What NOT to say to someone who's trying to lost weight?

p1ppers
p1ppers Posts: 40 Member
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Don't you just hate it when people find out your trying to lose weight and they have to give you their opinion of what you should or shouldn't do? Or maybe tell you that you look too thin and should stop, or you're no fun anymore cause you won't go out to eat with them now? What have others said to you that really got your goat?
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  • Alexandra289
    Alexandra289 Posts: 330 Member
    Get really annoyed when people tell me I need to eat more, or get some fat on me. Or I don't need to go to the gym today. Or I have to eat some cake because I went to the gym earlier. Really annoys me cos I know I'm nowhere near 'too thin', it's just people are used to seeing me bigger and don't think they like the change!
  • Shan790
    Shan790 Posts: 280 Member
    All the dumb things like calories don't count if its off some one else's plate or broken cookies have no calories or weekends don't count or wine is a fruit so it's ok. I'm serious about this change so deal with it. Making quips isn't helpful.
  • meandmyface
    meandmyface Posts: 328
    I had one of my friends comment on a motivational quote picture I put up on instagram (something like, you can either have results or excuses, not both", telling me that 'there's more to life and you could just read them to yourself instead of posting so F***ing many!" For reference, I'd posted maybe 4 or so in the last week, interspersed with other pictures.

    It just really irritated me that it annoyed her so much she felt the need to comment, rather than just keep scrolling :/
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    "Really? I don't see the difference."
  • weevil66
    weevil66 Posts: 600 Member
    I had one of my friends comment on a motivational quote picture I put up on instagram (something like, you can either have results or excuses, not both", telling me that 'there's more to life and you could just read them to yourself instead of posting so F***ing many!" For reference, I'd posted maybe 4 or so in the last week, interspersed with other pictures.

    It just really irritated me that it annoyed her so much she felt the need to comment, rather than just keep scrolling :/

    Wow. I know she is your friend but what a *****y thing to say to you. It's YOUR instagram to post what you like. If she doesn't like it she could move along. Sheesh.
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    "dont lose too much or you'll look old", "you HAVE to have cheat days every once in a while or it wont work" said to me every single day, it doesn't work like that, the one that really gets me is my grandma warning me about getting addicted to exercise, or my mom telling me not to throw out my fat clothes because I may need them later.
  • Phoenix24601
    Phoenix24601 Posts: 620 Member
    Are you anorexic? -Mind you this was said to me at Fuddruckers...while I was stuffing my face. lol
  • Winston1717
    Winston1717 Posts: 184
    Yeah so anyway devoured an entire pizza ...pitcher of beer and topped it off with a cheesburger....and..oh...wait..sorry!
  • ajv1985
    ajv1985 Posts: 149 Member
    I find the people that tell you to eat crappy food with them are generally the same people that will poke fun of you if you're overweight. It's like they want to see you fail

    Oh another issue is as a society, we all (most) believe eating is a social event. Food is to fuel to body, not a social event...but try telling that to people and they think you're crazy...just ignore and stick to your goals.
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    It really bugs me when people say "Live a little".......really.....as if I somehow lost out on life itself cause I don't want that piece of cake?
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    "Your before pictures look better."
  • Winston1717
    Winston1717 Posts: 184
    "dont lose too advice r you'll look old", "you HAVE to have cheat days every once in a while or it wont work" said to me every single day, it doesn't work like that, the one that really gets me is my grandma warning me about getting addicted to exercise, or my mom telling me not to throw out my fat clothes because I may need them later.

    Ouch! All of the above advice helpful? Not so much.
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    My sister (middle girl in my profile photo) was there and my mom said 'Wow,wow how much have you lost now!" I told her 22 (at the time) and my sister said "Really?" and had this scrunched looked on her face and walked around me in a circle, then just walked away.

    B!tch
  • Grinb
    Grinb Posts: 123 Member
    I hate when people ask "how much more are you planning on losing" and "How much do you weigh now?"

    My answers are "as much as it takes" and "a lot less than I did" lol
  • ajv1985
    ajv1985 Posts: 149 Member
    My sister (middle girl in my profile photo) was there and my mom said 'Wow,wow how much have you lost now!" I told her 22 (at the time) and my sister said "Really?" and had this scrunched looked on her face and walked around me in a circle, then just walked away.

    B!tch

    so mom thinks you're skinny and sister thinks you're overweight?
  • Aviendha_RJ
    Aviendha_RJ Posts: 600 Member
    I had one of my friends comment on a motivational quote picture I put up on instagram (something like, you can either have results or excuses, not both", telling me that 'there's more to life and you could just read them to yourself instead of posting so F***ing many!" For reference, I'd posted maybe 4 or so in the last week, interspersed with other pictures.

    It just really irritated me that it annoyed her so much she felt the need to comment, rather than just keep scrolling :/

    Wow. I know she is your friend but what a *****y thing to say to you. It's YOUR instagram to post what you like. If she doesn't like it she could move along. Sheesh.
    One of the reasons I don't have instagram or twitter is that I'm SICK of "unfollowing" idiots on Facebook who post stupid pictures of unicorns, cats playing pianos, or other idiocy. At least posting something positive isn't as irritating as pictures of rainbows and unicorns that tell you to hug trees or "Keep Calm"....
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    My sister (middle girl in my profile photo) was there and my mom said 'Wow,wow how much have you lost now!" I told her 22 (at the time) and my sister said "Really?" and had this scrunched looked on her face and walked around me in a circle, then just walked away.

