What I Hate About Watching My Weight/New Lifestyle/Dieting, etc. (A Place to Vent)
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I have a few friends who never seem to be hungry and have only the slightest interest in food. They're not skinny mind you, they are about my size (after a major weight loss), average. But I am jealous in that I am not a person who can skip lunch unintentionally or doesn't have a strong opinion about pasta sauce, fruit, etc. I have to count calories and watch myself in order to avoid gaining lots of weight and some people just have a natural self-control and lack of interest in food that makes it easier for them to maintain a healthy average weight. For me it's a struggle. I'm not claiming that some people are naturally fat/thin, I know that's a hot topic on these forums. I acknowledge that I tend to use food for celebration, consolation, etc, and all of that. I'm just a bit jealous of people who don't do that and have healthy or "don't care" attitudes about what they consume.
The only bright side of this I can see is that I've funneled my energies into getting very good nutrition and hitting my goals and some of my aforementioned friends just have coffee, fast food burger, and a bunch of gummi worms in a day. While that's maybe typical for a teenager, we're 40. Hoping the nutrition will help me continue to feel great!22 -
Fluctuations up and down up and down 🤚6
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I hate the thought that, because of loose skin and stretch marks, I might still hate how my stomach looks after I work so hard to lose all the weight.26
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jennifer_417 wrote: »I hate the thought that, because of loose skin and stretch marks, I might still hate how my stomach looks after I work so hard to lose all the weight.
Oh I absolutely hate how my stomach looks since I've lost all the weight. Makes me want to just have it all cut off.12 -
Every new item at the stores labelled protein this and protein that. One new bar had less protein than half an egg. Such false advertising.....19
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I get tired of making my food... I wish they had healthy low cal food for delivery.14
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I hate that I don't have my own pool so I didn't have to wait for lanes at the gym.
Also - I hate people pointing out that I lost weight.. like several times in a month. Yeah I am trying to lose weight, I don't need the outside "encouragement" which actually makes me feel awkward trying to acknowledge.
Same! When I first started to seriously lose weight in late 2012-early 2014 (maintenance) I had went from 300-150's (now around 204 hoping to get to 150-160) & work with the public! You can just imagine the gamut of comments, advice, & critiques I received. At times I'll admit it was hilarious to hear some of the bad bro science/woo/Dr. Oz kind of advice.
Just a few months ago I had a customer tell me they had asked a coworker at my thinnest if I was dying of cancer.7 -
Managing my depression and not stress eating. Staying on track is easy when you’re feeling well, but when I’m really depressed I have to dig DEEP to not give in. I hate it. It’s exhausting.22
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I hate having to think about food so much of the time. I wish I could not think about it and not have to plan out what I’m going to eat. I wish I could not give a single thought to food until I get hungry, then eat what sounds good at the time. Sigh.24
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elisa123gal wrote: »I get tired of making my food... I wish they had healthy low cal food for delivery.
Similarly, I wish there were more options for sizes and quantities of things at regular supermarkets. Like two hamburger buns or two small cupcakes or a half size pack of cookies, half bread loaves that kind of thing. The ones near me have a few single bakery items but usually only huge bagels and bolillos.23 -
I'm generally a positive person but I'm going to take full advantage of this thread. Most of the things I hate about experimenting with my diet and watching weight etc. is how aware I am of all the bad information and terrible advice that exists out there.
- I hate knowing what works specifically for me through years of experimentation and having other people tell me their *kitten* click bait nutrition tip to "shred fat".
- I hate all the bad advice in general the public keeps rinsing and repeating since the 90's i.e. "you need to avoid fat" "Breakfast is absolutely critical" "Fasting is bad for you" "You need to eat protein every 20 minutes to take advantage of muscle synthesis"
- I hate how people talk about metabolism like it's some magical tiny machine in your stomach that either runs fast or slow based on genetics.
- I hate when people complain that they can't lose weight yet refuse to even entertain the idea of counting macros and doing some basic math.
- I hate all of the dogma around any diet or method of training and the advocates that spend so much time trying to shove it down your throat.
- I hate witnessing parents feed their kids crap food and wonder why they're overweight and unhappy.
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I hate having to always think abut what I am going to eat, I just want to make "normal food", and order anything off a menu, and not have to figure out how many calories I ate. I know I will always count calories because if I don't I gain weight, because I overeat. I fall back into old habits. I lost 125 pounds over two years, thought I had it all figured out and had a better attitude about food, then I put 75 back on over that same period of time.
