The crazy things people say when you are losing weight...

cari132

LOL I know what you mean.

SelkieDiver

"OMG, you look great! Not that you looked bad before, but really really great! what's your secret?" When I tell them its the only thing I know that's 100%guaranteed to work I have them on the edge of their seats. Then I drop the bomb. "I make good food choices, I log my food, watch my calories and exercise faithfully!" You should see the crushed look on their faces [Mhua ha ha ha!!]

trophywife24

"How much more are you going to loose?"

"Don't you think you're thin enough?"

"What are you trying to be anorexic now?"

"Don't you eat?"

"You really need to stop loosing weight."

"You're going to look like a golf tee."



All compliments of my mother. Ok then.

NatStylz

One thing I got was "You have lost enough weight, don't lose anymore." I was just like I want to get to my goal weight and be happy with my body, it's not up to you to dictate how much I should weigh. It's my standards, not yours.


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Drawing_a_Blank

Visiting my folks after not having seen them for about six months:

Mom: You look really good! How much weight have you lost?
Me: 35 pounds total.
Dad: Turn around, I think I found it.

Yeah, my Dad can be a putz.

becabean

i hate the " you could still do with losing a bit more" well yeah i know that i didnt say i was finished losing did i!

imchicbad

My Dad has a great line to use when people ask questions you don't want to answer...
"And why do you think you need to know that?"
or.. "What do you plan to do with this information if you get it?"

I haven't had the nerve to use it, but I admire that he does!

I love this, I'm using it lol

CJisinShape

A certain somebody said "you need to do some exercise like I do." I reminded them they had no idea what I was doing.

mefit87

The funniest thing thus far was what my nana said to me....
NANA: "You're face is getting thinner" .... ME: Thanks nana, I'm working really hard (big smiley face)... NANA: But how come you're body's still fat..... ME: :S

agk14

"So what are you doing? South Beach, Atkins, Special K?"

My grandpa, angrily: "Are you going to bring your own food to every family function?!"
(I did because I plan my meals ahead of time & family dinners are like Thanksgiving)

sarabluebell

Well since your not spending all your money on food I guess you can afford a boob job.(.Im a My jaw dropped open stunned..Didnt realize she cared that musch about my boobs or lack there of...lol

crazybigchick

Oh my favorite is when people gush and say "you look so good...for having four children" so basically I don't look good but I look better than what they would expect me to. lol

Icelandic_Saga

I heard "Wow! Your butt isn't as big! you look great!" lololol so funny

Karrie262

"I liked you better when you were fatter than me." -very good friend

Um... Thanks? If our friendship hinges on that, I think we should see other people.

Yuck!! People SAY these things??

tammykoon

Them :"You've lost so much so fast... is that healthy?"

Me:" Was it healthy when I ate so much so fast? Was it healthy when I consumed a weeks worth calories in a day?"

Them: "Are you sure It's safe to workout that hard?

Me: "Much safer than when I was afraid of having a heart attack when I would climb the stairs to go to bed."

Thank you for this post...I feel much better now!

Karrie262

I am a pretty well known political type figure where I live, and my weight over the years has been mentioned on a local blog in a not very nice kind of way. It seems to be the way some men attempt to belittle women they can't actually win a debate with. I got to read about my own weight loss the other day when I saw the comment that I "must be doing something, because she's not so fat anymore". It's going to be interesting to see what they manage to come up with once I hit my goal and they can't use the "fat" insult when they have nothing else to say.

My favorite one- My husband is an RC Aircraft hobbyist. I refer to his planes as helicopters as "The Girlfriends" because he spends so much money on them. He's been saving for a new plane, and when I teased him about it the other day, he told me I was going to have to find another word for them, because he HAS a new skinny girlfriend, and best of all, he married her a long time ago.. I love that man!

Awe, so sweet

lumina0o0

So I haven't heard too much on my weight loss other than your looking good. My husband on the other hand likes to tell me what to eat and such. like: "should you be eating that?", "that's not good for you", "why are you eating that if your trying to lose weight?"
Every once and a while I have a treat as long as it's with in my calories i don't see why he makes such a big deal...he's not doing what I'm doing and he's not me, he doesn't get to say what i can or can not eat.

