Most annoying comments people make about dieting
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"you're already thin!" - person bigger than you.0
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I have a sister that will constantly tell me, "Be, you're NOT fat!" because, apparently, I don't fit into the mould created for people my weight. To be honest, I always feel bad about that because I AM fat and it's almost like I've conned people. I also feel like my problem and how I feel about it is whitewashed and I should feel better. I know she only wants to save me from the voices in my head but Jesus... I feel like I'm being lied to.
The biggest thing is how some people act as if they like me better when I tell them I've lost weigh or I'm trying to lose more, etc. Seriously? You don't ask me about life but will find the time to ask me about my "diet"? I guess I'm nothing but a number on a scale. >:(0 -
Mum: "It's low fat oil!"
LMAO
That is something I can totally relate to!0 -
From Brother- Why do all this work just get a tummy tuck and your done!
Grandmother- Your not fat stop doing all of these..
or guys- You look good to me!
I hate comments like this.0 -
Technically, no it doesn't. 1 lb = 1 lb. It's the amount of space that the two take up is what's different. Muscle is leaner, so takes up less space in your body. I actually weigh more when I'm leaner from working out if you are to go by the amount of mass that's there.You are right muscle does not weigh more than fat..1 lb. of muscle and 1 lb. of fat is still 1 lb.
So, by both of your logic feathers weigh as much as iron or lead. Because 1 lb of feathers = 1 lb of metal in weight.
The whole concept of weight has to do with density. If you fill a box with fat and an equally sized box with muscle, which would be heavier? The muscles. Why? Because they are heavier (higher density) than fat. Meaning, 1 lb of muscles is much smaller than 1 lb of fat, so if you lose 2 lbs of fat but gain 3 lbs of muscle you'll still be slimmer, but heavier. Which is why scales are arbitrary after a certain amount of loss.
You pretty much said exactly what I did except with a lot more words. No, feathers don't equal that of lead unless you have a pound of each - but that was stated at least 2 times already.
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I posted this in my status the other day it made me so.. I dunno..
A friend of mines came to visit with her mother and infant daughter. When the two of them saw me, they went on about how good I looked.. okay, that wasn't the bad part. The mother then goes on and on about how I need to stop losing weight because I'm 'good where I am'... but who is she to decide? I mean, she meant well, but she was the same woman who asked how I'd lost weight when I'd seen her some months ago and during my explanation, she chimes in with, '... And starving yourself...'
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I posted this in my status the other day it made me so.. I dunno..
A friend of mines came to visit with her mother and infant daughter. When the two of them saw me, they went on about how good I looked.. okay, that wasn't the bad part. The mother then goes on and on about how I need to stop losing weight because I'm 'good where I am'... but who is she to decide? I mean, she meant well, but she was the same woman who asked how I'd lost weight when I'd seen her some months ago and during my explanation, she chimes in with, '... And starving yourself...'
Really?
This is what I don't get. Who really decides what is the right weight for anyone? I mean, I've seen many pictures of people with eating disorders and usually people who are losing weight the healthy way do not look like that. Pictures of girls that are already skin and bones wanting to lose more weight. I think if you are no where near that point, they have no business deciding if you are losing too much or making assumptions that you are starving yourself. :-\0 -
Coworker commented why are you still working out , you have lose weight already?
Because this is a lifestyle not a diet. There is no end to it (in my head Im thinking why are you worried?)0 -
My mother: Just cut out carbs, carbs are the devil. Me: no mother, I'm practically veggie and I cannot live on chicken and veg alone!
My mother (again): Oh those low fat diets make you look old. Me: number 1, I'm on low carb not low fat, and number 2, I'm 26 years old fgs!
I no longer discuss my diet with my mother, much as I love her and all.0 -
"Oh, you should try (insert diet fad here)" - thanks, but if you've noticed I'm losing weight, I must be doing something right! I don't particularly want to eat broccoli with every meal/ ignore the existence of bread/ try to figure out if this food is acid/alkali before I eat it etc etc etc.....0
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Guy I am "Seeing": *
*Talking about how someone we know used to be really overweight*
"Oh yeah, she was probably about 250 lbs...that's huge, it's obese! (I was about 250 lbs at the time when he said that. All I could think was "uhhhh...really cuz you're seeing me and I'm 250lbs" I guess I didn't look like I was 250 lbs! lol)
talk about a foot in mouth moments :noway:0 -
Co-worker, on a regular basis, as she examines my lunch: "Are you allowed to have that?" Allowed?? Really? Umm, I dunno. Let me call my mom and ask.0
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Co-worker, on a regular basis, as she examines my lunch: "Are you allowed to have that?" Allowed?? Really? Umm, I dunno. Let me call my mom and ask.
