Anyone else annoyed by other dieters?
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I do get annoyed, but at the same time I believe that we all do what we feel is right for ourself...even when they may not be going about it the healthy way. Not saying that all of us are doing it unhealthy.
You just have to realize that if you make small simple changes in your lifestyle, portion sizes, and eating habits, you will see results in the much bigger picture of health whether it be immediatly or over time.0 -
You're not crazy! It annoys me too. I have lost 15 pounds so far, and one of my friends found out I was losing weight... So she keeps giving me all these 'tips' telling me how to not eat and to wear spanx so I won't be hungry like the 'skinny girls'. -.- It's really annoying because I'm trying to do a lifestyle change and not just a quick solution! So I getchu. It's annoying!0
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I don't consider what I'm doing as a " DIET " It's a lifestyle change.0
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The only thing that annoys me about other dieters is when they mean to write lose and spell it loose and vice versa. This I see 200Xs a day on MFP.
Lol, yes! It makes me die a little on the inside (which I secretly hope burns calories).0 -
Also remember the variations in body type within the same height range. I know people who are my same height(5ft 1') and can be 105lbs. They have a narrow build. I know I look sick if I get below 120lbs. But I have hips and shoulders. My body also holds muscle pretty well. Everyone's a bit different.0
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The only thing that annoys me about other dieters is when they mean to write lose and spell it loose and vice versa. This I see 200Xs a day on MFP.
LMAO...So true...That is one of my peeves...lol...I love that someone else notices too.
"I want to lose weight to get my jeans to be loose"....Just sayin'
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I see people very often comment that a person's 1000-1200 calorie diet is "healthy" based solely on a person's picture on MFP. If the person's picture is skinny then that is considered proof positive that the meal plan must work.
Reminds me of a few years ago when a friend who was always bragging about eating small portions and roughly 1000 calories a day on how she skinny she was and couldn't understand why someone would eat more and get fat. Boy was she shocked after a blood test revealed she had to go on cholesterol medication and had borderline diabetes. But all outside accounts she was "skinny" and therefore healthy.
I'm not saying that someone who eats 1200 calories a day is going to become a diabetic or have high cholesterol, but I am getting tired of people saying "way to go" and "your are so right" simply based on a picture of the person. It's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's happening inside.0 -
I see people very often comment that a person's 1000-1200 calorie diet is "healthy" based solely on a person's picture on MFP. If the person's picture is skinny then that is considered proof positive that the meal plan must work.
Reminds me of a few years ago when a friend who was always bragging about eating small portions and roughly 1000 calories a day on how she skinny she was and couldn't understand why someone would eat more and get fat. Boy was she shocked after a blood test revealed she had to go on cholesterol medication and had borderline diabetes. But all outside accounts she was "skinny" and therefore healthy.
I'm not saying that someone who eats 1200 calories a day is going to become a diabetic or have high cholesterol, but I am getting tired of people saying "way to go" and "your are so right" simply based on a picture of the person. It's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's happening inside.
^^^This x 100. Thank you.0 -
I don't get annoyed, but I am very puzzled by people with really low goal weights. My goal weight (and size) seem a good deal higher than lot of other peoples. Sometimes I think people are really focused on the scale number vs looking great. Which may happen at a much higher number on the scale than you think. In my book at the end of the day, would you rather look like <insert weight here> or actually be that weight. If everyone thinks I weight 20-30 pounds less than I do, it is all good to me!
^^^ This! I'm only 5 foot so obviously I look big at a smaller size anyway because of my height and frame, but most people around my height that I've seen on here want to be a good 20 pounds less than I do. I find it really hard to get my head around. I'd be quite happy being a size 12 (a US 8) but so many people want to be a 6 or 8 (US 2 or4). I really don't understand it but then I suppose they wouldn't understand me either.
Me too! My goal is size 8-10 US. I am 5'4.5" and loads of people my size are shooting for 110 or 120. I am thinking 165. :P0 -
I see people very often comment that a person's 1000-1200 calorie diet is "healthy" based solely on a person's picture on MFP. If the person's picture is skinny then that is considered proof positive that the meal plan must work.
Reminds me of a few years ago when a friend who was always bragging about eating small portions and roughly 1000 calories a day on how she skinny she was and couldn't understand why someone would eat more and get fat. Boy was she shocked after a blood test revealed she had to go on cholesterol medication and had borderline diabetes. But all outside accounts she was "skinny" and therefore healthy.
I'm not saying that someone who eats 1200 calories a day is going to become a diabetic or have high cholesterol, but I am getting tired of people saying "way to go" and "your are so right" simply based on a picture of the person. It's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's happening inside.
