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This is such a ridiculous attitude.....so lets all just stay fat!!! It is a miserable feeling being overweight...everyone knows that and we are all trying our best to feel good. I just don't understand why people that don't want to try have to condem those of us that do.
I was very admant that yes I have tried on my own and you know what it wasn't working. I need help and when I get to my goal....yes it will be a challenge to stay there....but you know what....it's worse never getting there.
Does anyone else have people in their lives that are grossly overweight and in denial that they should be doing something about it. My friend can barely move. She is always complaining how tired she is. And wants to hear nothing about weight loss. It frustrates me. As a friend I have tried on several occasions to discuss weightloss but she is always talking about how thin people get diseases too. It's sad and makes me feel very sad for her and her family.
Her weight holds her back from so many activities and as her small children grow it will get even worse.
Anyhow, I have even more resolve to lose the weight.
For those of you that get faced with people like this, just remember how good it feels to put on a smaller piece of clothing or see a bone you have seen in ages....and enjoy every minute of it.
I realized today it is a gift to have the resolve to lose weight...so many people stay overweight and miserable.
I am so proud of you all!!!!
As much as we hate to see family and friends hurt themselves by being overweight, we cannot intervene unless they want us to. For me, this is the first time that I've been truly committed to a program (although its only been 6 weeks on IP, i feel more committed than ever before) and my attitude about losing weight is different. I just read an article on the internet that said that if you are not committed 100% to your weightloss plan, then don't bother starting it because at the end you will be disappointed and failure will set in. Originally Posted by AugustBride
Rinoa, I just had the same experience over lunch....went over to a friends house at lunch. Her mother and her were both there. I must add that my friend is pushing 400pds and her mother maybe 230...both overweight. I said this is all I am eating for lunch. They looked at me in disgust. Her mother said you should really just eat less....what is going to happen to you when you start eating. They then went on to discuss a women they know that is doing a diet similar to IP and they said "how can a women living in an Italian house not eat pasta, fruit etc, she'll just gain it back" This is such a ridiculous attitude.....so lets all just stay fat!!! It is a miserable feeling being overweight...everyone knows that and we are all trying our best to feel good. I just don't understand why people that don't want to try have to condem those of us that do.
I was very admant that yes I have tried on my own and you know what it wasn't working. I need help and when I get to my goal....yes it will be a challenge to stay there....but you know what....it's worse never getting there.
Does anyone else have people in their lives that are grossly overweight and in denial that they should be doing something about it. My friend can barely move. She is always complaining how tired she is. And wants to hear nothing about weight loss. It frustrates me. As a friend I have tried on several occasions to discuss weightloss but she is always talking about how thin people get diseases too. It's sad and makes me feel very sad for her and her family.
Her weight holds her back from so many activities and as her small children grow it will get even worse.
Anyhow, I have even more resolve to lose the weight.
For those of you that get faced with people like this, just remember how good it feels to put on a smaller piece of clothing or see a bone you have seen in ages....and enjoy every minute of it.
I realized today it is a gift to have the resolve to lose weight...so many people stay overweight and miserable.
I am so proud of you all!!!!
So, i think the bottom line is that once we are truly ready to lose weight we will; but if we are not, it probably won't happen. We have to find it within ourselves to do it and to do it right!
well I changed the words to Scale Hopper and am singing it when I wake up in the morning. Very odd, since I've never been a morning person, but now I'm bolting out of bed and singing every morning on my way to the scale. My husband has serious concerns for my mental health.
-popcorn
and chips and salsa-i fell out of ketosis, obviously-and was expecting to be back in the 170's. i will probably be at 166 or 165 on friday which means another week of phase 1 but honestly, i'm comfortable here in this phase-kind of like pita, i'm scared to move to phase 2 and possibly gain weight.