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Mum: "its about time! dont exercise though or you will get all muscley....just stop eating"
GAHHH my mum does the whole "Don't exercise, you'll get too bulky" bit as well. SOO ANNOYING0 -
Not sure if someone mentioned this, but how about when people DONT offer you food because they know you're on a diet. The other day, my uncle had an extra ice cream sandwich that he offered to everyone but me. I wouldn't have eaten it but still! lol0
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You arent fat.... you are just big boned.... LOL.... okay.... so did my bones grow from when I only weighed 115 (yeah, for my height, this was probably a bit too skinny), but now weigh 268......0
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Sounds like some of the old women in my workplace - it seems they have unfulfilled lives and I know for a fact they discuss my diet more than they any other topic0
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I don't like when people say, your fine the way you are. I know its meant to be a nice comment, but I'm BIG AS HELL; unhealthy..and then they still say it.0
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I find that I have friends who are very judgmental about my exercising. I have one friend who, if I mention anything about a workout I've done (e.g., "My arms are a bit tired today from my workout yesterday"), her immediate response is, "you're obsessed!". SIGH. Another friend is always questioning my psychological stability if I talk about the desire to make a new personal best, as if it's a bad thing to push myself to swim/run faster/further.0
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A common thing is when people find out I'm "dieting" they'll say things like
"You have to keep doing it forever, do you?"
Yes, you have to live a relatively healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life if you want to be healthy!
"All those dieters gain their wait back"
Yes, IF they revert to their 10,000 calorie a day diets!0 -
From my mother:
"You shouldn't eat late at night! How do you think your grandmother (her mother-in-law) got so fat?"
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"Why are you eating so late?!" In that whiny, loud voice.
It's worse than nails on a chalkboard.0 -
Mine is.... "you are skinny, you shouldnt have to watch what you eat".
Do people really think skinny people can eat everything and stay that way? I have a healthy body because I watch what I eat and exercise.
THIS!!!0 -
From my mother/some friends I always get:
"You eat so little yet you still look like THAT? Wow."
Followed by a dirty look up and down. Yeah thanks |:0 -
My grandfather is the king of contradictory bull****.
"Ho ho ho" (yes he laughs like an obnoxious senile Santa) "that's why you're gaining weight!!!" in response to me taking one of their sugar-free ice cream sandwiches
Then later that day "It's okay for you to have pizza!"
Or my grandmother: "Is that legal?!" i.e. is it allowed with me eating healthy.
I've tried to explain to both of them that I can eat whatever I want in certain portions, and some things are worth it to me and some aren't. Apparently that goes over their head.0 -
My grandmother: "you are looking fantastic!" (not complaining about this one AT ALL)
This is then followed up by:
"are you allowed to eat THAT"
"do you really think you need THAT"
"do you want to go to back to how you looked BEFORE"
FYI Grandma, I can eat whatever the hell I want as long as I am within my calorie goal. Shutup and do some knitting.0 -
"You've gone to far" or "you don't need to diet" or "have you logged that" are very annoying..... I get "Skinny ***** just eat a biscuit!" - I'm not over weight but I am not happy with my shape either and if I don't want a biscuit, I'm NOT eating a god dam biscuit!!!0
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Mum: "its about time! dont exercise though or you will get all muscley....just stop eating"
GAHHH my mum does the whole "Don't exercise, you'll get too bulky" bit as well. SOO ANNOYING
oh man my ex boyfriend says that all the time "You will get big bulky shoulders if you do weights, you should do yoga/pilates/running instead" AGGH!0 -
Family telling me i cant loose any more weight because they are worried if i loose anymore weight i wont be me?
People trying to force me to eat something because it wont hurt just once
Family telling me i don't have to exercise everyday or push myself so much
Big pet peeve of mine is when i go to buy an item of clothing and ask for my size and the shop assistant argues with me about the size i need and that i can't be that "big" well I am and it is none of your business anyway. (this has surprisingly happened a lot )0 -
My mom went to see a nutritionist so she could eat healthier and start losing weight. And she was complaining how the nutritionist told her to eat 5servings of fruit and like 5 servings of vegetables
And all she was like "I want to eat something that's DELICIOUS"
That food is delicious! But if you're going to complain about that, just continue doing what you're doing but stop whining about your weight then. There's just no reasoning with her on that subject.0 -
My mom told me about a guy she dated, while she was dating him she lost like 60 pounds and was at a "normal size", not all movie star skinny but normal curvy you know? well any who they were handing out on the couch when he goes, "so you gonna lose the rest of that weight for me baby" hahahaha what a tool right? well any way that was the last he saw of my mom,
also my hubby I well tell him all this goals and stuff and he will just smile nicly and say ahuh, and it infurites me so I say " you dont beleive I'm gonna do it do you" and he say's "your fine, your married don't worry about it" then I let out a high pitch scream and go in the other room,
Also my mom has told me many times to not left wieghts that I would bulk up, but I am naturaly built with bulk and I like it! If I ever get mugged that dude wont even know what hit's him
By the way congrats on the 38 pounds!
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