People who try to sabotage your diet.
By hvedra
@hvedra (1619)
August 23, 2012 7:59am CST
DH and myself are on a diet and we're happy with the results so far - I've lost over four kilos and he's lost around nine kilos. It's a good diet based on the one the Hairy Bikers are doing. Their recipes are good and not "rabbit food".
However we went to the in-laws last weekend and as usual DH's mom wanted to feed us. This isn't a problem because we hadn't had lunch and knew if we just had a sandwich we'd still be happily within our allowance for the day.
Upon hearing we were on a diet, our neice started trying to offer us chocolate and saying "How can you live without chocolate every day?" and going "You really want some chocolate don't you?".
No, we don't. Even when we aren't dieting we don't go for chocolate as we both prefer savoury things. When we do have chocolate we like proper dark chocolate not sugar with additives...
But she wouldn't believe it and kept eating more and more chocolate in front of us thinking it would bother us - it didn't because she might as well have been eating poop as far as we're concerned.
She's overweight, has a terrible diet (refuses to eat vegetables and lives on junk) so why would she think we'd want to join in with her lifestyle?
Anyway, have you noticed that if you diet or just eat healthily some people seem really threatened by it and try to get in your face with "naughty" foods?
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
23 Aug 12
I'd be more bothered by her having such a stash of chocolate in the house that She could sit there and eat it "at" you..Though You could have hit back by telling her about the new clothes you could fit into having lost weight!
Some people hear you say "I'm on a diet" and behave like you'd just said "YOU" should be on a diet too,and get all defensive and snipy..
Sounds like mentioning your diet hit the target with this Niece..
@hvedra (1619)
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23 Aug 12
Well, it's "grandma's" house for her so there is an endless supply of chocolate and other junk in the house and when grandpa goes to fetch the newspaper they get another chocolate bar. She does do a fair amount of exercise - dancing, cheerleading, tennis lessons - but even with that it can't counteract the huge amount of junk she's eating.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
23 Aug 12
Reading about the chocolate and being overweight,I was thinking first "comfort eating.." but with all the social activities and exercise She's involved in there,Why isn't She eating more healthily? She doesn't like Grandma's cooking?
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@hvedra (1619)
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23 Aug 12
She's one of those "picky" eaters who has been allowed to eat junk both with her parents and grandparents and not only refuses to eat healthy food but refuses to try it because "ewww". This is, of course, very selective. Burgers, nuggets, fries all fine. Chicken leg - ewww it has a bone in it - but the bone ground up into nugget goo is fine because she can't SEE it.
She's my neice and not my own child otherwise she wouldn't know what a nugget was!
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
23 Aug 12
With me it's not bad food, it's finishing all the leftovers.
@GardenGerty (158131)
• United States
23 Aug 12
Some people try to feed you out of love, others out of envy. My hubby and I tend to try to feed each other out of love. It still tends to put lots of pounds on if we are not careful.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
23 Aug 12
I always heard misery loves company. Seems to be the case w/the niece. That was very tacky of her to do y'all that way. Good for u both that u stuck by your diet & good for y'all for being on a diet & losing weight.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
28 Aug 12
I don't diet. I have no need to lose weight, because: 1) I've a high metabolism and 2) I generally eat a fairly healthy diet.
I disagree with fad diets and am a strong supporter of healthy eating habits for life. I have noticed that some people do seem terribly threatened by healthy eating habits and rail on and on (and on and on and on and...) about things. I generally try to avoid those people; however, I still do find myself sometimes allowing myself to be sucked into their nonsense and trying to talk sense to people who are, quite frankly, fanatical about their anti-health regimen.
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@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
26 Aug 12
Hi hvedra: Ugh I hate that because it's a big temptation to me. I'm actually dealing in my house with this situation. I am on a diet right now but my parents keeps offering me food. Yesterday I decided that I'll be stronger and from now until my diet ends I will say No to these offers because I want to be serious with my plans and lose the right weight.
ALVARO
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