Is 'whilst' the most overused word in these forums?

Does it really wind you up enough to make a thread about it?

Christine are you still walking round your house? Don't you get dizzy whilst counting steps?

I hate it when people use words when they're communicating. Pizzes me right off.

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

MKEgal wrote: »

For most overused words here on MFP?
journey
loose (instead of lose)
cleanse

UGH. I hate when people say "weight loss journey" or even worse just "journey." I have never noticed anyone saying whilst.

I wonder what happens when they finish their "journey" :huh:

JordisTSM wrote: »

Well I just came here looking for some detox/cleanse advice that will help me whilst I am on my weight loose journey. I weighted myself this morning, not good.

:laugh: :flowerforyou:

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up reading that haha

adamklug73 wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

999tigger wrote: »

Christine are you still walking round your house? Don't you get dizzy whilst counting steps?

Haha yes I am. Each lap is 1000 steps. I do 10 laps at a time.
No dizzyness, i read the mfp forums whilst I'm marching.
sorry, i can't help inserting that word into everything now!

JordisTSM wrote: »

Well I just came here looking for some detox/cleanse advice that will help me whilst I am on my weight loose journey. I weighted myself this morning, not good.

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Am i annoying you?

beansandchips wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

MKEgal wrote: »

For most overused words here on MFP?
journey
loose (instead of lose)
cleanse

UGH. I hate when people say "weight loss journey" or even worse just "journey." I have never noticed anyone saying whilst.

I wonder what happens when they finish their "journey" :huh:

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Perhaps do another ! Hate that word too!

yes, some folks have a never ending journey...

mrsbaldee wrote: »

When you start out with 100lbs to lose, trust me "journey" is a very apt metaphor. In fact, when people use it I can see that they accept it may take time, there's pitfalls, there's rest stops, there's persistent effort required and there can be a change of direction. Why do we have to take what can be powerful imagery away from people by ridiculing it?

It dropped out of my vocabulary at some stage yes but I didn't replace it with cake cos I was always eating that anyway.

I don't really think it's a very good piece of imagery. I started out with 145 lbs to lose and got very swept up in the whole thing. I became WAY too obsessed with weight loss as my identity. It was taking over my entire world by thinking about it as a "journey" and all of that.

I think it's actually more useful to make it bland and normal and just a regular part of my life/routine and not think about it at all.

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

mrsbaldee wrote: »

When you start out with 100lbs to lose, trust me "journey" is a very apt metaphor. In fact, when people use it I can see that they accept it may take time, there's pitfalls, there's rest stops, there's persistent effort required and there can be a change of direction. Why do we have to take what can be powerful imagery away from people by ridiculing it?

It dropped out of my vocabulary at some stage yes but I didn't replace it with cake cos I was always eating that anyway.

I don't really think it's a very good piece of imagery. I started out with 145 lbs to lose and got very swept up in the whole thing. I became WAY too obsessed with weight loss as my identity. It was taking over my entire world by thinking about it as a "journey" and all of that.

I think it's actually more useful to make it bland and normal and just a regular part of my life/routine and not think about it at all.

I agree. I started with around 100 to lose, and I have to say one of the biggest parts of my success in staying on track for over a year and losing almost 60 of that is that is is NOT a journey, it isn't something special, it's just a part of life, like work, or grocery shopping, or doing the washing or housework. I think by making it extraordinary, you make it optional, or something far harder than it needs to be. Losing weight does not define me, or my life.

Plateau or platue or plateue or plateu

Alatariel75 wrote: »

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

mrsbaldee wrote: »

When you start out with 100lbs to lose, trust me "journey" is a very apt metaphor. In fact, when people use it I can see that they accept it may take time, there's pitfalls, there's rest stops, there's persistent effort required and there can be a change of direction. Why do we have to take what can be powerful imagery away from people by ridiculing it?

It dropped out of my vocabulary at some stage yes but I didn't replace it with cake cos I was always eating that anyway.

I don't really think it's a very good piece of imagery. I started out with 145 lbs to lose and got very swept up in the whole thing. I became WAY too obsessed with weight loss as my identity. It was taking over my entire world by thinking about it as a "journey" and all of that.

I think it's actually more useful to make it bland and normal and just a regular part of my life/routine and not think about it at all.

I agree. I started with around 100 to lose, and I have to say one of the biggest parts of my success in staying on track for over a year and losing almost 60 of that is that is is NOT a journey, it isn't something special, it's just a part of life, like work, or grocery shopping, or doing the washing or housework. I think by making it extraordinary, you make it optional, or something far harder than it needs to be. Losing weight does not define me, or my life.

I think it's individual for people as to whether or not it makes it harder though. You can get swept up and obsessive in the process no matter the terminology you use to motivate it. The changes I made were extraordinary in comparison to what I was and did before...I'm not talking physically either. Now it is just part of the doing and I see that as good and necessary evolution. My goal was to get to my normalcy.

Just to clarify....to me it became more of a "job" - a commitment initially for a year at least (I knew it would take longer). It had to be enjoyable. Best long term job I l've ever had. I had a lot of "unpacking" and "re-packing" to do (still evolving) that I knew would reverberate beyond me. Sometimes, words to describe the process were synonymous with those often used in conjunction with that of a journey though.

Is this just the difference between preferences perhaps? Like I hate scrapbooking but loads of people love it. Hey whatever floats your boat though. Some people prefer funny cards, some sentimental.

HappyCampr1 wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

MKEgal wrote: »

For most overused words here on MFP?
journey
loose (instead of lose)
cleanse

UGH. I hate when people say "weight loss journey" or even worse just "journey." I have never noticed anyone saying whilst.

I wonder what happens when they finish their "journey" :huh:

A journey is never ending. That's why it's a journey and not just a trip.

Alatariel75 wrote: »

VeridianDynamics wrote: »

mrsbaldee wrote: »

When you start out with 100lbs to lose, trust me "journey" is a very apt metaphor. In fact, when people use it I can see that they accept it may take time, there's pitfalls, there's rest stops, there's persistent effort required and there can be a change of direction. Why do we have to take what can be powerful imagery away from people by ridiculing it?

It dropped out of my vocabulary at some stage yes but I didn't replace it with cake cos I was always eating that anyway.

I don't really think it's a very good piece of imagery. I started out with 145 lbs to lose and got very swept up in the whole thing. I became WAY too obsessed with weight loss as my identity. It was taking over my entire world by thinking about it as a "journey" and all of that.

I think it's actually more useful to make it bland and normal and just a regular part of my life/routine and not think about it at all.

I agree. I started with around 100 to lose, and I have to say one of the biggest parts of my success in staying on track for over a year and losing almost 60 of that is that is is NOT a journey, it isn't something special, it's just a part of life, like work, or grocery shopping, or doing the washing or housework. I think by making it extraordinary, you make it optional, or something far harder than it needs to be. Losing weight does not define me, or my life.

And yet, to me all of life is a journey. So for this to be my life now and be a journey at the same time totally makes sense to me.

Then again, I grew up with a hippy mother, so there's that....

No hippy mother here...dabbled a litre myself.

Now I'm singing "life is a highway"...

"Whilst" annoys me when I am pretty sure that the person using it is as American as I am.