OMG-How did you lose the weight???

TheShelterCat
TheShelterCat Posts: 160
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Ever have people ask you your "secret" to losing all of your weight only to be disappointed when you tell them you worked out "x" amount of hours a day and logged each and every calorie that went down the chute? Never fails to annoy me when I explain to ppl just to have them act repulsed by the idea of putting any effort into their weight loss..

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  • aWashCloth
    aWashCloth Posts: 198 Member
    I hear ya. Its like they are wanting the same kind of results while eating a kit kat bar.
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
    Happens all the time - their eyes get big, and I say. "The old fashion way - diet and exercise plus I found this great site to log my food and track my calories" they are usually let down and say 'Oh", that's the end of the conversation.
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
    I tell them to try MFP and start logging what you eat. If nothing else, this tool has taught me that there aren't any short cuts.
  • JoniBologna
    JoniBologna Posts: 653 Member
    Amen.
  • treesha450
    treesha450 Posts: 321 Member
    All the time. People have actually asked me if am "taking anything" I took offense to that one..

    I tell everybody who asks me how I lost weight and I tell everybody about MFP and I've sent them invites to join and I have not recruited one person. I rave about this site, you'd think I was an employee of MFP. People ask me almost every day too. I guess they want to hear an easy way to lose weight. a quick fix. who knows. I suppose something inside you has to click before you make the plunge into a new lifestyle of healthy eating and exercise .
  • directorj
    directorj Posts: 537 Member
    I just tell them I work out all day long and still eat what I want!! The "secret" they don't know is I eat whatever I want on my cheat day :laugh:
  • cjpg
    cjpg Posts: 433 Member
    Haven't experienced this myself, but if anyone DOES ask me and seems disappointed I just wouldn't care.

    It's my belief that people are entitled to think and to feel however they like. If they happen to think like imbeciles and feel confused about simple things, then they're entitled to it ;)
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Oh yeah. I swear people expect me to spew out some nonsense about a magic pill or a magic drink. When I tell them I simply watched what I ate, ate less overall and worked out - they seem.. disappointed.

    I don't know what to tell them. I think people are always seeking the easy way out and are unhappy when they realize there isn't an easy way out to weight loss.
  • RonneyKay
    RonneyKay Posts: 464 Member
    I know! thats crazy, I've had people do that to me too. Everyone seems to want something with little to no effort. Craziness, there is no trick!
  • grobbygru
    grobbygru Posts: 280 Member
    I have had people ask me - get all excited then last one day at it. I just feel they aren't ready to do anything about it for themselves.
    I see on here occaisonally new people saying 'got to lose 20 lb by Xmas day' or something stupid and I just feel sorry for them too - that they haven't realised the hard yards have to be put in. :laugh:
  • aquapussy
    aquapussy Posts: 112
    Yea also lots of people I noticed say things like "today is the day" or "tomorrow I start a new life" blah blah. I stayed away from doing that, too much pressure. I didn't tell anyone but my spouse what I was trying to do, just so he would stop eating chocolate cookies in front of me. You just have to do it and take it one day at a time, everyone has ups and downs and the key is to stay consistent and not let anything get in your way.

    I want to be happy with myself and have this as part of my life TBH I am still struggling with balance. I still feel like the fat me is just around the corner taunting me with a twinkie.
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