Well, since I introduced the term to this thread, I feel the need to respond to this post, in particular.
Speaking only for myself - I have no issue with people speaking about things they are interested in, and that includes fitness and diet. I love talking about my interests (including my ever-improving tennis game and favorite healthy recipes with like-minded people. If I had a friend who expressed an interest in being more physically active, then OF COURSE I might mention it (as part of a larger conversation about finding something you enjoy and can stick with. If a friend asked what I’ve been up to, again…of course it’s going to come up, as it is a regular part of my week.
What I’m not going to do is hijack a conversation about literally anything else to talk about my tennis game. I’m not going to tell a friend who is excited to tell me she’s recently started walking or bicycling or going to yoga why I think tennis is a better activity and how walking alone isn’t going to help her lose weight, she really needs to cut carbs or do this or that.
That’s what I often experience (I’m not talking about here as I only generally post on a few topics on CC, but in my in-person interactions with casual friends). Going to lunch with someone who goes on and one about what they are or are not eating (when no one asked) doesn’t feel like the best way to spend my time.
And finally, I must address this - I’m sorry if anything I posted made you or anyone feel that they could not mention the things that they feel good about themselves, especially in direct response to a prompt to do so.
I appreciate your post and the last paragraph which does reflect how I personally felt.
There is a lot of middle between a really hard core fitness/health person (hard core being another term coined here in CC) and someone who doesn’t give a rats you-know-what. I just hope people can also respect people who have experienced some life changing living because of their moderate effort and their desire to help others who may want to make some of their own.
OK, I realize I may not be taking this topic seriously enough, but…
I complained at some point about being a higher weight than I would have liked. My aunt’s response was
“What do you care, you’re married…”
Both my mother and the aunt quoted above were VERY thin, and they were my role models as I was growing up. I have never been “fat” but I have felt “fat” compared to them.
I feel uncomfortable talking about weigh to real life friends, as several people on this thread have stated.
I have tried to focus more on exercise than on eating, and I tell people, especially those who are starting out with exercise, that moving is better than not moving, no matter what you are doing.
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