Aren't you on a diet? Mini RANT!
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| Mon, 07-03-2006 - 11:51pm |
Arrgh! Do you ever run into those people that you just want to smack? Yeah, DFs brother in law is one of them. First of all, he lost about 150 lbs through a lot of exercise and diet. That's great! He's even kept it off for a few years. Even better! So why the HECK does he feel the need to ask me "Aren't you on a diet?" whenever I mention eating ANYTHING?! He of all people should know what it's like! Arrgh. Today I've had about 1200 calories and have had 1 hour of exercise. I don't want to get less than 1500 calories in per day because I figure that I need to fuel my body well enough so that it doesn't try to hoarde whatever I eat and I've been working out a lot. So, I was going to have one of the cookies that DF bought with some low fat ice cream (300 calories for the both of them together, 180 for the cookie alone). But, I'm on a salt kick today, so I decided to make a tostada with refried beans, low fat cheese, jalapenos and fresh pico on top. Whole thing has 150 calories! When DF offered me my cookie I said no thanks, I'm having a tostada. His wonderful BIL felt the need to start chastising me because I'm on a "diet"! Excuse me, my whole tostada has less calories and many more nutrients than the one cookie does! DFs BIL doesn't really know anything about nutrition and what's healthier, he just really restricted his eating when he was losing and that's how he lost. I'm trying to be healthy in doing it and just because my tostada is 3 times the size of the cookie doesn't mean it's not good for me. There's a woman at work who does the same type of thing, only she used to be like "You're eating again?! You just ate a couple hours ago!" And this happened before I was pregnant and when I was pregnant. That came from a woman with out of control type II diabetes along with numerous other health problems. Like I'm going to listen to her! I just wish people who don't know anything about eating healthy would just keep their mouths shut.
Ok, I'm better now. Thanks for listening to my not so mini rant :).
Staci


Oh, I totally agree with you!
I know how you feel, my sil and her family seem to think because I am overweight I should starve myself and not eat ANYTHING. Sil seems to like the idea of atkins, okay I tried atkins me and low carb don't mix, I get physically sick. BUT none the less she is constantly telling me how I should cut carbs especailly bread. I DO BETTER with cutting fat but try to explain that to her. She has NEVER had a weight problem but obviously her sister lost the weight with low carb and she thinks that is the absolute only way to go now. Needless to say Father's day when I saw them last, I was tickled that they couldn't say ANYTHING to me about weight or food. I think they saw I was losing and just left the subject alone. Not to mention I really didn't eat anything much other than veggies. I got a pc of steak and my oldest brother(her dh) almost fell out when I gave it to him and told him I decided I didn't want it. LOL it wasn't good to me that is why I didn't want it. BUt no one commented on my weightloss they just didn't hound me that day. Later dad said he could tell but figured it was better not to mention it YET!! LOL men are so funny!!
Like Mary I have no advice, I still want to rip her to shreds when she says something but I have to hold my temper in check and I just get away from them as soon as possible!!
Good luck coping with him!!
Angela
Angela
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Ugggghhhh! I absolutely DETEST when people get on my case about my diet. My mom (although well-intentioned I believe) is forever making little comments. Like "do you have enough points left today to be eating that?" or "Oh my! This has ten tons of sugar/fat/sodium (pick one)!!". It bugs me to no end! Yes, I know she has lost quite a bit of weight the past few years, but sometimes I think she forgets that you gotta have a LITTLE bit of the bad stuff in your diet to keep from going insane.
Sorry, just had to post my two cents worth there.
Katherine
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