What is the daftest weight related thing someone has ever said to you?
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Scene: Me, 10kg down after a year of calorie counting, now starting to try and put muscle mass on, having a group chat at the office.
Coworker 1: My clothes just aren't fitting anymore
Coworker 2: Perhaps you've gained muscle since you have started excercising (excersie: walking the dog in the afternoons)
Coworker 1: That sounds about right *reaches for 7th handful of lollies for the day*
Me: -sitting silently, wishing muscle really was that god damn easy to put on-
Bonus round: the quick shift from mother from "I was half your size at your age" to "you're getting too skinny, don't get anorexic, men like a bit of meat on the bones" after 3kg loss.15 -
Rebecca0224 wrote: »mumblemagic wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »MontyMuttland wrote: »Them: You've lost so much weight! You must be in the gym every day.
Me: I've not set foot in a gym, I just walk a lot.
Them: I wish I could do that.
Me: You can, just go for a walk whenever and wherever you happen to be.
Them: I can't do that, I always have to look after my grand-daughter.
Me: What? Your grand-daughter doesn't have legs?
Them: She doesn't like to walk.
Me: Don't you have a buggy for her?
Them: She won't sit in it for long, she gets bored.
Me: ... (gives up)
"She doesn't like to walk".
Kids don't like a lot of things until you make them do it, and then they enjoy themselves. Getting a kid to like walking means taking them walking and ignoring the whining. They learn to love it and it is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, imo.
I will never understand the idea that we express our love to our kids by encouraging them to be unhealthy, whether it's "kid food" or sitting on their backsides all day. Everyone likes a duvet day or chicken nuggets once in a while, but making that the routine is not an expression of love. Get the kids out in the rain. They'll thank you for it one day.
And if all else fails, take a ball and play fetch. If I've learned anything from my parent friends its that kids and dogs have a lot in common... but parents don't like to be reminded of that.
Baby fetch is a great activity!
I need to teach my dog that trick...3 -
Not exactly daft, but memorable. My aunt, upon seeing me after my 50 pound weight loss - "You melted!". Still makes me smile.22
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"You're so skinny!"
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TimothyFish wrote: »Rebecca0224 wrote: »mumblemagic wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »MontyMuttland wrote: »Them: You've lost so much weight! You must be in the gym every day.
Me: I've not set foot in a gym, I just walk a lot.
Them: I wish I could do that.
Me: You can, just go for a walk whenever and wherever you happen to be.
Them: I can't do that, I always have to look after my grand-daughter.
Me: What? Your grand-daughter doesn't have legs?
Them: She doesn't like to walk.
Me: Don't you have a buggy for her?
Them: She won't sit in it for long, she gets bored.
Me: ... (gives up)
"She doesn't like to walk".
Kids don't like a lot of things until you make them do it, and then they enjoy themselves. Getting a kid to like walking means taking them walking and ignoring the whining. They learn to love it and it is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, imo.
I will never understand the idea that we express our love to our kids by encouraging them to be unhealthy, whether it's "kid food" or sitting on their backsides all day. Everyone likes a duvet day or chicken nuggets once in a while, but making that the routine is not an expression of love. Get the kids out in the rain. They'll thank you for it one day.
And if all else fails, take a ball and play fetch. If I've learned anything from my parent friends its that kids and dogs have a lot in common... but parents don't like to be reminded of that.
Baby fetch is a great activity!
It amazes me that people don't think about where that tongue has been. But then, I've seen plenty of people walk out of restrooms without washing their hands.
I'd rather wash my baby's face to get the dog drool off it than brush my dog's teeth. Pick your poison.25 -
the dukan diet and the fast metabolism diet1
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TimothyFish wrote: »Rebecca0224 wrote: »mumblemagic wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »MontyMuttland wrote: »Them: You've lost so much weight! You must be in the gym every day.
Me: I've not set foot in a gym, I just walk a lot.
Them: I wish I could do that.
Me: You can, just go for a walk whenever and wherever you happen to be.
Them: I can't do that, I always have to look after my grand-daughter.
Me: What? Your grand-daughter doesn't have legs?
Them: She doesn't like to walk.
Me: Don't you have a buggy for her?
Them: She won't sit in it for long, she gets bored.
Me: ... (gives up)
"She doesn't like to walk".
