Stupid things people say when they hear you're dieting

"Oh my God, Chicken again. Just because you are on a diet (no, it's a lifestyle) doesn't mean we are. Are you trying to kill us?"

No, I'm trying to keep you from dying of a heart attack or clogged arteries.

My most recent exstepmother got gastric bypass. However, I don't think they took any from her head as her head now looks too big for her body, like a bobblehead. Doing it naturally is the way to go, even if it takes longer. :P

You know whats funny is, she asked me what my diet was and I said, "Well, I see on TV that GB patients can only have 1 serving size, many times a day, with protein added to everything so I asked myself, why can't you just do that anyway?"

"Because I have no self control!"

Ok... but doesn't it take 15 minutes for your brain to decide your stomach is full? I bet you could pack that lil gut pouch pretty tight in 15 minutes

Eating slower does wonders. One, you savor the flavor more and two you're less likely to overeat as your brain is able to tell you when you're full well before you go for a second plateful. That's how it is in my experience anyway.

"Oh, I want to lose weight too" (friend that weighs 125 lbs)
"I like curvy girls and you're really curvy" ... that's not a compliment.
"You can't eat that" I can in moderation Jacka**

I weight 125 lbs and that is overweight for me, so that first statement really doesn't mean much to me unless you include that friend's height...........

She is in good, healthy condition. To be 125 and be overweight, your fat mass would have to be very high compared to your muscle mass. BMI is not a good measure of one's obesity/how overweight they are so height doesn't really play into it. At 125 she has no reason to be losing weight. As was implied in the original comment.

"Oh my God, Chicken again. Just because you are on a diet (no, it's a lifestyle) doesn't mean we are. Are you trying to kill us?"

No, I'm trying to keep you from dying of a heart attack or clogged arteries.

My brother says stuff like that sometimes. I tell him that if he doesn't like what we're eating, he can cook something himself. That usually works. :P

"Oh you can have chocolate, you're skinny now!"

NO NO NO NO NO! I'm slim BECAUSE I don't eat much chocolate!

OMG... you are soooo funny, I really did Laugh Out Loud! very nearly cried!
Pamela

"Better be careful." I hate this line.. I mean, seriously... how can I be careless in losing fat when it comes to my health. It's offending to me because I did my research for eating healthy and exercise, and even planned it all out nicely! No excess of dieting or starving, and no excess or little exercises.

I get this all the time from hubby when I'm exercising more then a few days in a row or I tell him I'm going to increase my workout time.

My kids will say "how much longer do we have to eat this crap" <---crap is baked chicken, fresh steamed veggies, homemade mashed potatoes (not instant)

Are you KIDDING me? I'd let them starve and fend for themselves for a week and see how much they appreciate the hard work you guys go through to buy and prepare this food then. That is ridiculous. You must have the patience of a god to put up with that bs.

Yep I'm a horrible mom. I actually prep my meals 2 weeks at a time and it takes hours to do it. But it saves me money, and time when I get home in the evenings. I get up an hour and a half early to fix them breakfast and pack their lunches. These are not small children mind you but 4 nearly grown teenagers. The oldest 2 are the worst. Never say thank you and complain that they have to eat "crap" just because I need to lose weight. I love them and pray they find good wives. lol

"oh, you shouldn't have potatoes or Little Debbies or breads. If you cut all that out then you'll be fine!" This from the person who is diabetic, obese and eats these items constantly! Of course, this is the same person who (VERY loudly) pointed out "you've bout gained all your weight back ain't ya?" When I put back on the weight I lost ~ 8 years ago! And it is a woman - you'd think she could be more sensitive, or at least not a bull-horn volumes!

"Better be careful." I hate this line.. I mean, seriously... how can I be careless in losing fat when it comes to my health. It's offending to me because I did my research for eating healthy and exercise, and even planned it all out nicely! No excess of dieting or starving, and no excess or little exercises.

I get this all the time from hubby when I'm exercising more then a few days in a row or I tell him I'm going to increase my workout time.

My kids will say "how much longer do we have to eat this crap" <---crap is baked chicken, fresh steamed veggies, homemade mashed potatoes (not instant)

Are you KIDDING me? I'd let them starve and fend for themselves for a week and see how much they appreciate the hard work you guys go through to buy and prepare this food then. That is ridiculous. You must have the patience of a god to put up with that bs.

this is the type of diet my son will be on when he can eat solids. he will not ever know what mcdonalds tastes like. even if it requires lying to parents and telling them he is diabetic. We live in a day and age where we know more about health than ever before, there is no excuse for children going up obese in todays world.

Oh you're not fat you're beautiful the way you are. Yeah cause being with me makes you feel pretty cause I'm your fat friend.

Why do you have to count calories? If you just eat a little of everything you should lose weight.

This isn't really the same thing but a big pet peeve of mine is people saying that they eat healthy that don't. I know it isn't their fault if they don't know what healthy is, but I wish these people would track their calories and/or their macros .

"Oh, I want to lose weight too" (friend that weighs 125 lbs)
"I like curvy girls and you're really curvy" ... that's not a compliment.
"You can't eat that" I can in moderation Jacka**

I weight 125 lbs and that is overweight for me, so that first statement really doesn't mean much to me unless you include that friend's height...........

She is in good, healthy condition. To be 125 and be overweight, your fat mass would have to be very high compared to your muscle mass. BMI is not a good measure of one's obesity/how overweight they are so height doesn't really play into it. At 125 she has no reason to be losing weight. As was implied in the original comment.

Just asking because being 4'11", no one ever wants to take my height into consideration. When I say I weigh 125 and want to lose more, my tall friends always say crap like "What?! I weigh like 40 lbs more than you! Why do you want to lose weight??"

Um, because 125 lbs on 4'11" is NOT the same as 125 lbs on 5'6"

even on 5'6" that weight looking right is very dependent on bone structure and musculature.

"You'll gain back all the weight after you get married..."

Ummm.... what?? I lost 80 BEFORE meeting husband, lost another 30 BEFORE we were engaged. What makes you think that having a ceremony and signing a peice of paper is going to cause me to go back to my unhealthy lifestyle??

Gah! Still makes me mad thinking about this and it was said over a year ago... husband and I have been married for 8 months. And I currently weigh just as much now as I did on our wedding day (would be less if I hadn't eaten those darn Girl Scout cookies yesterday -- LOL!).

I feel like once I put it out there that I'm changing my habits, people try to sabatoge me!! So I haven't told many people they can cheer me on when they see a difference, and I can tell them it works HATERS!