Is there a worse/more narcissistic idea than posting about your weight loss journey on social media?
79 2019-03-02 by MasterLawlz
I've recently started to follow a decent amount of YouTube channels regarding the subject and while some are very cool, others show just how bad of an idea it can be.
There was a YouTube video that went viral a couple of years ago where a guy who was over 300 pounds cut down to something like 170. He made a youtube channel called Danny_Getsfit and started putting himself out there as a fitness/weight loss mogul and started selling his service. And that sounds great and all....
....Except he ended up gaining something like 40 pounds or more within a year or two. Had he done this in privacy, he could have just corrected course and it would have been no big deal but since he put himself out there so much, people shit on him and call him a hypocrite. It's especially ridiculous because on his website where he advertises his training services, he only uses old pictures. What's worse is that the idiot recently married some woman that has a binge eating disorder and got a gastric surgery at like 19 or something. And she recently announced that she is pregnant. So I legitimately think that his chances of long-term success are next to none because they're going to be constantly causing one another to return to old habits and he can't get out of the situation without filing for divorce and splitting custody.
Even worse, one YouTuber named Amberlynn Reidd started her weight loss channel several years back when she was 300-something pounds and has actually GAINED 200 pounds since it started.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people shouldn't get healthy but if you're gonna put your "journey" out there online then you better be sure that you're gonna keep it off because otherwise you'll do more harm than good. There's one YouTuber named ObeseToBeast that not only kept it off but I believe runs a gym now and he's a great guy to watch. But it seems like for every one of him, there are many others who did not. I genuinely wonder how many people on /r/progresspics still look like that.
I have a genuine question though, WHY would people want before and after pics to even be available to the public? I genuinely don't know why you would want people to be able to see how you looked at your lowest just so you could get likes or upvotes or whatever.
105 comments
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1 SuperElf 2019-03-02
yes
you posting shitty content on sticky spots
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
good thing I only post grade- A shit then!
1 CMDR-FusionCor3 2019-03-02
Your name is masterlawlz but never once have I lawlzed at a post of yours
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
That sounds like a personal problem.
1 Wannabecossack 2019-03-02
Fuck I just Lawlzed at your comment
1 _HillxHillx 2019-03-02
Masterlawlz is hilarious because of the drama he causes within the subreddit whenever he posts one of his stickies
1 jewdanksdad 2019-03-02
Take the grade a out and your statement is true.
1 Zero5urvivers 2019-03-02
Its over for power-user-cels
1 [deleted] 2019-03-02
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1 Mrtheliger 2019-03-02
Interesting post Lawlz. I think if you own up to the fact you're bragging there is no problem. I think its embarrassing to brag about in the first place, but at least they weren't permanently a fat fuck
Allah Akbar
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
It's not necessarily the bragging that's the issue. The bigger issue is that you might regain the weight later for whatever reason (which happens a lot) and if you put yourself EVERYWHERE on social media then it will probably be even more humiliating than when you were fat the first time.
The Danny_getsfit guy said that he gets called fat more now than he ever did when he was a nobody at his heaviest. That can't be good for your emotional state at all.
1 Mrtheliger 2019-03-02
Hmm good point good point. But consider this. If they didn't post on social media about it, how could we ridicule them? We all do it, whether we admit it or not
1 jasos-2005 2019-03-02
I always took it as a sort of accountability thing. like, I'm gonna post my pics on social media so i feel obligated to stay skinny. i guess it can backfire though
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
Jealous that you can't she'd your blubber, zhcyiD9?
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
Actually the opposite, starting to lose weight is kind of what made me feel this way. I'm seriously considering deleting my facebook and creating a new one whenever I get down to a weight that I will be more comfortable posting pictures of. I just can't understand why anyone would want a "before" picture because all it is is a reminder of how bad things got for you.
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
You should delete your Reddit account too
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
but then who would /r/drama get to shit on all day?
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
Someone more interesting
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
good luck finding someone like that
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
That's like saying "good luck finding water in the ocean"
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
you're right because you wouldn't since the ocean is water and it's not like water will contain more water
1 LadyVetinari 2019-03-02
omg
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
Actually the parts of the ocean that no longer touch water on all sides, like the sea floor and the air, would be like the crust of the ocean, and all the rest of the water would be inside that crust.
