Dumbest comment I get told everyday about working out is...

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    Just today in line at the cafe at work, a lady told me that it must be nice to be naturally skinny and eat whatever I want...the bad part is, she knows that I was 75lbs heavier a year ago. I didn't really know how to respond.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
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    I ate a donut recently because I felt that I deserved it after working so hard for so long. My mom came over while I was eating it and said, "you are eating donuts now? You aren't going to gain all your weight back right?" COME ON. I JUST WANT ONE @#$#@% DONUT WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY ABOUT IT.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,136 Member
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    I ate a donut recently because I felt that I deserved it after working so hard for so long. My mom came over while I was eating it and said, "you are eating donuts now? You aren't going to gain all your weight back right?" COME ON. I JUST WANT ONE @#$#@% DONUT WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY ABOUT IT.

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  • derekbarrett
    derekbarrett Posts: 4 Member
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    People make all kinds of insensitive comments ! They are just advertising to you their own securities, try not to sweat it too much but I know it's so irritating at times. People who are successful won't make those kinds of comments, they will either encourage you or ask you how you did it.
  • MrTolerable
    MrTolerable Posts: 1,593 Member
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    "Wow, you do triathlons? I have ALWAYS wanted to do one but I just can't swim/bike/run."
    Yeah, well, my bike, swim cap, and running shoes are made of unicorn tears and fairy dust, so I've never had to work at any of the three sports...

    Loved this one! Can I borrow some fairy dust for my race this weekend? Feeling a bit might help me on the run!

    Absolutely! Though, I'll warn you, this particular brand of fairy dust can't even get my run under a 10 min/mile. It was on clearance, so, you get what you pay for.

    ^
    :laugh:
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
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    "Running is bad for your _____"
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    More diet related, and a recent one too:

    "I don't think you're eating enough, and you're getting too thin. It'd be different if you were all muscle, but you're not."

    Straight through the heart. I'm still trying to recover from that one.

    So harsh, and totally incorrect, you look amazing.

    Yeah. If you're not all muscle, what does all muscle look like?
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    The worst comments are the ones that my husband gets:

    "Is she sick?"

    "Are you sure she's not cheating on you?"
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
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    I ate a donut recently because I felt that I deserved it after working so hard for so long. My mom came over while I was eating it and said, "you are eating donuts now? You aren't going to gain all your weight back right?" COME ON. I JUST WANT ONE @#$#@% DONUT WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY ABOUT IT.

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    :flowerforyou:

    :love:
  • kissmeplease305
    kissmeplease305 Posts: 200
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    I agree I don't need a woman with muscles, all natural for me please!
  • Kiwi_Made
    Kiwi_Made Posts: 101 Member
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    I recoil in horror whenever I hear "detox" or "cleanse".
  • Souhaits
    Souhaits Posts: 12
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    I have heard SO many of these comments/questions. I'm sure we can all relate :happy:

    One time, my ex-friend told me I was going to end up with an eating disorder? Just because I'm in a fast food restaurant and decide to not eat and wait until I get home or not eating any JUNK FOOD with you, doesn't mean I'm not going to eat anything at all.. She knew I was being healthier and exercising but I have no idea what goes through her mind sometimes :ohwell:
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
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    "I look at all these people who go to the gym and I think 'why don't you get out and think about someone besides yourself for a change. Go mow some old lady's lawn. That'll burn calories.'" (That's from my sister) While I quite agree that lawn mowing burns calories and one doesn't need a gym to lose weight.... It completely burns me up that she judges us all as selfish, uncaring human beings because we chose to go to a gym. I get great pleasure in telling her all the people I see at the gym that I know she respects and knows are service-oriented people.
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
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    Diet related:

    "Is that allowed in your diet?" "Are you still losing weight?"

    Says the person next to me when I decide to eat something delicious (i.e. s'mores or chicken fajita nachos) that I have carefully worked into my day.

    It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change and I refuse to cut out the things that I love (I tried that with the nachos, but it just isn't happening. They're my favorite.)

    Yes, I am still losing weight. Do you really think this ONE s'more is going to cause me to put all 42 pounds back on?!

    Goodness!

    Exactly what I was thinking...
    LIMITING not ELIMINATING...if I want a frikkin S'more, I'll have one...and like you said, it's a lifestyle CHANGE.
    Eliminating all of your favorite foods is only going to make you miserable...I'm learning how to balance the good AND the bad and it's working out GREAT!

    Dumbest 'exercise' comment..
    "That's not HIKING!"

    heard this on a few occasions...especially if I mention my 'pace', speed and/or mph

    I'm NOT walking on a treadmill, or along a paved road, or any 'flat, level surface' for that matter...
    I'm HIKING out in the desert boonies dodging creosote bushes and Joshua Trees, up and down over 'washes' and trekking over a terrain made up of large rocks and deep sand. My average 'pace' or speed is about 2.5mph but speed isn't everything..my focus is solely on intensity and duration....NOT speed.
    Call it what you want..
    I call it HIKING :tongue:

    Having wandered about in the desert backcountry some myself, I would say that what you're doing is CERTAINLY hiking! :happy:
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
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    I ate a donut recently because I felt that I deserved it after working so hard for so long. My mom came over while I was eating it and said, "you are eating donuts now? You aren't going to gain all your weight back right?" COME ON. I JUST WANT ONE @#$#@% DONUT WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY ABOUT IT.

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    :flowerforyou:

    I'm in the minority. I don't like donuts so that GIF makes me feel like this: :sick:

    BUT I went for a run today partially so I can eat fresh strawberry shortcakes for dessert. Yay. :)
  • BlueButterfly94
    BlueButterfly94 Posts: 303 Member
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    Amen OP
  • Valrotha
    Valrotha Posts: 294 Member
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    Tell me more about this donut....

    And a picture of said donut would be helpful in addition to the description, maybe a scratch and sniff .gif
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
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    The only working out comment is: "Walking isn't exercise".

    Most of the comments are food related, usually from food racists. "Oh you eat bread/rice/pasta/cake/cookies?" Yeah. If I didn't there'd be quite a few dead bodies laying around TYVM. The difference now is that I don't eat the whole thing, despite how much I want to.

    Food racists is my new favorite term.
  • eslcity
    eslcity Posts: 323 Member
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    Wow , donut porn.

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  • Belaklevaleva
    Belaklevaleva Posts: 8 Member
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    Necro thread etc

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