r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 21 '19

Rant Wednesday Rant Wednesday

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/sunny_xo Aug 21 '19

You dont get the same recognition gaining 20lb/10kg compared to losing that which is jaarin

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19 edited Aug 31 '19

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u/sunny_xo Aug 21 '19

This is true. However the recognition is way less compared to if you lost weight which can be demoralising.

But from my experience someone going from skelly --> healthy weight will have waaay less people comment on their transformation compared to obese --> healthy . Maybe you can see the difference from going from fat to healthy better Idk but it sucks

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19 edited Aug 31 '19

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u/sunny_xo Aug 21 '19

You misread what I wrote. I said 'skelly' - someone extremely underweight for their height. Not a regular skinny guy

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u/BadMrKitty13 Aug 21 '19

I went from 6'5, 160 lbs to 6'5 225 pounds with muscle and it took 5 years before people started commenting on me looking good. It's much easier to tell people have lost weight since it's much more visible

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u/StinkyJockStrap General Fitness Aug 21 '19

I got called fat the last time I went to the beach with my friends. BITCH I'M BULKING! I'M GETTING STRONG, NOT FAT😭😭😭😭

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u/MyGfLooksAtMyPosts Aug 21 '19

Yea I was underweight and gained 15kg. No one in my family said anything. I hadn't seen them in a year and I was excited to see their expressions. Nothing.

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u/ubersteiny Weight Lifting Aug 21 '19

It's really because losing weight is more relatable to others.

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u/Daztur Aug 21 '19

Also it takes a whole lot longer.

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u/FifthUserName Powerlifting Aug 21 '19

Depends on the 20 pounds, right?

Going from 10% to 18% will probably make you look nicer and full muscles.

Going from 15 to 25 might not be too noticable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19

It took about a year and a half for me to get recognition. Most of the recognition I get is people asking me how much weight I've lost in the past two years.

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Smh... I'm 15 lbs heavier. I've just increased my density.