10 Ways losing weight is like learning to drive a stick
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10 Ways losing weight is EXACTLY like learning to drive a stick
1. You know what you’re supposed to do, but it’s a LOT harder in practice than it is in principle...and you totally obsess about details you later find out are minutia.
2. Sometimes you freak out when you need to just stay the course, and it causes you to stall.
3. You avoid hills. (literally and figuratively).
4. You start thinking other people are trying to sabotage you, when it really has nothing to do with you at all. (WHY are you so close behind me! WHY did you offer me free pizza!)
5. You aren’t always sure when you need to change gears, and sometimes you do it wrong.
6. Other people give you “helpful hints” but you really have no idea what they’re talking about. (“You just need to meet your feet in the middle, like a balancing act.” “You need to NET above your BMR” Whatttttt?)
7. Getting started is the absolute hardest. Once you get going you’re golden.
8. Sometimes you roll backwards when you’re not expecting it, and it freaks you the hell out. Then you stall and have to start again.
9. You envy people who seem to be able to just do this naturally. It requires an immense amount of concentration and effort for you to do every little thing.
And finally some good news:
10. Once you finally get the hang of it, you actually enjoy it. It eventually becomes second nature and you don’t even have to think about it
1. You know what you’re supposed to do, but it’s a LOT harder in practice than it is in principle...and you totally obsess about details you later find out are minutia.
2. Sometimes you freak out when you need to just stay the course, and it causes you to stall.
3. You avoid hills. (literally and figuratively).
4. You start thinking other people are trying to sabotage you, when it really has nothing to do with you at all. (WHY are you so close behind me! WHY did you offer me free pizza!)
5. You aren’t always sure when you need to change gears, and sometimes you do it wrong.
6. Other people give you “helpful hints” but you really have no idea what they’re talking about. (“You just need to meet your feet in the middle, like a balancing act.” “You need to NET above your BMR” Whatttttt?)
7. Getting started is the absolute hardest. Once you get going you’re golden.
8. Sometimes you roll backwards when you’re not expecting it, and it freaks you the hell out. Then you stall and have to start again.
9. You envy people who seem to be able to just do this naturally. It requires an immense amount of concentration and effort for you to do every little thing.
And finally some good news:
10. Once you finally get the hang of it, you actually enjoy it. It eventually becomes second nature and you don’t even have to think about it
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LOVE this! Your exactly correct. LOL0
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Love this. Thank you!!! Great post!0
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That was great -- it was so true. Thanks for posting!0
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So far, in my life, I have been able to lose weight whenever I've wanted to. I have failed to learn to drive a car because I have never really wanted to (environmental impact, cost, lack of exercise). So for me, that's the big divider in life: do I really want to?0
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I always double clutch my hamburger.0
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absolutely true, for driving and eating healthier0
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Love this.0
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Perfect! Get in mah newsfeed!0
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awesome post! I can definitely relate to a lot of this!0
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I agree with everthing except #3. Never avoid hills while losing weight - at least not in the sense where you're exercising outdoors (walk, run, bike). They're a great natural challenge!0
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I agree with everthing except #3. Never avoid hills while losing weight - at least not in the sense where you're exercising outdoors (walk, run, bike). They're a great natural challenge!
I think she meant driving up the hill as an analogy for weight going up hill. At least that is how I took it!
OP, great post.0 -
LOVE IT!!! I think I'll share this with my boyfriend to see if he better understands my weight struggles after I taught him to drive stick! :laugh:0
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Love it!
And SOOOO true!0 -
Can't relate - automatics are way harder for us Brits0
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this is awesome! and i cant drive a stick lol. but i CAN and WILL do this.0
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Haha, silly Americans and their inability to drive a stick.
In most of Europe you're not even getting a licence if you can't drive a stick.
I had to learn to drive an automatic recently. Pain in the rear end. I hate cars that do stuff for you. I have the same irritations towards parking assistance. Stop beeping, I know there's a car behind me.0 -
Love this! Thanks for sharing!0
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Speaking as a hardcore car guy, this is awesome. So true.0
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Is finger palming a hamburger like a heel toe?0
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That's really cool. Number 3 FTW!0
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