The ABSURD things people say.....

What's your secret to losing so much weight?
Wow. You're so skinny. Don't you think you're a bit too thin?

These two are probably the ones I get the most. Most people don't realize that it's almost an insult that they comment on how "skinny" you are now, like they were trying to be too nice before and not commenting on you being fat.

Personally I've had a lot of people ask me if I'm going to stop now trying to lose weight... no im not... i JUST got into a healthy BMI, I only have a few more pounds to go but I'm not going to look "sickly" like you think! lol

The other thing I get a lot is people now calling me my siser's name, because I've lost a lot and she gained a lot. Woops! lol.

"are you still losing weight?"

depending on my mood, this has been taken to mean, "you're so skinny now, you don't need to lose any more weight" and "obviously you have plateaued but you still need to lose more"

OH my fav was when my friend who is about 150 pounds over weight and not doing anything to help herself be more healthy. Told me that after I lost 87 pounds I needed to work on my abs....

i was at a family gathering and my hubby's aunt walks up and asks me if I have lost weight. I laughed and said, "No, actually I've put 20lbs back on." I tried not to take it the wrong way, but all I could think was, "if she thinks I've lost weight, how terrible I must have looked when I had lost the weight originally." (went from 127 at Christmas last year to 147 at the family gathering in May 2012. no thanks to stress and bad habits)

It sounds petty but I really don't like being called skinny!

A few years ago perhaps I wouldn't be as bothered by it but it seems that recently it's starting to have more of a negative connotation and it bugs me a little. I guess pretty soon it's gonna be on the same level as calling someone 'fat'.

Honestly, it's just rude to comment on people's appearance. My son is 6'5." People are constantly commenting on his height. It drives him crazy. As for me, I oscillate between thinking, "haven't you people noticed my weight loss" to "did I really look that bad before?"

On the one hand, I'd love to be at the point were people are asking if I'm going to stop now, and on the other, I know it's going to annoy me, too.

I guess you just can't please some folks (that is, me)!

OH my fav was when my friend who is about 150 pounds over weight and not doing anything to help herself be more healthy. Told me that after I lost 87 pounds I needed to work on my abs....

Wow.. I'd be really angry.
To avoid lashing out I'd probably just say "you really should reassess your physical appearance before judging mine negatively"

Not me....I'm the ornery type. I would have said something along the lines of "Thank you for the advice. By the way, you look good, but all the jealousy you are wearing really clashes with your smile."

mine is the opposite. Ive toned up and only lost a tad bit of weight. But still a noticable difference. Women look at me, take a second look up and down and say nothing. I know its apparent because my family members have told me how great I'm looking. Its frustrating for me to not even get a comment from people that I know are seeing a difference.

You look great. Are you dieting because your husband was losing interest?

People actually have the balls to say this to you? Wow..

My mom called me "paunchy" one day.

I've just never been able to let it go.....

"If you lose any more weight, you will be a model."

"You're starting to look gross." From my very best friend :frown:

Human nature is to bring others down. It's jealousy. Someone told me I was too skinny once. I just told them that no, I wasn't I just used to be too overweight. That's 230 - 185. Then I pointed out that between toning and some more loss I still had a long way to go to get to a healthy range for my height. I'm OK with them NOT being OK with that. Just soldier on.

At a home HS football game, my husband's friend (female) comes up and says, "Wow you lost a lot of weight" looks at my husband and says "i bet you're a happy man " eluding to our sex life. While standing in the stands on the 50 yard line.

WTH really !!!!

We are both over 40 (he is over 50) - 2nd marriage. Only 3 years in. I gained 40 while dating him and he still married me. HAPPIER NOW. Whatever.

The dad of the little girl I nanny for: "Wow you keep losing a lot of weight...you look good. Have you always been big boned?"

WTF?:noway:

Nope, my bones just started chunking up overnight?!?! Wow...that must have made your head hurt...it did mine!

My favorite was when my mother told me I didn't look good as a size 5 and that I looked sick. She also said I was "more jolly" when I was bigger. Are you kidding me? I have more muscle than I've ever had and am in the best shape of my life! My husband also likes it when I'm "bigger" and says I'm too skinny now. UGH!

It's pretty disheartening when your own family can't even support you. But I'm not doing this for them, they weren't the ones being teased and made fun of their whole lives for being overweight. So if this is what "sick" looks like, then I'm one sick ***** and I'm fine with that...