What's your biggest weight loss / fitness pet peeve?
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SassyCalyGirl wrote: »I don't focus on the negatives!
You have to have solid negatives otherwise you'll never be able to push out a strong positive. Just basic training.0 -
People who add giant spoonfuls of peanut butter to everything, because it's a 'good' source of protein. No chicken and egg whites are a good source of protein, peanut butter is a good fat source. I mean 8g of protein for 200 cals? Geez0
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oh that reminds me.
People who eat egg whites. *Just* egg whites. Why not just get the natural harvest book and be obvious about it.0 -
My biggest pet peeve is me. I know what to do and when to do it. I get better at putting fitness first, but would like it not to be a debate everyday as to whether or not to work out.0
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My pet peeve of the last 24 hours -- wanting to work out but feeling like crap with fever, sore throat, body aches, cough. Poor me. *pity party*0
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There's a lot of annoying stuff, but most frustrating is when people think they have to starve themselves to lose weight, especially if you give a crap about them.
Also, those who think losing weight isn't even possible, and get on a fat activism high horse (which they link with feminism), and accuse anyone who succeeds at losing weight of being a dumb pawn of the system, or being inappropriately vain. In the same group, those who make concern-trolling comments like "you're so tiny! Are you well?" I haven't heard these in a while, but it drove me nuts.
ALSO those who think everyone can and should lift heavy no matter what their situation and that if they don't, they're "making excuses".0 -
I agree!!! We had chocolate at work and one of my colleagues said "Isn't that against your diet? - Although in that situation it became a big joke and I laughed a long because I added it to my diary and was like "Nope! Still under calories"When unhealthy people say to me, "That's not on your diet."
I'm not on a diet. I've had a complete lifestyle change. If I have a bite of chocolate, I will not gain weight.There's a lot of annoying stuff, but most frustrating is when people think they have to starve themselves to lose weight, especially if you give a crap about them.
Also, those who think losing weight isn't even possible, and get on a fat activism high horse (which they link with feminism), and accuse anyone who succeeds at losing weight of being a dumb pawn of the system, or being inappropriately vain. In the same group, those who make concern-trolling comments like "you're so tiny! Are you well?" I haven't heard these in a while, but it drove me nuts.
ALSO those who think everyone can and should lift heavy no matter what their situation and that if they don't, they're "making excuses".
Fat activism annoys me - It is one thing to encourage people to be happy with the body they have, it is totally wrong to treat it as if it is healthy.
As for lifting - No! Personally I am huge on lifting and I am pushing myself to increase my weight. However I know that not everyone can do this. Although I do say small lifts are a great idea, even if you are lifting the bar with no weights.
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There's a lot of annoying stuff, but most frustrating is when people think they have to starve themselves to lose weight, especially if you give a crap about them.
This. It's so heartbreaking to watch the women in my family ruin their health but there is no reasoning with them.Fat activism annoys me - It is one thing to encourage people to be happy with the body they have, it is totally wrong to treat it as if it is healthy.
This too. While I don't think 'fat shaming' is effective at all and most of the people who do it are just being mean. I think going too far in the other direction and making people think it's okay to be unhealthy isn't sending a good message either.0 -
CharlieBeansmom wrote: »
Its not true,a pound is a pound muscle is just more dense than fat and takes up less space but it all weighs the same.LadyAbsynthe wrote: »
That's silly, a cup of muscle takes up the same amount of space as a cup of fat. A cup is a cup!
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Yakelmeyer wrote: »People who hold themselves up on the stair master putting all the weight into their arms and none in their legs.
Haha there's that woman at the gym who's always running while holding for deal life to the treadmill bars next to her. WTF? I swear every time I go there, at least half the people are holding the bar. Makes me shake my head, really. Only assuming that they don't know that you burn way less calories that way, but my gym has free sessions with a personal trainer and it's pretty much the first thing they tell you, so... I don't get it.
Also, sick people who spend a whole hour coughing or hacking their lungs while working out. UGH. GO HOME.
People going to the machine next to mine and chatting, while I'm trying to listen to my music in peace.
When the music at the gym is too loud and you can hear it over your own.
When all the machines of the type I want are taken (although it hasn't happened yet, but there was only one left yesterday. Dreading the new year).
Personal trainers who assume that you are weak because you're a chubby woman, and are shocked that you can do a set of 12 chest presses with 50 pounds (which really isn't that high).
