Office Non-Compliment
newbeetler
Posts: 197 Member
Today in the office I was told by a colleague that they see me go to the gym every lunch over the last 18 months (Known me for 3 years) and he hasn’t seen me loose any weight or imagine me lifting any real weight.
I tried not to laugh
I tried not to laugh
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well that was nice of them7
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'It's a great outlet for my pent-up rage due to working with *kitten*holes like yourself'
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I was enjoying it so much today I nearly didn’t go back 😂8
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No accounting for fools. Blind, stupid and tactless.6
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What an *kitten* and an idiot.
Well done on your progress!5 -
Well you need to send him those pics and say you didn't want him worrying, you're doing just fine. What an a$$hat6
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He obviously needs detailed info about your daily workout and meal plan, ad nauseum. 10
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I think your success makes him feel inferior so he's trying to ruin your momentum. Keep going. When others mention your success to him, it'll really bother him. Jealousy rears it's ugly head. Your are doing great!12
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why lift in socks?4
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1. What a douche
B. You could always tell him that he's right: "working out" is just a cover story. You're actually carrying on a torrid long-term lunchtime affair with (pick one: a hot female celebrity, a hot male coworker, an unlikely male coworker, your boss, his boss, his wife).
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2baninja - It provides a flatter platform than shoes which have a lean forwards as the heel is slightly higher.
Better balance and better platform for a heavy lift.
You can get flat lifting shoes or better shoes than the trainers I wear but it less outlay to lift in socks for dead’s.
Better base in short1 -
Well clearly your coworker needs their eyes checked!3
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I would have laughed in his face.
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Taking the high road will serve better - harboring feelings after the event usually gets me in trouble with my eating challenges - ruminating can set me back. I have this on my fridge: The one who apologizes first is the BRAVEST. The one who forgives first is the STRONGEST. The one who forgets first is the HAPPIEST. I have to be changing my lifestyle because it is right for me to do so. I can be hooked on feedback and when I don't get what I expect, I pout, feel discounted, etc. It is not my job to get into his/her head. It is not their job to notice my change. It is my job to learn how to be a duck and let most stuff roll off my back.10
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Your workmate is probably jealous. But I had to comment on the fact that you look 5 1/2 years younger than your original picture, not older. Well done!!!5
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I work out using my office gym on my lunches most days. I can’t stand the comments from people “ohhhh are you on a diet?!” Ugh. Just let me get in my 30 minutes of exercise in peace lol5
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Im guessing he had his dog with him? ya know his guide dog because he must be blind .....that or just a rude dickhead who feels the need to try and put people down even when they are smashing it4
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Jealousy, plain and simple. You look great and the work you have put in is obvious:)3
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People are jerks sometimes. I also think a lot of people think if a guy lifts he's supposed to be all gigantic and bulky. It's annoying. My brother-in-law thinks this. He's morbidly obese and lifts and thinks that his body is basically Arnold Schwarzenegger! haha
I've had the jerky comments too. I don't lift but I do hike a LOT and have since I was at my almost-heaviest. I used to get "hmm you don't look like a hiker, is that safe?" when I was heavier...now I get the SAME comments "you look kind of wimpy to hike that difficult trail, are you sure you can do it?" I just ignore it.5 -
Your workmate might just be clueless and not mean...depends on the person...
Your progress is amazing in any case!!!3 -
I would politely tell them to self-fornicate and not associate with them again.8
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You should have deadlifted this rube.8
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Thanks for the comments guys. I just thought it was such a funny comment.
Ran it off today and said to hell with it. Did my OHP workout and went for a 15 minute run which turned into a 40 minute 5k15 -
newbeetler wrote: »2baninja - It provides a flatter platform than shoes which have a lean forwards as the heel is slightly higher.
Better balance and better platform for a heavy lift.
You can get flat lifting shoes or better shoes than the trainers I wear but it less outlay to lift in socks for dead’s.
Better base in short
Interesting, I get the flatter workout, but I would've thought that lifting in footwear would give you a more solid base, like it's easier to balance on 1 foot in shoes then in bare feet.... unless that's just me...
thanks
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I'd look at the guy with a puzzled look (at least 3-5 seconds) and say "I'm trying to figure out why you would say something like that."9
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I guess when you see someone everyday, that it is harder to notice change. Good work, keep it up!1
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newbeetler wrote: »2baninja - It provides a flatter platform than shoes which have a lean forwards as the heel is slightly higher.
Better balance and better platform for a heavy lift.
You can get flat lifting shoes or better shoes than the trainers I wear but it less outlay to lift in socks for dead’s.
Better base in short
Interesting, I get the flatter workout, but I would've thought that lifting in footwear would give you a more solid base, like it's easier to balance on 1 foot in shoes then in bare feet.... unless that's just me...
thanks
You drive down through your heels and spread your toes out for balance to lift heavy - socks, converse (which I lift in) or weight lifting shoes make a huge difference. I was using normal padded gym shoes which had a soft and slightly raised heel - switched it up and it made a world of difference.
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Take him to the gym with you.0
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Wow the change in how that shirt fits!! Congrats!
As for the asshat, he was tactless and insensitive but day to day you wouldn't look different, you've reached the stage where you are making incremental changes which are when you see them year to year AMAZING but day to day you would look the same and people forget the old you because they are just not that invested. Hell I forgot what my sister looked like just last summer (a year ago) she had weight loss surgery a few months ago and has lost almost 50kg and I got the shock of my life scrolling back through photos and seeing one of her last summer. I know she is thinner, I know she looks great and I compliment her regularly but this is the new normal.
Problem for the asshat is that they don't recognise that in order to maintain your gains, you have to maintain what got you here. You can't just sit on your laurels and assume your body is going to keep doing what it is doing!! THAT is the difference between you and him.
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