When people cheat on exercise - Rant!

She'll eventually stop taking the shots and probably gain back the weight. You however, will have learned more about exercise, nutrition, and how your body works.

I have a friend who did those shots... at 500 calories a day, exercised about 2 - 3 hours a day, and lost 100 lbs (from 280 to 180).

He never learned to eat - so now, if we got out, to let's use Taco Bell as an example (this actually happened). In the time it took me to eat ONE taco - he ate 2 soft tacos, a burrito, a crunchwrap supreme, and my favorite was the quesadilla which he folded over three times and ate it in two bites. He was just like "well, if I gain any weight I can do the shots again."

Guess what? He's now stuck in a loop. A big huge loop. He gains 50 lbs, goes on the shots, loses the 50 lbs. Goes back to eating like he normally does, gains the 50lbs back, does shots.... repeat in an endless loop. And this isn't a long period of time - he yo-yos those 50 lbs in about a 3 month cycle of both gain and loss. It's insane and horrible for him.

If she's cheating by doing those shots (or anybody on fad diets really), she won't know what to do when she's lost all the weight she wants to, if she does lose all of it. She doesn't know how to work for results, doesn't know what to eat, doesn't know what workouts to do.. She will most likely gain a lot of it back. Of course I'm assuming about this person, but usually that is the outcome in these situations.

12 Lbs in 6 weeks...all she's lost is a whole lot of water. Also, there's a lot more to being a healthy persona than a number on the scale. You have to look further than short term scale gains...they're great and all, but ultimately you have to learn to eat right and take care of yourself through proper diet and exercise to maintain anything and be healthy and fit. She won't learn any of that just taking an injection and she'll quickly put that weight back on.

What everyone else said.
She's fooling herself and messing with her body.
Why do doctors give these shots and what are they exactly?
Doesn't sound safe.

Of course it's safe it was on Dr. OZ. :noway:

Reminds me of the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Faster isn't always better.

And yea she's gonna get fat again.

Exactly what I was thinking. I am in the same boat, trying to do it the natural "God Meant" way by healthy diet and exersice. My MIL was really obese and got the Lap Band, and was like "Hey you should just get the lapband and you will loose it quick like i am!" I said to her "I want to loose at a steady pace so i dont have hanging loose skin and im not going to take the "easy way out" i am going to work towards my goal and feel proud thru the blood, sweat and tears!"

My MIL is gaining her weight back bc she will not follow the diet she is suppose to be on and i feel bad, but she just needs to quit being lazy and do it the natural and healthy way.

Your coworker will go thru her ups and downs with her weight, but you will be getting toned and looking good because of your lifestyle change! Keep your head up and keep on smiling bc you are doing it the RIGHT way!

I have a friend who did those shots... at 500 calories a day, exercised about 2 - 3 hours a day, and lost 100 lbs (from 280 to 180).

He never learned to eat - so now, if we got out, to let's use Taco Bell as an example (this actually happened). In the time it took me to eat ONE taco - he ate 2 soft tacos, a burrito, a crunchwrap supreme, and my favorite was the quesadilla which he folded over three times and ate it in two bites. He was just like "well, if I gain any weight I can do the shots again."

Guess what? He's now stuck in a loop. A big huge loop. He gains 50 lbs, goes on the shots, loses the 50 lbs. Goes back to eating like he normally does, gains the 50lbs back, does shots.... repeat in an endless loop. And this isn't a long period of time - he yo-yos those 50 lbs in about a 3 month cycle of both gain and loss. It's insane and horrible for him.

Wow that has to do horrors to your system. I agree, that's the worst way to do things!

She'll eventually stop taking the shots and probably gain back the weight. You however, will have learned more about exercise, nutrition, and how your body works.

So very true...and you will also be proud of the work you've put in and what you've learned. I learned to take a shot when I was 3 :-)

She's a whimp. And good for you! Inches lost is great!

Her path is not your path - and conversly your path is not her path. You've chosen the "blood sweat and tears" way of losing weight, and she's chosen something that (I don't know how other people feel about taking shots at the dr.'s office for losing weight BUT) seems like an "easy way out" and I feel it's not going to be as long-lasting.

You're working your booty off to get healthy, and it's a lot of work. Don't sell your efforts short! At some point this is going to catch up with her. My family wanted me to do lap-band surgery - I told htem that it wasn't going to work if I didn't deal with the demons that got me here - I was going to have to change the way I was doing things if I wanted to have success - that surgery was just a tool, I was still going to have to do the work. A hammer is just a tool to get a nail in the wall - but it won't work unless you swing it around and do something with it. Lap band wont work unless I eat right. SInce then I've lost 117 pounds - still no lap-band - just by changing my eating habits.

You can do this and be proud of yourself for what you've accomplished. Don't let the cabbage soup, grapefruit, hormone shot people's bug you....before long they'll be knocking your door down to find out what you've been doing and how you've been doing it so they can do it to and get the long-lasting results and good looks!

You're awesome, and don't let them get you down!!!