Kids don't like a lot of things until you make them do it, and then they enjoy themselves. Getting a kid to like walking means taking them walking and ignoring the whining. They learn to love it and it is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, imo.
I will never understand the idea that we express our love to our kids by encouraging them to be unhealthy, whether it's "kid food" or sitting on their backsides all day. Everyone likes a duvet day or chicken nuggets once in a while, but making that the routine is not an expression of love. Get the kids out in the rain. They'll thank you for it one day.
And if all else fails, take a ball and play fetch. If I've learned anything from my parent friends its that kids and dogs have a lot in common... but parents don't like to be reminded of that.
Baby fetch is a great activity!
It amazes me that people don't think about where that tongue has been. But then, I've seen plenty of people walk out of restrooms without washing their hands.
I'd rather wash my baby's face to get the dog drool off it than brush my dog's teeth. Pick your poison.
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nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.0 -
youdoyou2016 wrote: »nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.
There are plenty of peer reviewed scientific studies proving aspartame is safe. I rather get my info from those than Dr oz and company.19 -
youdoyou2016 wrote: »nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.
You know that's not just done at random, right? There's a whole science around how to work out the difference between correlation and causation and it's not just based on which outcome you like better.
I haven't personally looked into the evidence on artifical sweeteners so I don't have a stance on it, but I would say that googling an issue and finding that people are saying bad stuff is completely irrelevant. You need to look at peer reviewed studies and make an effort to assess the quality of the study and also check whether what it claims to prove (or others claim it proves) is actually possible to prove with that study.
As an example, the decision that studies on lung cancer and cigarettes prove causation took a lot of time, analysis and careful study design. It was not based on a bit of correlation and a hunch.18 -
I was told to visit the GP's nurse a few years ago for 'Nutrition advice' .... basically she said "Try not to do things like eat Chicken Skin when you have chicken" ...... and that was it!
1. Can't eat chicken
2. Ridiculous that my whole weight problem is so easily solved
My wife went to same and was told "Try not having toast for breakfast"
Inspired!8 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »TheJourneyToFabulous wrote: »
I got that comment recently from someone I'm not terribly fond of. I believe my intentionally snarky reply was, "I am. I guess you don't really know how dieting works..." He stopped commenting after that.
Love that response! May 'borrow' it.2 -
youdoyou2016 wrote: »nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.youdoyou2016 wrote: »nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.
Nope. Cigarettes and alcohol are poison and been proven so scientifically through double blind studies. Thanks for the participation though13 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »youdoyou2016 wrote: »nickslat1961 wrote: »Diet soda will make you gain weight and causes cancer
Well I have actually read a lot of studies about diet soda and none of them are good. The problem with DS is your body thinks it is sweet and you have just taken in sugar, when you haven't, so your body produces insulin to regulate the sugar you didn't drink. Eventually your body starts to slow down on insulin production and problems start. And if you don't think the phenylaniline (sp.) in Diet Coke is bad, just google it and see. If 1/2 of what is said about it is true it is really bad for you
Any studies done that suggest diet soda causes weight gain are correlational. What that means is that there is a correlation between those who drink diet soda and those who are overweight...but if we could all say it together now..."correlation does not equal causation!".
Any link between the two is easily explained by the fact that people who are already overweight/diabetic begin drinking diet soda to help them lose weight/control blood sugar.
Have a nice day.
You can employ this reasoning about anything regarding health: cigarettes, alcohol, dark chocolate, apples, seat belts, multi-vitamins, aspirin, eating breakfast, not eating breakfast ... (Also, the above is not a "fact.")
Links between things can be explained "easily" however you decide to link what with what.
Have a nice day.
You know that's not just done at random, right? There's a whole science around how to work out the difference between correlation and causation and it's not just based on which outcome you like better.
I haven't personally looked into the evidence on artifical sweeteners so I don't have a stance on it, but I would say that googling an issue and finding that people are saying bad stuff is completely irrelevant. You need to look at peer reviewed studies and make an effort to assess the quality of the study and also check whether what it claims to prove (or others claim it proves) is actually possible to prove with that study.
As an example, the decision that studies on lung cancer and cigarettes prove causation took a lot of time, analysis and careful study design. It was not based on a bit of correlation and a hunch.
