Stupid things people say when they hear you're dieting

If they know I am doing a lifestyle change, they still ask "Do you want some cake?"

Guy hasn't seen my in quite a while. Looks me up and down: "Have you been sick?"

Moron.

Worst things I ever heard were doozies (and both by the same person who was a certified personal trainer!)

"Do you know why bad things have happened to you and you gained weight? It's because you must have been a bad person in a previous life. "

"If you really want to lose weight, here's what you do. Every day, eat 2 cups of brown rice, 1 cup of carrot juice, and 2 cups of milk... and *that's all you should eat*."

WTF previous life? I had a doctor once who wouldnt help me with an ailment because she believed it would resolve in my next life.

Time for a new trainer and a new doctor.

love it

I just love it when poeple tell me to have " just have one" like really that's how I got to the weight i am now

I honestly got this one from the mother in law "Yes, its fried, but its okra, and thats a vegetable, so that's GOOD for you. Besides, I cooked it in the deep fryer, and it cooks so fast that way, it doesn't have time to soak up much of the oil"

The woman taught biology and anatomy at a college level.. she KNOWS how silly she's being when she says this.

And from my father in law, referencing how I had just said I had to stop somewhere seperate for my lunch, since everyone else I was with wanted Krystal burgers, I called everything on the menu "junk", he says "... junk, what? Food.. its still food even if you think its junk food, you could have eaten it.. you didn't HAVE to go somewhere else!"

Oh and my personal favorite "Yeah, that might be better FOR you.. but I won't eat it, becuase it just doesn't taste as good"


All of this from my in laws... I just happened to marry into a family that stay very tall and lean even though they grew up eating deep fried, buttered everything! My husband will eat healthfully with me.. but the others think a salad smothered in ranch dressing and a BLT are "good" choices..

"Shouldn't you be taking a break from your diet since you're on vacation?" And GAIN weight, no thanks.
"Why are you going to the hotel gym? Its a vacation" Uh, I ate cake for dessert and don't want to find it on the scale when I go home!

Lifestyle change is forever, not just when you're at home!

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.

This is what I'm going to do when I have a baby someday. I'm practicing making all these healthy foods not just for me but for my future husband and children so we may live a healthy life together. Such a difficult concept right? I think getting my boyfriend to eat better is going to be the hardest part, he loves his wings and mozzarella sticks. :laugh:

My 5 year old daughter has never tasted soda, and almost exclusively drinks water and milk (but mostly water when it's warm). She loves apples and grapes and one of her very favorite foods is a sweet potato, just baked with nothing on it. While she is still a fairly typical 5 year old that loves the occasional treat of mcdonalds chicken nuggets (with apple slices!) or chocolate chip cookie, I try to make sure that our daily choices are nutritionally sound and we sometimes play a game where she thinks of foods and asks me if they are good for her or not.

I just love it when poeple tell me to have " just have one" like really that's how I got to the weight i am now

^^this exactly! there are saboteurs all around me!

"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

Omg, you need to hand your kids over to my mother for a few days. That's all it'll take for them to appreciate what they have!

Not saying my mom's bad, but let's just say there's a reason I learned to cook myself breakfast by age 12!

You're leaving out a big detail. Kids learn many habits, healthy and otherwise, from their parents. You're trying to teach them better habits. Stay strong... and occassionally beat them with those mashed potatoes..

Hubby asks: "What's wrong"

Seriously dude, I'm hungry, I'd love to rip that damn white chocolate dipped vanilla ice cream pop right outta your hands, instead, I get to nibble on 1/4 cup of unsweetned, organic granola for a snack.

This is exactly what I deal with. Listening to crunching on Doritos and licking his fingers and with a mouthful asks me..what's wrong..u want a Dorito??...oh, no thanks I'd much rather have these sour cream and onion rice cakes ... All 18 of them that I'm allowed to eat..plus you licked up fingers and stuck them in the bag...remind me to throw those out later!!! Ugh men are disgusting!