    B!tch

    That's your sister, you know you have an automatic green light to smack her upside her head if you need to!!!!!
  • carrottopper
    carrottopper Posts: 2 Member
    #1 You've lost your chins.

    #2 This takes the cake. I told my mother that a man who checked my ID noticed and complimented my weight loss. Her response??? Our waiter at the restaurant (a friend of my brother's) asked who I was and followed up with "wow, she's big." My mother actually said she thought she was encouraging me. Really??????
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    "Oh you're trying to lose weight? Good for you! ...not going too well, huh?"

    SAID TO ME AT THE BEGINNING. :grumble:
  • cupcakes_and_cardio
    cupcakes_and_cardio Posts: 369 Member
    "You don't have to workout today." I hate that! don't tell me what I should or shouldn't do. Are you the one working out? Is this your body? NO! :)
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    **** you.


    Oh wait, you shouldn't say that at all.
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    My sister (middle girl in my profile photo) was there and my mom said 'Wow,wow how much have you lost now!" I told her 22 (at the time) and my sister said "Really?" and had this scrunched looked on her face and walked around me in a circle, then just walked away.

    B!tch

    so mom thinks you're skinny and sister thinks you're overweight?

    My sister was just not impressed - she says she 'can't see it' - but thats okay, I have progress pictures and I can see it!
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    :flowerforyou:
    I had one of my friends comment on a motivational quote picture I put up on instagram (something like, you can either have results or excuses, not both", telling me that 'there's more to life and you could just read them to yourself instead of posting so F***ing many!" For reference, I'd posted maybe 4 or so in the last week, interspersed with other pictures.

    It just really irritated me that it annoyed her so much she felt the need to comment, rather than just keep scrolling :/

    I have gotten this on facebook, and my response is always the same: Fitness and eating healthy is my lifestyle. Your lifestyle is eating alot, partying, knitting, taking pictures of your cat, whatever... I dont comment on your crap saying "OMG, Can you please stop posting pictures of your Saturday night drinking binges???" I just keeeppp scrollliiinnnngggg!! If you don't wanna do that, unfriend me!! I will post what I want on MY page, thank you... Yeah, the two people who said it really ticked me off!
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    or my mom telling me not to throw out my fat clothes because I may need them later.

    Mine said the same thing to me!! :explode:
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    Don't you just hate it when people find out your trying to lose weight and they have to give you their opinion of what you should or shouldn't do? Or maybe tell you that you look too thin and should stop, or you're no fun anymore cause you won't go out to eat with them now? What have others said to you that really got your goat?

    It bothers me when I am told that a woman my age should no longer be vain, because no one cares what a 60-something person looks like.. When I tell them that I am mostly doing this for my health I have been told " you have gotten to where you are now, what more do you want ? ". Many don't understand that even at my age a few more healthful years are very desirable.
  • jennpaulson
    jennpaulson Posts: 850 Member
    My sister (middle girl in my profile photo) was there and my mom said 'Wow,wow how much have you lost now!" I told her 22 (at the time) and my sister said "Really?" and had this scrunched looked on her face and walked around me in a circle, then just walked away.

    B!tch

    so mom thinks you're skinny and sister thinks you're overweight?

    UGH!! Sisters are B!tches!! Mine tries to tell me what I how exactly I should be working out and that I don't have to be so careful about tracking my food at every meal. She's always busy if I invite her to work out with me and tries to tell me she's suddenly without changing anything lost all this weight but she forgets that she leaves her weight setting on MY Treadclimber after she's used it and that's not the number she's telling me she is.

    My sister was just not impressed - she says she 'can't see it' - but thats okay, I have progress pictures and I can see it!
  • britttttx3
    britttttx3 Posts: 458
    "Have a slice of pizza"
  • recoveryjunky
    recoveryjunky Posts: 162 Member
    I have a really skinny aunt and I have roughly 100 lbs to lose. I was telling her about my weight loss by doing low carb and switching to calorie counting. She said, "That's stupid. All you have to do is make smarter choices and you'll lose weight." WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING???!!! DAHHHHHHH. It's like 'have YOU ever had to lose 100 lbs? NO. It takes a little more structure than that.'
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
    "Your before pictures look better."

    OMG THAT IRKS ME SO MUCH! Seriously, UUUUGGGHHHH!

    That makes me want to Hulk smash the computer...
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    I had one of my friends comment on a motivational quote picture I put up on instagram (something like, you can either have results or excuses, not both", telling me that 'there's more to life and you could just read them to yourself instead of posting so F***ing many!" For reference, I'd posted maybe 4 or so in the last week, interspersed with other pictures.

    It just really irritated me that it annoyed her so much she felt the need to comment, rather than just keep scrolling :/

    You should post this to her wall http://mymememaker.com/meme/ecf1an

    That would be freaking hillarious. Sounds like you're making her feel lazy

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