Is this the worst that can happen to me?

twinketta

jofit and rosemary are you the comedy duo that are going to lighten things up now :laugh:

CrazyTrackLady

Yeah inbetween typing up my own thread about people who have to write threads about people who have to whinge about overating by 300calories and who should be grateful that they don't have anything more serious in their lives like the OP

Hope you managed to keep up with that?

You spelled "whine" wrong. You must not be from around here.

How did she misspell whine when she used the word whinge (which was spelled correctly)?

Well, apparently it was a joke.....which no one got....because it wasn't and she's just back tracking now.
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Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.

Mother_Superior

In...

...because I sincerely believe things will change now.

LJSmith1989

Yeah inbetween typing up my own thread about people who have to write threads about people who have to whinge about overating by 300calories and who should be grateful that they don't have anything more serious in their lives like the OP

Hope you managed to keep up with that?

You spelled "whine" wrong. You must not be from around here.

How did she misspell whine when she used the word whinge (which was spelled correctly)?

Well, apparently it was a joke.....which no one got....because it wasn't and she's just back tracking now.
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Lol I am dyslexic - i'm not going to lie to you I did have to google it. "Damn, is it whinge or whine or... wine even?"

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I understand what you're saying, OP, and I don't disagree, but everyone's problems are real and large to them. We don't get to decide how things make other people feel. Something that would be minor to many people can be a massive obstacle to someone who doesn't have the same coping skills that we do.

When I read threads like that, I quietly roll my eyes, think that person is very lucky that their minor (to me) issue is the biggest thing they have to worry about, and either ignore the thread, or try to make them feel a little better.

Yup this. Also:

sexymuffintop

You know what, EVERYONE on here will of had some **** to face at some point in their lives. Some more so than others. I have had some awful things happen to me, but they happened to ME, they are not things I feel the need to share with the world wide web or use them to berate over people with if I feel they are being trivial about weight loss and calorie counting.

I personally find your post quite offensive. This is a diet and fitness forum. Not a 'who's had the crappiest deal in life forum'. If people want to moan about anything diet related,or have question to ask let them, that's kinda what the site is about. It doesn't matter if it seems trivial. Life goes on, we exist, we have to be happy, if weight loss helps make us happy after **** things happening to us thats only a good thing.

twinketta

[Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.]

OP your sense of humour is atrocious, certainly not subtle. Maybe wicked and not easily understood?

CrazyTrackLady

Yeah inbetween typing up my own thread about people who have to write threads about people who have to whinge about overating by 300calories and who should be grateful that they don't have anything more serious in their lives like the OP

Hope you managed to keep up with that?

You spelled "whine" wrong. You must not be from around here.

How did she misspell whine when she used the word whinge (which was spelled correctly)?

Well, apparently it was a joke.....which no one got....because it wasn't and she's just back tracking now.

Lol I am dyslexic - i'm not going to lie to you I did have to google it. "Damn, is it whinge or whine or... wine even?"
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I'm still upset that we Americans have mangled the spelling of the following: organise, behaviour, and theatre.

_SABOTEUR_

I think that people complaining about their weight loss/fitness issues on a weight loss/fitness website is to be expected and kind of the point.

This is not the place to whack our life traumas on the table for people to analyse.

CrazyTrackLady

[Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.]

OP your sense of humour is atrocious, certainly not subtle. Maybe wicked and not easily understood?

So then does this qualify as a personal attack? I'm curious to know if I should report it or not. Or maybe, I don't care enough. Move along, will ya?

DontStopB_Leakin

[Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.]

OP your sense of humour is atrocious, certainly not subtle. Maybe wicked and not easily understood?

And the raven called the crow black.

A1CNobody

Don't make weight loss into a pissing contest. Different things are harder for different people.

Basic training? That was hard.
Getting back to my pre-basic weight? Harder.

skinnyinnotime

Yeah inbetween typing up my own thread about people who have to write threads about people who have to whinge about overating by 300calories and who should be grateful that they don't have anything more serious in their lives like the OP

Hope you managed to keep up with that?

