Don't judge other people!! :(

I'm kind of on the fence with this - although there are a lot of people on these forums who do try to preach their way as 'the only way', which does get very annoying, a lot of the time they are giving advice in response to people asking for it - and surely if you're dedicated and motivated to your diet, the way you're choosing to do it, you're going to think its the best way aren't you?!

the other side of the argument is that a lot of people who ask for advice don't give full information to start with - ie they ask what they're doing wrong, so people respond (eg exercise more) and only then do they say they can't exercise for x reason, and then the people giving the advice seem like bad guys!

at the end of the day the trouble with internet forums where you are essentially talking to strangers, is posts can be taken wayyyy out of context! something i think you see more and more of in these threads... i reckon just take what people say with a pinch of salt, if what you are doing is working for you, then keep at it and don't mind anyone else's opinions!

I hate when people say I'm wrong for doing something fitness/diet related. If I have been to a doctor and they have told me what I'm doing is healthy, don't try and convince me that I'm wrong, especially concerning calories and or what I'm consuming. Everyone's body is different and has different needs. I wouldn't have lost 8lbs in 2 weeks the HEALTHY way if I was doing something "wrong"

I'm kind of on the fence with this - although there are a lot of people on these forums who do try to preach their way as 'the only way', which does get very annoying, a lot of the time they are giving advice in response to people asking for it - and surely if you're dedicated and motivated to your diet, the way you're choosing to do it, you're going to think its the best way aren't you?!

the other side of the argument is that a lot of people who ask for advice don't give full information to start with - ie they ask what they're doing wrong, so people respond (eg exercise more) and only then do they say they can't exercise for x reason, and then the people giving the advice seem like bad guys!

at the end of the day the trouble with internet forums where you are essentially talking to strangers, is posts can be taken wayyyy out of context! something i think you see more and more of in these threads... i reckon just take what people say with a pinch of salt, if what you are doing is working for you, then keep at it and don't mind anyone else's opinions!

I really really agree with this also. However, there is a difference between being rude and being helpful. I know you say things can be taken out of context, but some people just seem to go out of their way to be rude! Not cool!

I have been thinking about this for a few days. Since surgery 18 months ago (major) I am soooo uncomfortable with what my body can do. Someone recently was talking about people holding on on the treadmill and how it's worthless and negates the workout.

My HRM disagreed, as did the sweat dripping through my clothes after half an hour. My surgery was for nothing I did wrong- rather following my doctor's orders I ended up in a terrible spot. Sure, I used to charge along at 7mph and only 20 lbs less, but my body is different now. I didnt need 19 year old hard bodies trying to give me advice. I used to look like them, they don't know how TERRIFIED I am of falling on the treadmill. Or how my balance, which I used to take pride in in my gymnastics, is compromised. I am sweating as hard as they are. My body is just in a totally different place.


If I feel sad I'm not losing weight, I'm not asking for tips. Just to let people know.

You know, when I used to go to trainers, they would tell me things like "well, it's not going to do you any good if you only do it twenty minutes a day"... etc... I would get sooo annoyed.

Two years ago I started with slow walking 2 miles a day, 3X per week, and now (at my own pace) I'm up to 30 min of cardio, 6X/week and another 10 of weight training 6X?week. It worked for me to do it at that pace.

Best,

Debbie

Wow! I must be lucky. I have been on here for over 9 mos and have yet to come across these people. Whew!

Love the "don't feed the trolls" remark too! LOL

lucky indeed!:laugh:

I was one of those judges before, I would poke fun of people at the gym that were working out wrong but then I thought to myself AT LEAST THEY ARE HERE TRYING instead of at home being couch potatoes I no longer make fun of anyone trying to better themselves.

That's not true. People spit out their advice without being asked. In another thread on here, people were ridiculing those who walk on treadmills -

it's possible that you're reading more into it than is there and, really, why do you care? the same advice that starts this conversation should end it.

why care what anyone thinks? let's say i am judging you? so, what!? why should you care what i think? you don't know me; i don't know you...

people will judge over a number of things, none of which you can control, but just remember: none of it has anything to do with YOU. that's your own head working against you.

How rude of you to come onto this thread and then try to stir drama! The thread I'm talking about was one titled something along the lines of "stupid/silly things you've seen people do at the gym".

Please, be miserable elsewhere. This is a thread asking people to STOP judging others.

are you serious? haha.. you misunderstand me.. i'm just saying you can let what others say dictate your actions, or you can keep on keepin on. i am not judging anyone at all. i hope for everyone tobe successful, always.

bests

Someone recently was talking about people holding on on the treadmill and how it's worthless and negates the workout.

And so it is. http://walking.about.com/od/treadmillworkouts/a/treadmillhold.htm

But if after you have been given the advice and the evidence and you then chose not to follow it, then that's entirely up to you.

The problem is when months later people come back and say "I haven't lost any weight and my back hurts"... :huh:

sometimes I eat whole grain rice.

there ARE wrong ways to approach fitness goals. for instance, you don't limit yourself to 200 calories a day or not eat at all. that is unhealthy for prolonged periods of time.

if someone is doing something wrong, though, i think without using some medical evidence for why it is wrong, people shouldn't judge other's attempts. if, however, they can find actual medical research as to why that person's method of weight loss is wrong and possibly dangerous, then there is nothing wrong with stating that there is something wrong with the process and linking to the literature.

So all I do is walk - 2 months ago I was just sitting on my butt playing the Sims all day.
So I go over my sodium everyday - 1 month ago I put salt on everything and now I don't put it on anything.
So I drink 2 pots of coffee a day - 3 months ago I was drinking 8-12 cans of beer a day.
So I throw a slice of processed cheese on my food - 4 months ago I was putting liquid cheese food on my 7-11 hotdog.
So I eat flour tortillas - 6 weeks ago I was piling the same stuff on a cheese bagle.

Who CARES

AGREED! *like*

lol i think most of us do that. I eat relatively healthy but about a week before ToM lol i get cravings for everything NOT healthy lol