But YOU don't need to be on a diet!!

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  • TriforceRaven
    TriforceRaven Posts: 115 Member
    I get this kind of thing ALL the time! From my friends, the boys that like me, my parents, everyone! "Oh, you don't need to be on a diet! You're beautiful!" Thanks. But I'm dieting so that ////I//// can see it. You know?

    *sigh* So yeah. I know exactly how you feel. If you ever want some support, just friend me or message me.

    Good luck! And remember, we're doing this for US.
  • Heaven71
    Heaven71 Posts: 706 Member
    Thanks everyone! I am glad I am not alone on this island lol. I think I will exchange the word "diet" with eating "healthier". Maybe it is just the stereotype of that word. :smile:

    Yep, exactly!!!
  • a_gravley
    a_gravley Posts: 1
    Well my thing is I was about 115 before I left for college and a semester and a half later, I'm up to 130. I didn't believe in the freshmen 15 till it actually happened! But when people say I don't need to be on a diet I say I'm not really on a diet, just trying to live a healthier lifestyle- because eating a lunchable and a fake greasy hamburger every single day is what is helping me gain weight and also feel like crap! So yes, I'm working out and eating better and yes I am losing weight. If all I am doing is eating and living a healthier lifestyle the way I'm SUPPOSED to, and I lose weight, then obviously I have weight to lose.
    But I've never had the problem with family telling me I don't need to lose weight, cause my family are the ones who told me I probably need to lose it! "No, I'm not saying your fat!! You just look like you've put on a little bit of weight and need to get more fit. That's all I'm saying!" That is how my mom told me that some of my clothes are getting a little to tight and I either need to go up a size or lose 10 pounds. I chose to go on a "diet," work out more, and stop eating gross junk that I always eat! I already feel so much better!
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
    I'm here with you :). I'm in the completely normal weight range for my height/age/ect. but would like to be more fit and tone up. I don't think I've ever mentioned it to anyone, but I've found I get hated on my friends at birthdays and things for not eating the cake. The only thing other people have noticed is my increse in exersice, which they only really know about i because it'd been brought up in a conversation or something every now and then. I really know how you feel, the whole "You're not fat! You don't need to watch what you eat." really annoys me. Don't they realise that if I wasn't eating/living this way I would be 'fat'?

    totally agree with you about the cake, pie, candy, sweets. all of these are huge binge triggers for me and eating them, even in moderation can be really bad - for me! not saying it is for them and they can't handle it, but it is for me. some people don't understand that this is the reason i just don't eat that stuff. sometimes i think they are trying to make themselves feel better about eating it. or they just don't get it. it is a lifestyle. i know i have to stick to this if i want to look like this. otherwise i will just look like i did before.
  • Texican4life
    Texican4life Posts: 7
    I have had a gut since 3rd grade and I'm 41. At my worst, I hit 250# for my 5'9". I was taking MMA training for a while with my brother and hovered around 208#. When I started P90X 2 years ago in April, I was 218#. I did the cals wrong, so I never got below 200, even though I only missed 3 days in 13 weeks.

    Last year I talked to a trainer at the gym and he told me what to do with my cardio and I tell you the weight FELL off. I dropped down to 176# and that's where it stopped. I can't tell you the complements I got, although I still had the gut hanging over my belt. Surprisingly, most of the complements were from guys. I had one woman at work who is quite overweight tell me I looked like I was on crack.

    I still found it very aggravating because I had/have definition in my arms and legs with a gut that hangs over my belt. Work has become too much the last few months and by the time I get off I'm too tired to exercise so I have put on about 15#. I feel like I need to lose at least 30# at 190, but anyone I mention it to tells me I'm not fat. My thought is always "you haven't seen me naked".

    edit: my profile pic is me at 176# sucking it in.
  • rach7turtle
    rach7turtle Posts: 47 Member
    thats how i am too and people make comments all the time. I try not to focus on a number but on what i do to workout, how my clothes fit and how toned and trim i get. We want our bodies back but just losing weight in general wont get that muscle toning that we want. I try to get a good balance of nutrition and workout. Yes i also hate how people assume that you're weird for not chowing down on every sugary, fatty thing that passes you by just so you can be healthy. I personally dont even like cake and dont think its worth the calories. People think that is weird. But I wouldn't be healthy or look "thin" as they say if I didn't take concern over what I eat and how I live.
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