I also hate all the misinformation out there on nutrition. Stop trying to sell me something and just tell me what works!18 -
I hate that I'm pissy that people notice my partners weight loss but not mine.26
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Ok, I am going to apologize in advance if I offend anyone. My mindset may not be mainstream. I have been through the ups and downs of weight loss. I am very active at times and other time not so much. I am married and have 3 children who are active and like sports. I have gone through several cycles of my life when I didn't make dieting and exercising a priority. In retro... I learned from those days and begun to realize that making excuses and not focusing on my health was getting in the way of what I really wanted to achieve. With that said I am not going to attempt to write a bio or short story here. I just want to emphasize that dieting and maintaining your weight is challenging for some people and doesn't get easier as we age. You can equate it to school or any other challenging time of your life. It going to be difficult for some and others may have developed good habits early in life. Learning how your body responds to different types of food and why you crave this is important. You may have to sacrifice taste at times and when you have extra time to prepare healthy foods, just do it! Exercise can be fun, however you might have to experience some pain if you want true results. The experience can be rewarding and you have to stay positive if you want to fulfill your dreams. NEVER give up an try to find someone who you can share the expereince with. I hope this helps. I know it does not apply to everyone. Good day.
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I've enjoyed reading so many comments, there are plenty I could list but most of the time I just get on with doing what it takes to stay slim. Been maintaining my weight for 5 years, it does get easier so take heart.
Good to hear, it was getting depressing...6 -
What I just really can't understand, is people wanting to be/get healthy or lose weight, but at the same moment do not eat ANY fruits/vegetables whatsoever. I mean; wtf. How do you think you will lose weight if you are just not eating the healthy stuff? Bonus points for people not eating fruits/veggies, but do drink loads of Coke/eat loads of junk food.
Not everyone can handle fruits and vegetables. I am on a low fiber diet because of GI issues17 -
I hate that it was SO easy when I had an active job (PLUS active hobbies) to stay slim and hardly have to think about food, diet, or being hungry. Putting on a couple pounds? Just trim back on the fast food and soda....
Now that I sit on my butt in front of a computer for long days, every day, it requires a LOT of effort to lose weight, and I feel miserable anytime I'm in enough deficit for an appreciable loss (1/2 lb/week or more). Hungry every single day, watching everything you eat, and feeling horribly guilty everytime I say *screw it* and eat what I want, knowing I just undid the tiny progress i maybe otherwise was making. Having to take up a bunch of my free time to go to the gym, leaving very little time for anything else by the time I cook dinner....
Honestly, it has me seriously considering taking a big pay cut to find a more active job again....27 -
I hate having to think about food so much of the time. I wish I could not think about it and not have to plan out what I’m going to eat. I wish I could not give a single thought to food until I get hungry, then eat what sounds good at the time. Sigh.seltzermint555 wrote: »I have a few friends who never seem to be hungry and have only the slightest interest in food. They're not skinny mind you, they are about my size (after a major weight loss), average. But I am jealous in that I am not a person who can skip lunch unintentionally or doesn't have a strong opinion about pasta sauce, fruit, etc. I have to count calories and watch myself in order to avoid gaining lots of weight and some people just have a natural self-control and lack of interest in food that makes it easier for them to maintain a healthy average weight. For me it's a struggle. I'm not claiming that some people are naturally fat/thin, I know that's a hot topic on these forums. I acknowledge that I tend to use food for celebration, consolation, etc, and all of that. I'm just a bit jealous of people who don't do that and have healthy or "don't care" attitudes about what they consume.
yeah, all that...I was invited to a working brunch yesterday, and we all ate lots and it was delicious, and I was fine enjoying it and not really counting and just assuming this would just be a cheat day and those happen. What I really aggrieved me about myself though was that when everyone was done eating and we moved the plates aside and got to the work part, I was still picking at the food left on the table, for hours. Every few minutes, I'd reach for another cracker, another piece of cheese. At one point I made myself more coffee just to have something in my hands, but once I finished it, I went right back to grazing. No one else was doing this.
Why can't I control this? I'd had my - excellent - fill of all of it. I'd guiltlessly tried every single thing on the table. It was a lovely, satisfying meal - but so long as there was something more to grab in front of me, I couldn't think about anything else. That seems like some core issue to try and figure out...
On the other hand, once I left, I didn't think about food for the rest of the day, got home fairly late and didn't even notice I hadn't eaten anything since the big brunch, because I was still full and all 'fooded out' for the day. That's not an ideal way to control weight, I guess, but its something that gives me a bit of optimism that the constant-thinking-about-food can eventually be controlled and ameliorated too - it just needs to be an active, aware project.
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HoneyBadger155 wrote: »I hate that it was SO easy when I had an active job (PLUS active hobbies) to stay slim and hardly have to think about food, diet, or being hungry. Putting on a couple pounds? Just trim back on the fast food and soda....
Now that I sit on my butt in front of a computer for long days, every day, it requires a LOT of effort to lose weight, and I feel miserable anytime I'm in enough deficit for an appreciable loss (1/2 lb/week or more). Hungry every single day, watching everything you eat, and feeling horribly guilty everytime I say *screw it* and eat what I want, knowing I just undid the tiny progress i maybe otherwise was making. Having to take up a bunch of my free time to go to the gym, leaving very little time for anything else by the time I cook dinner....
Honestly, it has me seriously considering taking a big pay cut to find a more active job again....
Yup... One of the reasons I stay at my job, I could make more, but I get to stay active....9
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