Strange weight loss comments...

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  • shrinkingislander
    shrinkingislander Posts: 315 Member
    I over heard a person who shall remain nameless, telling someone that I hadn't really lost tat much wait you just notice it more because I am short. This unnamed person is 5'0" and I am 5'5" and at the time I had already lost 115lbs, so yeah, she was totally right the only reason anyone would notice is because I am soooo short not because I had lost a whole person, haha. Some people just cannot be happy for others.
  • hollynono
    hollynono Posts: 80 Member
    Very funny!
  • riikka12
    riikka12 Posts: 33 Member
    My boyfriend's family and I went out to eat, then his mom asked me: "so how much weight have u gained since you started dating my son? When I met you, you were a good shape." Yea I didn't enjoy my meal after that lol. I had gained 30 pounds in one year. -____-
    Back in my Senior year I lost 20 lbs for prom and she's like "my son says you lost weight, turn around" ..*no comment* I smiled ;)
    Always prove them wrong guys! But do it for yourself, not for them.
  • AfroKaos
    AfroKaos Posts: 33
    My Aunt - "You are looking so good! How much have you lost? Have you ever considered being a plus size model?!"

    To be offended or not to be offended - that is the question.


    Hilarious!!!
  • Stacebob85
    Stacebob85 Posts: 95
    Yesterday I was out jogging and some teenage boy was shouting something at me from across the road. I was about to take my headphones off and give him what for, as I am so used to negative things being bellowed at me by rude people, until I realised he was shouting "Go on girl! Keep it up!"

    If I'd have been in a chair I'd have fallen out of it in surprise.
  • pariskathryn
    pariskathryn Posts: 173 Member
    I'm nowhere near my goal yet, but I made a somewhat public ordeal of my lifestyle change so I really felt accountable. I was certainly not fishing for compliments, and it was frustrating to hear things like, "You don't need to lose weight! You're beautiful!" and "I think your body is fine just the way it is."
    I'd prefer people just cheer me on rather than try to encourage me to stay unhealthy. I didn't eat right, I didn't exercise, my lifestyle could very easily had led to some major health problems in the future-- and then to say that I'm beautiful therefor I don't need to lose weight seems like a slam on bigger women, as if you would only lose weight if people found you unattractive.
    I guess that's what I get for being so public about it, but MAN.
  • nnoifeld
    nnoifeld Posts: 116
    A friend I hadn't seen in a while saw me and said, " Wow! You look so good now. I mean you looked great before, you've always had a great shape, but theres so much less of less of it now. You really look so much better!" I didn't know whether to smile or to cry!
  • karly4him
    karly4him Posts: 5
    The worst one that I ever got....."You look great! wow just a few more and you'll be there!" And I thought I was there...Just a meany!
  • woahitsangie
    woahitsangie Posts: 139 Member
    This didn't happen to me, happened to my gym buddy. Her friend told her to stop losing weight or she'd lose her boobs... Ummm she's DDDD. We had a good laugh about it. She's lost band sizes but nothing in the cup. She'd consider herself lucky if she went down two cup sizes gradually over the next six months or so.

    People are ridiculous and sometimes female friends are the worst. Weight loss is the only thing we're raised to be competitive about, so sad.

    Damn evil weightloss. Shrinking boobs everywhere. :grumble:

    haha this guy ^^^
  • coderedjulia
    coderedjulia Posts: 43
    The weirdest weigh loss comment I had was that I looked too slutty in these pictures I posted on my facebook. Not really sure why I looked slutty, it was a picture of my face. Just jealous girls I guess.
  • woahitsangie
    woahitsangie Posts: 139 Member
    I had a friend say to me "woah, your face is like gone now" i hadnt seen her in 2 months :) Down 40lbs now.
  • bethanylaugh
    bethanylaugh Posts: 237
    People very commonly ask me if I changed my hair. Every time. It's really weird! Then I have the choice to say:
    1. Yes (a lie);
    2. No, idk what you mean (another lie); or
    3. No, my face just doesn't look like a balloon anymore

    Funny thing is, when I do actually change my hair, NO ONE notices!!!

    Most people want a hair cut that makes them look thinner... I have to actually become thinner to make it look like I got a haircut!
  • yummymummy65
    yummymummy65 Posts: 86 Member
    After my initial weight loss, a male parent of one of my daughter's friends asked: "Where's the rest of you???" It made my day! :smile:
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    It seems to be more of a guy thing, but before I used to get "hey big guy!" and now I get "Hey slim!" Umm, not really sure 230ish is slim but I guess compared to before it is.
  • leahalissa
    leahalissa Posts: 88 Member
    I love when someone I've known casually out and about at the bars walks right past me, checking me out like I was a new piece of meat to scam on.

