What I Hate About Watching My Weight/New Lifestyle/Dieting, etc. (A Place to Vent)
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etherealanwar wrote: »-Having to plan ahead of time whenever you decide to go out to a restaurant
-Avoiding certain restaurants because none of their options can fit into your daily calorie limit
-Having to limit yourself to one meal for the day when eating out
-No more boredom snacking allowed (this used to be my go to when bored, its no wonder I ballooned up)
-Avoiding eating at other peoples places because you cannot track it
-Thinking way too often about food and what your next meal will be
Fours years later and my whole life revolves around eating and thinking about when I'm going to be able to eat again.
yup... nice delts btw
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I thought this is a thread where you could come and vent and now it has turned into a conversation on what is right or wrong to say to someone, can we start venting instead of arguing
1. I hate having to plan my calories to go out to eat
2. I hate having a panic attack when plans change and have to quickly adapt to other foods
3. I hate busting my *kitten* and still not losing weight
4. I miss having onion rings and have to big time plan for them or exercise like crazy for extra calories
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I hate that losing weight is painfully slow compared to the rate at which you can gain. I can just have one cheat day and gain 4 lb. that I worked 3 weeks to get off. That's one reason I've been staying away from cheat days. 😯14
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I hate that losing weight is painfully slow compared to the rate at which you can gain. I can just have one cheat day and gain 4 lb. that I worked 3 weeks to get off. That's one reason I've been staying away from cheat days. 😯
3 lbs on a cheat day? What's your surplus? 10000 cals? Only way to gain 3 lbs of fat.9 -
Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »
Snappy rejoinder you'd probably never actually be able to use:I have a few.
1. When people say, "But carbs are the debil"! Um, not they're not and unless you want punched, stop saying that!
2. When people constantly comment on what I'm eating/not eating. MIND YOUR OWN FREAKIN BUSINESS!
3. When people insist food is "good or bad". Food is inanimate. It's neither good or bad.
4. When people say, "Oh you're being good today, huh?" when I pass up some food or treat. *insert eyeroll emoji
5. Knowing how many calories/fat/sodium is in my favorite foods. I'm looking right at you, Chick-fil-A waffle fries and nuggets!
6. That delicious sauces, gravies, dressings have so many stinking calories! LET ME LIVE MY LIFE!
7. That genetics play such a big. Every woman in my family has what I refer to as Pancake Butt. I have to work WAY harder than say, @quiksylver296 to get that #squatbooty and keep it from deflating. It's just not fair!
8. Oh, and that no matter how much weight I lose, muscle mass I gain, I STILL have a double chin.
Okay, that was more than a few, but those are the ones that really grind my gears!
"Not really, but yesterday was my day for eating treats. Today's my day to go around punching people."
THAT, I like!
It reminds me of this...
I do both and I highly recommend it..i also punch my husband and he punches me. He's a good person to punch because he's trained very well, very tall, very strong.. if I can get my moves through his guard then I could do it on anyone.
small print : admittedly its in a martial arts club and when I punch I expect the other person to defend and visa versa..theres a relationship of respect and learning ect.. and some punches I dont do with full force except with protective gear or I would get my *kitten* kicked very very bad by Sifu. But other than those provisos yep I punch people for fun.. I'm female and train mostly men twice my size.. and i hit people with sticks and swords as well and stab people **cough** rubber knives 🤣 and after 16yrs I'm getting good at it. And people still want me to hit them. Make no mistake, I'm not Bruce Lee, more of a Kung fu panda in both looks and humor and every injury he ever suffered 🤣 but hopefully I can look less like a panda very soon.
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I hate that losing weight is painfully slow compared to the rate at which you can gain. I can just have one cheat day and gain 4 lb. that I worked 3 weeks to get off. That's one reason I've been staying away from cheat days. 😯
If you have a big meal or a bad day, the scale may be a couple of pounds higher the next day because you'll likely have had a high sodium intake which would have caused you to store excess water. But it's not permanent fat gain and should mostly go away in a few days.14 -
It seems like no matter what's going on some people just have to be Judgey McJudgepants, or hijack a thread with side discussions instead of starting a new thread or sending messages.
That being said,
Cheese. I miss being able to eat as much cheese as I want without worrying about the calories.
The same with nuts. The days of just tossing back handfuls of nuts are over.23 -
I hate that losing weight is painfully slow compared to the rate at which you can gain. I can just have one cheat day and gain 4 lb. that I worked 3 weeks to get off. That's one reason I've been staying away from cheat days. 😯
If you have a big meal or a bad day, the scale may be a couple of pounds higher the next day because you'll likely have had a high sodium intake which would have caused you to store excess water. But it's not permanent fat gain and should mostly go away in a few days.
I've been weighing myself daily for a long time and use a weight tracking app and spreadsheet, so those scale fluctuations don't panic me (slightly annoyed though, lol). However, what *does* bother me is the resulting bathroom usage that gets rid of the water weight. If I'm very active and eat more carbs and high-sodium foods than usual, the day after, I will be running, no, sprinting, to the bathroom every hour or two. I normally only need to go every 3+ hours, so it's quite irritating.5 -
First off, if you are going to post that you have no hate towards anything in the title, have embraced it all with acceptance, yada yada, this is not the place for that. (Please start your own thread.)