You spelled "whine" wrong. You must not be from around here.

How did she misspell whine when she used the word whinge (which was spelled correctly)?

Well, apparently it was a joke.....which no one got....because it wasn't and she's just back tracking now.

Lol I am dyslexic - i'm not going to lie to you I did have to google it. "Damn, is it whinge or whine or... wine even?"
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Yeah but in Patois to 'whine' is a dancehall way to dance...so where does that leave OP??!

CrazyTrackLady

And the raven called the crow black.

I LOVE this response. Whether it's directed at me or not, I love it.

LisaBeateith2012

Totally agree with you on this OP! :flowerforyou:

LJSmith1989

[Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.]

OP your sense of humour is atrocious, certainly not subtle. Maybe wicked and not easily understood?

So then does this qualify as a personal attack? I'm curious to know if I should report it or not. Or maybe, I don't care enough. Move along, will ya?

Move along will you?**

MissSharon2013

I am also a cancer survivor. Had my share of tragedies. Mom and niece died in a car accident. First husband passed away of a sudden illness. No. It's not the end of the world. But. It helps to get that emotional support when you've gone over. That's what we do. We pick one another up. So. Maybe just within the context of this site...it IS the end of the world...maybe we just need someone to say, You're gonna be all right.

just_fur_luck

And the raven called the crow black.

twinketta

[Nope not back tracking. My sense of humor is subtle, wicked and not easily understood by everyone.]

OP your sense of humour is atrocious, certainly not subtle. Maybe wicked and not easily understood?

So then does this qualify as a personal attack? I'm curious to know if I should report it or not. Or maybe, I don't care enough. Move along, will ya?

Certainly not a personal attack Don`t you see my wink?

OP, I am not trying to be insulting to you.

I am trying to help you see the other side of the coin.

Not correcting people with `spelling` mistakes because they are from UK and not US

Also, because people are allowed to whinge/whine on this website (whether or not they have had misfortune in their lives)

algebravoodoo

You know, just cause you've witnessed a bunch of stuff doesn't mean other people's concerns are invalid. Seeking advice and support is what this board is for. Um, look at the title.

I'm a cancer survivor. I think I've suffered enough for you. At some point I may be concerned about a hamstring or something less threatening. That's what this board is about.

The point I am trying to make is this: when someone is feeling frustrated about losing those last three vanity pounds, or going over their daily caloric intake by only 300 cals, a little perspective can help them from feeling so disheartened.

This particular thread is about learning to appreciate what we have overcome, weight challenges aside, and letting go of some of the obsessive thoughts we have over our body size and shapes. There are always WORSE things that can happen.

As a cancer survivor, I am shocked to read you didn't "get" the message here. I'd think surviving cancer trumps pulled hamstrings any day. I know a few cancer survivors who are just happy to be alive.

Don't worry... some of us got that. On a bad day, it is just that kind of perspective that keeps all the other in line.

LeahT84

It has nothing to do with one another, If it annoys you then don't comment on their post!

Hi pot, meet kettle, you're black.

You just went against your own advice.

The OP has a GREAT POINT!

Yes, we should be focuses on ourselves, and on our health, but should we cry and throw in the towel every time we mess up? NO, life is about making mistakes and OVERCOMING them. We should all have the mindset to say "Is this the worst thing that could have happened to me?" The answer is usually no. So you caved in and ate a piece of birthday cake, it's not the end of the world (unless you have diabetes and knew that the sugar intake would cause you to go into diabetic shock). You skipped the gym because you were tired? Then go later or go tomorrow. YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING so be thankful that you are around to worry about your health. Yes, worry about it, but should you complain every single day over every little calorie you knew you shouldn't have put in your mouth? Heck no!

marciebrian

You know, just cause you've witnessed a bunch of stuff doesn't mean other people's concerns are invalid. Seeking advice and support is what this board is for. Um, look at the title.