^^^This x 100. Thank you.
this is so true! I remember an episode many years ago where Oprah who had an internal examintion with some fancy machine & they found her to be "skinny" on the inside but visually she looked otherwise0 -
Nope, I don't get annoyed by other dieters, because I am not a dieter. To me a diet is something you do for a short while to lose weight.
As far as I am concerened this has to be a permanent change of lifestyle, not a diet.
But I do get concerned, not annoyed, by dieters who try fads, and unsustainable methods, and then they wonder why they put it all back on when they start eating normally and their "diet" is over.0 -
I am not annoyed so much as I am concerned. I don't believe in the word "diet". I associate pressure, frustration, disappointment, binging, cheating, failure and sadness with diet. None of these are helpful in the road to good health and definitely things I don't want to feel. As with other sites I have been on, there are those who will do "whatever" to see those numbers go down, and we ultimately ooh and ah at their progress. Some people have a special event that they use as a goal, which is great, as long as it is just a guideline. Most often, it is an unrealistic length of time to lose the amount of weight they want and that ultimately leads them to feeling disappointed in themselves or failure, instead of being proud of their accomplishments. One of the scariest things I see is the the really low calorie intake some people have. Your body uses more than 1200 calories just to sustain your life, i.e breathing, everyday walking, sleeping. Start throwing in some minor and major exercise and you have to fuel your body - you have to eat!! By not eating enough, sure you will lose weight, but in that weight you are also losing muscle, something you can't get back. Eventually you will get frustrated because you hardly eat, you work out like a dog, and eventually no results. Your body is fighting back and going into starvation mode to protect itself. Please Note: It's not weight - it's fat that we want to lose, so it's not all about the numbers. Measurements are the best way to follow your progress.
Sounds like I have all the answers??!!!! No, I've just been at this since I was 13 years old, just like so many others, trying every new and improved, guaranteed, amazing results, only 14 days, 28 days, whatever day to a new you, you name it and I've done it. They all worked........temporarily. Now at 48 I have finally figured it out - the secret to weight loss that is..........there is no secret! It takes time, patience and hard work. You really have to change your thought process and realize it is just food - it's not the enemy. It's ok to eat and eat what you want - no guilt, no "cheat days" (that is my biggest pet peave). Just be accountable and honest and work hard, it's not easy but we are so worth it.0 -
The people who annoy me most are the people who gossip and whine about other members.I am on a 1000-1200 calorie diet.BUT I'm so annoyed by ppl who barely eat and do alot of exercise
I'd cut right back on the judgemental ranting if I were you. If you're eating 1000 to 1200 calories, you're precisely the sort of person who is likely to annoy people who know anything about nutrition...
+ 1. Was about to say the exact same thing. PLUS I am 5"7 and about 119 lbs... Fit but NOT skinny0 -
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when i joined this site they set my goal at 1200 calories a day but i find it so hard to stick to shoul i raise my calories to 1400 or would i not lose weight i no i can stick to that but 1200 i allways go over and its making me feel a failer does anyone else find the calories they have you on very low0
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"They" didn't set your goal. YOU said how fast you want to lose weight and the site calculated it for you. If 1200 is too low then you should change your settings to 1 pound per week or 1/2 pound per week.when i joined this site they set my goal at 1200 calories a day but i find it so hard to stick to shoul i raise my calories to 1400 or would i not lose weight i no i can stick to that but 1200 i allways go over and its making me feel a failer does anyone else find the calories they have you on very low0 -
only thing that annoys me are people who are judgemental towards others. i think it's ok to say to someone that you think they may want to set their goal weight to something within the recommended weight for their height but then it's up to them what they do. it is very sad how some want to weigh as little as models do but they are adults if they are on here and that is their choice. i just try to encourage healthy practices, eating enough calories, exercising, getting the right nutrients, etc. only time i am annoyed is when people are petty or judgemental towards others or shun them because they aren't doing things exactly the same as they are.0
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I think we should not be annoyed by other peoples doing, because everybody has different goals and different dreams. We need to be here to support each other, if we agree or not. I'm one of those who doesn't eat enough and works out a lot, but the eating part is not on purpose, I just cannot get enough cals on healthy food in me, even though i try . Btw, I'm 5'6" and 118 pounds and am trying to get back to 124 , but in muscle, not fat. With that said, I dont want to be judged, but supported. What is right for me might not be right for u and the other way around. Still, I would support your goals without pointing fingers.
