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So the pharmacist asked me about my diet

hmhill17
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Been going to same pharmacy for 12 years. Pharmacist noticed I'd lost weight and asked me what diet I was on. Told her it was the eat less, exercise more diet and she just stared at me like I was speaking another language. I think she was expecting me to say Keto or Adkins or something like that.
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People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!7
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Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
Even doctors and other health care professionals ask.7 -
I had the same exchange with somebody a while back, but her response was "oh I'm so disappointed!" so at least maybe there was a little self awareness there?7
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missysippy930 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
Even doctors and other health care professionals ask.
Or assume they found it and present it like it's the GOAT, like my endocrinologist who strongly insisted I just "not eat anything white."
Color based diets seem hilariously popular for reasons I don't get. Nature is somewhat color coded, but not... not that way.8 -
Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.10 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.
This is interesting to me given most diets/eating plans require you to count something ie: carbs, macros, weight watchers points.0 -
lady_bug_jd wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.
This is interesting to me given most diets/eating plans require you to count something ie: carbs, macros, weight watchers points.
Low carb diets don't really require you to actually count carbs. My friend Julie lost her weight doing South Beach and just followed the plan as outlined in the books...she didn't physically count anything. My dad lost his weight doing Atkins...same thing...he never physically counted anything. My mom did WW...for her, points were easier to manage than actual calories. My friend Darrell didn't do any kind of diet at all...he just cut out soda from his diet except for one on Saturday and lost 25 Lbs. I haven't counted a calorie or anything else in over 6.5 years...I usually put about 8 Lbs on over the winter when my activity level dips...it comes off in the spring when my activity level increases...I don't count anything.
There are literally thousands of ways to lose weight and maintain weight that don't require counting anything.16 -
That is the one question I don't hate it but I kinda do because it's such a let down the answer. It's just like the OP said, eating right, exercise. You can't duplicate exactly what I'm doing because it just didn't work like that. It really is the biggest let down answer though.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »My dad lost his weight doing Atkins...same thing...he never physically counted anything.
The Atkins I did in 2003 by following DANDR to the letter on the page required calculating and counting the amount of net carbs I ate every day. That is how you found at what custom number of grams/day you lost, maintained, and gained, weight. So a person could figure out how many carbs s/he could eat and stay in one of those groups as Atkins is not 20 grams/day for the rest of ones life.
Maybe Atkins the corporation did away with the foundation of the diet after Dr. Atkins death/publications post-DANDR, but then it really isn't Atkins anymore is it vs. just eating lower carb by avoiding the obviously high carb foods.
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Been going to same pharmacy for 12 years. Pharmacist noticed I'd lost weight and asked me what diet I was on. Told her it was the eat less, exercise more diet and she just stared at me like I was speaking another language. I think she was expecting me to say Keto or Adkins or something like that.
When asked I've started prefacing my explanation with "I'll tell you but you might not like it..."
Some people seem genuinely upset when I tell them that all I did was make sure that most of the time I was in a calorie deficit. Like they think I've somehow cheated and didn't deserve the progress I've made because I didn't punish myself to achieve it or follow some "solution" or "plan".8 -
Put don’t believe others can have self discipline and accountability. I was asked once what drugs were I taking which was so hurtful as at that time I worked out 5 days a week in spite of anxiety and depression issues I cannot stand seeing people but it’s easier to accept if it’s something other hard work as then one has to reflect on their life choices4
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I've done Keto and it I not what most expect.
The first week you'll lose water but then you need to be in ketosis and stay in it for at least a month or more before you become fat adapted.
It's an extremely hard thing to follow if you was wanting to be fat adapted.
Reality is much less appealing when you know the truth and that is what ever diet you choose to follow it takes time and you have to stick to it.
I've lost weight in various different ways, every time I needed to get some off I've had to doing something different every time. I think it's just age.
I couldn't do a 1200 calorie diet now but when I was in my 20s I did.
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Pharmacist noticed I'd lost weight and asked me what diet I was on.
She's a pharmacist. She might have advanced knowledge of medicine, but specialization in nutrition and diet isn't a prerequisite, other than interaction with biology to ensure there aren't adverse reactions to medication.
You'll find plenty of healthy and unhealthy pharmacists, as you will doctors; they're trying like the rest of us, and have the same naitivities of the general population.
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Been going to same pharmacy for 12 years. Pharmacist noticed I'd lost weight and asked me what diet I was on. Told her it was the eat less, exercise more diet and she just stared at me like I was speaking another language. I think she was expecting me to say Keto or Adkins or something like that.
Im going to go agaisnt the grain here and say there is a fair bit of projection in this story.
Pharmacist probably just asked as small talk, meaning to complement you and ask a friendly question - what diet or method did you use?
The 'staring at me like I spoke another language' or the perception that she was expecting you to say Keto or Atkins are just perceptions on your part.
she could equally have been hoping you said Using xyz product - and hey we sell that, you can buy it here.
Is possible - nobody, including you, knows what she was really thinking or hoping you would say.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.
I think at the end of it all, the only reason those other fad diet works is because it makes people think twice before they randomly eat- they don’t eat from the bread basket or take the cookie being offered at the office, for example. I firmly believe that at the end, it still amounts to CICO.
