I'm tired of unhealthy people making excuses

LOL!! Hilarious.....:)

I don't think that anywhere on "myfitnesspal" is a place for negative feedback. This is all about supporting each other! I know this sounds like a cliche, but "until you walk a mile in someones shoes", you really have no idea what they are going through. They are likely very scared, and at this point in their lives only have excuses to try to preserve their own ego. Wouldn't any of us?
You have no idea what anyone is going through, or what disease they might have, or personal difficulties. We aren't put on this earth to be judgemental, we are here to be compassionate. I guarantee you, a compassionate person is always more happy than a judgemental one!

ABSOLUTELY! And when my depression is under control I'm a very happy person, smiling and laughing at whim. You will see by my ticker that I've lost a few pounds and do I eat healthy - well, NO. Would I like to - mmmm yes as long as I can eat something sweet every day. It's one habit I don't want 2 give up. AND do I need to - well 90% of the people on this feed wld say yes, but as we've established the way I do this is MY CHOICE and it is working.

So my suggestion is to butt out where ur advice isn't welcome (I do), support others where u can (i do) and most importantly never judge (I try - this one is hard to pull off). Good luck in ALL your endeavours.

I'm tired of judgmental threads hating on people.

^^ This. Why is everybody so concerned with what everyone else is doing? You worry about you and I'll worry about me, mmkay?

Because I have family members on the cusp of Type 2 diabetes that eat cookies all day and say it is genetics. It drives me crazy. Some people want to accept a mediocre existance.

If you're happy with yourself great! I don't care about your weight. I just hate it when unhealthy people make excuses.

Who said anything about weight anyway? I said "unhealthy"..that could mean skinny fat too.

Then your problem isn't with mediocrity. I lead a mediocre existence as far as health goes, but I'm not on a the cusp of Type 2 diabetes. Sounds like your problem is that you feel like you care more about the health of your family members than they do, which can be frustrating. The excuses are just a symptom.

You might feel better if you tried to avoid getting frustrated over things you can't control.

It seems like these negative posts lately are just people who want attention or who want to complain and don't care how they sound. Do I get the question? Yes. I've been overweight my whole life. Now I'm morbidly obese. But from a psychological standpoint, MANY (not ALL) people who are overweight have an addiction or mental block that they have to get through. Some may laugh at me, but I honestly believe that food is an addiction whether it's physical or mental and there are studies to support certain addictions to things in food.

Now, if common sense and what others have already said (like don't worry about what isn't affecting you) isn't getting through to you then look at it psychologically. ANY addict has to hit rock bottom. This comes in many different forms and they may have more then one rock bottom moment. The mental aspect is key and this can mean that a person needs to heal things from their past or simply have a swift kick in the butt to realize that they need to stop complaining about things they can control.

And unfortunately there are some people who have to work extra hard to lose weight because of medical problems. Judging only hurts yourself. I wish you the best.

I ask myself what you're asking. However, is it necessary to get everyone all worked up? I doubt that.

I'm tired of judgmental threads hating on people.

^^ This. Why is everybody so concerned with what everyone else is doing? You worry about you and I'll worry about me, mmkay?

Because I have family members on the cusp of Type 2 diabetes that eat cookies all day and say it is genetics. It drives me crazy. Some people want to accept a mediocre existance.

If you're happy with yourself great! I don't care about your weight. I just hate it when unhealthy people make excuses.

Who said anything about weight anyway? I said "unhealthy"..that could mean skinny fat too.

It really isn't any of your business, though.

My mother is not my business? HELLO? I love my mother and I want her to live to see my kids grow up.

And exactly how are you going to make her live her life the way you want her to?

For the record, my grandfather has Type 2 and is 87 years old. It isn't a happy thing to have, but it isn't fatal. Your mother is an adult. Nagging her isn't going to do anything.

What an adult does to his or her own body is none of your business, no matter who it is.

I stopped nagging her years ago.

Bottom line, if you're unhealthy, do something.

What if you don't want to?

you aint my mom

Chocolateeeeeeeee is my excuse.

Yup...I second this statement.

I've run into a LOT of those over the last month or so. People who are so much more willing to complain about wanting to lose weight rather than putting forth any effort to do so.

It's just like the adage about the hound dog that howls because he's laying on a nail....someone asks the old man why the dog doesn't move - he responds "Because it doesn't hurt him enough."

People will do something when something bothers them enough to put forth effort. (I did.)

I stopped nagging her years ago.

Bottom line, if you're unhealthy, do something.

What if you don't want to?

Then stay unhealthy. Just accept that if you're unhealthy (due to lifestyle choices), you've made a choice to be that way.

You might want to go back and read what you just wrote. And then go apply it to your mother. :grumble:

This whole thread would have been lots less contentious had you mentioned you were talking aobut your mother in the first post...or that you meant "complainers who make excuses".

Wait, no it wouldn't have...what am I thinking?

If you are unhealthy due to poor eating habits and lifestyle, then admit it to yourself and get on with it! Stop blaming everything under the sun!

Eat less, eat better, get active!

People have to come to things in their own way, and their own time.

If someone is irritating you, well, that's easy enough; don't spend time with that person! If you choose to spend time with them, suck up your irritation and get over it!

Judgemental people do not make things better; that attitude only reinforces someone's desire to do the complete opposite. We ALL learned that as teenagers (or by raising teenagers!).

I'm tired of judgmental threads hating on people.

^^^ This. Especially coming from someone here who doesn't have a photo of themselves...