Friends Getting Tired of Me Talking About Health/Fitness

fara180
fara180 Posts: 1,260 Member
in Motivation and Support
Ever since I started this health journey, I haven't been able to shut up about it in conversation. I find myself talking about counting calories, burning calories at the gym, what happened at the gym, what I cooked, etc. It's like word-diarrhea! I can't stop! My roommate actually told me I was "obsessed," today. I feel bad because I don't want to drown them in this topic but it's my passion right now. They are all supportive but are getting tired of me talking about it..Anyone else have this issue?
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  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I think this happens with anything someone's into. People who constantly talk about work, video games, what new bar opened up, what's the latest and greatest beer, what cute thing your baby did today and so on. My sister in law has two babies, guess what her Facebook feed is always about. You talk about what your life revolves around so I totally get wanting to talk about food and fitness all the time.
  • _J_en
    _J_en Posts: 40 Member
    Yes and no.

    I see friends talk about it too much and can see others getting tired of hearing about it constantly.

    I think about it a lot more now and talk about it when people ask about it or are interested, otherwise I keep comments for MFP as that's what we're all here for.

    At least your friends and family are supportive :smile:

    But keep up with your new passion for health and fitness!! :happy:
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    That's what MFP is for. It's peace for your IRL friends.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    That's what MFP is for. It's peace for your IRL friends.

    this.
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    Yeah, my friends too! But I have trouble making friends here for some reason....
  • fara180
    fara180 Posts: 1,260 Member
    Yeah, my friends too! But I have trouble making friends here for some reason....

    I made a lot of friends really fast on here. Message boards are a great place to find them- I tend to gravitate toward people with similar goals as me so we'll have something in common to talk about. Everyone here (for the most part) is super friendly.
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    I've totally experienced this so I've just stopped talking about it.
  • YAYJules
    YAYJules Posts: 282 Member
    Maybe get hooked up with some like minded people? Look at meet up.com, there are nifty hiking groups, and other ways to burn calories with camaraderie, so why not look in to it? I bet they won't mind constant fitness chatter. :happy: ,
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    I have gotten to the point that I do not want to talk about my weight loss or fitness/health with anyone not on MFP. When I started I had MFP updating the evil FB but after I really started losing I started resenting the IRL family and friends who would comment on FB about my weightloss saying things like , ohh you only lost a pound this week? or You shouldn't have had that cheeseburger. They do not know, they do not understand, so i hide in my little underworld of MFP with all my PEEPs who understand and are traveling with me down this lonely highway.
  • FitForLife81
    FitForLife81 Posts: 372 Member
    obsessed=dedicated...........

    Come here and let it all out. When ppl are not on the fitness/health wagon they think we are obsessed but really they just don't have the desire or motivation to do it.........
  • MsJulielicious
    MsJulielicious Posts: 708 Member
    I was exactly that way for months when I started out, you eventually get tired of talking about, or at least I did.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I went out for lunch with my sister and some of her friends, and my sister brought up the topic of healthy eating and so on and so forth, and her friends were kind of mocking/making fun of me because I was telling my sister how today was so out of the ordinary for me, because I was basically eating my entire days worth of calories in a single meal.
  • Tribbey143
    Tribbey143 Posts: 388 Member
    welcome to my life! thats why Im so thankful for MFP! :bigsmile: :blushing: :heart: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :heart:
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    That's what MFP is for. It's peace for your IRL friends.

    this.
    ^This
  • amarietti01
    amarietti01 Posts: 3
    Same thing here, I am just trying to keep myself motivated and I am sure that it annoys the crap out of them but oh well. It is not a bad thing to be obsessed with as long as it doesn't cross over into being unhealthy. I say you talk about it all you want just make sure you are making time to listen to whats new with them too, or try and get them to join in recruiting a gym buddy is always a good thing for those days when you really don't want to go.
  • benol1
    benol1 Posts: 867 Member
    Hi fara180,

    I don't talk about it much.
    Its far more satisfying when someone makes a positive comment and wants to know what I've been doing.
    Just do the hard yard and your body will do the talking for you. People will notice.
    kind regards,

    Ben
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    That's what MFP is for. It's peace for your IRL friends.

    this.
    ^This

    Yep!! :happy:
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    I have a friend who, a long time ago, lost about 100 lbs. When he was done losing it, he would constantly say, "When I was fat this" or "When I was fat that." It was to the point that I didn't want to talk to him, and I definitely didn't want to congratulate him on his success. He got mad at me one time and asked why I didn't say anything about his weight loss, I told him that he was spending so much time patting himself on the back, he didn't give me time to do the same.