30forApril

I've gotten a variety and my husband has been interrogated about my weight as well on one occasion a brother from our church that works with my husband asked him if I was sick or if he'd done something to me, because I was so skinny (160 lbs compared to the 200+ I used to be) my husband said "no she's not sick,.. i just put a lock on the fridge and keep the key with me at all times" why would my weight loss have to be for a negative reason? and as if my husband could actually "do" something to me to make me lose weight? lol... if that were the case, I would have had him do that a long time ago! haha

I also get the "come on tell me, tell me what you're taking so I can take it to." I tell them, I don't take anything,(and incase I sense a slight slice of doubt I add) " I CAN'T take anything because of my non existent thyroid and medications I HAVE to take... I don't even take vitamins without consulting my DR. about it ( at this point they realize I must have another trick) ... I proceed with " I lost 50 lbs by working out 3-4 hours a day and making healthier choices." they respond with "where are you working out" (because it's not about how hard i'm working ,rather the place I do it at because the location melts away the fat) I tell them at my home, all by myself.. ofcourse they always respond with "oh, no see I can't do it at home by myself...blah blah blah (I tune out at this point) .. I tell them that's what works for me.

another is when people who haven't seen me in a while compliment me infront of my MIL, they'll say something like "April you've lost weight!" I never know what to say so I just say, "ya think?" they respond with "YES! , you look good!" then the MIL chimes in with " yea she's lost alot of weight, she used to be so huge!" hahah! her comments used to bother me when I was fatter, but not so much anymore... I let her comments motivate me to keep going til I hit my goal!

Jenncoc86

Me: I lost 20lbs Them: Were you trying to?

30forApril

So I haven't heard too much on my weight loss other than your looking good. My husband on the other hand likes to tell me what to eat and such. like: "should you be eating that?", "that's not good for you", "why are you eating that if your trying to lose weight?"
Every once and a while I have a treat as long as it's with in my calories i don't see why he makes such a big deal...he's not doing what I'm doing and he's not me, he doesn't get to say what i can or can not eat.

I can relate to this! My husband will do the same thing, but I know he does it with good intentions... He's really disciplined and when he sets his mind to something it gets done , come hell or high water , he kills it... he can't comprehend why it's so hard for me to stay on task and follow through with my goal... He doesn't take into consideration that I have A.D.D. and that his goal is the opposite of mine... I want to lose weight, he tries to gain the weight.. he bodybuilds...so different goals! lol.. ohwell at least he tries to support me!

fairc3jam

Mine was 'I didn't know you had that much to loose'. Umm, yeah

I get that a lot! My reply: you have no idea.

Josephina57

I think one of the things I'm not prepared for is getting attention from people who would never have looked twice at my heavy self.

this,

It ticks me off.

homerjspartan

when people say Whoa you look so effin s e x y now i say HMPFf...i was always S e x y.

I realize I am old, but this could have been in Chinese and I would have understood it better.....


HMPFf?

Hold My Phone Freddy's finger?
Help My Poop Feels funny?
Heavy Metal People F--kin' footballs?

shelleybelly35

I always get, "what's your secret" too! There is no secret people. We eat healthy AND exercise daily. It is pretty simple.
What is disturbing is that I have an obese co-worker who tries to avoid me now. She will barely talk to me, and hides from me. We used to get along just fine. I'm not sure why I have to make an effort to be nice to her, to say hello, etc. She just won't say anything to me anymore unless I initiate. I haven't said one word to her about my weight loss, and she mentioned it only once. She asked me what my secret was, and I told her exercise and diet. She said "see I want to eat brownies." I laughed and said, "well, an occasional brownie is fine." She said, "I can't give up cheese." I said "I know. It's not easy, but I have gotten used to it." After that, she hasn't mentioned anything and won't talk to me unless I pin her down. It's weird.
I did this for my health because I had metabolic syndrome, and not to make others feel bad!!

hgaspard83

My favorite is , oh you will never lose weight eating that?? or counting cals does not help people lose weight, I mean if it works for you then do!!

KaidaKantri

Mine was 'I didn't know you had that much to loose'. Umm, yeah

I get this quite a bit. I just tell them that I hide it well. And when they keep going I just say " You havn't seen me naked." they shut up. XD

2012asv

They ask what I am doing to lose weight
I tell them I found this website
They wanna know all about it... until...
I tell them I have to log all the food I eat.

"Oh I don't have time for that" they loose interest

Did they think you could loose weight just going to a website?
And not doing anything?
and be on that website for like 30 seconds (cos it only takes a minute or two to log)
and it would like suck the fat from you??


weird XD

ditto!

honey_bee_keysha

Oh my. I just heard something crazy like the examples above today. I saw a former co-worker who I haven't seen in a few years and the first thing she said was "Wow, you look so different. Were you sick?"

I wanted to scream at her "No, I just stopped pigging out on junk!"

saragato

I think the weirdest was when I was getting new shoes the other day because my other workout shoes were hurting. The guy that helped me, when I said I needed them for workouts, started talking to me like I was just beginning so when I corrected him and said I'd been at it almost 6 months now. He then asked what I did and I said weights, general strength training, and cardio. His eyes got really big and he said, "but you're way too young to be exercising like that!"

He thought I was 16 (I'm 22) and just told me to eat my vegetables and stay away from the stuff that would stunt my growth. I'm 5'2", I imagine at my age I'm not getting any taller.

MissMayBe840

I think one thing EVERYONE wants to hear is "Have you lost weight?", but yeah, people have to learn the difference between giving a compliment and being pushy! :ohwell: