My husband and I have been dieting (protein, fiber, minimal carbs, and no soda and beer) for months now. He has picked up free lifting and I just started resistance training! He has lost 50lbs and I have lost 30lbs. Things are going really well and working out together has been fun. People are starting to notice our weight loss which I don't mind. But we've had a few instances of people giving us "advice" on how to lose weight. Such advice includes;
"The only way to lose weight is cardio. Anything else is a waste of time."
"Cut out carbs completely" (have tried strict keto. Definitely worked, but wasn't sustainable for us. When we explained that, they doubled down and said that's what we would have to do if we wanted to reach our goals)
"Just eat less!" (Not less calories. Not less junk food. Just, less in general)
"You don't need to change your diet. Just walk for 30 minutes every day after dinner"
"Oh just go on GLP1!"
"Diets don't work. Its determined by genetics"
"Just do OMAD! Then you can eat whatever you want and as much as you want. You just have to fit it all into one meal"
Honorable mention; "why are you trying to lose weight? You looked fine before!" (Back when I was the heaviest I had ever been in my life)
I'm not even saying these suggestions don't work or help (depending on the execution), but we have chosen the diet and exercise that works best for us and that we find the most sustainable and those reasons apparently aren't good enough. They just act like we're wasting our time by not following their advice even though these same people either haven't been able to stick to the diet long enough to actually reach their goal, or yoyo diet constantly.
I wouldn't mind as much if they didn't double down after already explaining what's sustainable for us or reminding them that we're already seeing results. Or if it wasn't said so condescendingly. I just don't understand how you can see that someone has lost weight, ASK THEM how they did it, then tell those same people that the way they've been doing it doesn't work
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