    It's because of that experience that I actually make an effort to try and talk about other things unless the subject is brought up by someone else and they ask my opinion. I'm not always waiting for the conversation to turn in to a fitness or weight loss discussion before saying something, but I do make a conscious effort.

    MFP is a fantastic place for me to get my fix of talking and learning about fitness and weight loss.
  • ChrisC_77
    ChrisC_77 Posts: 271 Member
    That's what MFP is for. It's peace for your IRL friends.

    What she said! But if you tallk abou tanything too much, it does tend to drive people insane. :)
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    Maybe it's because you refer to it as a journey?
  • dough21
    dough21 Posts: 216 Member
    Ever since I started this health journey, I haven't been able to shut up about it in conversation. I find myself talking about counting calories, burning calories at the gym, what happened at the gym, what I cooked, etc. It's like word-diarrhea! I can't stop! My roommate actually told me I was "obsessed," today. I feel bad because I don't want to drown them in this topic but it's my passion right now. They are all supportive but are getting tired of me talking about it..Anyone else have this issue?
    I feel the EXACT same way. Even though my friends don't say much, I feel they could care less. I'm excited about this journey and wonder what it will be like in a couple years. Started out as a diet, I liked it and made it a lifestyle change. Feel free to add me if you want.
  • irenematilda
    irenematilda Posts: 45 Member
    I'll only talk about it at all in real life if someone else brings it up, which is rare. I know from personal experience how mind-numbing it can be to be on the other end of it. The latest chapter in my mum's chequered 'Diet Hopping While Never Losing Any Weight' career involves paleo, and as usual, she bangs on for Britain about it.

    I realise it's working well for some people (who probably aren't taking it to the extremes my mum does!), but it's not part of my path and given her history of 'stick-to-it-ness', I know it probably won't be part of hers a month or two from now when the next 'popular diet' grabs her imagination, and so it's hard to stay supportive. Every time she brings it up now I can't help tuning her out and hearing Michael Palin in a Ripping Yarns-style voiceover saying 'It were 'ard to believe folk thought 'e were boring, especially with 'is interest in precipitation...' :)
  • JamieG8991
    JamieG8991 Posts: 1,203 Member
    I talk about it all the time and I post about it on Facebook, too!! I have one "friend" that always turns her nose up at me when I talk about it, but I figure that's cuz she's overweight and just jealous and obviously not really much of a friend! :grumble:
  • TodayYesterday
    TodayYesterday Posts: 42 Member
    I don't talk about it much with friends. But my partner is also trying to lose weight at the same time, so we talk about our diet and fitness a lot! He doesn't mind at all. Sometimes I post my workouts on Facebook. Some people - the ones who are also interested in being healthy & working out - like this. The others - not so much.
  • nhughes1864
    nhughes1864 Posts: 102 Member
    Yep, I know that feeling! Some friends don't understand why I can't go out with them and "have" to go to the gym. I like a quote I saw once on Facebook "First they'll ask you why you are doing it then they'll ask you how you did it" I always think about this quote in those situations. Then I get on MFP to obsese some more :) Lucklie my hubby is supper supportive and is on this journey with me and my kids have no choice!
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Maybe it's because you refer to it as a journey?

    ^^ This. Stop calling it a journey. NO one likes that.
  • akdollie
    akdollie Posts: 69 Member
    That's ok I get tired of people constantly talking about their un-healthy habits. Who cares about your adventures in fast food for the week and where you are going out to eat over the weekend... I figure it balances out my excitement with a healthier lifestyle. If I listen to them, they should listen to me. :)
  • kbitzonefour
    kbitzonefour Posts: 114 Member
    From personal experience I've found the people who get the most annoyed and have the biggest opinions of fitness/healthy lifestyle are people who have unhealthy drinking/smoking/whatever problems. I have trimmed quite a few people away due to negativity and bs.
  • keenesmom
    keenesmom Posts: 115 Member
    If people ask then I tell them all about it and have even gotten several people to join MFP!
  • Molly08
    Molly08 Posts: 153 Member
    I feel like this happens a lot with me too. I think sometimes ppl will be negative about your successes or victories due to jealousy. It's a big deal when you actively take charge of your life and change things for the better. When you talk about your healthy lifestyle it can make them jealous or feel intimidated by your willpower. It can make them feel like they should be doing something for the better too but don't feel like it. Sometimes then you get people try to sabatoge your efforts. I try to get most of my intense chatting done on MFP where you are surrounded by like-minded people and only talk about it with my friends/family minimally. Stay strong!

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