Ever just want to shake a friend for a crash diet?
tat2dzombiegirl
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I have a friend who jumped on this whole new years weight loss resolution. Which is great any time is a good time for a change. I tried to get her and her hubby to sign up where we workout. My guy and I have lost almost 60lbs together in a few months. Here's what irks me......
She prepaid for 6 months of an intense boot camp with a trainer and a dietician. Her dietician has her off all wheat, flour, etc. Immediately. Come on that's so hard, baby steps! Portion control.... taper off!
She has a new baby and a husband who's not on board with diet and exercise. I tried to get her to sign up for MFP for support. But she's set on DIY.
Anyone else have a friend on a crash diet you just wanna shake and say SLOW DOWN! You don't want to see them fail?
Share, share, share!
She prepaid for 6 months of an intense boot camp with a trainer and a dietician. Her dietician has her off all wheat, flour, etc. Immediately. Come on that's so hard, baby steps! Portion control.... taper off!
She has a new baby and a husband who's not on board with diet and exercise. I tried to get her to sign up for MFP for support. But she's set on DIY.
Anyone else have a friend on a crash diet you just wanna shake and say SLOW DOWN! You don't want to see them fail?
Share, share, share!
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As a nutrition science major, I learned a long time ago not to give unsolicited advice. I'll talk about things that have worked for me, but I don't get on other people's cases. That usually doesn't end well.0
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There are a lot of people that I just want to shake.0
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I only shake babies and shake weights0
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I totally understand your friend. When I decide to do something, I jump in with both feet all or nothing.
All too often, it turns out to be "nothing", but we don't always know that going in. Your friend will figure it out. Maybe she'll do better than you think. If not, hopefully she will remember what you said and see how well you're doing.0 -
Every day...co workers doing the latest fad/pill diet and laughing (jealousy) at me cause I eat all the time but stay smaller than them!0
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I only shake babies and shake weights
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Your my hero!!0 -
LMAO!!! I totally read that wrong...
aka...
New "Shake a friend" crash diet... calories burned increase based on how long you shake them and how heavy they weigh!0 -
I have a friend who has another friend who went on a really restrictive diet for like a month and lost thirty pounds, so in spite of the fact that I was trying to convince her to do like I was doing --- eating what I like but in moderation and working out three times a week --- she was hell bent on going on this crash diet. Three days later she called me and asked me if I wanted to go to lunch. She had lasted one day. Now she's all bummed out about her weight, which has gone up since then. The good news is she told me that's she's 'that far away' from joining the gym with me. I hope she does. I just love her. She's a great person and I just want her to feel better. But I know it's a decision she has to make on her own when she's ready.0
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LMAO!!! I totally read that wrong...
aka...
New "Shake a friend" crash diet... calories burned increase based on how long you shake them and how heavy they weigh!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
This is making my day0 -
My friends keep talking about using that stuff you sprinkle on food to curb your appetite and all kinds of diets like cabbage and grapefruit diets. I've lost 53 lbs already and they don't want to listen! It drives me crazy! Some of them even signed up here but few have followed through for more than a day. None of them will go to Zumba with me, or the gym. I hope they discover the best way is diet and exercise, there's no miracle. It's that simple and it's so easy with support from MFP friends.0
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I totally understand! I have friends here at work who keep doing pills or fad diets and then try to eat the same things for dinner that made them heavy to begin with. I stick with positive reinforcement and just bite my lip when I see them eat something I know they shouldn't. Positive reinforcement might be when I see them eat salad I would say, 'that looks fantastic, what did you put in your salad today?' One girl is all about saving money, so I might mention where I saw fruit on sale this week. I wish I could get all my friends to join me, but I can't -- until they're ready and come to me and ask.
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ROFL, you guys are great. If I ever need a laugh I know I can just look at the forums on here.0
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Everyone has to do what works for them, or figure out what doesn't. Just be supportive of her as I hope she was of you when you started. there is nothing wrong with cutting out wheat, it doesn't have the same effect on everyone. Based on what she said to her trainer he probably felt this was best for her, but even though she is cutting out certain stuff doesn't mean she isn't meeting her calorie goals.0
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Yup, my friend just went on an all banana and water diet...not really sure where or how she came across it, but I suggested trying something healthier and more practical. She refused. Sometimes people just need to learn on their own, I guess.0
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My friends have decided to believe that I am starving myself or I wouldn't have lost the weight and I certainly wouldn't be keeping it off, even when they see me eat 600 calories at breakfast or cake once a month at our office birthday party. So they are always excited to tell me that they have decided to starve themselves, too. I try to show them what I'm eating, but to no avail.
