Saturday, 04 July 2009
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The Ugly Truth About Dieting
If you are trying to lose weight, I’ve heard it’s good to let people around you know that you’re dieting. In doing so, they can help you, especially on days when you have to eat out. But how about when skinny people are in the same situation? (Not necessarily to lose weight, but just to stay in shape). Well, then that becomes a totally different story. This may not apply to everyone, but most of the time when skinny or fit people try to stick to their healthy diets, I've noticed their female friends can secretly turn into their diet enemies.
Like many other thousands of girls out there, gaining weight is one of my worst nightmares. I mean, I consider myself to be pretty fit, but I'm definitely not one of those people who have the perfect gene for staying thin regardless of how much I eat. I do have to work out every day and eat healthy to stay in shape.
But often times when I go out to eat with female friends whom I haven't seen for a while or with people I've recently met, they tend to react negatively to my healthy lifestyle. Whenever I order salads or sandwiches with no mayo or cheese on it, they would always ask me, “OMG, are you on a diet or something? You are so skinny, you need to gain some weight!” Or sometimes when they order desserts, they would just take a tiny bite and say, “They are sooo good! But I'm so full now. I would SO eat the whole thing if I haven't eaten that last piece of chicken for lunch. Why don't you have some more? They're all yours!” First, I thought they were being really nice and actually “offering” me those treats. But I've realized they were just trying to feed me more and ruin my diet. I mean, why do girls suddenly become so competitive when it comes to dieting?
Has this ever happened to you? Have your friends tried to sabotage your diet?
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Comments (39)
all the time.
Yep all the time. It boggles my mind how some people cannot make the connection that the reason I am "thin" is because I watch what I eat and exercise. But someone is always trying to make me eat junk anyhow and like someone else said people have even implied I have an ED just to make me eat more of something (and make them feel better about what they ate.)
maybe there jealous?
Definitely, ex roommate. She was definitely heavier than me (slightly) but it wasn't like she was overweight but she would have this annoyed look on her face when I said I needed to watch my diet. I know I am smaller than her but it didn't mean I was eating healthy or being in shape.
So she'd always try to feed me compliments that I was slim enough, didn't have to diet, workout, blah blah and that I should eat away.. Bah. And yet she was the one dieting.
ugggh, soo many times! i hate that.
i'll always order a sandwich and soup at
boston pizza.. then they'll get this huge pasta
dish with breadsticks and then afterwards cheesecake.
they know cheesecake is my downfall i think haha.
then they start offering my pieces because they're full.
it actually really bothers me.
i used to. ;) my friend goes on diets all the time. eventually i realized that i didn't need to, because she would inevitably fail at them with or without my help, usually within a couple days.
which is why i have guy friends. jeez.
those aren't true friends if they are trying to keep you from your goals. If they do that in one area in life, what makes you think they won't do it in another?
theyre just jealous that you're making them look bad cuz you're on a diet and their fat ass isnt. then they dont wanna feel guilty about eating ice cream so they try to "offer" it to you and theyre so jealous that they want you to gain so they won't feel as fat. people who do that are really, really pathetic.
@OhhHenry@xanga - LOL.
i think that yes its somewhat competitive, but i've also found that when friends get together, they wanna have fun and not have to think about healthy diets or anything like that. when you are eating like a huge burger, french fries and a milkshake, while next to you your friend is eating a small side salad, then your meal isn't as enjoyable as you feel more guilty for eating all that.
I guess if it's all the time it's annoying. But is it wrong to offer some food if they can't finish it? LOL
I've had two friends of mine tell me to gain weight. I'm a healthy weight and I do eat normally. I think when girls are jealous they assume that normal weight = bad.
Let me start by saying that for me personally, losing weight is more of a nightmare then gaining (;
But that's just me, i know i'm unique - i LOVE it when the scale says i gained a little weight.
But i so know what you mean.
I've always been thin, but never really ate that well - always good amounts - but not always that healthy.
Now for about a year or so i've been eating a very healthy lifestyle, mostly vegan.
And people are all like, so that's why you're so thin? You should eat a burger etc.
It's annoying.
I'm actually 'bigger' now then when i ate like crap so there goes that theory.
People that eat unhealthy diets can't imagine that there are people out there that like to eat healthy for there health, and not for there waists!