Strange weight loss comments...

Mine is more about a lack of comment... I lost 25 pounds when I started a new job where I was running a lot, and my husband did not EVER say one word about it. I went back to the place I had worked before and got ALL KINDS of compliments, but my husband (now ex-husband) never said a word. That hurt more than anything!

I was at my Ex mother-in-law's funeral and was chatting with my Ex husband and his wife (strange, I know...we get along fabulously). My ex's brother came up and asked me if I went to school with my Ex and his wife.

I get along with my husband's ex. We even go to concerts together! Not so strange to me! :laugh:

At my 25th high school reunion, male classmate says to me... "WHY were we not friends in high school? OH. You didn't look like THIS in high school" while making the hourglass type hand gestures...really? We're in our 40's now.. what's with the hand gestures? I got thinner but he remained a jerk. That'd be the reasons we're not friends:)

I had an former client of mine (nail technician) see me at the salon when she brought her son in for a hair cut and she didn't know me. lol THEN when she saw me sit at my desk she said 'Wow! I love you're hair!' lol I said 'Thanks, I really like it too:) " (It hasn't changed that much, except the color- which changes regularly I'm also a hairdresser lol). Then after a few minutes she said. 'Well you REALLY do look great! I didn't know you!! ' It was funny, because I could tell she wanted to bring up the weight loss but didn't know how. I just said 'Thanks! I've been working really hard and I feel awesome!' Made me feel great

The most recent weird comment I got, after losing about 75 pounds and getting to a size 10:
"You keep on and you'll be a hot mama. You're not there yet . . ."
I'm 43, and the guy making the comment must be at least 65 and definitely not in shape. I laughed out loud and just said I'd keep working on it. Just for him, you know. :-)

On another note, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I had lost a few inches in my hips. He said, "No one ever wrote a song about liking small butts." Yeah, but they write a lot of breakup songs . . . .

LOL!

About 4 years ago I lost 20 pounds (they are back now!). This guys told me..."you look sick, you should go see a Dr...I have this friend that started to lose weight too fast and she went to the Dr. and found out she has AIDS" (no kidding!). I will never forget his words. Ridiculous.

WTH!!!!! Ugh!

I have a lot of people doing double takes because they don't recognize me right away. But I also get people who know I've lost weight who will freak out if they see me eating a piece of cake or a grilled cheese sandwich and declare loudly that I'm going to get fat again as if all 80+ pounds are going to spontaneously appear overnight from one piece of cake. (And usually these are people who have no business judging MY food choices.)

LOL I just had a Harry Potter moment reading this! 80+ spontaneously appearing!

While I am still far from my end goal weight/ normal BMI range, I've lost 35 lbs. I am starting to get the comments from family members...

From my mother (who is morbidly obese and who starts diets but stops after 3 days or less... she even tried MFP, but didn't stick with it. She lives with me, so it's not like she doesn't have the encouragement or anything like that... She has tons of health problems due to her weight, but she won't admit that): "What's your goal weight?" My reply, "Well, I have a bunch of mini goals, but my final goal is to get to my normal BMI range which for me is about 135 lbs." Her response, "oh, I didn't realize you were going to lose that much." My thoughts, "Why shouldn't I want to be of a healthy BMI?"

From my husband (he's allowed these comments, because he's my biggest supporter! He loves me no matter what, and I probably wouldn't be as successful if it wasn't for his encouragements.. He's working on losing weight as well), after working out on the treadmill for a few weeks, his comment to me was, "Your legs don't look like cottage cheese anymore." Thanks a lot hubby... lol

Best joke between my hubby and myself: He can now pick me up. We both agree that it's fun (in more ways than one ). I make the joke to him that when I get down to my goal weight that I'll be "fun size"!

Another woman who had worked with me a few years earlier saw me on the street. When I said Hi, she said, "Do I know you?" I told my name, but she kept saying..."No. You're not Sue. I know her, and you're not Sue!" She refused to believe me, even when I told her that I had lost almost 100 pounds. She walked away, think that I was crazy or just playing a rude joke on her.

You are not Sue! LOL! What do you even say to someone when that happens? Prove it with a photo ID?

Ive been getting baby magazines through the mail! Dont know if someone signed me up as a joke or what!

"you need to be really careful....you're getting older, you know..."
from my mom, when I told her I had lost 5 pounds hiking
gotta love mama!

people asking if I am sick...I tell them yes...of being fat.

Good answer. I'm going to remember to use it. Thanks!!!

25 or less is a healthy BMI so right to headon down....

My husband keeps referring to my target weight as my "decree nisi weight". I point out that I wouldn't waste that much money on a solicitor when there are clothes and shoes which will add to the fabulosity of my slimline figure.

"You've lost weight...it suits you"

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yeah like its a hairstyle!!! I felt like saying "really? well chubby was so 2009"

LMAO

I used to work at a pharmacy that is now next door to the xray/us clinic I work in, so a lot of the customers will recognize me. A client who hadn't seem me for maybe over a year, asked me if my fat sister worked next door at the pharmacy? To which I responded," I am the fat sister".

LMAO.... my sister and I have said this same thing!!