Yes, I want to shake several of them.0 -
I only shake babies and shake weights
hah!0 -
My friends keep talking about using that stuff you sprinkle on food to curb your appetite and all kinds of diets like cabbage and grapefruit diets. I've lost 53 lbs already and they don't want to listen! It drives me crazy! Some of them even signed up here but few have followed through for more than a day. None of them will go to Zumba with me, or the gym. I hope they discover the best way is diet and exercise, there's no miracle. It's that simple and it's so easy with support from MFP friends.
especially considering sensa is primarily maltodextrin. my ex's mother used to use this (she tried every diet "trick" in the book, besides you know, exercise and vegetables). she got rather mad when I told her she could just make it herself for a crapton cheaper.0 -
just today my aunt sent me an email about hcg. i had to to tell her its a scam and fad diets dont work, the only thing that works is eating less and moving more. i think i lost her when i said, it just takes a lot of hard work.
people want thing fast and with little effort. it drives me up the wall, but there is not much you can do when you have a lazy person who wants to lose weight.0 -
i have been on the shake a friend for a cash diet and lost 15lbs.0
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I am the friend that people shake
I lost a big chunk of my weight through a liquid diet. However since then I gotten to love exercise and keeping active 
tho I'm still a fan of low carb. 0 -
As much as you want to shake them you gotta let them try and fail so that when they do fail (if you suppose they actually will as some people can jump in like that and work well with it) then you can be there to provide support and another solution. Otherwise they really have to try and see if it works for them because you would be unsupportive of their journey if you didn't.
Now if they were doing something that could harm their health like eating an apple and a can of tuna everyday and nothing else that definitely would be different. GL!0 -
The problem is that some people either a) want to lose weight waaaay too quickly and think a gimmick will do it or b) think they have no willpower so sign up for something that takes all the choices out of their day and forces them to eat less calories (but in the guise of a shake diet, a fruit detox, a cabbage diet...).
A friend of mine did it as a "kick start" then went onto MFP and it turned out ok for her. But I've known lots of people do crash diet then put it back on again when they relax the regime.
I don't give anyone advice anymore, unless they ask for it or ask me how I lost my weight. Internally I do want to shake them...externally I smile and nod
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Does wanting to shake yourself count???0
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I'm a firm believer in "eat more to weigh less" and I just want to slap my friends silly when they think that the ONLY way they will lose weight is by starving themselves. Then they wonder why they fail and don't lose any weight at all. If you're going to starve yourself of course you're going to get discouraged. No one is happy when they don't eat.0
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My friends have decided to believe that I am starving myself or I wouldn't have lost the weight and I certainly wouldn't be keeping it off, even when they see me eat 600 calories at breakfast or cake once a month at our office birthday party. So they are always excited to tell me that they have decided to starve themselves, too. I try to show them what I'm eating, but to no avail.
Yes, I want to shake several of them.
I can totally relate to this! At work I try to tell people that I lost weight by eating a little healthier and exercising more but no one wants to hear that. If you didn't lose it from some miracle pill then you must have starved yourself. >.<0 -
My husband suddenly decided he wants to lose weight too, but he doessnt want my help. So i quietly clean and cut up healthy fruit and vegetables and leavehealthy snacks in portion sizes. But i have to laugh at some of his smoothys. Grapefruit and coconut cream blends. (He didnt read the calorie content of the coconut cream 600 cals at 25% fat) i want him to suceed so i'm keeping quiet and just trying to be a good example.0
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I think crash diets are bad for you. I just want to shake those people. Yes they lose the weight but then they end up gaining it back and even more weight. i rather learn to eat healthy. I myself under doctor's supervision is on a gluten free diet. It is not because of the fact that I want to lose weight it because I have a medical condition but I feel healthier and being gluten free does make you lose weight along with exercise.0
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You guys are so fun! Shake a friend may be a useful exercise! Haha. To each his own I agree, my only thing was be careful of saturated fats! It's cut one thing eat whatever you want, don't count calories, just seems odd. But it might work, I'm not a doctor.
I've just learned to eat everything in moderation. I've found it so hard to cut things out fast, just little changes make such a difference!0 -
My husband suddenly decided he wants to lose weight too, but he doessnt want my help. So i quietly clean and cut up healthy fruit and vegetables and leavehealthy snacks in portion sizes. But i have to laugh at some of his smoothys. Grapefruit and coconut cream blends. (He didnt read the calorie content of the coconut cream 600 cals at 25% fat) i want him to suceed so i'm keeping quiet and just trying to be a good example.
Hehe. I agree completely! Because it's organic peanut butter it's slathered on everything for him! Same with organic chocolate milk!0 -
I have lost 171 pounds in a little over 8 months.
Call it a crash diet or whatever else you want, can't argue with results.0
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