Things people say when you lose weight

JRSINAZ

Don't lose anymore weight

thatjodiegirl

So, I am a middle school counselor. When you work with middle schoolers, you had better have thick skin and good sense of humor. About a month ago, the yearbook staff was in the library putting the final touches on the yearbook. I stopped to catch a sneak peek of the yearbook, and I saw a pic of myself teaching at the beginning of the school year in one of the collages. I said, "Oh, wow!" One of my students said, "Oh yeah, that's right. You were fat at the beginning of the year!"

Ha ha ha! No, I wasn't offended. He realized what he said, and immediately apologized. The look on his face was priceless though.

thatjodiegirl

whathapnd wrote: »

I think most people mean well but don't know what to say, so end up make things more complicated by trying to be funny or saying too much. That said, there are definitely snarky people.

I've lost weight a couple of times and most people have been very nice with their comments. However, the first time, after I'd lost about 23lbs and was comfortably in size 12 jeans, a family member who I was clearly a similar size to, if not smaller than, asked if I'd like some post-baby-weight jeans she was getting rid of. I think she wanted me to ask the size of the jeans so that she'd know my size. I thanked her for the offer and told her, truthfully, that I'd just bought new jeans so didn't need them. She honestly seemed miffed that I didn't take them.

I'm sorry, but I think I would have politely told her to kiss my size 12 you-know-what!

lx1x

When the weather is nice.. wasn't wearing any sweater today.. co-worker noted .. "did you loose some weight?" Was that why I see you walking a lot lately. Smh

long_for_me

People say "Take care of yourself." as if I do not. I have never heard that when I was obese.

oceangirl99

Just got this on the weekend (Blurted out) "Hey you look amazing! Wait, you're not sick are you?? Oh sorry, I don't mean to be rude but my wife told me I'm always putting my foot in my mouth". LOL he was genuine, definitely not being rude. I don't stress about what people say. Yes, some people may be jealous/uncomfortable with my weight loss but I don't wait to see if people will say "Hi" to me. I just strike up the conversation, everybody realizes I'm still the same person and they see past my size. (this is what I like to think anyway!)

Chesirekate

Just the other day we had a breakfast at work. As I reached for a hard earned doughnut, the man behind me said "now now, you don't want to ruin all of your hard work". I couldn't believe it!

By contrast another co-worker said "you must be exercising more. you look very strong" that was my favorite

Mom2ATM

aes1219 wrote: »

ItsyBitsy246 wrote: »

Nothing. Not a peep, good or bad after losing 35-40 pounds. I'm pretty sure there was a noticeable difference between my weight of 185 and my weight of 145!

Personally, I would rather not get any comments on my weight.

Me too! I’ve only lost 24lbs and have 160 or so more to go but I did have a dance mom comment that I looked like I lost weight and looked good, and my sister has commented that I looked good too but I’d still rather just people keep their comments to themselves because it’s my life and journey not theirs

seltzermint555

Chesirekate wrote: »

Just the other day we had a breakfast at work. As I reached for a hard earned doughnut, the man behind me said "now now, you don't want to ruin all of your hard work". I couldn't believe it!

By contrast another co-worker said "you must be exercising more. you look very strong" that was my favorite

I'd like to punch donut dude. Ugh.

I had that almost exact thing said to me. I was in a convenience store getting a donut for me and my husband and ran into an old friend. She looked quite a bit heavier than in the past, not that it matters, but she said, "You don't want to undo everything you've accomplished!" WTF - I ended up talking to her in great detail about counting calories and boring her to death and I wanted to not-so-gently suggest she try it herself, but I'm not that mean...

smantha32

Mom2ATM wrote: »

aes1219 wrote: »

ItsyBitsy246 wrote: »

Nothing. Not a peep, good or bad after losing 35-40 pounds. I'm pretty sure there was a noticeable difference between my weight of 185 and my weight of 145!

Personally, I would rather not get any comments on my weight.

Me too! I’ve only lost 24lbs and have 160 or so more to go but I did have a dance mom comment that I looked like I lost weight and looked good, and my sister has commented that I looked good too but I’d still rather just people keep their comments to themselves because it’s my life and journey not theirs

Wait until you've lost 100. Those same people will be losing their minds telling you to stop.

smantha32

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Chesirekate wrote: »

Just the other day we had a breakfast at work. As I reached for a hard earned doughnut, the man behind me said "now now, you don't want to ruin all of your hard work". I couldn't believe it!

