Weight loss comments the good the bad and the ugly...

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  • Shanzstar
    Shanzstar Posts: 197
    well geesh i know i looked bad b4! lol
  • hedleyrocks247
    hedleyrocks247 Posts: 185 Member
    Why would anyone ask "Why? Did I look that bad before?" Duh, yes, we did. That's why we're here.

    Ummmm....b/c I try to be Happy with/love myself at whatever weight I've been at (not always easy but I try)
    I also don't think being FAT equals being ugly - it's not really fair to put that on every overweight person in the world!!
    Just my opinion though.
  • cartern1
    cartern1 Posts: 270 Member
    I just hate comments full stop.

    I went out on Saturday night and got compliments off about 6 people - I hated every second of it.

    Someone even said, "I was watching you at the bar and there's something different about you.....I just can't place it.....did you used to have a moustache ?"
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    I actually have a paragraph typed up and saved about how its diet/exercise. Never fails, anytime I post before/afters or post something on facebook - my inbox fills up with "whats your secret!!" messages. It doesnt bother me.... I get it. I looked for a quick fix for so long myself. But this is really the only way!!

    The other thing is when people say "wow, youre looking so great now!!" and before I can say thank you - theyve tripped all over themselves to say something like "not that you looked bad before. but now, its better!" haha Well thanks - I didnt think you thought I looked bad before and of course this way is better! :laugh:

    This is just a sensitive topic and I dont think people really know the best way to approach it. But go all of us for continuing to do it despite the comments were getting or not getting!!
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I get the same thing from my in-laws, only worse. I've already been called 'pregnant' twice behind my back. Funny thing is, they're all fatter than me. Go figure.
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
    The Good
    When my SIL told me that I inspired her to join a gym and meet with a nutritionist. She's lost over 20 lbs so far.

    The Bad
    Something along the lines of "let me guess your weight. You look like you weigh ___ to me. Don't lose too much more or you won't look right." (WTFH? <-- thought by me)

    The Ugly
    You used to be so fat.
    You lost so much weight, now I feel like a big blob.
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