Friends on MFP logging crazy amount of calories for stupid things, like driving (WTF?).
People arguing over the 'a pound is a pound' crap when everyone knows what people mean when they say that muscle weighs more than fat (even if the context in which it's said is pretty much always wrong).
The whole 'nuts are a good source of protein' thing too. Just ugh.
And people blaming the fact that I'm hungry on having some carbs for breakfast (with a bunch of protein and fat, mind you). Or giving advice I've already tried and telling me I'm too negative when I tell them that it hasn't worked for me, like it's my fault it hasn't?0 -
oh that reminds me.
People who eat egg whites. *Just* egg whites. Why not just get the natural harvest book and be obvious about it.
I remember when I found out this was a thing after joining MFP. I have made a point to eat eggs three times a weak since.Yakelmeyer wrote: »People who hold themselves up on the stair master putting all the weight into their arms and none in their legs.
Haha there's that woman at the gym who's always running while holding for deal life to the treadmill bars next to her. WTF? I swear every time I go there, at least half the people are holding the bar. Makes me shake my head, really. Only assuming that they don't know that you burn way less calories that way, but my gym has free sessions with a personal trainer and it's pretty much the first thing they tell you, so... I don't get it.
Actually, this one is me – in my case though it's to measure my heart rate. At least – the machines at my gym require you to hold on to two spots on the machine bar to measure your HR. If you do a pre-set cardio programme (which I do because I only just started using them and they still scare me) they will literally start beeping at you and stop until you hold on again.
It is extremely annoying though, I need to get an HRM soon so I can stop doing that.0 -
At the gym I used to go to, there was a spin class every Saturday that would play the music so loud you hear it when you walked into the building.When the music at the gym is too loud and you can hear it over your own.
And there was this guy in the weight room that would follow a Youtube workout series without headphones.
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I agree!!! We had chocolate at work and one of my colleagues said "Isn't that against your diet? - Although in that situation it became a big joke and I laughed a long because I added it to my diary and was like "Nope! Still under calories"When unhealthy people say to me, "That's not on your diet."
I'm not on a diet. I've had a complete lifestyle change. If I have a bite of chocolate, I will not gain weight.There's a lot of annoying stuff, but most frustrating is when people think they have to starve themselves to lose weight, especially if you give a crap about them.
Also, those who think losing weight isn't even possible, and get on a fat activism high horse (which they link with feminism), and accuse anyone who succeeds at losing weight of being a dumb pawn of the system, or being inappropriately vain. In the same group, those who make concern-trolling comments like "you're so tiny! Are you well?" I haven't heard these in a while, but it drove me nuts.
ALSO those who think everyone can and should lift heavy no matter what their situation and that if they don't, they're "making excuses".
Fat activism annoys me - It is one thing to encourage people to be happy with the body they have, it is totally wrong to treat it as if it is healthy.
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Possibly, the thing that annoys me the most is when people start talking about curves when they are morbidly obese… I mean, yes, I get the whole movement behind it because I was – and still am, a big proponent of the fact that being curvy is something to be proud of (equally to any other body shape you may have) and does not mean you are fat but is just your shapes. However, the original idea has been blown so out of proportion that it is now begin used as an excuse more often than not, it seems to me.
ETA: Being happy with the body you have is fantastic, I am not making an argument against that. I am making an argument against using a catchphrase such as "real women have curves" to pretend your weight is healthy.0 -
"I must lose X lbs by X date."
I know this is motivating for some people, but it doesn't work me. My first question when hear this is "why?". My second question is, "Are you going to quit if you don't make your goal?". Anxiety is a trigger that makes me want to eat more food. Those words would have anxious every single day.0 -
CatLady1309 wrote: »"Eating healthier rarely works"..I lost 3 stone doing it! Lol
I get this from a co-worker. I've lost 54lbs (I know my stats say 49 but I gained before I started losing) so I'm pretty sure it does.
Also, from same co-worker who is obese, is on blood pressure meds, and has multiple problems with her knees and ankles..."I am happy just how I am. It doesn't matter, we're all going to die of something. They are always changing what is good and not good for you".
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I hope you're being hyperbolic here. Certainly, a woman can gain more than one pound of muscle in a year without being a bodybuilder.youd have to follow a special diet / regimen / workout program for over a year to gain like < 1 pound of muscle, if youre a girl.
But, yes, I *hate* when someone gains three pounds since starting at the gym and everyone chimes in, "Girl, it's because you're gaining muscle -- and muscle weighs more than fat!"