I'm a cancer survivor. I think I've suffered enough for you. At some point I may be concerned about a hamstring or something less threatening. That's what this board is about.

point I am trying to make is this: when someone is feeling frustrated about losing those last three vanity pounds, or going over their daily caloric intake by only 300 cals, a little perspective can help them from feeling so disheartened.

This particular thread is about learning to appreciate what we have overcome, weight challenges aside, and letting go of some of the obsessive thoughts we have over our body size and shapes. There are always WORSE things that can happen.

As a cancer survivor, I am shocked to read you didn't "get" the message here. I'd think surviving cancer trumps pulled hamstrings any day. I know a few cancer survivors who are just happy to be alive.

I too am a cancer survivor and I completely get your post. there ARE a lot worse things than a few lbs or a bad scale day... I had many and too many people I love have as well so I agree its time to "lighten up" no pun intended

MissSharon2013

You know what, EVERYONE on here will of had some **** to face at some point in thir lives. Some more so than others. I have had some awful things happen to me, but they happened to ME, they are not things I feel the need to share with the world wide web or use them to berate over people with if I feel they are being trivial about weight loss and calorie counting.




I personally find your post quite offensive. This is a diet and fitness forum. Not a 'who's had the crappiest deal in life forum'. If people want to moan about anything diet related,or have question to ask let them, that's kinda what the site is about. It doesn't matter if it seems trivial. Life goes on, we exist, we have to be happy, if weight loss helps make us happy after **** things happening to us thats only a good thing.

metaphoria

In...

...because I sincerely believe things will change now.

Oh wow, that's awkward to watch. and yet applicable...

Hug it out, people. Just hug all this awkward right out.
Hug until it doesn't feel awkward, anymore.

twinketta

OP I think you will find that `whinge` is not the same spelling as `whine`


I would not usually pick someone up on a spelling mistake, but as you seem to deem it necessary then I will give you this one FoC

`WHINGE`
Verb
Complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way.
Noun
An act of complaining in such a way.
Synonyms
whine

Actually, I DO know what it meant, and apparently you didn't catch the subtle implication. It's a term used more often in the UK and Australia, and is a variation of the Americanized "Whine" (OR vice versa). and I actually like your version more than ours. So yeah, that was what the wink was for. Get it now?

calibriintx

I understand what you're saying, OP, and I don't disagree, but everyone's problems are real and large to them. We don't get to decide how things make other people feel. Something that would be minor to many people can be a massive obstacle to someone who doesn't have the same coping skills that we do.

When I read threads like that, I quietly roll my eyes, think that person is very lucky that their minor (to me) issue is the biggest thing they have to worry about, and either ignore the thread, or try to make them feel a little better.

^This FTW

larlo74

Thanks for this, it's always good to remember that life is actually pretty good and inhaling that pile of cake will not bring about the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse!

Unless it was their cake. I think Famine would be pretty ticked about losing his cake.

PezAzul

This is a very disappointing thread to see here under "Motivation and Support". I am new to this site and I am alone on my weightloss journey. I have no IRL support system when it comes to losing weight and getting healthy. Joining MFP and being able to notate my successes and discuss my disappointment greatly increases my confidence in making this lifestyle change a success.

Then I read threads like this and feel embarrassed for any time I put on my profile news that I messed up or asked a silly question on the forums. Yet, why should I be? The point of this website is is to discuss weight and fitness issues, no matter how trivial they may seem to you.

It'd be a different scenario, quite callous actually, if someone expressed frustration about a 300 cal overage on a cancer support forum. However, this is a weight-loss forum and even more, this is a Motivation and Support sub-forum. It should be expected that there would be superficial posts which are well within the context of the purpose of this website.

BondBomb

I love how a bunch of strangers on computers are sitting at home on the internet or perhaps on iphones complaining about what is worthy of complaining about. #FIRSTWORLDPROBLEMS.....you got em? I got em!

bpotts44

HTFU people!