People thinking you're sick after weight loss?

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  • Levedi
    Levedi Posts: 290 Member
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    Normally I'd say don't worry about it - ignore gossips and you take their power away.

    But if this threatens your business because your clients are worried you need to find a positive way to address the issue so they're reassured. Say how charged up you are to work with them and add that you have so much more energy for everything, work and play, since you lost the weight.
  • GomesDavid
    GomesDavid Posts: 149
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    My best friend used to think I would make myself puke after I ate.........


    hmmm!! let him think... but u do what u want to do....
  • Florawanda
    Florawanda Posts: 283 Member
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    I just get told I am looking so much younger! And when I say that I am still classified as obese, they are amazed! Like some have said, we have become so used to people carrying more pounds than they should, anyone who is in the 'healthy' range is seen as scrawny, or sick.
    But I usually say now when people say 'You have lost a lot of weight' - 'Yes, isn't it great'!
    So celebrate!
  • EgyptianMushroom
    EgyptianMushroom Posts: 341 Member
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    Ironically, I'm actually losing weight from the medications I got prescribed for an infection. :tongue:

    I periodically get asked if I've lost weight, when I haven't, and when I do lose a few pounds, it's 'You aren't heavy or anything.'

    Work with what you've got. :flowerforyou: I just want my pants to fit.
  • lily1972
    lily1972 Posts: 375 Member
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    When I consulted a specialist in athlete nutrition and exercise, I followed his recommendations quite strickly and obtained quick results (even he was thrilled!)... but it freaked out my Mom - hehe! I had to explain over and over again that the idea was to "strip away the old" before bulking up... with muscle and that I had never felt better!:glasses: A few people at my children's school asked me if the weight loss was on purpose... I answered that I couldn't have obtained such nice arm definiton by accident :wink: And for those who have told me that I'm "lucky" I have learned to say that luck has nothing to do with it: it's the result of hard work and discipline... and I love it! :bigsmile: Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member
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    I've had that... and I kind of get why. My face loses a lot - and fast - so while I'm still working on trying to burn off the belly, hips & thighs, my face gets thinner & thinner. If I'm tired at all, people worry that I'm sick because I'm so drawn. I will say - no one at the gym has EVER asked if I'm sick --- LOL
  • jeffreyjording
    jeffreyjording Posts: 67 Member
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    They call me Jefferexic. I am in the best shape ever. Ignore these people. Usually it comes from people choosing not to live a healthy lifestyle.
  • maeve1988
    maeve1988 Posts: 26
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    I think that the appeareance of the face is one the reasons,too. My brother lost 30 kg and the first two to three month he just looked ill, because the skin wasn't as thight as normally, because all the fat was away. After a few month it was tighter and looked much healthier, even the weight didn't changeanymore.

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