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No magic pil???

kit548emt
kit548emt Posts: 91
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
I've been hitting this really hard since May and at first this was a HUGE struggle for me. But now it's becoming more and more routine. I still cheat from time to time but I'm smart about cheating and try and go a more healthy route.

People often stop me and ask me what I'm doing to lose the weight.. It always makes me laugh because my response is of course, eating better and exercising more and they always get disappointed. Imagine that!! Just like we've been told all along. But it's like they were expecting the name of a pill or some amazing fad diet or something. Basically a short cut. There are no short cuts, at least not any that last long term.

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  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    When people ask me how I do it I say "The hard way, I move my butt more and put less food in my pie hole" They don't like that LOL.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    LMAO!!! I love that!! I'm going to have to remember that one!!
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    EVERYONE always wants to think that there is some amazing EASY way to do this... If there were one, we would ALL be thin and trim hahahaha :laugh:
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    at my last physical, my doctor was shocked at the weight I had lost since my last visit (the prior year). He asked how I did it..I told him, WW - portion control & exercise. He said "You did it the HARD way. You wouldn't believe how many patients want me to prescribe meds to make them lose weight."

    That was probably one of the highest compliments that I have gotten. :smile:
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Busting *kitten* in the gym and going to bed hungry isn't an answer most people want to hear.
  • Tujitsu56
    Tujitsu56 Posts: 392 Member
    more people should read this.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    People definitely don't like to hear that you have to work hard for it. There was one girl that didn't believe me. She accused me of holding back on telling her the name of the medication I was taking because I didn't want anyone else to lose weight too. I just laughed at her and walked off. I guess it really is hard to believe lol!
  • secretsof2113
    secretsof2113 Posts: 17
    There are certainly no magic pills to lose the weight, but there are always things that help alongside a diet. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say many try medications out to see if they do work. I know I was one of those.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    Agreed! I've tried just about everything under the sun. If I do manage to lose weight, I'd gain it right back. Eating right and exercise is the tried and true method. I never say diet and exercise because it's not a "diet" for me. I've made a decision to eat this way for the rest of my life. It's a lifestyle change.
  • Suziq2you
    Suziq2you Posts: 396 Member
    People definitely don't like to hear that you have to work hard for it. There was one girl that didn't believe me. She accused me of holding back on telling her the name of the medication I was taking because I didn't want anyone else to lose weight too. I just laughed at her and walked off. I guess it really is hard to believe lol!
    I would have told her the name of the medication is endorphins. Let her figure out the rest.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    Good one!! Or blood, sweat and tears haha!!
  • gumigal82
    gumigal82 Posts: 350
    A pill, a magic diet plan, a magic machine will never work...always weight management and fitness plan:) Anyone who asks me always kind of looks disappointed it can't be easier. But I try to tell them, after awhile, it isn't that hard. (Well of course it can be at times...but I think I just consider it a lifestyle and not a sacrifice)
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    There is so a magic pill! It's called hard work, and it's a bitter and difficult pill for a lot of people to swallow.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    Exactly! People just amaze me! And what amazes me even more... I used to think that way too lol
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    And the other thing people don't like to hear is that you have to KEEP ON eating less and moving more.
    That's depressing for all of us!
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Parasites maybe.
  • JimieLou
    JimieLou Posts: 273 Member
    I love when people ask me how I've done it.....They get really disappointed when I tell them I bust my *kitten* and log every bite that crosses my lips.....Then they ask me to give them some of my motivation....They don't like it when I tell them that only they can motivate themselves...Noone motivates me except for myself....I tell them that this weightloss journey to "onederland" is something that I want badly enough that I'm willing to do anything for it...I tell they that they have to want it for themselves and work for it before they're gonna get it....It's not just gonna come to them because they wish it would
  • SWilland
    SWilland Posts: 229 Member
    Exactly! People just amaze me! And what amazes me even more... I used to think that way too lol

    Me too! It was just a few months ago I had my "revelation" that if im going to do this for real, there is no quick fix and no crash diet. This is a life-style change. Im in it to win it this time. I will be one of those people that the crash dieters look up to. I think that is the bench mark you have to cross to become truly successful in your weight loss.
  • kit548emt
    kit548emt Posts: 91
    There have been a couple of people I work with that are doing that HG something or other diet where they're only eating 500 calories a day?!?!?! I just keep thinking, you look great but it's all going to come right back when you're off it. There is one lady that's almost "competing" with me on weight loss that is doing that diet, I'm only competing with myself but we'll see where we both are 6 months from now, I've changed my lifestyle, so I'll be good, but I doubt she will be.
    Exactly! People just amaze me! And what amazes me even more... I used to think that way too lol

    Me too! It was just a few months ago I had my "revelation" that if im going to do this for real, there is no quick fix and no crash diet. This is a life-style change. Im in it to win it this time. I will be one of those people that the crash dieters look up to. I think that is the bench mark you have to cross to become truly successful in your weight loss.
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