Oh my god, this is so pervasive. I want to hurt people multiple times a day.
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I know exactly what I should do to reach my goals, but that doesn't seem to make it any easier to actually DO IT!0
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GuitarJerry wrote: »
and the omission makes them look stupid.SingRunTing wrote: »CharlieBeansmom wrote: »
Its not true,a pound is a pound muscle is just more dense than fat and takes up less space but it all weighs the same.LadyAbsynthe wrote: »
When people say this, they really mean "By volume, muscle weighs more than fat". Meaning that 1 cm^3 of muscle weighs more than 1 cm^3 of fat. Which IS true. People just drop off those first two words.
Like people who believe the earth is flat.
Or that climate change is fake because we got snow in winter.
This is just so lame. It is being overly pedantic. You know what they mean, so STFU about it. it's like some 7th grade kid giggling about someone saying the word breasts. It's just ridiculous.
The problem is ... that no- not everyone understands this concept. And people overly misuse it so frequently it just makes it worth mentioning when it's used incorrectly.
Plus- science my friend.
My pet peeves
"should you be eating that?" ( I don't get that very often honestly but it still irks me)
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" it's to cold to go to the gym to work out"
I can't even- what does that even mean? You get in your car- you go inside- you work out.
you know. i can relate to too hot to work out. when it 101 degrees outside and the gym is not really that air conditioned i will be like... no, we are walking to the water park instead. but cold? i am stuck in my houe all day in the winter i would LOVE to go to the gym, run for an hour, and then tep outside in the frigid air and enjoy the cold. to me the cold is the best time....
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1.) When people envy my "great metabolism." No. My metabolism is just like anyone else who is my height and weight. In fact, it may be just a little bit slower since I don't have much muscle. I have to pay super close attention to what I eat so I don't gain weight, I was never given some gift of a super fast metabolism, sorry.
Which leads me to 2.) that I don't have to watch what I eat to stay this weight, or that it is fine for me to indulge "just one day." Last Thanksgiving I made the mistake of accepting this mentality, and I gained two pounds (five pounds if you include the water weight I lost). That's 7,000 calories I ate in excess. Very easy to do. Very annoying to work off. And that was one meal, not one day. My metabolism may not have super powers, but my appetite sure does. Therefore, yes, I must monitor everything or my natural tendency will be to keep stuffing myself until I can't breathe.0 -
lol. I love this place.lemonlionheart wrote: »CharlieBeansmom wrote: »
Its not true,a pound is a pound muscle is just more dense than fat and takes up less space but it all weighs the same.LadyAbsynthe wrote: »
That's silly, a cup of muscle takes up the same amount of space as a cup of fat. A cup is a cup!
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GuitarJerry wrote: »
and the omission makes them look stupid.SingRunTing wrote: »CharlieBeansmom wrote: »
Its not true,a pound is a pound muscle is just more dense than fat and takes up less space but it all weighs the same.LadyAbsynthe wrote: »
When people say this, they really mean "By volume, muscle weighs more than fat". Meaning that 1 cm^3 of muscle weighs more than 1 cm^3 of fat. Which IS true. People just drop off those first two words.
Like people who believe the earth is flat.
Or that climate change is fake because we got snow in winter.
This is just so lame. It is being overly pedantic. You know what they mean, so STFU about it. it's like some 7th grade kid giggling about someone saying the word breasts. It's just ridiculous.
The problem is ... that no- not everyone understands this concept. And people overly misuse it so frequently it just makes it worth mentioning when it's used incorrectly.
Plus- science my friend.
My pet peeves
"should you be eating that?" ( I don't get that very often honestly but it still irks me)
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" it's to cold to go to the gym to work out"
I can't even- what does that even mean? You get in your car- you go inside- you work out.
you know. i can relate to too hot to work out. when it 101 degrees outside and the gym is not really that air conditioned i will be like... no, we are walking to the water park instead. but cold? i am stuck in my houe all day in the winter i would LOVE to go to the gym, run for an hour, and then tep outside in the frigid air and enjoy the cold. to me the cold is the best time....
