Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I hear ya! But, give it one or two years and then when they all gain it back as you know they will you can all be like, "What happened? Thought you guys had learned how to eat?" LOL! And as for the skinny girl and her comment about not putting things in hear and point at her mouth...UGH!!! People like that make me sick...they are clueless. But I do try to remember that....they really are clueless. There is no way they can understand because they have never had the issues bigger people have. Be blessed, Dawn To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 5:01:54 PMSubject: UGHHH Hey everyone, Can I vent a bit? I am so freaking annoyed. At work (I work at a large private University) and HR partnered with this “Naturally Slim†program (normally $500 to participate) but now it’s free cause they need guinea pigs and it’s a new program. Everyone has hopped in this like it’s a life boat and they were treading water and people are dropping big, like one guy I know 30 pounds in 4 months and others. So everyone is, “OOHHH it’s WORKING… I’m gonna sign me UP.†And why do I even try? I say: What studies has this program undergone for efficacy? What is the success rate over 5 years? *crickets chirping* I say: “Anyone can drop weight if they are dieting… how is this different?†They say, “They teach you HOW to eat… not like a regular diet.†Hands clenching, I say, “Does anyone know anyone who was on this program and has kept the weight off even one year? Two?†*pin drop* I say, “Do you know you can wreck your metabolism after repeated attempts at dieting, gaining it all back and then some?†*lips pursing* I say, “Knowing what I know… I would not want to risk my already beleaguered system on an untested and unknown diet program… only to gain all the weight back and then some.†Response? “Well, my friend who is a doctor says, if you want to lose weight stop putting things in here (pointing to mouth)†(she is thin, of course no one who has ever had a weight problem would ever be that flippant and ignorant and crude) I sputter at the ignorance of it all. The lemming-ness of it all. Can’t you SEE that this is just another like all the rest? Where is the objectivity? Where is the discerning judgment?!?! As soon as people see/hear “lose weight†it’s like they become freaking zombies, “moan….get skinny….. moannnnnnn†I tried to give my perspective and they looked at me either like I have ants crawling all over my face OR smirked cause I’m a big girl, “obviously in denialâ€. Sheeple… SHEEEPPLE baaaa baaaa baaa Ok.. I’m done. Thanks for listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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