Also, i had baby 5 months ago as well, and that was my 6th child0 -
only thing that annoys me are people who are judgemental towards others. i think it's ok to say to someone that you think they may want to set their goal weight to something within the recommended weight for their height but then it's up to them what they do. it is very sad how some want to weigh as little as models do but they are adults if they are on here and that is their choice. i just try to encourage healthy practices, eating enough calories, exercising, getting the right nutrients, etc. only time i am annoyed is when people are petty or judgemental towards others or shun them because they aren't doing things exactly the same as they are.0
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MJ7910 , very well said0
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I think we should not be annoyed by other peoples doing, because everybody has different goals and different dreams. We need to be here to support each other, if we agree or not. I'm one of those who doesn't eat enough and works out a lot, but the eating part is not on purpose, I just cannot get enough cals on healthy food in me, even though i try . Btw, I'm 5'6" and 118 pounds and am trying to get back to 124 , but in muscle, not fat. With that said, I dont want to be judged, but supported. What is right for me might not be right for u and the other way around. Still, I would support your goals without pointing fingers.
Also, i had baby 5 months ago as well, and that was my 6th child
i agree with what you're saying here too. it is good to be well toned, not just lose weight. i think a lot of people miss that point.0 -
What bothers me is people who assume that those who make different choices, eat different foods, or exercise in a different way are flat-out WRONG and annoying to boot. Case in point: this thread.
It seems to me that when people are frustrated with their efforts or following a plan that makes them miserable, they want to jump all over those who show success but aren't suffering in the same way (particularly those who are doing the same thing but having a better time of it). I don't want to call it jealousy, but perhaps insecurity or self-doubt; when someone else is doing easily what is difficult for us, we think that we must be doing something wrong. That's not a fun feeling, so flip it around and now THEY'RE doing it wrong, so their success isn't really success at all.
What you need to realize is that there is no secret formula that works for everyone. Finding a diet and exercise routine that will work for you in the long term is trial and error more than anything else. And in the tiny snippets of people's lives you see in contexts like this forum, you don't see that process. People talk about the one thing that worked and not the hundred others that didn't. Just because someone does something that wouldn't work for you in a million years doesn't mean it's not a perfectly valid choice for them.0 -
Ok so I had a baby 5 months ago and at first I just wanted to get to my pre-pregnancy weight but then I decided to get fit also. So I run, and lift small weights, and other various workouts. I am on a 1000-1200 calorie diet. I mainly use it as a guideline I go over but not by much. I have changed all my eating habits and eat healthy most of the time(I'm not perfect) but I feel like I do good. I have lost about 13 lbs since the new year and 2inches off my waist and 2inchez off my hips. Other inches lost in legs but not much. BUT I'm so annoyed by ppl who barely eat and do alot of exercise or just don't eat period, and see tons of results. Also annoyed by ppl with ridiculous goals. I'm 5'2 and wanna be 118-120lbs and that's a good weight but ppl who are 5'7 and wanna be 118lbs also it just blows my mind cuz that can't be healthy. Basically I just wondering if anyone else is annoyed my this. Rant over!
Eating only 1000-1200 calories ESPECIALLY when exercising is what annoys me.0 -
I dont let other people bother me. Everyone is doing what they feel they need to do to reach their goal. Focus on you. Try not to let other people bring you down.. You only need positivie support and people that can relate and are trying to lose weight the right way.
Feel free to add me. Im on everyday and am very supportive. Good luck on your journey. Never give up !!0 -
People who get annoyed by others who don't have the same goals or have different methods/goals are control freaks. They get annoyed because here on the internet, they can't control others. Why else would they be annoyed. Live and let live.0
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I don't get caught up on what other people are doing or what their goals are. It is not a competition, and I'm doing this for me.0
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Actually, I don't believe on dieting! I am convinced that once you realize what's not healthy for your body -rather than only focus on your body image-, the weight will come off.:smooched:0
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I have enough trouble keeping up with myself. I'm proud of the work and dedication my friends have put into their health.
Besides, brooding and judging doesn't burn many calories.0 -
Personally, everyone annoys me. It should be my way or the high way. I am right, everyone else is wrong. That is all.
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I get annoyed by the super skinny ones, that are like a size 4-6, and think the need to get down to a 0-2. I refocus and try not to let it bother me. I'm 5'5 my goal is 150, I have 60 pounds to go, after I reach that, maybe go as low as 120-130, I don't want to be super skinny, just healthy.
That's how some ppl are a size 3 isn't huge and ppl think they gotta drop 10lbs cuz their pants got tight. One of my friends is 5'6 and wants to weigh 110lbs and she is already tiny. I need better friends lol0
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