Most annoying said by someone who is trying to lose weight.

When I was still going to Weight Watchers, sometimes a meeting would be dominated by one person (not often the same person) and all their "reasons" they couldn't do the program.

One person couldn't get all their water in because... you can't have drinks on the metro here. He did not explain why this prevented him from drinking water any time besides his commute, but ok.

One person couldn't eat breakfast because she doesn't like traditional breakfast foods. Eating lunch-y food in the morning was too shocking for her to even consider -- when the suggestion was made she shook her head vigorously and made a disgusted expression. (Aside: I know you don't have to eat breakfast to lose weight, but this was one of many reasons the program "just wasn't working for [her].")

Same woman couldn't cook healthy meals because her husband liked fried things.

Different woman was bemoaning the fact that her house was full of junk food. She couldn't stop buying it, she had to keep it around "because of [her] kids."

Different woman would be losing weight but she couldn't get started exercising because she used to be quite athletic and was just so sad about how far she had let herself go that it was preventing her from getting back in the saddle. This lady, I probably could have sympathized with, except that she manage to mention in every single meeting how athletic, fit, skinny, and strong she used to be. It almost seemed like she felt like she was better than all of us fatties and wanted to remind us that she didn't really belong there, seeing as how she used to be in great shape and all.

Ok I realize this is less annoying things said and more ridiculous excuses made, but I feel better now that I have written it down.

bump for later.

I cannot count the times in my life I've been referred to as "skinny *****", both jokingly and seriously. I've been called this despite being 10-40lb overweight the entire time.

"What the ****? Just eat the hamburger, Skinny *****!"

Also big boned just means that your skeletal frame is bigger then someone elses. It however does not mean that all those extra layers of fat are visible because of your bones XD.

QFT!!!

after doing first time training for a marathon in the making...my bf tells me after all the weeks of me running that he can run faster than me...he said this all while eating a tasty looking club sandwich from mcdonalds while he was sitting at the park watching me struggle....lol

worst part is...we did a mini race and he beat me...UGH haha i love him tho

I used to be a heavier girl (5'3, 180) and now I am 105 ~ it's annoying when people are talking about dietary choices and I give some input and get the, "You've never been fat, what do you know?" attitude.

THIS!!! I was 25 pounds heavier when I was in the military in Hawaii. Now I live in Texas and work a completely different job, and ladies all over the workplace are trying to lose weight. I put my two cents in, and I get attitude like "How would you know how hard it is to lose weight?" Ugh, if people only got out of their box for a second.

I get it the other way. If I try to give someone advice (because they are looking for it), I get the whole "what do you know about weight loss? You're fat" attitude. Yeah, I know I'm fat. Thanks for that. But I have dropped 50 pounds. And I know HOW to do it, even if I don't look like I do.

My step mother used to be a LARGE woman, probably pushing 350 pounds and very short. I saw her again a year later (she lives overseas) and she was TINY. I couldn't believe it until I realized she had developed some serious bulimia. I tried to talk to her about it, but she told me, and I quote, "Darling, exercise is for people with low self esteem. You don't need to exercise to lose weight."

Did I mention she told this to me at a plastic surgeon's office? (She gets lipo now regularly.) Yeah, I'm not the one with low self esteem lady.

Well, technically, you DON'T need exercise to lose weight.

What people don't realize about lipo is that if you have fat cells removed from your body and then you gain weight again, the fat will balloon up in weird places because the cells that used to expand are gone.

If you get your stomach and thighs lipo'd and then gain 20 pounds, you could end up with a ton of backfat, or 10 pound cankles.

I know a woman who thinks lipo is a valid weight loss option and her body is starting to look really strange.

I have a friend that does crossfit once a week, and doesnt watch what she eats, and seems to believe wholeheartedly that she will lose weight and be hot for a cruise she is going on next year. ( her dr specifically told her no high impact until she loses weight bc she has sciatica and arthritis in her knees) I told her to do the elliptical or buy one since it would be cheaper than paying for crossfit classes she isnt even going to regularly, at least until the dr clears you to do heavier works outs. And i get I dont have money or time for that. I mention that I'm getting back into kettle bells bc it should be a little bit easier on my ankle and she says yea, sometimes the easy stuff can work. SINCE WHEN ARE KETTLE BELLS EASY??? :mad:

Someone I know, in real life, has really wanted to lose weight for the past 5 years, but she doesn't seem to make an effort. She's always getting some different tablets to help her lose weight from the Doctor and think that is enough for them to lose weight without changing diet or exercising. I've tried to help her by giving suggestions that have worked for me to try, but she won't have any of it and says to me, 'You're not like me. I need to lose more wright. You're just big boned. You wouldn't look right if you lost so much weight, anyway.' Yeah, it's kinda annoying...

"this is just what happens to women, it's hormones, duh"

Also annoying: when overweight people get all scientific about how the food I've been eating throughout my 50+ lb weight loss and 2 year maintenance is supposed to make me fat.