I love the example of that the number of babies born in a town has a direct correlation to the number of Indian takeaways in that town. So we can obviously assume that a good curry helps pregnancy yeah LOL12 -
a guy told me he doesnt eat pork because where ever the pork is cut from = such as rump roast for example that it where it will become fat on your body, so shoulder roast,pork belly,head cheese? ha.
he was a religious dude so i guess trying to eliminate evil pork from his diet, i still wonder if he was bullshittin me as he didnt laugh when he said that!4 -
I was told by a 19 year old fitness trainer at a gym that eating clean was ridiculous because there is no way anyone can stick to that lifestyle. So I would do better to download their fitness app and log in my calories because I can eat whatever I want, as long as I stay under my calorie goal. ...I had been eating clean for 3 months and had lost about 30 pounds. I told him that it was actually easy eating clean now that addictive sugars were out of my system. He looked at me like that was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his short life. He then grabbed a flip-yogurt from his fridge, read the nutritional facts off while adding them to his calorie app. He raved about how it was a decent snack and only had 190 calories in it. I pointed out it had 24g of Carbs and I stay under 15g a day. I pointed out it also had 17g of sugars which will burn up quickly in his system and make him feel ravenous later. He then said what I am doing for weight loss will absolutely not work for me long term. I stood up, shook his hand and said, "I think we are done here." He told me to feel free to come back to him when my plan fails. Four months later with some minor macro adjustments, my plan is still going strong.7
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I was told by a 19 year old fitness trainer at a gym that eating clean was ridiculous because there is no way anyone can stick to that lifestyle. So I would do better to download their fitness app and log in my calories because I can eat whatever I want, as long as I stay under my calorie goal. ...I had been eating clean for 3 months and had lost about 30 pounds. I told him that it was actually easy eating clean now that addictive sugars were out of my system. He looked at me like that was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his short life. He then grabbed a flip-yogurt from his fridge, read the nutritional facts off while adding them to his calorie app. He raved about how it was a decent snack and only had 190 calories in it. I pointed out it had 24g of Carbs and I stay under 15g a day. I pointed out it also had 17g of sugars which will burn up quickly in his system and make him feel ravenous later. He then said what I am doing for weight loss will absolutely not work for me long term. I stood up, shook his hand and said, "I think we are done here." He told me to feel free to come back to him when my plan fails. Four months later with some minor macro adjustments, my plan is still going strong.
Nothing wrong with what he said though. Eating clean is not necessary at all to lose weight38 -
My husband tells me when ever we have pasta that pasta is an empty carb so I can eat as much of it as I want and not gain weight. I have my bachelor's degree in nutrition and when I try to explain how that's not right he tries to argue with me.19
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I was told by a 19 year old fitness trainer at a gym that eating clean was ridiculous because there is no way anyone can stick to that lifestyle. So I would do better to download their fitness app and log in my calories because I can eat whatever I want, as long as I stay under my calorie goal. ...I had been eating clean for 3 months and had lost about 30 pounds. I told him that it was actually easy eating clean now that addictive sugars were out of my system. He looked at me like that was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his short life. He then grabbed a flip-yogurt from his fridge, read the nutritional facts off while adding them to his calorie app. He raved about how it was a decent snack and only had 190 calories in it. I pointed out it had 24g of Carbs and I stay under 15g a day. I pointed out it also had 17g of sugars which will burn up quickly in his system and make him feel ravenous later. He then said what I am doing for weight loss will absolutely not work for me long term. I stood up, shook his hand and said, "I think we are done here." He told me to feel free to come back to him when my plan fails. Four months later with some minor macro adjustments, my plan is still going strong.
That's not daft, though. It appears that he is still inexperienced, but none of what he said is wrong apart from the part where he assumed what would work for you and what wouldn't. If his way of eating left him feeling ravenous he wouldn't be in the shape he is (assuming he isn't overweight). Many people here have lost a lot of weight and maintained it for years eating just the way he is eating, without worrying about sugar or carbs, and without feeling ravenous all the time. Horses for courses.36 -
I remember seeing an infomercial as a kid about some sort of exercise/nutrition whatchamacallit where the guy was ragging at steppers and treadmills because "what people don't understand is all that exercise will just make your legs and thighs look bigger."2
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