I've been asked a new weight-loss question...

I've lost 84 lbs now, and people at work have noticed.  I am usually asked, "How are you doing it?" "What's your secret?" "Are you eating?" "What are you eating?" and this week, three people have asked me in a semi-whisper, "Soooo, are you taking anything?"  This was a new one!  When I said, "No!" very proudly, I noticed that all three people seemed a little annoyed and/or crestfallen - like they were hoping there was some magic about what I had done!  Either that, or they didn't believe me.  (LOL)  Crazy, huh????

I'm right there with you. Whenever someone asks me how I lost  31 pounds and I say Diet and Exercise they look at me like I'm crazy. Like they wanted me to say I took these 40 pills a day and it just melted off. Ha-ha- but we will show them when we get healthy and thin and they stay fat and bloated from their magic pills, hehe

Congrats and keep up the good work!!

tell them there's this AWESOME website that tells you everything you need to know! (send them here.)

 

People are always glad that you shared your "secret" with them, and if you can give them a web address or something they usually stop bugging about the details ^^

Jensin, hilarious!!!!  Yes, I think everybody wants a magic pill!  (Heck, I do!) Great for your losses - the healthy way!  Or as my man puts it "You're doing it the hard way."  He said the other day that he was so proud of me!  (I loved it - LOL!)  4theloss, I really do tell them about CC and they just turn their ears off.  It's hilarious - the reaction is usually the same.  I even tell them it's free, but they don't join.  But you know what?  This site and the people on it are indeed AWESOME!  But the best ones are already here or about to get here - right?

Just throw up your hands and say "Trim-spa baby"  rof... 

 

OMG!!!!!!!!!  I am TOTALLY going to say that next time!!!!!

Or you could conspiratorially whisper, "I'm taking broccoli..".

Original Post by medveditsa:

Or you could conspiratorially whisper, "I'm taking broccoli..".

ROFL!  I'm gonna use that one!  

Love that one, too!  I never actually thought to answer such a nosey and ridiculous question with HUMOR instead of plain old boring truth!!!!!!!  

That's human nature to a 'T'.  Everyone looking for a quick fix, wonder product or some other magical solution to their weight problem that involves no effort or change to their lifestyle whatsoever.  All too willing to believe the next snake-oil salesman that comes along with their sure-fire, never-fail weight-loss scheme ... and yet stubbornly ignoring the poor doctor that's told them.. 'eat a bit less and exercise a bit more' because thats boring, old-fashioned and takes too long.

If anyone asks me my secret I say .... 'eat less and exercise more'.  It's dull, old-fashioned and it did take quite a long time but .... c'est la vie.

Ahhh, so sad yet so true...

I say, "I just eat healthy" and my coworker stares for a bit then says "oh...nothing too exciting huh"

 

hehehe, but i am loving the results :p

Tell 'em that you're being paid $1000 a week to test a new trial diet method, but as  part of the contract you are forbidden to discuss the details.

ROFL!

last night, my friends asked me what I was doing. they said "are you exercising".  I said something to the effect of "yes, counting calories and exercise, definitely counting calories" and then the conversation just died right there

had to restart it with another topic right away

gi-jane hit it right on the head. No one wants to hear that good things usually take hard work. I got a great job during a time our whole department was being laid off. Everyone wanted to know how I did it and what I did differently

Well, um, I sent out about 100 resumes every single day and spent a good two hours a night on my job search? Their answer was always the same "no, really, did you find a different job site or something?"

My girlfriend of many, many years has 30 lbs. to lose and asked me the same thing.  Wanted to know all the details of how to do it.  What I eat.  How much I exercise.  What my results over time were.

After a lengthy report (by email as I live in US and she's in Europe) her (short) response was:  that's too hard.  I'll try something easier.  She doesn't want to give up her daily chocolate, cake and vino ... and doesn't want to reduct portion size either ... so how she thinks she's going to lose those pounds is beyond me ...

I actually gave a co-worker some vitiman D and told her that it was my diet pill.  Told her that they were illegal and that I could hook her up for a fee.  Lol  She fell for it.

Original Post by spoiled_candy:

I actually gave a co-worker some vitiman D and told her that it was my diet pill.  Told her that they were illegal and that I could hook her up for a fee.  Lol  She fell for it.

OMG!!!!  That is so naughty - yet hilarious!  Some people will try anything short of hard work and commitment.  Serves her right for being lazy!