Are you becoming a fitness nerd/boring your friends?

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  • Kincar
    Kincar Posts: 601 Member
    I am, but only with my poor husband. He cycles so is into fitness to a certain extent (he doesn't watch his calories like he should). He used to be in very good shape (as was I) so I can talk about lifting with him. I talk a lot about workouts and the calories or nutrients in food. I am sure I'm driving him crazy though so I try to control myself.

    I have no trouble not talking about it with other people. If someone asks I give very brief answers unless they show a true interest in losing weight too.

    ETA: I can tell from the look on his face that I'm over doing the talking. I think he doesn't complain because the thought of me looking more like I did when I met him appeals to him. :)
  • Skeebee
    Skeebee Posts: 740 Member
    Honestly, I can't jeopardize my weight loss/fitness goals for social interaction and don't think I should have to. I try to avoid it, but lately, at work, when we have birthday celebrations or some type of food related event, I don't eat. They always thought I was being polite and would tell me to "at least eat this...or what about this?" not understanding that I prepack my food, weight it, and track it religiously. It took a few months, but they finally caught on that I wasn't budging and finally have respected it; so much so one of our admins wanted to get me something special and put a chobani yogurt on my chair (since that's what she sees me eat at snack time). LOL! So, yeah, I'm becoming a bit nerdy and can appear "uppity" with my health, but if someone can't respect my lifestyle, I really don't think i would want to be around that person. I try not to really say much about it but when going out, I try to be mindful without being a total b****.
  • Toniithia
    Toniithia Posts: 50 Member
    I catch myself talking about my weightloss all the time, the other day I was so proud of myself I whipped out my camera and showed them pictures of me starting out and pictures that day...

    they probably thought i was nuts, but talking about it helps :)

    and the more open you are about it, the more your friends should respect you with it, if anything they should help motivate you!

    I tried to get my friends to work out with me the other day, they all said "maybe another timeee, im too lazy"


    lazy is right!!

    don't overdue it, and talk about nothing but that,,, i find that my friends easily get annoyed, but if they ask about it, or my progress, I keep them up to date :)
  • LeslieMDoyle
    LeslieMDoyle Posts: 162 Member
    Right now I feel like I'm pretty quiet about it...mostly because it's early in my latest journey. I want folks to notice. then look out! I'm sure I won't shut up!
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    I hope so haha and when I do, I know it's time to make some new friends who share the same interests as I do. That's why it's good to have a variety of friends I guess....
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    I love talking about this sort of stuff, and find that being on this site helps me to do that, so I don't have to talk about it very much to people in my real life.

    My husband is also on this site losing weight, so we talk about it together. It feels good to have it be my little secret with family (other than my husband) and friends. Those who ask me about my weight loss, get a very short explanation: "I'm using on online food tracker, and walking most days a week.' That satisfies most people's curiosity.
  • aprildawn81
    aprildawn81 Posts: 668 Member
    Sadly, I think so.
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    I can't believe the number of times my fiance (who goes to the gym with me) will roll his eyes when I tell him I'm not eating something because I know how much work that is to get rid of it. :P

    I try to avoid talking to most people about it at all, though, because I get so many that are so sure I'll fail, and I'd rather get a jump start on proving them wrong first. :D
  • funkycamper
    funkycamper Posts: 998 Member
    I actually never talk about it outside of posting here on MFP. Oh, I share new accomplishments with my husband because I'm excited and he is excited for me but that doesn't happen every day. If people ask, I'll share but I usually keep it brief unless they are really interested and keep asking questions. But, usually, they'll just want to share about this new diet they heard about that is crazy, quick loss stuff and I have to bite my tongue. It's hard not to lecture but I usually just bite my tongue and say that I've found a lifestyle change works better than a diet and that moving more helps a lot. But most people don't really want to hear that so I'll keep pretty mum.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    Definitely! My family thinks I'm obsessed, but my friends support me!
  • renkath
    renkath Posts: 91 Member
    I feel like all I talk about is food, dieting, and fitness. I've tried to tone it down a little, I am even trying to input my calories as much as possible before I go out to eat (if it's a restaurant I am familiar with and I know what I will order.) I guess I don't want my personal journey to be off putting to someone else. I know what I feel like when I am around people who are obsessed with one thing and never shut up about it.

    What do you do?

    I joined Daily Mile :)
  • HorrorChix89
    HorrorChix89 Posts: 1,229 Member
    I was, until I noticed no one cared so I stopped. My boyfriend even puts down the phone whenever I start mentioning calories or protein. No point bothering others with what I'm doing for myself.
  • janmar57
    janmar57 Posts: 13
    i have told people about this site because i think it is so good.i hate listening to people talking about dieting all the time.the trouble with dieting is all you think about is what you can eat.i know people who can tell you the weight watchers points for any food you can mention i find that a bit sad and annoying.i just talk about it if i am asked then try to move the conversation on to something else.:laugh:
  • jaysonhijinx
    jaysonhijinx Posts: 663 Member
    I used to talk about it a bit with work friends and kinda got the feeling it wasn't appreciated so I stopped and kept it to myself... Not long after though a few of them saw the progress I was making and decided to get on board and now we discuss it quite a bit :)

    Oh! And they've joined the site as well but don't think they've gotten into the community side of things. *yet*
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    I talk about it with my sister, we've always been that way though, we are each others coaches!! Sometimes I go a little overboard and get excited and ramble on to anyone who will listen! (That's usually when I've reached some kind of milestone)
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    I don't mention it or say anything unless asked. I do post my daily workout log from my Cardio Trainer app on FB. no ones complained. If they care they can block it like I do with all the Spamville games. I used to log my calories right then and there when I go out with friends but I have gotten pretty good of estimating so I just do the quick add calories or I research on the restaurants website and log in advance before meeting up with them.

    I do offer unsolicited talk and advice to 1 close friend but he asked me to.
    It's usually my left foot with a dose of LET'S GO YOU LAZY BUM, up his *kitten* and drag him to the YMCA with me 3x a week.
  • GoalSixPack
    GoalSixPack Posts: 60 Member
    I'm a stay ot home mom so the only things I really do all day are clean, count calories, and workout. So I never have ANYTHING interesting to say unless it's about getting stains out of clothes or getting fit so I talk about fitness/nutrition all the time, because my other option is to talk about cleaning the toilet. ;) lol.

    Lol, I'm a stay at home dad and I do the same. This is great :-)
  • TinnedTuna
    TinnedTuna Posts: 208 Member
    I think the wife is losing it with me, she might kill me soon if i don't shut up about it.
  • marc777
    marc777 Posts: 5 Member
    If I am not crazy about it then I feel i cant make any ground! My wife is getting into it now also which is good. At work, my friend and I who are both shooting for 8% body fat are constantly talking about our macros, calories, protein...etc It drives our co-workers crazy, but I see all of them wanting to change and not doing anything about it!
  • wally1uk
    wally1uk Posts: 120
    I hope I'm not too bad, people are really noticing the weight loss so are asking me about it. If they do, I tell them, but don't really go into detail unless they are very interested. I think I've inspired a few folks with my success as everyone seems to be losing weight and getting fit now, so normally have an outlet!! :)

    Being a lawyer, you soon find other things to talk about and to divert the question with an off the cuff quip as people often ask what I do then you see their eyes glaze over within seconds when you start explaining... :D so I don't talk to people about that either any more!!
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