1 tedifttt 2019-03-02
Bruh have some self respect. I don't want to see your retarded corpse twitching after you just got crushed by a galaxy brain
1 GunOfSod 2019-03-02
Masterlogic'd
1 redmugofcoffee 2019-03-02
galaxy brain lawlz
1 MikeStoklasaBackup 2019-03-02
Me
1 ip_127_0_0_1 2019-03-02
zhcyiD9 is forever though
1 gilmore606 2019-03-02
hey man i lost 100lbs and i actually kinda regretted taking a before pic to feel good about. although i would have kept it private and not shared it to the goddamn world. if you're doing this you should take an underwear pic and just keep it for yourself.
also make sure the raccoon gets in the pic, and post it here too.
1 john_fushi 2019-03-02
Nah man, you get it wrong. It's a reminder of where you come from, and the journey you undertook. Kill the beast, stuff it and display it in your living room. Take pride in it.
1 fernguts 2019-03-02
Post nudes, or STFU.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
no
1 itsCaffeine 2019-03-02
All memes aside, I'm rooting for you buddy. We're all going to make it.
1 MikeStoklasaAlcohol 2019-03-02
I only care about girls who do it. Especially when they look like this, this, and especially if they look like this 😍😍😍😍.
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
zhcyiD9*
1 MikeStoklasaBackup 2019-03-02
Thats the choice of the masses. My choice is revolutionary
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
You mean incorrect. WLM is the round earth of urls
1 MikeStoklasaBackup 2019-03-02
🤔🤔🤔
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
It's wrong
1 Curbside_dental 2019-03-02
Weight goes up ego goes down. Social media validation soon follows.
Rinse and repeat with an eating disorder sprinkled in.
1 hi_0 2019-03-02
Downvoted
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
thanks
1 Van-Diemen 2019-03-02
Based.
1 Curbside_dental 2019-03-02
I'll post my weight if you post yours.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
216, shooting to be under 200 by my birthday in June which I think is a feasible goal
1 RollBread 2019-03-02
What units is this.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
pounds
1 RollBread 2019-03-02
Well you are not moon man then.
1 automatic_cluck 2019-03-02
tonnes
1 Curbside_dental 2019-03-02
Dude, lawlz, just eat less if you want to lose weight.
Here's my super duper weight loss regiment: eat less. You don't need to get your ass up and exercise or any gym nonsense. Especially don't need any bro shakes or apps.
I weigh 116 and eat what I want when I want because I skip eating everything but a snack 2 days a week.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
no yeah I understand all that, I am losing weight and if I meet that goal then I'll have lost 50 pounds in a year which I don't think is bad at all. I think I'm lighter than I was in high school except maybe my freshman year.
The truth is I don't have a food addiction or anything like that, it's just extremely easy to consume a lot of calories so I had to figure out what I could eat within a certain calorie range. It really isn't that difficult, you just have to learn how to count calories and avoid certain kinds of food.
I disagree with what you said about exercising though. I'm doing Orangetheory fitness 4 times per week and it definitely helps a lot.
1 Jas0nJewnova 2019-03-02
Have you considered taking steroids and ogremaxxing?
1 Momruepari 2019-03-02
you were 250 at 5'7"?
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
yeah
poke fun if you want, I don't plan on that being the case again
1 Momruepari 2019-03-02
the biggest loser
1 BlessThisBussy 2019-03-02
Good luck! 👏
1 ip_127_0_0_1 2019-03-02
Pretty sure lawz's autism medication helps him burn through the calories like no one's business too.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
u can't medicate autism you silly goober
1 ip_127_0_0_1 2019-03-02
https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/understanding-autism-treatment#2
We can only try to alleviate your worst symptoms, sure.
1 MikeStoklasaAlcohol 2019-03-02
Holy fuck
When's your birthday?
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
June 12th
I will say that living on my own makes it drastically easier to be healthier because I'm completely in control of my own nutrition and exercise. I'm not gonna say some sob story about why I got big, I just didn't know much about nutrition growing up and wasn't active and now it has to be corrected.
1 MikeStoklasaBackup 2019-03-02
Unironically based.
1 JeanPeuplu 2019-03-02
Good luck mate
1 Whaddaulookinat 2019-03-02
216? Man get some weight on you.
