/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>be former fatass
>lose a bunch of weight by calorie counting and exercise
>obese acquaintance asks me for advice on losing weight
>suggest giving up soda, sweet tea, and every other calorie-dense drink
>suggest drinking coffee or hot tea to suppress appetite
>suggest counting calories with simple food diary website
>suggest cooking own low-calorie foods in large batches and eating those instead of eating tacos or pizza for lunch every day

>"But I love sweet tea!"
>"I don't like coffee or hot tea unless it's sweet."
>"I have to log EVERYTHING I eat?"
>"But I don't know how to cook!"

Goddamnit this is infuriating. I didn't understand why people raged at fatties until I was no longer a fatty. So many of them are just fucking lazy. Anyone experienced this? Do you encourage them to take baby steps, or do you just say "Fuck it, you don't actually want to lose weight"?

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>"Sorry Anon, I know we live on the coast and have our pick of fantastic seafood restaurants, but Ben hates the smell of fish. How about Applebee's?"