Strange weight loss comments...

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  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    "You're like... really pretty now" - former high school friend

    Thank you? I think.... wait....
  • tndejong
    tndejong Posts: 463
    someone just asked me yesterday if i was expecting! wow!
  • orangeyellowkayak
    orangeyellowkayak Posts: 97 Member
    a while ago I lost a lot of weight. ( gained it back now working on getting it gone forever) anyway I went out with my sister and mother who are both very over weight. My sister told me I shouldn't be trying to loose weight I should just love myself the way I am. My mother agreed with her. My mothers heart gave out on her and now my sister has lost weight.
  • Cynclancurrie
    Cynclancurrie Posts: 73
    At one point, I lost a great deal of weight and my top three strange comments:

    1. Meeting up with an old coworker where I taught. "Wow, you are so thin! I bet your husband actually loves you now!" (We've been married 32 years.)

    2. Meeting another past coworker at a big box store. "You lost a ton! You were so awful before!"

    3. Talking to someone who knew that I had once been much larger. "Honestly, don't you really gag looking at THOSE people (fat). Aren't you glad you aren't one of them anymore?" To this person, I said, "No, I actually still think of myself as being the size I always was, and I have to say that overweight people are often some of the nicest people I know. Maybe all the insults and cruelty teaches us something about empathy for other people." She just blinked stupidly.

    Congratulations on your success and have a great weekend!
  • JO4IT
    JO4IT Posts: 79 Member
    I once made a joke (to my wife while at a family event) that I'd lost so much weight that I could take off my jeans without unbuttoning them. Apparently my Mother overheard this and said, "Nu-uh! I want to see you do that!"

    Cue awkward silence.

    At least it was your MOTHER and not your Mother-in-Law that said that.
  • chelseabuns88
    chelseabuns88 Posts: 77 Member
    This thread is great!

    My sister was a chubby kid, but she's now a very tall and slender young lady.. My great aunt (who is 84) never misses an opportunity to mention her weight, either she's starving herself or she MUST have worms/be ill.. oh, and it's totally unnatural for a 17 year old girl to have an A cup..

    I can't wait for people to start referring to my weight loss in a derogatory fashion, I'm queen of the quick come back!
  • orangeyellowkayak
    orangeyellowkayak Posts: 97 Member
    I once made a joke (to my wife while at a family event) that I'd lost so much weight that I could take off my jeans without unbuttoning them. Apparently my Mother overheard this and said, "Nu-uh! I want to see you do that!"

    Cue awkward silence.

    At least it was your MOTHER and not your Mother-in-Law that said that.
    these are the best comments 1st I gasp at one comment then I laugh my head off at another like this one.
  • Deedsie
    Deedsie Posts: 348 Member
    I was trying to convince some new friends to run with me and they said that I could not understand because they had like 50 lbs to lose and that you just can't run at that size. I said yes you can. They said no you can't. I said yes I did. I have lost 80 lbs. They said no way. I said yes and showed them the before pictures. To which they replied, that's not you. :huh: I guess some other person that resembles me only with 80 more lbs took a picture with my family. I said, oh that's definitely me and running will definitely not be easy for you but guess what, now you are going to do it anyway because you just implied that I'm a liar. Let's go. Score- new running buddies. :laugh:
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    are you anorexic or bulimic...really????
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    I had a friend I haven't seen in awhile ooh and ahh over my new body. They wanted to know my secret - I told them I track and monitor my intake in a food diary and exercise 5x a week for an hour.

    She pauses, really thinking it over, with sort of a scowl on her face. She then says, "Well I'm not sure I really want to be as skinny as you."

    Made me lol
  • NatalieSkywalker
    NatalieSkywalker Posts: 231 Member
    Regular customers at work began asking if I was new. (I had been working there for 10 years lol)
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Whenever I lose weight ...(this will be my third and hopefully final time I need to do this unless I have one more kid of course which then it's only a little bit when that happens), ...people act a little stand offish. My husband is some kind of psychic because he is already trying to prepare me for the jealousy, ostracizing he predicts I will endure. Unfortunately, I already know what that feels like, but he thinks he is preparing me for something I don't know anything about. He's sweet, and it's not so bad. It only comes from people who didn't know me prior to the loss, family who weren't my biggest fans anyway but had me where they wanted me, or friends who when they act like that weren't really your friends anyway right?

    So he's worrying and I'm just thinking it might go better for me this time because being a little older I'm likely to show my age on my face more and my weight loss will be easier to take maybe. Whenever someone takes a jab at me or never compliments me but does to others he says I present too sharp of an image an project too much strength and leave no room for compliments or anything, and so does my director. She says I might be intimidating to some people (in person). So I guess it's okay if people can only warm up to me when I'm heavy and shy away when I'm thin, apparently I am causing it in some way. It's okay. Everyone doesn't have to love me, but my kids do and I have to be alive and healthy for them to do so.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I have received many positive comments. It has become almost embarrassing at times. You look younger, less tired, so much healthier etc. I don't mind those (because I know the extra weight made me look older and tired and unhealthy) but I'm not terribly comfortable being in the spotlight either.

    The ones that bother me are the "be careful, you don't want to lose too much weight", "you're wasting away" or "you're getting so skinny". I am not skinny. I'm still 50+ lbs overweight and by the BMI chart still obese. They just don't know me any other way. They don't know the person who's been hiding under all the fat. They've only known "fat me" I had lost a significant amount of weight in the past and one of my family members was very concerned about my health, which by the way had NEVER been better. Funny that she was never concerned when I was overweight about my risk of obesity related diseases.