    Then I see the flash of familiarity, they back up a few steps, and I get the "Holy crap! Is that you?! You look great!"

    hahahaha it's like being a new person. I get to reinvent myself again :D
  • yummymummy65
    yummymummy65 Posts: 86 Member
    Just remembered another one ... but I believe this has a negative vibe to it. A good friend of mine said, "With all this weight loss, you actually look old now. You looked way younger when you were heavier".

    Whatever!!!

    My attitude is, I look this way for me, and not for her. She can shove her opinion. :drinker:
  • munkysmama
    munkysmama Posts: 7 Member
    I ran into an ex one night, and he didn't recognize me at first. He kept looking me up and down and saying "Wow, Oh my...Wow!! When he asked me what I'd done, I told him that I grew my hair out, and lost 30 lbs. He then said, "No way, you lost WAY more than 30 lbs." Uh, how fat did you think I was?!
  • karly4him
    karly4him Posts: 5
    A co-worker said ...I need to tell you the truth...when you first lost all that weight.."I thought wow I just don't know if I'll ever get use to her face" ...but I'm ok with it now.......I just said thanks...and walked away
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I was told by my neighbor, as he was looking at my much smaller chest, that I needed to stop working out because I was getting too skinny. And I was still in the top of the 'overweight' chart then! Ugh. Men!
  • rocket_ace
    rocket_ace Posts: 380 Member
    its sometimes funny how people see the weight loss much more than you do yourself - it feels great everytime!! good work!
  • nichtvollschlank
    nichtvollschlank Posts: 8
    A lot of these weight loss comments are sad because of the side of human nature they show. Some people feel that if *you* feel good about your weight loss, or if they say something nice to you about how you look, it somehow diminishes them. And so they say "you look to thin" (when you don't, they just want you to stop and be bigger) or "You're flat chested!" (how can I say something mean but act like I'm throwing a compliment at her). Just sad. really. Come on, humans, you're better than that. All together: "Wow you look great!" How hard was that?? :smile:
  • yummymummy65
    yummymummy65 Posts: 86 Member
    A lot of these weight loss comments are sad because of the side of human nature they show. Some people feel that if *you* feel good about your weight loss, or if they say something nice to you about how you look, it somehow diminishes them. And so they say "you look to thin" (when you don't, they just want you to stop and be bigger) or "You're flat chested!" (how can I say something mean but act like I'm throwing a compliment at her). Just sad. really. Come on, humans, you're better than that. All together: "Wow you look great!" How hard was that?? :smile:

    Fully Agree!
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    The comment I recieved was even your hair is prettier. The same cut and style 45 pounds heavier. Really

    Maybe your face shape changed and it was more flattering?
  • dogacreek
    dogacreek Posts: 289 Member
    A coworker just notices I've lost weight about two weeks ago and ever since then every time he sees me, he says " if you lose any more you're going to blow away." I just smile or laugh and tell him that's my plan.

    Ha Ha, that is what I tell people also and add on that I'll be so excited when it happens. I'll laugh and they usually laugh with me.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    A couple of decades ago from a friend: "you're losing all your womanly curves!"
  • DaveHuby
    DaveHuby Posts: 175 Member
    I just love dipping in and out if these responses, I have laughed out loud, shouted rude comments about some of the more insensitive comments but above all been staggered by just how much we have collectively lost.

    Had another one last night st school governors meeting when the clerk told me I had 18 months left to serve then said "pointless trying to shrink your way out"!

    Keep them coming, I love it!

    :flowerforyou:
  • SammieAus
    SammieAus Posts: 20 Member
    When I lost weight previously, I had someone say "you don't want to lose too much weight...you'll start to look sick!".

    The one I loved was when one particular person didn't say anything to me about my weight(loss)...that's when I knew I lost weight and looked good! Every time I would visit my family she would always comment with things like "oh you sure are eating good up North", "you are getting big", etc etc. So I kind of anticipate those comments. But the time she didn't say ANYthing about my weight...I knew it was because I was losing and it was noticable! Loved it! But of course now I've gained it back so I hear the comments again. Not for long though!
  • dogacreek
    dogacreek Posts: 289 Member
    almost wasn't allowed into another country, lost 35lbs from my passport pic

    I'm kinda worried about my driver's license. It shows me 100 lbs heavier! It is up for renewal late in the summer and I hope to be at my goal weight by then, I still have 25 more pounds to go.. I plan of taking a picture of it, just to prove to people how much I weighted and lost. :happy:
  • Controversial
    Controversial Posts: 157 Member
    My favorite is still "Are you okay??? Have you been ill?"

    Then after I told her I did this on purpose with diet and very hard work, she said "Oh, okay....... Are you SURE you're okay?"

    LOL! People kill me.
  • jmwaterman20
    jmwaterman20 Posts: 1
    I hadn't seen one of my coworkers in a couple months and I walked in and he said you are shrinking! I didn't know what he meant (because i have been losing weight for 6 months now and it didn't really click) and I said, well I don't know about getting shorter, maybe your just getting taller. LOL so embarrassing.

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