Good Old Fashioned Weight Loss

Congratulations on your weight loss!!,

Hi I am with ya!! I have dropped over 60 lbs since the first of the year and I did it the old fashioned way also. Exercise and portion control simple as that! Calories in Calories out. I even quit smoking and continued to lose weight so it can be done. I have never denied myself of any of the things I like. Moderation is the key.

First of all, congrats on your weight loss and success!

I do feel the same way. Last year (after about 60 lbs of weight loss) a girl I hadn't seen in a long time asked when I had gastric bypass. I was highly offended. She assumed since my sis in law and father in law both had gastric that i had as well. It was my pleasure to inform her that NO, I had done this the old fashioned way AND was training to run a half marathon.

Keep up the great work!!!!

Yeah I get those looks too when they say, "How'd you do it??" and I say, "I ate less!" then they say, "No Really, how'd you do it?" and I said, " really, I ate less..."

So I've lost about 30 lbs since the beginning of August. Friends/acquaintances keep asking me "how did you do it?" And I'm stunned at the number of people who are shocked when I tell them I am **exercising and watching what I eat**. I'm so proud of all my hard work and success that it's hard not to be offended when people assume I've used HCG or done some other shortcut.

Anyone else feel this way?


I totally understand what you're saying! I have lost a lot of weight during the summer months eating well and working out a lot; and friends that I haven't seen and see the difference ask me if I'm eating? It's kind of discouraging that people don't think one can do it the healthy route!

Good job!j I haven't had that yet cause I just started but hopefully some time in my future. Congrats on the loss!!

I used to play piano for a living, and people would come up to me at jobs, saying things like, "WOW!. You're good! I would give anything to play like that!"
To which I would reply, "Cool, then go back 20 years, instead of playing baseball, go to lessons, or home to practice, and listen to your friends make fun of you for missing the fun. Walk around visualizing your fingers on the keyboard, and how you will make that tricky fingering change in a Chopin Waltz, knowing full well that you will be playing 'Proud Mary' or 'Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a Bullfrog)' to make a living."

OK, actually, if I was lucky enough to get a compliment like that, I would actually say, "Thanks man, it comes pretty easy and I practice some."
So I guess when I'm lucky enough that people notice I'm losing, I say, "Diet and exercise. If you really want to know how, email me and I'll tell you exactly how."
They seldom do.

"Busting my butt and going to bed hungry" is definitely not what most people want to hear.