"If it tastes good, spit it out."
thegreatcoyote
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That's a line from fitness guru Jack Lallane! I laughed when I read it and yet it really resonated with me. What are some other old school quotes and Idioms about weight loss. I'm thinking "A moment on the lips forever on the hips." Sort of stuff. No need for political correctness, lets hear what you've got!
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"If your grandmother can't pronounce the ingredients, don't eat it ... " or variations of that like "if your grandmother doesn't know what the ingredient is ... ", and then when "they" discovered that grandmothers were smarter than they figured ... "if your child can't pronounce the ingredients ..."7
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“Eating after eight makes you gain weight”15
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Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.
To lengthen your life, shorten your meals6 -
"If your grandmother can't pronounce the ingredients, don't eat it ... " or variations of that like "if your grandmother doesn't know what the ingredient is ... ", and then when "they" discovered that grandmothers were smarter than they figured ... "if your child can't pronounce the ingredients ..."
So if the ingredients of my pre-workout sound like they could be used as lightsaber fuel that's a bad thing?
(I know that stuff is bad for you, spare me the lecture. I'm working on switching to coffee)6 -
"Go you Chicken Fat Go".
I can actually sing much of the song from the early 60's by Robert Preston.https://youtube.com/watch?v=EFofqe26t-4
I had a total childhood flashback when Apple used it in an ad for their health app on iphones.0 -
"Go you Chicken Fat Go".
I can actually sing much of the song from the early 60's by Robert Preston.https://youtube.com/watch?v=EFofqe26t-4
I had a total childhood flashback when Apple used it in an ad for their health app on iphones.
We used to exercise to that song when I was in elementary school (I think 2nd or 3rd grade)!1 -
"Go you Chicken Fat Go".
I can actually sing much of the song from the early 60's by Robert Preston.https://youtube.com/watch?v=EFofqe26t-4
I had a total childhood flashback when Apple used it in an ad for their health app on iphones.
We used to exercise to that song when I was in elementary school (I think 2nd or 3rd grade)!
That is why I know it so well. Doesn't help that my Mom was the Jr, High gym teacher so not only did she have the students exercise to it but she kept the record when she retired and played it at home on occasion.1 -
youcantflexcardio wrote: »"If your grandmother can't pronounce the ingredients, don't eat it ... " or variations of that like "if your grandmother doesn't know what the ingredient is ... ", and then when "they" discovered that grandmothers were smarter than they figured ... "if your child can't pronounce the ingredients ..."
So if the ingredients of my pre-workout sound like they could be used as lightsaber fuel that's a bad thing?
Only to some!!
The rest of us know better or don't care.
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"If your grandmother can't pronounce the ingredients, don't eat it ... " or variations of that like "if your grandmother doesn't know what the ingredient is ... ", and then when "they" discovered that grandmothers were smarter than they figured ... "if your child can't pronounce the ingredients ..."
my grandma cant say 'courgette' properly...4 -
thegreatcoyote wrote: »That's a line from fitness guru Jack Lallane! I laughed when I read it and yet it really resonated with me. What are some other old school quotes and Idioms about weight loss. I'm thinking "A moment on the lips forever on the hips." Sort of stuff. No need for political correctness, lets hear what you've got!
'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels'
kill me now...7 -
Wow, interesting!!!!!!0
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Sweat is fat crying10
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TavistockToad wrote: »thegreatcoyote wrote: »That's a line from fitness guru Jack Lallane! I laughed when I read it and yet it really resonated with me. What are some other old school quotes and Idioms about weight loss. I'm thinking "A moment on the lips forever on the hips." Sort of stuff. No need for political correctness, lets hear what you've got!
'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels'
kill me now...
That's the one I was thinking of too, haha. I remember it being a big deal when she said that.2 -
These are funny but often very true! My old track coach used to say "don't dig your own grave with a knife and fork" and I like the saying "eat to live, don't live to eat." I'm enjoying reading these, good post 8
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My husband was poking fun at me one day as I was counting out a portion of peanuts for a snack. (Not really a weight loss motivator, just funny.) "You are what you eat I always say......oooo nuts!!"5
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"No pain, no gain"
The mentality that you need to suffer irks me. No special medals for those who make things harder than they need to be.9 -
I don't know if it was a saying but there was a thing where people were not supposed to eat white foods.0
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"A moment on the lips, forever on the hips."4
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If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner.
To lengthen your life, shorten your meals.1 -
12Sarah2015 wrote: »Sweat is fat crying
I like it!1 -
Exercise! Do push-ups from the table.4
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TavistockToad wrote: »thegreatcoyote wrote: »That's a line from fitness guru Jack Lallane! I laughed when I read it and yet it really resonated with me. What are some other old school quotes and Idioms about weight loss. I'm thinking "A moment on the lips forever on the hips." Sort of stuff. No need for political correctness, lets hear what you've got!
'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels'
kill me now...
My favorite take on that quote: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels... except donuts. Donuts taste like skinny can go *kitten* itself."16 -
"Too much milkshake makes too much Marsha."4
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The one I hate the absolute most:
"Eat To Live, not Live To Eat."2 -
Gluttony is not a secret vice!2
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Losing weight is hard
Being fat is hard
Choose your hard4 -
Fat in = fat on
I used to see this a lot in the teen geared magazines 😩3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »"If your grandmother can't pronounce the ingredients, don't eat it ... " or variations of that like "if your grandmother doesn't know what the ingredient is ... ", and then when "they" discovered that grandmothers were smarter than they figured ... "if your child can't pronounce the ingredients ..."
my grandma cant say 'courgette' properly...
mine can't say tortilla
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thegreatcoyote wrote: »Losing weight is hard
Being fat is hard
Choose your hard
can i ask why you don't like that one?0 -
If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
- Fred DeVito4
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