't recovered, and have no possibility of recovery. Lost means "gone" regardless of ability or desire to recover it. I have lost my hair. Is it coming back? No. I'm not even certain I would want it to.

    The term is fine. Loss, losing, lose, lost - none imply or infer any capacity for return.
    DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'. YOU'Z GONNA RELEEEEEEASE IT.

    We're still talking about releasing fat right?

    tenuously
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    It's these types of things that keep me up at night.

    Tragic. Your husband needs to step it up.
    Interesting that you assume she's married. She's not.


    DID OUR MARRIAGE VOWS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU, WOMAN?!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CUT ME. YOU CUT ME DEEP.
    IT'S NOT LEGAL DAMMIT. And I'm not your husband. I TOLD YOU I WASN'T PLAYING THE BUTCH.
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
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    One thing I do want to find? my mittens.


    because unless i do, i shall have no pie.

    The only mittens that I have are kitten mittens. Will they suffice?

    1248951765_kitten-mittens.gif

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