The Worst Things To Say To Someone Trying To Lose Weight
What's the worst thing anyone ever said to you when you were trying to lose weight? That's the question we put to Health's Facebook audience, and boy, did we get an earful!
Research backs those responses up. A whopping 66 percent of women aged 25-55 who have dieted or are trying to lose weight say those closest to them -- including spouses and friends -- actually undermine their attempts to get slim and healthy, confirms a recent survery by Medi-Weightloss Clinics in Tampa, Fla. Here, the worst things someone can say to you on your weight loss journey -- and what your best response should be to stay on course.
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1 of 16 "Here, Try These Brownies... I Baked Them Just For You" Guilt-inducing? Sure. But typical. Half of all dieters report that other people pressured them to eat food that was not on their diet, and a whopping 56 percent succumbed to that pressure, usually because they didn't want to hurt the brownie-baker's feelings. Best response: Pass the buck, says Frances Largeman-Roth, R.D., a nationally recognized health expert and the co-author of "The CarbLovers Diet", and do it with a smile. "Wow, that's so sweet! I'm not eating that right now, but I'm sure Sally in accounting would love them!" Flickr photo by jeffreyw
Flickr: jeffreyw
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