"You're so lucky,,,"

Never heard that per-say but I've heard "Why do you worry about your calories? You are so thin!" Hunny I wasn't always thin, in fact I use to be 250 lbs at 5'3 height, that's so far obese it isn't funny. I use to make my scale scream "OH ****!" lol...

ive heard people say this and i totally agree with you.

agreed...or when people say just eat a burger, you totally can because ur skinny! sure i can, but fact is i dont want too, been there done that. (plus im vegan hehe.)

Yes.

The several hours of work in a gym and careful eating year round makes me lucky...

One of my friends even said it was my genetics! HA!! biggest insult to my dedication and commitment i have ever received.

Not lucky, but many people told me the weight was 'falling off me'.

And of course it had nothing to do with watching your calories intake and exercising

also, they might be implying that you're lucky to have the determination and self-mindedness to achieve and sustain something that so many people struggle with.

best thing I ever heard after loosing a couple of lbs: I really want and need to loose weight too! (while shoving choco candybars into her mouth!)

No I am nowhere where I need to be, but that is very obvious not the way to start eating healthy or loosing weight!
*shaking heads*
People have funny views sometimes!

So, the person that told you how lucky you were....were they really saying this while sitting on a couch with lays and coke in their hand or are u just making a generalization of "fat" people???

People are quick to discount hard work and dedication. It makes them feel better about not even trying. My sister even says things like "you wouldn't know because you've never been fat." She's seen the old me and knows that isn't the truth, but she still says it. All. The. Time. The important thing is you know how much hard work you put in.

Has anyone ever said that to you about being in shape, losing weight or the way you look in general? "You're so lucky you're skinny..it's just so easy for you..." I'm so lucky? So easy? Yes..I was so lucky that one day I watched a P90X infomercial, called and ordered it, stopped making excuses, peeled myself outta bed every effin day sore muscles and all and gave it everything I had. So lucky that I started shopping and eating different, that the 9 inches I lost just fell off with no effort (factious). I had the drive, determination and dedication to change something I didn't like. Last I checked, that was called willpower - not luck.

Sorry...I just hate when people are sitting on their *kitten* elbow deep in a Lay's chip bag drinking Coca-cola telling me "how lucky I am"....

Yup my mother-in-law has been driving me crazy with this. So about 2 years ago she started doing rounds of HCG and I started counting calories. Her weight loss was immediate and she went down about 40 lbs. But ever since then she's been gaining 20 lbs, ordering another round of shots and losing it again, repeat.

Meanwhile I've been losing slowly. I took a couple of breaks and ate at maintenance, but didn't allow myself to regain. Then when I saw her for Thanksgiving she said it "must be nice to be one of those people who just loses weight easily, while other people (clearly meaning her) have to starve themselves." I told her I would help her get started with MFP if she wanted and she said that was "way too restrictive." Since then every time I have a piece of cheesecake or go out to eat she sort of jokingly says something like "I hate you for being able to eat that." I just say "I just log the calories and then don't worry about it." But calorie counting is more restrictive than HCG? :huh:

Yes. All the f'ing time.

I think people just rather think it's genetics or plain luck, because the thought of it just being hard work is not as easy to bear. If it's genetics, then there's no reason they should feel bad.

Edit: The funniest thing about it is when people like those would say "why won't you eat this? You can eat anything and not gain weight anyway".

I get it mostly from my family...they seem to think I got lucky in the genetic crap shoot and got skinny genes...I think 15 years of working out regularly and eating healthy has a lot to do with it...but they just won't ever see it that way, so I just don't fret about it...for me it's more annoying when my overweight friends try to give me dieting advice - telling me what I'm doing wrong and what they are doing right...except they just keep buying bigger and bigger clothes every year because their weight is totally out of control and none of those diet fads are shunting the train in a different direction...those are the moments that make me want to smack myself in the forehead and start screaming at people to WAKE UP ALREADY...

Success in anything looks so easy. What people don't see are the blood, sweat, tears, and sacrifice it took to get there.

This..exactly this ^^^

Reminds me of what Michael Jordan said about being a natural. He basically said yes I am a natural talent if you consider shooting 100 free throws before anyone shows up for practice and shoot around after everyone leaves natural then I am a natural talent.