Funniest thing someone has said to you...

crb426

I'm sure many of us are seeing family members for the first time in a long time during this holiday season, so I was just curious: what was the funniest thing that was said to you by family or friends?

My grandmother-in-law said: "Why'd you get skinny? Weren't you happy being fat? Are you going to get fat again? What's wrong? Are you sick?"

kami3006

I had a relative take some pics of me to hang on her fridge for inspiration. It's funny to me, a little awkward as I'm not big on attention and, of course, flattering.

GaleHawkins

crb426 wrote: »

I'm sure many of us are seeing family members for the first time in a long time during this holiday season, so I was just curious: what was the funniest thing that was said to you by family or friends?

My grandmother-in-law said: "Why'd you get skinny? Weren't you happy being fat? Are you going to get fat again? What's wrong? Are you sick?"

That was funny.

vanessalillian82

I find it seriously weird when people call me skinny, when I've only juuuuust set foot inside the healthy weight range for my height. Note also that because I'm almost 6'2", I could lose another 18kg and still be classified as a healthy weight, so in theory I have a lot more work to do to even get midway through the healthy weight range!!! I know that the BMI is flawed, but it's just weird that people call me skinny when I'm not on paper (uh, or in reality!). I guess it's all relative to what they're accustomed to seeing.

jennaatsuad

"So, Jenna... There's considerably less of you than there was the last time I saw you." Hahaha! Yes, I guess there is.

mandarkio

I walked into work the other day after having been on holiday for a week, and my colleague yelled 'oh my god, manda, what are you, a size 4?!' (i'm somewhere between a UK16/18 right now!) she said it so earnestly i had to laugh!

amusedmonkey

My mom: "If you're planning to continue losing weight make sure you're either smaller or bigger than me, otherwise I will have no clothes left because your sister already borrows most of them"

ACJP2014

At work a friend comes up to me and says "I didn't recognise you, I was wondering who the new skinny person was"

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

This thread reminded me how my mother once said to me, " You should be careful about how fat you are. You know how some of your relatives on your dads side have diabetes." She has been near 300 lbs my whole life and diabetic too... lol

MsSquatAlot

At the gym whispering:
"Her *kitten* is fake, no way it's real... What an attention *kitten*."
"She lifts like a man, that's so not cute."

And my dumb sister asking if I'm worried that lifting will make me manly looking.. haha

unrelentingminx

vanessalillian82 wrote: »

I find it seriously weird when people call me skinny, when I've only juuuuust set foot inside the healthy weight range for my height. Note also that because I'm almost 6'2", I could lose another 18kg and still be classified as a healthy weight, so in theory I have a lot more work to do to even get midway through the healthy weight range!!! I know that the BMI is flawed, but it's just weird that people call me skinny when I'm not on paper (uh, or in reality!). I guess it's all relative to what they're accustomed to seeing.

I was thinking the exact same thing the other day when one of my colleagues called me 'tiny'. At 5'9", 78kg and a UK size 12/14 I am just outside the healthy BMI range so also have a bit to go. I think it's all very much relative: they remember me at my bigger size (90+ kg, size 16) so relative to that I am a lot smaller. But if I met them for the first time today, they probably would more likely call me 'average' rather than 'tiny'.

armstrong71

I live in a small town where everybody knows everyone. One evening when I was in the local bar , a man I don't know well asked me " are you on meth or something "

MedicPAFoster

My work partner sees me on a regular basis when we are roaming around town while on duty. We've known each other for about 10 years. I went on vacation for the month of October and then for whatever reason I never saw him again until last week. I've lost 60 lbs since the end of May 2015.

Funny part...my partner's husband walks up to me, introduces himself and asks my name and am I the new girl?

I thought for a second that he had dementia...lol. Then we compared pictures from last year to this year.

