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To have laughed at her Slimming World advice?

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Pikaso · 18/01/2022 13:04

Woman at work has been doing Slimming World. She’s obsessed with it and goes on about it constantly armed with her books and Muller Lights at every meal.
I told her last week I was going to give it a go. I didn’t buy Muller Lights but instead bought some asda own yogurts which had almost identical calorie, fat and sugar content. Sat down to eat lunch yesterday and she came in and said “I thought you were doing slimming world?”. I said “I am” so she said “how many syns in those yogurts?” So I said “none, they’re the same as muller lights”. She replied “no, you’re meant to eat Muller lights!” And looked really concerned and worried!! I did owl noises in her face and told her the calories, sugar and fat etc were exactly the same so why would it matter??! She actually left the room muttering about how it won’t work if you don’t do it properly.

I did slimming world a few years back and stopped because of the cult like behaviour of the members and leaders. I thought I’d give it another go but she has totally put me off again! Nothing has changed!!
She’s been off with me ever since. WIBU to have laughed at her muller light concerns?? Common sense tells you it’s the calories etc that matter, not the bloody name on the pot!!

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HelpMeHiveMind · 18/01/2022 13:13

Omg killing myself at the owl noises!! This may be the weirdest thing I've read yet on mumsnet. I'm surprised she didn't throw a muller yoghurt in your mean and owly little gob.

ApolloandDaphne · 18/01/2022 13:13

I want to know more about the owl noises before I decide if YABU or not. Can you elaborate?

emmathedilemma · 18/01/2022 13:14

I agree with your theory but WTF were the owl noises about??

TheSnowyOwl · 18/01/2022 13:14

I agree with you about the ingredients being what matters and not the brand but it sounds like you were belittling to her. I’m not surprised she has been off with you since.

TabithaTittlemouse · 18/01/2022 13:14

Owl noises?

Pikaso · 18/01/2022 13:14

I didn’t screech at her, it was just a coo coo type thing

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StoatMilk · 18/01/2022 13:14

Can you turn your head all the way around OP?

FelicityPike · 18/01/2022 13:14

Hopefully you embellished the part about making “owl noises in her face”, because frankly that’s just fucking rude and makes you sound insane.

ApolloandDaphne · 18/01/2022 13:14

Just eat a bit less rather than eating horrible artificially sweetened yogurts maybe?

luckylavender · 18/01/2022 13:14

@Pikaso

How was I rude?? I was just pointing out the facts! It’s calories that matter (and I suppose in slimming world - the fat content) but it was practically identical to muller light!
Honestly that is so rude. And incredibly childish.
SheldonesqueTheBstard · 18/01/2022 13:14

She’s an intelligent person, I couldn’t believe she was so brainwashed to think that the brand mattered!

As opposed to the intelligent person speaking in owl?

TellMeItsPossible · 18/01/2022 13:15

@Pikaso

I didn’t screech at her, it was just a coo coo type thing
Bizarre.
ChessieFL · 18/01/2022 13:15

I remember when I used to do slimming world and there was a woman in my group who ate about 10 muller lights a day. She thought it was fine because they were free (this was before they gave them a syn value). It’s worrying that there are people who follow the rules so blindly and cant apply any common sense.

luckylavender · 18/01/2022 13:15

@shinynewapple22

Well obviously you are unreasonable to make owl noises in her face .

And you are both unreasonable about the SW as none of the flavoured yogurts are 'free' any more - just the plain flat free ones Wink

Grin
TopTabby · 18/01/2022 13:15

A row about yogurts at work?
You sound really annoying for the 'owl noises', not surprised she's being a bit off with you.
Leave her to enjoy her Mullers & do your own thing. Maybe do it quietly as it sounds like you set out to goad her a bit.

Bluebluemoon39 · 18/01/2022 13:15

I really want to see and hear the owl noises now 😂!

It doesn't matter what yoghurt you have so long as it's fat free. They even tell you that at (my) SW class.

I loosely follow SW, make things the SW way (use frylight, low fat everything etc) but ultimately it's calories in/calories out - I don't count bloody 'syns' or measure out my milk or any of that crap - who has the time??

SummerHouse · 18/01/2022 13:15
Mo1911 · 18/01/2022 13:15

@Pikaso

How was I rude?? I was just pointing out the facts! It’s calories that matter (and I suppose in slimming world - the fat content) but it was practically identical to muller light!
I honestly think that if you have to ask why this was rude and completely out of order, then there's little hope if you understanding no matter how many times people try to explain. Suffice to say you WERE rude and more than a little bit bizarre in your response to her.
eddiemairswife · 18/01/2022 13:15

Owls are wise, they will know how many calories are in everything.

Bluebluemoon39 · 18/01/2022 13:16

It is true that muller lights aren't free anymore anyway - so that'll piss on her chips OP!

mynameiscalypso · 18/01/2022 13:16

@Pikaso

I didn’t screech at her, it was just a coo coo type thing
But why?
daimbarsatemydogsbone · 18/01/2022 13:16

@Pikaso

I didn’t screech at her, it was just a coo coo type thing
WTF? Is it just me?
TellMeItsPossible · 18/01/2022 13:17

Oh hang on you said "coo coo" as in "cuckoo"? Like, crazy?

Rude!

Pikaso · 18/01/2022 13:17

I didn’t goad her, she started on me about my yogurt! Turns out the whole lot should be bloody “syned” anyway after all that

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CiaoForDiNiaoSaur · 18/01/2022 13:17

@SummerHouse

Owlitis?
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