Do you tell people you're losing weight?

It took me a while to say "no" to food at work, but now that I do....It is so much easier each time I'm ask if I want cake, a muffin a cookie or to go out for lunch.

I've only told people whom I know I can count on to be in my cheering section. If I don't know how they will react, I don't tell them. I absolutely do NOT mention it on facebook.

i never publicly announced to anyone. one person knows what i do because theyve asked me when they see me scan barcodes for the app and i talk about the site/app only when they comment to me that they are trying to get into shape. but so far, only one person has told me i seem to be losing and they know nothing of this. but at the same time, my mom and aunt before have told me i look like im slimming but not when i was actively trying to. so...i dont really fish for compliments or pay attention to what anyone really says...as long as my scale keeps goin down....im happy.

I don't like to mention it unless it's with people who are also dealing with losing. I am afraid of failure, and I often times think that people are looking at me like.......finally you got the point. I've lost 34 lbs. so far and have heard a few comments but nothing significant. Just goes to tell me that I was that big to begin with.

You are doing something so awesome and incredible for your health! You should share it with the world. Changing your fitness and diet is an amazing feat and keeping an outwardly positive attitude can help you keep a good outlook on the inside.

NO because I wan't them to notice when I hit my final goal wearing that G-string bikini in Hawaii....

Dude! What IS that in your hand???? :noway:

I do tell people - mainly because its now quite obvious and as I'm a physician and work in a medical school, the students all want to know what I'm doing and how its going, so I see it as a teaching opportunity for them. It has actually been great, I didnt say a lot to start with but now have my very own cheer squad (and police squad) - I wouldnt dare fall off the wagon now, I'm accounatble to my friends& family AND 86 medical students!! For me this all started when I was diagnosed with diabetes in June... in a way I'm lucky as its much easier to say "sorry I cant eat that, I'm diabetic" than to say "sorry I cant eat that Im trying to lose weight" and deal with whatever reaction comes your way. But I see this as a complete lifestyle change, not a diet so I won't fail.

Only my good friend at work and my family. I won't tell any one else at work because I don't care for them to know. They suck anyways.

I don't talk about it at all. A few people have asked and when they do I answer them, but tend to downplay it.

I didn't tell anyone outside of my mom and husband, but when you lose enough weight to consitute a full grown human, the cat's kind of out of the bag.

I'm in the "not that heavy anyway" camp and the amount of people at work who offer me sweets is crazy. 2 hours ago, a carrot cake arrived on my desk. I told them that "I need to fit my wedding undies, so thanks but no thanks".

I think there have been three cakes this week and chocolate brownies at work. As well as the usual junk in the biscuit tin.

When I talk to people, I tell them that I am trying to be healthy, rather than trying to lose weight. When I say that I am trying to lose weight, everyone quick pipes up and tells me that I don't need to, which is not true. However, when I tell them that I am trying to be healthy, they support me. They won't offer to go out for dessert, and I have even gotten a few workout partners by saying it. There is less stigma attached to saying that you are trying to be healthy too. Not everyone has to know, but it is nice to get support from the people who you spend the most time with.

Also, your friends who you've told are probably saying that you look thinner everyday because they are looking everyday. You have lost 30 lbs!! Obviously, they are not lying. I read somewhere that when you are losing weight, it takes four weeks for yourself to notice a difference, 8 weeks for your close friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the world to notice. Your close friends are noticing sooner, because they know to look.

If they ask me or comment on how I look thinner, then yes I tell them otherwise I feel no need to tell them.

I have told my my mom and aunt, because we live together, and one friend. I have lost 43 pounds this year and I suspect that when I hit the 100 pound loss more people will notice. Hell I don't even notice until I put on certain clothes lol!!

I dont talk about it. My family thinks im a failure and if i dont succeed at losing the weight and have already told them im trying, its just going to be another thing for them to poke fun at me about