Anyone give you a hard time about counting calories?

No one has teased me because I haven't told anyone :-)

Everyone teases me. I have no support, but I keep on keepin on.

Way to go! It's tough when you're in a non-supportive environment.

that the donut won't hurt

I hear this too. When I don't want to eat something, they're like "Just eat it. It don't matter." If I know correctly, it DOES matter. If I don't want to eat it, I DON"T HAVE TO. Take that, people. hahha:laugh:

U guys are awesome & just what we all need in a support network. :-)

When we are feeling good about life, these type of comments are like water off a duck's back, but when we are "struggling" & sometimes that can be all the time, they hurt. We know that they are only made out of jealousy & guilt that the other person is feeling but it still hurts.

Keep strong & perhaps you need to take a different tact, "Doctor's orders" is a good one for shutting people up.

Jodie
:-)

I don't get any crap for counting calories per se. However, ALL of the ladies in the office are trying to lose weight. They talk about their Sketchers ShapeUp shoes. They talk about the new fat free ice cream they found. They talk about all this frivolous stuff. When they ask how I lost my weight I tell them about this web site, and tell them to count their calories. But then I get this "But you're a runner, I could never be a runner"

You don't have to be a runner. I lost 30 lbs walking and counting calories before I even thought about running. Counting calories is the only thing that has ever worked for me as far as weight loss. And when I don't, I start gaining it back. Guess I'm going to have to do it forever. But if it keeps me healthy, gives me a better QOL. Oh freaking well. Better than the alternative.

And, yes the heaviest of the bunch's favorite saying is "One donut won't hurt". I decline and just say. It's not apart of the "The plan" and usually it's not.

I get it from a few people but I just stand my ground and don't shy away with excuses --I am proud that I am doing this for myself and that I am seeing results. That is the most important part.

My coworkers and some friends say why do you count everything...how do you count recipes etc and when I tell them they say thats too much work and not worth it...some of these are the same people that wonder why they aren't losing weight etc.

My husband makes fun of me using my food scale on and off, even went as far as saying whats the point of counting calories you are just going to gain it back like you always do. (he's never complained about my weight). I know I can do this-I did before and he's seen the results --its just when I stop tracking it gets out of hand and I gain. I am determined to break this cycle and make this a permanent change.

I don't let what others think get to me--tracking my calories and seeing progress makes me happy and thats the way I like it

I've lost a lot of weight so nobody dares say anything. They can't. lol

my own mother! she's been making fun of me ever since i weight less than her.. we used to compete against eachother to see who could lose more and i beat her. ever since then she says that im not enjoying my food and that im getting too skinny. that lady needs to relax before i go off on her. lol

Tell folks you are tracking sodium for your blood pressure. I started MFP to track my sodium and stayed to drop some pounds. No one gave me a hard time after I said it was for sodium. It makes folks shut up because they think you'll have a stroke!

This made me laugh. Clever.

I hear about it all the time, from my partner, as he sits on the couch, eating cookies and offering me one, and really from his parents.... they are actually a little hostile about it. When we visit them I take fruit and vegetables because those aren't things that appear regularly in their meal plans. His father actually told me it was rude to count calories while we were visiting them, I should just eat what they make and be grateful.