My god, during the summer, it's impossible to use the dreadmills at the Y because well, no windows, three weak fans... and it's stupid hot outside.0 -
GuitarJerry wrote: »
and the omission makes them look stupid.SingRunTing wrote: »CharlieBeansmom wrote: »
Its not true,a pound is a pound muscle is just more dense than fat and takes up less space but it all weighs the same.LadyAbsynthe wrote: »
When people say this, they really mean "By volume, muscle weighs more than fat". Meaning that 1 cm^3 of muscle weighs more than 1 cm^3 of fat. Which IS true. People just drop off those first two words.
Like people who believe the earth is flat.
Or that climate change is fake because we got snow in winter.
This is just so lame. It is being overly pedantic. You know what they mean, so STFU about it. it's like some 7th grade kid giggling about someone saying the word breasts. It's just ridiculous.
The problem is ... that no- not everyone understands this concept. And people overly misuse it so frequently it just makes it worth mentioning when it's used incorrectly.
Plus- science my friend.
My pet peeves
"should you be eating that?" ( I don't get that very often honestly but it still irks me)
or
" it's to cold to go to the gym to work out"
I can't even- what does that even mean? You get in your car- you go inside- you work out.
you know. i can relate to too hot to work out. when it 101 degrees outside and the gym is not really that air conditioned i will be like... no, we are walking to the water park instead. but cold? i am stuck in my houe all day in the winter i would LOVE to go to the gym, run for an hour, and then tep outside in the frigid air and enjoy the cold. to me the cold is the best time....
Aaaaagh my gym sucks at air conditioning. -___-0 -
2.) that I don't have to watch what I eat to stay this weight, or that it is fine for me to indulge "just one day." Last Thanksgiving I made the mistake of accepting this mentality, and I gained two pounds (five pounds if you include the water weight I lost). That's 7,000 calories I ate in excess. Very easy to do. Very annoying to work off. And that was one meal, not one day. My metabolism may not have super powers, but my appetite sure does. Therefore, yes, I must monitor everything or my natural tendency will be to keep stuffing myself until I can't breathe.
Oh YES, the 'it's just one day/meal, enjoy it' stuff. Ugh. Then you gain 3 pounds from it and people say 'oh it's just water weight', except you keep 2 of those pounds for weeks...
Like the whole 'one day won't make you skinny, like one day won't make you fat' mentality. Well, you sure can't lose one pound of fat in a day, but you sure can gain 3.
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Poster stated that a pound of feathers is lighter than a pound of lead, and that it's perfectly valid.
Where I come from, that's called stupid. However, now that I live in the pac northwest, I'll go with it.
Bigfoot is real.
No, you're just taking what you want from what was said. Their point was that if I say "Lead weighs more than feathers" you wouldn't fuss about "only by volume!" It's beyond obvious that a pound of feathers will have much greater volume than a pound of lead and that equal amounts of the two, by volume, will not weigh the same.
To say, "Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat because a pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same" is indeed a true statement. However, it's also so blatantly obvious and so incredibly far away from the point of "muscle weighs more than fat" that it makes you sound ridiculously silly.0 -
When I'm asked for advice, take time to explain how I did it, then someone tells me "that won't work, sounds too easy". Dude. I lost 45 pounds doing just that, I think I know what works.0
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People who don't rack weights when they're done, and/or rack them in the wrong places. Dude the pegs are labelled. It's not that difficult.
Also, the voices in my head that tell me to eat more Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread. Those voices are jerks. (That is ebil!!!!, delicious, stuff - Thankfully the last jar at Wally world was purchased by someone else (I picked it up - then put it back down. 2 minutes of amazing self-control. When I went back to the store a couple days later, it was gone.))
Definitely this!! Nothing like going to the leg press and finding 300# worth of weights on there. Come on guys!!!0 -
No, it's ridiculous, and not being precise is idiotic.
Your need for me to be precise to the point of calling out the obvious does not make me the idiot.
When speaking in terms of specific individual objects (i.e. a shoe, book, mug, brick, ball of yarn) the concept of comparative weights, or X is heavier than Y, may be influenced either by volume (because this book is bigger than that book) or by density (because the pillow isn't as dense as the brick). So if I say that my book is heavier than a rock, it may be because my book is very large, the rock is small or even because the rock isn't very dense.
However, when speaking about materials in nondescript amounts (muscle as a general concept rather than my left bicep specifically), equal volumes must be and are always assumed. Without the assumption of equal volumes, any statement of X material weighs more than Y material becomes nonsensical.
Therefore, not only are equal volumes implied in such statements but they are implied with such necessity and universal acceptance that to call out "by volume" is entirely unnecessary if not redundant.0
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