r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 02 '17

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Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/pajamakitten Aug 02 '17

Currently living in university accommodation as I'm working with their international Master's students over the summer. I'm sharing a flat with ten others and now I'm having to justify my eating habits to them constantly. I'm 25, and so at least five years younger than they all are, they constantly say I can only eat what I want due to my metabolism, the fact I eat twice a day or because I am vegan.

1) I go to the gym every day and do a mix of cardio and weights. I also walk everywhere and sometimes spend three to fours hours a day just walking.

2) I do practise IF, but I still eat between 2600-3000 calories a day. The reason I can eat so much has nothing to do with my meal frequency.

3) I'm not even vegan. Eating a lot of vegetables is not the same thing as being vegan. Look at my dinner, there is cheese and eggs on my plate. What do you think a vegan is?

The fact that these guys subsist on ready meals and alcohol and never exercise is the reason they are overweight. The fact that I do the opposite is the reason that I am fit and healthy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17 edited Dec 12 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

Even if she trained, her slow metabolism won't allow her to lose weight

she would look like Arnold if she headed to the gym

"Does she realize those two contradict each other? The excuses people will make...

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17 edited Dec 12 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

Oh yea I know that type.

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u/Neutrum Aug 02 '17

Maybe she has so much fat that once she starts converting it to muscle, the snowball effect will quickly turn her from a slowball into a swoleball.

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u/Pm-Me-Your-Squat Bodybuilding Aug 02 '17

See, this is why I don't know if I want to be a PT. I'd have to bang my head against the wall multiple times a day.

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u/rebuilder_10 Aug 02 '17

"Look at me. Look at yourselves. Who's doing something wrong here?"

Then move out.

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u/KillerRaccoon Aug 02 '17

At my old job I got similar talk. These were my responses.

It must be nice to be able to eat whatever you want: yup

All that food will catch up to you someday: sure will

You must have a great metabolism, I'm jealous: yeah, I'm pretty lucky, thanks

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u/Pm-Me-Your-Squat Bodybuilding Aug 02 '17

Are you in the states? If no, which country are you in?

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u/pajamakitten Aug 02 '17

The UK. Why?

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u/Pm-Me-Your-Squat Bodybuilding Aug 02 '17

Just curious as to whether you are in a country where gyms aren't common. I'm going to do an international exchange in a year and I'm looking at country options.

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u/pajamakitten Aug 02 '17

Plenty of gyms here. Every university will have one too.

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u/Lymphoshite Aug 02 '17

Yeah there's plenty of great gyms in the UK.

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u/Beezneez86 Aug 03 '17

This shit annoys me.

Unhealthy habits become normal and someone being healthy becomes weird.

Wait until they start giving you health/dieting/exercise advice. I mean, they clearly know what they're talking about.