1 minority360 2019-03-02
Bring back fatpeoplehate when
1 Momruepari 2019-03-02
lmao fatass
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
thanks
1 Momruepari 2019-03-02
you're welcome
1 -Steve_French- 2019-03-02
Lmao I've never seen the full res but it's exactly what I hoped it would be
1 jewdanksdad 2019-03-02
Irony
1 Momruepari 2019-03-02
bruh I'm at 5% body fat
1 jewdanksdad 2019-03-02
Lol, cope harder, fatty
1 rnjbond 2019-03-02
At least those people have made progress to improve their lives. You, on the other hand, seem to love publicly showing how much worse your life is becoming
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
that's what I'm saying though, losing weight is important but posting about it online can cause more harm than good versus if you just did it privately.
Also, stickyposting objectively improves anyone's life
1 SpiceAndEvNice 2019-03-02
Love your stuff Lawlz.
1 SchizoDramaTard 2019-03-02
Lawlz aren’t you yourself overweight? Post body pics so we can bully you into starving yourself.
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
Yes, but this was more about the negativity of social media lol, drama users just can't read
1 SchizoDramaTard 2019-03-02
Oh you don’t have to worry I didn’t read it at all
1 elephantofdoom 2019-03-02
Agreed, I actually just found a pretty bad example today. Pathetic plea for attention.
1 Plexipus 2019-03-02
The ultimate weight loss journey is Amberlynn Reid she's lost over -300 lbs! What an inspiration 😍😍
1 theidiot221 2019-03-02
imagine sitting there writing out this essay and then thinking to yourself, "Hmm, my brain output here surely will not generate enough interest on its own. Certainly then I must sticky it in order to ensure that every last user of the subreddit sees it!"
as it turns out, even on the ultra ironic hellscape of /r/drama, reddit mods are still reddit mods
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
Do you know who you are talking to
1 theidiot221 2019-03-02
a massive loser
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
Not true, you’re talking to a Reddit moderator, the exact opposite of what you just said
1 theidiot221 2019-03-02
haha the funniest thing you could do to get back at me would make me a mod too lol that would show me how much of a loser i am haha
1 gilmore606 2019-03-02
me too thanks
1 Zomaarwat 2019-03-02
It can work as a control mechanism. "I'm committed to this channel, people are watching me, I have to stick to it now."
1 Futhermucker 2019-03-02
yes, posting vlogs to a forum of internet losers
1 GunOfSod 2019-03-02
Do you have an "after" pic yet?
1 MzCherryBlossom 2019-03-02
Don’t care about your post, not fecking reading it. I’m buying you a girlfriend just for a me break.
1 ObsessedAussie 2019-03-02
Just lose weight mang, no need to sticky ur own post
1 BeiberFan123 2019-03-02
Posting your weight gain journey.
How into yourself do you need to be to think everyone needs more of your body in the world? Everyone has to deal with you. No choice in noticing you. Not just by size but half these people can’t even properly wipe their own asses. They walk around with a smear of shit they can’t reach that gets rubbed into their sheet sized underwear so every step they take more fecal matter is spread through the air as they lumber too and from the fridge.
Block the sunlight so much you make office plants wither and die while in your presence.
Takes a certain level of “fuck everyone else cause I have no self control”.
1 cincilator 2019-03-02
Posting about your weight gain?
1 WeWuzKANG5 2019-03-02
My 600 pound life is my crack.
1 fernguts 2019-03-02
I dunno, maybe using your mod powers to sticky every showerthought you have?
1 PM_ME_REDHEAD_BABES 2019-03-02
Amberlynn is truly the cow of all lolcows
1 stereomono1 2019-03-02
almost any idea that involves social media is bad/narcissistic.
I guess for some people the additional pressure to lose weight can be motivating.
Are there any summaries of those weight-loss journey channels backfiring? Could be funny.
1 Zozbot 2019-03-02
zoz
1 Zozbot 2019-03-02
zle
1 Zozbot 2019-03-02
zozzle
1 MasterLawlz 2019-03-02
Amber Lynn and Danny_getsfit are the best examples I know of
1 BumwineBaudelaire 2019-03-02
dude in terms of social media narcissism this doesn’t even rank
1 gigi-has-issues 2019-03-02
I tried to post this back when I was banned, but I meant to reply to this to say I believe in u and u will get dem gainz lawlzie.
1 lindamors 2019-03-02
The program that really helped me to lose weight is:
https://youtu.be/OshkAKqcKmI
Hope it helps someone else too