2 Questions you get when you lose weight

What is wrong with people asking. You should be proud, because that means you are doing a great job and people noticing your accomplishment. Come Men!!!!

Several of my girlfriends have asked me what my 'secret' is, saying that my progress has clearly been good and that they need to lose weight too, so would love to try what's obviously working for me. I tell them that all I do is count calories and log what I eat, explaining calorie defecit = weight loss in simple terms, followed by mentioning that I still eat my favourite sweets, and without necessarily doing much exercise but they all seem to instantly lose interest and say that they 'might try it' because it 'sounds great'. Then they don't do it and just continue to complain about their weight.

I think when some people ask, they're often seriously hoping for some magical miracle that shows results in one day and requires absolutely zero effort of any kind. I don't hate on people who moan about being fat and then stuff themselves silly with ice cream, because I've been that person, but I guess it does confuse me a bit why they ask and then don't bother trying it even for a day, considering how simple the calorie defecit = weight loss formula is; before discovering mfp, I personally would've been delirious to hear I could eat whatever I want while sitting on my butt and still lose weight!

When I'm asked how much I've lost, I'm happy enough to tell, as I'm still pleased to hear it out loud myself after such a long time of weight struggles, lol.

When i get asked how I did it I always respond with meth and coke mixed in. Their surprised looks as they consider if I am telling truth and if they should do it is amazing I then just tell them nutrition, sleep and working out, they get disappointed.

"their eyes gets glazed over"...hehehehe oh man does that not sound familiar! Not so long ago I was one of those, but luckily I saw the light and BOOM I am almost 40kg down in 18 months

When someone asks me if I have lost weight, I respond with "No, I just left it at home today."

I don't mind being asked how much I've lost, but I really hate being asked how for the very reasons most people have stated before me. When someone hears that I'm just moving more and eating a bit less, they're done before I finish, so I cringe when I get asked.

glevinso wrote: »

Canned sarcastic answers that I use that are guaranteed to elicit shock:

1) Be as casual as you can and say "tapeworm eggs"
2) A slight more "true" answer, but still sarcastic: "The PTFFD diet". If they ask - "Put The F---ing Fork Down"
3) For the big money just shrug shift your eyes a bit and say quietly "clenbuterol"


Once the shock wears off I'll usually just tell them the disappointing truth: eat less, move more.

I like PTFFD, that's awesome.

SteampunkSongbird wrote: »

Several of my girlfriends have asked me what my 'secret' is, saying that my progress has clearly been good and that they need to lose weight too, so would love to try what's obviously working for me. I tell them that all I do is count calories and log what I eat, explaining calorie defecit = weight loss in simple terms, followed by mentioning that I still eat my favourite sweets, and without necessarily doing much exercise but they all seem to instantly lose interest and say that they 'might try it' because it 'sounds great'. Then they don't do it and just continue to complain about their weight.

I think when some people ask, they're often seriously hoping for some magical miracle that shows results in one day and requires absolutely zero effort of any kind. I don't hate on people who moan about being fat and then stuff themselves silly with ice cream, because I've been that person, but I guess it does confuse me a bit why they ask and then don't bother trying it even for a day, considering how simple the calorie defecit = weight loss formula is; before discovering mfp, I personally would've been delirious to hear I could eat whatever I want while sitting on my butt and still lose weight!

When I'm asked how much I've lost, I'm happy enough to tell, as I'm still pleased to hear it out loud myself after such a long time of weight struggles, lol.

^^^This!

Everyone wants to know my "magic/secret diet" for losing 100+ lbs. When I tell them it is "improve food quality, reduce food quantity, and exercise" they are very, very disappointed. They inevitably come back with "But, it must be something like 'low carb' or 'paleo' or 'gluten-free' or something?!?" Nope ... just "quantity, quality and exercise".

Oh ... not only do I freely tell them how much I've lost, I show them the "before" picture (see my profile pic).

knitapeace wrote: »

"ELF diet" makes me think of this:

Lol

I tell people the truth. I appreciate it that people have noticed. My fat friends have told me not to lose any more. My slim friends tell me to keep going. I am paying attention to the latter.