“You’re so lucky you look like you do.”
I was at a New Year’s Eve function last night and was making some small talk with someone I don’t know very well. As they were loading their plate up with a mountain of food they told me “You’re so lucky you look like you do.” I just smiled and shrugged it off, but it actually annoyed me the more I thought about it. Luck has nothing to do with me busting my ass for hours each week in the gym, eating the way I do, sometimes forgoing things that I actually want at the moment, etc. To make it even worse they then told me they were going to start their new diet (their New Year’s resolution) tomorrow. That of course meant that that night it was time to load up on carbs and sweets!
It amazes me how clueless some people can be.
January 12, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Your observation reveals human nature at its best - simultaneously giving someone a complement while letting yourself off of the hook. Indeed, there’s nothing "lucky" about loading a ton of weight on a bar and moving it up and down until your body agrees to adapt to the punishment.
January 13, 2009 at 10:27 am
hhahaha lucky.. sometimes people just have no clue! Everyone keeps asking me how I lost the weight.. I tell them exercise eat better sometimes I get the blank stare.. wtf.. what did you expect me to say