By contrast another co-worker said "you must be exercising more. you look very strong" that was my favorite

I'd like to punch donut dude. Ugh.

I had that almost exact thing said to me. I was in a convenience store getting a donut for me and my husband and ran into an old friend. She looked quite a bit heavier than in the past, not that it matters, but she said, "You don't want to undo everything you've accomplished!" WTF - I ended up talking to her in great detail about counting calories and boring her to death and I wanted to not-so-gently suggest she try it herself, but I'm not that mean...

20 minutes later I bet she was sorry she said anything about your donut. lol

thatjodiegirl

Mom2ATM wrote: »

aes1219 wrote: »

ItsyBitsy246 wrote: »

Nothing. Not a peep, good or bad after losing 35-40 pounds. I'm pretty sure there was a noticeable difference between my weight of 185 and my weight of 145!

Personally, I would rather not get any comments on my weight.

Me too! I’ve only lost 24lbs and have 160 or so more to go but I did have a dance mom comment that I looked like I lost weight and looked good, and my sister has commented that I looked good too but I’d still rather just people keep their comments to themselves because it’s my life and journey not theirs

To each their own, I guess. I personally LOVE getting comments about my weight loss. Makes me want to do an extra 20 minutes on the elliptical every time!

SummerTwentyOne

The ones that stood out in a negative way were

“Oh my god I remember you, you used to be a really big girl didn’t you?”and “I bet the boys are lining up for you now” and “Who would have ever thought “that” was under there this whole time”.

whmscll

I am a normal BMI but overfat, so I am trying to lose pounds/fat. I especially hate the cellulite above my knees and on the front of my thighs (looks dreadful in summer clothes). I keep hearing “I think you look fine” from an overweight girl at work who has never seen my bare legs. Not helpful. I’ve stopped mentioning anything to her about counting calories.

staticsplit

squiggledypiggledycat wrote: »

After months of losing weight due to severe anaemia, my bones were jutting out of my hips and I was so miserable and weak I could barely walk. I received the comment 'you look so good!' From a lot of people who hadn't seen me in ages. I wanted to cry.

From that day on I never comment on people's weightloss without prompting. just incase they have a tape worm.

I got way too many compliments when I was 16 and medically emaciated from an eating disorder. It was bizarre and sad.

kymmixxx

My fave was
Them 'are u going to tell me your secret then, how have u done it?!'
Me ' i just watch what i eat and exercise'
Them *face falling* ' oh, yeh that doesn't work for me so I'm having weight loss surgery'

No idea what magic they thought I'd been doing lol

Lesley2603

My sister told me she was glad I was doing something about my weight as she was worried about my health, coming from someone who is 6” shorter and at least 28lbs bigger than I ever was, who refuses to use mfp because it’s too much faff but thinks drinking aloe Vera juice will help her lose weight, then spends a whole afternoon telling me all about her health issues, all of which can be attributed to her weight

carolacitelli

I didn’t like it when people didn’t recognize me if it had been a while. Showed they didn’t really know me. But if someone could look me in the eye and have a convo, I wD more comfortable. I didn’t like drawing attention. On the other hand, I lost a lot of weight so it was inevitable that I had comments.

Worst was someone concerned with my weight loss. Said she was an onconology nurse. I was seeing my doc regularly. I wanted to ask where her concern was when I was 300 pounds.

NCK96

kymmixxx wrote: »

My fave was
Them 'are u going to tell me your secret then, how have u done it?!'
Me ' i just watch what i eat and exercise'
Them *face falling* ' oh, yeh that doesn't work for me so I'm having weight loss surgery'

No idea what magic they thought I'd been doing lol

That's the part I don't understand when I watch the show My 600 lb. Life. So many people on the show go in thinking the surgery is going to magically change everything and then are disappointed when they are told they still need to watch what they eat and exercise.

ldowdesw

NCK96 wrote: »

kymmixxx wrote: »

My fave was
Them 'are u going to tell me your secret then, how have u done it?!'
Me ' i just watch what i eat and exercise'
Them *face falling* ' oh, yeh that doesn't work for me so I'm having weight loss surgery'

No idea what magic they thought I'd been doing lol

That's the part I don't understand when I watch the show My 600 lb. Life. So many people on the show go in thinking the surgery is going to magically change everything and then are disappointed when they are told they still need to watch what they eat and exercise.

Oh I love this show!! Dr Now is so straight talking.. he makes so much sense, 1200 calories a day, high protein no snacking.. love him.