This is where we get to let off some steam about the things that secretly make us roll our eyes, curse under our breath, think evil thoughts about...well, you get the picture.
I will start:
All of the fast food commercials I am subjected to if I want to watch television programming. Now, these aren't foods I would normally choose if I wasn't watching my calorie intake, but for some reason (because advertisers know what buttons to push) I start wanting them. It gets ridiculous when these commercials are crammed between shows about obesity, weight loss, etc.
Then there are the smells, those fatty, salty/sweet smells that waft through the air in any Walmart, Target, grocery store or in some parts of some cities, in the general area.
What's your beef?
Ya. Isn't it ironic that you don't see TV ads for Brussel sprouts or 3 bean salad? But you constantly see ads for artery hardening heart attack burgers loaded with cheese, bacon and beef! Oh Henry bars, Coca Cola, Honey nut Cheerios the list goes on....5 -
With family I don't talk about losing weight. I don't want their opinion.
- I hate that while I've started being more careful about what I eat I am very much still obese and so people don't understand that I refuse seconds, turn down takeaways, etc.
- I hate that I have to be creative about skipping meals or not eating in social situations involving foods.
- I hate how blind I feel staying with family for a few days without my scales, not cooking myself... Looking forward to going back home. OTOH there no food prep and planning for a few days, Yay
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Every once and a while I find sample packets in the locally owned, single store health food store. Sometimes these type of places have open houses or vendor days where you can sample a lot of items. Sometimes asking the employees at these places they will be able to assist you in sample items.Why do protein powders only come in huge tubs?! I’ve only found a couple brands online that sell sample sizes. Annoying!
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That I still don't fit clothes in stores. When I started because I was too big and the clothes too smaal Now that I am at my goals weight because I am too small and the clothes too big!9
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Well, there is one thing I want to rant about. It's actually one of the things that tends to make people who maintain natural weight loss the most successful. Many in society poo poo on people for cognitive restraint. Whether its calorie counting, macro tracking, carb counting, IF, OMAD. Many in society feel that's its messed up. We have disordered eating.15
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psychod787 wrote: »Well, there is one thing I want to rant about. It's actually one of the things that tends to make people who maintain natural weight loss the most successful. Many in society poo poo on people for cognitive restraint. Whether its calorie counting, macro tracking, carb counting, IF, OMAD. Many in society feel that's its messed up. We have disordered eating.
Many in society (the majority, at least in America) are also overweight or obese.8 -
I hate the fact that it's expected at my workplace to go out to a restaurant every day for lunch with the team and I have to "guesstimate" the calories since the local restaurants don't post counts.9
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Oh my gosh, SO much to vent about! Haha, but I'll keep it short!
Mainly, I hate that being healthy is culturally unacceptable. The norm is to be sleep deprived and jacked up on coffee, eating junk food all day then binging on Netflix after work before repeating. The moment you present something different, you're seen as weird, too controlling, or Miss Perfect.24 -
DoubleUbea wrote: »
Every once and a while I find sample packets in the locally owned, single store health food store. Sometimes these type of places have open houses or vendor days where you can sample a lot of items. Sometimes asking the employees at these places they will be able to assist you in sample items.Why do protein powders only come in huge tubs?! I’ve only found a couple brands online that sell sample sizes. Annoying!
Yes I have seen sample packs in small mom and pop health food stores3 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
Pretty much!MonkeyMel21 wrote: »I just hate that it’s never ending. I really enjoy working out, I’ve got that part down. I do NOT enjoy paying constant attention to what I eat in order to maintain my weight. It’s like I can never truly relax, constant vigilance.
Sick of looking at numbers.
Can’t wait to hit maintenance so I won’t have to be so strict.
Spoiler alert, maintenance is almost just as hard, lol.
Way to rain on my parade 😅😊
Frankly I think maintenance is the hardest part - when I relax a bit I gain my weight back and have to start all over again
I'm like this too, with my "last 15". I relax a little and it comes back almost instantly. I honestly have a new view on people who aren't obese and struggle with their weight because of this. I used to think, really, you're "average" so why do you care if you gain 5 lb?! Now I get it. 5 lb on a small person is like a very large person gaining 30 lb.
For me the 100+ getting out of large plus sizes was relatively easy to lose and isn't too hard to maintain. It's that 15 lb between a tight size 8 and a comfy size 12 that is difficult to manage and I'm afraid if I let it go I'll gradually slide back up where I don't ever want to be.17 -
That_Hiker_Chick wrote: »Oh my gosh, SO much to vent about! Haha, but I'll keep it short!
Mainly, I hate that being healthy is culturally unacceptable. The norm is to be sleep deprived and jacked up on coffee, eating junk food all day then binging on Netflix after work before repeating. The moment you present something different, you're seen as weird, too controlling, or Miss Perfect.
I feel like it's a very American thing. In my country (Panama), people are actually pretty supportive of others watching what they eat and trying to lose weight. We have an obesity problem too here (a normal meal is accompanied by a million cups of rice), but everyone in their mind is on a diet, even if they are ordering Krispy Kremes everyday. So they tend to be pretty supportive of others who are doing it. I've generally gotten positive comments from friends, and not much peer pressure to try to misbehave.
Sorry you have to go through that though. It makes it much tougher.6
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