“But there aren’t any calories in sour cream.”

Tell me about it! But try to get the cats to accept a Respect Your Human day and they'll give you a disdainful look and trot off to bathe in front of the window.

MikePTY wrote: »

I used to get a lot of "you can't eat that, you're on a diet!" Because every once in a while I would order something "unhealthy" like fast food, even though I could fit it within my calorie goals. Now that I've lost the weight, people don't really say that to me anymore, but I know some of them are thinking "oh because you work out a lot you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight." Nope. Working out certainly gives me the freedom to eat more than I would have if I didn't work out, but I still have to monitor and track my calorie intake. There are plenty of people I train with regularly who are still obese. Exercise alone won't do it.

I think this is the #1 reason people fail... people think they have to give up everything.

hesn92 wrote: »

Well it is true that calories don't exist on your birthday.

Marvellous, next Sunday I'm gonna spend alllllll day eating then 😂

puffbrat wrote: »

estherdragonbat wrote: »

Tell me about it! But try to get the cats to accept a Respect Your Human day and they'll give you a disdainful look and trot off to bathe in front of the window.

You mean bathe on your lap while blocking your computer screen.

That's exactly what mine did last night. Settle in to watch a show; he hops up and proceeds to spend the next 10 minutes grooming between his toes. Loudly Then it was face-washing time. I think we all know who's in charge here...

KimberlyCapone wrote: »

MikePTY wrote: »

I used to get a lot of "you can't eat that, you're on a diet!" Because every once in a while I would order something "unhealthy" like fast food, even though I could fit it within my calorie goals. Now that I've lost the weight, people don't really say that to me anymore, but I know some of them are thinking "oh because you work out a lot you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight." Nope. Working out certainly gives me the freedom to eat more than I would have if I didn't work out, but I still have to monitor and track my calorie intake. There are plenty of people I train with regularly who are still obese. Exercise alone won't do it.

I think this is the #1 reason people fail... people think they have to give up everything.

I think you're right, @KimberlyCapone . This was always my problem.

I knew I had to lose weight, and I knew that meant I had to eat less and be more active. But I lacked a strategy - how much less to eat? How much more active to be? Lacking that strategy, I would vow to give up everything good to eat, get up early every morning to exercise, and so on. You know the routine. I'd usually last a few weeks, until I get fed up or until "life got in the way."

Once I realized that there was a manageable way to lose weight by counting calories, it was like the heavens opened. Suddenly I had a strategy that I could live with -- one that was reasonable, adaptable, and allowed for occasional lapses and frequent indulgences. It encouraged exercise and rewarded consistence and responsibility, without being restrictive or punishing.

I have been going strong ever since. That's why I'm an advocate of simply counting calories - it was a liberating experience for me and has literally changed my life. It baffles me that others don't feel this way too.

hesn92 wrote: »

I'm so jealous. I want a cat

We've been talking about it for years and finally headed to the shelter in January and got one. They had a bake sale that day - those calories don't count, right?

I have a group of three girlfriends and we eat out a lot. One of them says (almost every week) - do you think you can find something at XYZ restaurant that you can eat? I respond the same way every week - I can eat anywhere it's just a matter of budgeting and finding something that fits that budget. EVERY WEEK she says this. I love her but damn girl stop asking the same question.

Overheard outside the gym by the bag lockers..............."Calories are bits of fat"

hesn92 wrote: »

Well it is true that calories don't exist on your birthday.

ruqayyahsmum wrote: »

Marvellous, next Sunday I'm gonna spend alllllll day eating then 😂

I think it is bedtime. Based on the previous posts, I read this as "it is true that cats don't exist on your birthday," followed by "I'm gonna spend all day eating them."

Whoops! ;D