SbetaK

I started back at a job I left about 3 years ago, and someone complemented me on losing weight. Said I look sexy now! (I am over 60, glad I've still got it, haha.

kmanrique321

I'm not sure it was really funny, but I was grocery shopping with my mom & we separated to get our different stuff, like we usually do, then we'd he caught up with me, she said, "I can find you anymore & I couldn't remember what you were wearing!" I rember thinking, "yay. I was always easy to find cuz I was the fattest person in the store."

dalielahdawn

I haven't told anyone im losing weight or trying to, So I find it kind of odd when people comment...
After only losing 15 pounds I got...
"Omg you're getting so skinny"
While thinking, calm down, I'm still 240lbs!! Lol

Ioras88

Back when I was a little kid of maybe 11 or 12 the mother of a friend said to me:
"Your ankles are so skinny, you should eat more"
Ugh. I hated that. What an irresponsible way to talk to a child. As a matter of fact, I was a kid of normal weight.
I put skinny ankles and wrists down to genetics since my parents also have those. Even when I was at my max weight (70 kg) I still had skinny wrists and my ankles were also mostly okay.

mtizi

My husband told me, "Your butt is average size now!"

alanahp93

Mum: Did you lose weight?
Me: (omg someone finally noticed!)
Mum: must be the boots, they make you look taller
Me: (So close...)

RolemodelmomT

MsSquatAlot wrote: »

At the gym whispering:
"Her *kitten* is fake, no way it's real... What an attention *kitten*."
"She lifts like a man, that's so not cute."

And my dumb sister asking if I'm worried that lifting will make me manly looking.. haha

You look freaking awesome! I wish I had have the physique you have. Keep it up!!!!

RolemodelmomT

alanahp93 wrote: »

Mum: Did you lose weight?
Me: (omg someone finally noticed!)
Mum: must be the boots, they make you look taller
Me: (So close...)

oh know... . That's heartbreaking.

AnnPT77

At a dragon boat racing event to cheer on my rowing double partner, who was competing, I was milling around in their shelter tent talking to other team members and their families (30+ people). My rowing buddy came up to me and said "OMG, I keep losing you in the crowd, I'm not used to picking you out at this size."

1meh

amusedmonkey wrote: »

My mom: "If you're planning to continue losing weight make sure you're either smaller or bigger than me, otherwise I will have no clothes left because your sister already borrows most of them"

LOL

amusedmonkey

1meh wrote: »

amusedmonkey wrote: »

My mom: "If you're planning to continue losing weight make sure you're either smaller or bigger than me, otherwise I will have no clothes left because your sister already borrows most of them"

LOL

My mom has the perfect figure and posture, so clothes sit amazingly well on her. Couple that with her timeless sense of fashion and you would understand why my sister and I always have an eye on her wardrobe. Granted I'm still too big for that, but I'm looking forward to it regardless of what she says lol.

BernieMBurke

I ran into a co-worker that I hadn't seen in 6 moths or so. His comment to me was "Where is the rest of you?"

seltzermint555

A former coworker I hadn't seen in a long time said, "OMG what happened to you!? You're ALL boots and hair now!" (I was wearing knee high boots and a heavy coat but I have kinda skinny legs these days after losing 135 lb and I always wore a pixie cut and now it's shoulder length)

blkandwhite77

Mom: I'm so happy to see how much weight you have lost! You look great! I was really starting to worry you would die young when you were so fat".


God bless her heart it was in the right place lol

cmcdonald525

At thanksgiving I was in the kitchen making my plate. My uncle walked between me and the island, froze, then looked back at the space he just passed through and said, "That used to be a much tighter squeeze!"

joinn68

BernieMBurke wrote: »

I ran into a co-worker that I hadn't seen in 6 moths or so. His comment to me was "Where is the rest of you?"

Literally up in the air?

GettingThere62

Have you done something different with your hair?

Domicinator

My wife and I were leaving a party a few weeks ago and the host came up to her while we were putting our coats on and said, "There are a bunch of people in the kitchen gossiping about how you must have divorced your husband and gotten remarried already since they last saw you."

That was the biggest complement I think I've gotten. I was flattered.