    The one I HATE most is "Look at you! I'm so jealous!" this implies that it's been easy or has just "happened" to me. Don't be jealous, it's been hard work and a huge commitment. Eating healthier and moving, moving, moving all the time. I'm not doing anything they can't do so the jealous comment really bugs me.

    I want to say "don't be jealous. You can experience your own success. All you have to do is clean up your diet, journal everything you eat - everyday and exercise - A LOT! You just have to want it badly enough."

    There are no magic pills, no secrets here. Diet and exercise...we've always known this but people don't want to hear that.

    Maybe they are jealous of your will power and determination. That's what I would mean if I said that....not that you didn't deserve or earn it. Clearly you have, no one can take that from you.
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    someone asked me if i had gotten aids
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    Last week, at 59lbs lost in 7 months, two different people asked if I had gotten new glasses because "you look different."
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I was telling my sister in law about my fitness pal and she innocently asked "Have you lost any weight?". I had already lost like 30lbs! Felt a little deflated that she couldn't see any difference :(

    yeah when my friend saw that I seemed a little down she asked what's wrong and when i told her i went gym shopping, met some trainers, and weighed myself and it was more that what I'd been thinking she (unsolicited) started guessing, and guessed about 50 lbs MORE than what I actually weigh, and I was bummed about THAT weight being higher than I thought. That was a few days ago, and I have an appointment to cry about it, but haven't found the time to even call myself to book it.
  • AngelicxAnnihilation
    AngelicxAnnihilation Posts: 336 Member
    From a trainer at my gym: "You were way hotter before you lost weight".
    That hurt! Did you ask the trainer to go to...?

    I *wish* I'd said "You were way hotter before you started talking!" :laugh: but in real life I just looked shocked and said "Really?!"

    Nothing scares me more then hearing that out of someone's mouth -.-
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    lmao One of my friends told me my forehead was getting bigger....
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    LOL> I had a conference with my daughter's teacher today and she responded "you don't need to lose any more weight, you're emaciated"... Now, realize this... I am 225 lbs ... I am 6'3". I have a BMI of 28+ AND my body fat percentage is roughly 19-20%... I am FAR from making it to "prisoner of war" status... LOL>>> Gotta love it.
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
    From a trainer at my gym: "You were way hotter before you lost weight".

    This. I find the "before" pictures more attractive in the majority of cases. I'm not a chubby chaser, I just think a female face with slightly softer lines is prettier.

    Um...thanks for the insight.
    There's nothing wrong with that comment. People just have different tastes.
  • DaveHuby
    DaveHuby Posts: 175 Member
    "You could do porn."

    I am rarely speechless, but that day, I was.

    Priceless! Had me laughing out loud!
  • DaveHuby
    DaveHuby Posts: 175 Member
    Hi everyone, thank you all for posting. I woke this morning and found all these posts, just been sat in bed with my partner reading through them.

    A lovely, sometimes hilarious start to s cold UK day.

    :drinker:
  • Mrder37
    Mrder37 Posts: 904
    An old work buddies ask me was I sick I mean you eat right you work out and all you get is are you sick I mean what the ****:smile:
  • DaveHuby
    DaveHuby Posts: 175 Member
    I once made a joke (to my wife while at a family event) that I'd lost so much weight that I could take off my jeans without unbuttoning them. Apparently my Mother overheard this and said, "Nu-uh! I want to see you do that!"

    Cue awkward silence.

    At least it was your MOTHER and not your Mother-in-Law that said that.

    Mothers.. ..
    Mine is classic.

    Months before I started the loss she shouted loudly, in public, at the poolside where we were staying for the weekend. "you know you've got lovely legs and bum, pity about your tits and tum!"

    Get me out of there!
  • DaveHuby
    DaveHuby Posts: 175 Member

    I also had a cousin say "how are you losing so much weight? It's crack right?" (CLEARLY joking...)

    I decided that if I ever get asked how I lost weight, I was going to say it was because "masturbating burns a lot of calories." Just because I've had people ask me that before and they got upset when I said eating better and exercising.
    Best. Response. Ever!

    THIS IS IT!
    My new throw away response!

    Hilarious!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    My favorite and latest are when they pull me aside to make sure I'm not terminally ill or very sick.

    Yes!!! I've had people at work ask me if I have cancer. (And I hadn't even lost weight - I had come in on the weekend and was wearing shorts and a tanktop instead of my normal clothing and they could see my "scrawny" arms and legs.) :tongue:
  • appelsiinipuu
    appelsiinipuu Posts: 97 Member
    These have been so much fun to read! I can't wait to lose enough weight to actually start getting some comments. :)
  • unchainedzulu
    unchainedzulu Posts: 44 Member
    "You're wasting away!"

    Um... seriously? I'm still carrying the equivalent of a medium sized child in surplus tonnage.

    literally laughed at "surplus tonnage"
    totally understand though - and now i've just realised that my "surplus tonnage" is the equivalent of both my children - hmm....

    thanks LOL
  • wtfitsbecky
    wtfitsbecky Posts: 5 Member
    Not many people have actually noticed any difference in my weight- but my mum tells me I look ill quite often. Which is due to the fact that I actually have facial definition now.
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    I was told by a friend that " I look like a real person now"

    WTF did I look like an oompa loompa before?

    Ive only lost 10lbs I wonder what he would of thought of me if I was heavier.

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