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my answer of ' eat less and move more' is met the same way. people want easy.4
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fitpal4242 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.
I think at the end of it all, the only reason those other fad diet works is because it makes people think twice before they randomly eat- they don’t eat from the bread basket or take the cookie being offered at the office, for example. I firmly believe that at the end, it still amounts to CICO.
it definitely does. have never said it didnt work. the problem with them though is that it doesnt teach the person on how much to eat. i eat the same things i always have - just a lot less of them. i also move a lot more as well. if you can eat low or no carb for the rest of your life, more power to you. i couldnt do it for a week, much less 30 years. lol3 -
The nurse at my gastroenterologist office was stunned when looked at the records from my family doctor and saw I weighed 186 in 2016 (I'm 130 now). She thought it must be a mistake
Then she of course asked how I did it. Apparently they just don't see a lot of people who are successful at weight loss.
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I've had many people, when I mention my calorie counting ways, say 'calorie counting does not work' for them. I let it go, because telling them they must be doing it wrong is not going to help lol.6
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I worked at a Pharmacy. The female Pharmacists single-handedly kept the Slim Fast aisle in business.
They swore the Slim Fast worked. It didn't. They still complained about being fat. I think they just liked the "guilt free" sweets.1 -
deputy_randolph wrote: »I worked at a Pharmacy. The female Pharmacists single-handedly kept the Slim Fast aisle in business.
They swore the Slim Fast worked. It didn't. They still complained about being fat. I think they just liked the "guilt free" sweets.
Its true. I love meal replacement shakes because I find them to be delicious, and often drank them for enjoyment.
Sadly, that's not the route to weight loss and probably caused me to gain a little. Or more than a little. =P3 -
The nurse at my gastroenterologist office was stunned when looked at the records from my family doctor and saw I weighed 186 in 2016 (I'm 130 now). She thought it must be a mistake
Then she of course asked how I did it. Apparently they just don't see a lot of people who are successful at weight loss.
Apparently not. I am practically bigfoot around here. I could cage myself and sell tickets for viewings.
It would be nice if weight loss was a boring subject because everyone was successful not because what I did was "boring" to accomplish what I have so far.5 -
My doctor noticed I lost weight, and I explained it as "eat less, move more, count calories, stopped snacking on chips and cookies." She nodded her head and kept going, totally uninterested. I thought she'd be proud lol. But I guess she was just looking for something bonkers like, "I exist on celery and fairy dust, and eat a cube of cheese when I feel like I might faint" so that she'd know if she had to refer me for psychiatric evaluation.1
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You don’t count calories??0
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grinning_chick wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »My dad lost his weight doing Atkins...same thing...he never physically counted anything.
The Atkins I did in 2003 by following DANDR to the letter on the page required calculating and counting the amount of net carbs I ate every day. That is how you found at what custom number of grams/day you lost, maintained, and gained, weight. So a person could figure out how many carbs s/he could eat and stay in one of those groups as Atkins is not 20 grams/day for the rest of ones life.
Maybe Atkins the corporation did away with the foundation of the diet after Dr. Atkins death/publications post-DANDR, but then it really isn't Atkins anymore is it vs. just eating lower carb by avoiding the obviously high carb foods.
My dad did Atkins in '95...IDK, but I know he never counted anything...that was never his bag. He just ate a lot of meat.1 -
fitpal4242 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Pamela_Sue wrote: »People are still looking for that magical solution - good luck finding it!
I don't think it's so much looking for a magical solution (maybe some people) as it is that calorie counters are a minority in the dieting world. I think for a lot of people, it's just easier to do a prescribed diet...calorie counting can be kind of a PITA IMO.
I know quite a few people who've lost weight over the years, and I'm the only one that ever counted calories.
I think at the end of it all, the only reason those other fad diet works is because it makes people think twice before they randomly eat- they don’t eat from the bread basket or take the cookie being offered at the office, for example. I firmly believe that at the end, it still amounts to CICO.
Nobody said otherwise...2 -
It's amazing how little of what the basics MFP teaches is taught in formal medical education.
Even my endocrinologist who just knows this as common knowledge (he's in his 60s) states that "Well no one ever actually applies this knowledge".
Knowing something is 5% of a solution - implementing and execution is 95% of this and why most people fail and quit.5 -
The nurse at my gastroenterologist office was stunned when looked at the records from my family doctor and saw I weighed 186 in 2016 (I'm 130 now). She thought it must be a mistake
Then she of course asked how I did it. Apparently they just don't see a lot of people who are successful at weight loss.
Apparently not. I am practically bigfoot around here. I could cage myself and sell tickets for viewings.
It would be nice if weight loss was a boring subject because everyone was successful not because what I did was "boring" to accomplish what I have so far.
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The nurse at my gastroenterologist office was stunned when looked at the records from my family doctor and saw I weighed 186 in 2016 (I'm 130 now). She thought it must be a mistake
Then she of course asked how I did it. Apparently they just don't see a lot of people who are successful at weight loss.
Apparently not. I am practically bigfoot around here. I could cage myself and sell tickets for viewings.
It would be nice if weight loss was a boring subject because everyone was successful not because what I did was "boring" to accomplish what I have so far.
I don't like being stared at so it might end with feces flinging.3
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