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Best/Worst Thing People Said on your Weight Loss Journey?

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  • mrswine
    mrswine Posts: 263 Member
    Today several coworkers said "you are melting away!" :)
  • mrswine
    mrswine Posts: 263 Member
    Best: Wow you're lost alot of weight. Good job.

    Worst: I'm not attracted to you anymore - from my husband

    Omg. You win. How hurtful.
  • CoachColin
    CoachColin Posts: 44
    I had a buddy tell me he'd never seen triceps as defined as mine.
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    'Why are you losing weight, you look fine' - traditional mother (can be extremely annoying when you are still overweight) :laugh:
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    From a good friend recently:

    "You are looking great - keep it up - I hope some of your self discipline will rub off on me."
  • algebravoodoo
    algebravoodoo Posts: 776 Member
    Best: Owner of my company stopped by one day, hadn't seen him in a couple months. "Wow, you've lost some serious weight! That's awesome, man. You look great!"

    Worst: Showing a girl I was hanging out with a picture of me 45 pounds ago: "I wouldn't have given you the time of day if we'd met when you looked like that." I really don't think this one's all that bad, I try to take compliments however they come.

    Hmmm... not sure if you should appreciate her honesty or dump her for being superficial and shallow...
  • larsensue
    larsensue Posts: 461 Member
    WORST: My mom said "well I told you once you got past 40 you'd have to start watching your weight. (on trying to get back to my per-weight gain weight) Don't bother trying you'll never be that way again".
  • tallulahthunderbird
    tallulahthunderbird Posts: 138 Member
    I told a friend I had lost 60 pounds so far. She said "but you're still really fat though."
  • hilmes1
    hilmes1 Posts: 1
    When discussing my diet change and supplements...

    "Why would you take Creatine if you're just going to gain all that water weight?"

    "Having a high protein diet is going to destroy your kidneys and liver."
  • mattschwartz01
    mattschwartz01 Posts: 566 Member
    I told a friend I had lost 60 pounds so far. She said "but you're still really fat though."

    Some friend! Way for her to be supportive!
  • lvisel
    lvisel Posts: 11 Member
    Best involves two random guys at a restaurant having a conversation as I enter the room.

    Good-Looking Random Guy 1 looks over his shoulder at me whilst continuing talking to Random Guy 2. Good-Looking Random Guy 2 turns around to see what has captured Random Guy 1's attention.

    "She's hot,' says Random Guy 2.

    It felt especially good because I was dressed in some gross athletic clothes.

    Worst: "You haven't lost too much weight.... yet."
  • lcoelho84
    lcoelho84 Posts: 16 Member
    Best: Its been just a month, and Ive lost roughly 12 lbs. My bestie, who is on her own WL journey always has encouraging words
    Worst: You look... well smaller. Youll always be chubby. Nice, huh?
  • tallulahthunderbird
    tallulahthunderbird Posts: 138 Member
    I told a friend I had lost 60 pounds so far. She said "but you're still really fat though."

    Some friend! Way for her to be supportive!

    Yeah, I have pretty routinely avoided spending time with her since.
  • reeveslayla
    reeveslayla Posts: 3 Member
    the best thing I hear/ heard is my little sister always tells me "good job" when I finish a work out, I always appreciate it.
    the worst thing is my step dad always criticizes me about me weight and stuff he thinks he's joking so I try not to get too upset about it.
  • mistyblue1963
    mistyblue1963 Posts: 11
    Best..my daughter told me my clothes were getting to big for me :)

    worst...A doctor once said to me ' its a shame your not a pig then i could hang you up and slice the fat off you' then he laughed and left me feeling like crap :(
  • maeveslim
    maeveslim Posts: 69 Member
    Best: You look fabulous :)
    Worst : You look ten years older.
  • ArchangelMJ
    ArchangelMJ Posts: 308 Member
    (It bares mentioning that I'm really self conscious about my bum.)

    Best: Your butt's really firming up!

    Worst: You've got a huge *kitten*! Look at it! It's never going to get any smaller, it's genetics. You've got your mom's butt. >_>
  • kegger1997
    kegger1997 Posts: 74
    best: husband told me how proud of me he is and is amazed my my control, "you've got this babe"

    worst: you don't need to lose weight, you are thin enough. i am 5'5" and 154lbs according to charts just shy of not healthy
  • alissadough84
    alissadough84 Posts: 95 Member
    Worst:
    From my co-workers:

    1. Where is the rest of you???!!!
    2. I hope that you are going to stop this "diet" it is NOT healthy to eat the way you are. (mind you, I eat 5 times a day)
    3. You really need to stop losing weight, you want to lose how many more pounds? You have nowhere else left to lose anything. Maybe you need to see a doctor.
    4. We put some diet coke, and snacks on your desk, we know you will break for that. (mind you I was doing a food challenge at my gym).

    My Mom:
    HONEY, keep going! I was looking at some pictures of you- in high school you were this big *holds hands close together* after college you were this big *holds hands far apart*
  • backpacker44
    backpacker44 Posts: 160 Member
    Worst: "Awww you're so pretty now!' I was effin pretty before, ahole.
    "You're just going to gain it all back"... to which I replied "Oh, just like you did after you stopped Jenny Craig?"

    Best: "You're such a beautiful sexy woman" - Said by a very special man...

    Best and Worst : All of the attention I get from men. I've never had so many doors opened for me. It bothers me that when I was heavier men didn't think I was worth being a gentleman for, but now that I've lost 60 lbs, they do.
  • ziggiezambi
    ziggiezambi Posts: 253
    Best: Here lately I've been getting a lot of compliments. :) Co worker- "You’re going to have to put rocks in your shoes so you don’t blow away."
    My mom- "This is really low in calories, not that you need to lose any weight." (125lb)

    Worst: Ex- He use to poke fun at my flabby areas. He told me I had flabby old lady arms. He told me I disgusted him and once I went shopping for a new outfit he looked at everything I tried on and told me it would look better on a skinny girl.
    My mom- "You’re not pregnant are you? You’ve put on some weight?" “That has a lot of calories in it. You need to cut back your starting to get chubby." (140lb)
  • nickiebu
    nickiebu Posts: 4 Member
    BEST: Everybody, "Wow, you look really great"
    WORST: "When are you due?" (I wasn't pregnant)

    I have had people say the worst one and it hurts because I will probably never be pregnant because of problems. I have even replied back something like "Nope, just fat." I hope it makes them feel bad about their comment.
  • ziggiezambi
    ziggiezambi Posts: 253
    BEST: Everybody, "Wow, you look really great"
    WORST: "When are you due?" (I wasn't pregnant)

    I have had people say the worst one and it hurts because I will probably never be pregnant because of problems. I have even replied back something like "Nope, just fat." I hope it makes them feel bad about their comment.

    You should never ask if a woman is pregnant unless she’s in labor. xD
  • backpacker44
    backpacker44 Posts: 160 Member
    Best: Here lately I've been getting a lot of compliments. :) Co worker- "You’re going to have to put rocks in your shoes so you don’t blow away."
    My mom- "This is really low in calories, not that you need to lose any weight." (125lb)

    Worst: Ex- He use to poke fun at my flabby areas. He told me I had flabby old lady arms. He told me I disgusted him and once I went shopping for a new outfit he looked at everything I tried on and told me it would look better on a skinny girl.
    My mom- "You’re not pregnant are you? You’ve put on some weight?" “That has a lot of calories in it. You need to cut back your starting to get chubby." (140lb)

    You should have punched him in the neck
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    Best: Wow, you're looking fantastic, You're absolutely radiant!

    Worst: "Well I hope you like having a saggy skin and wrinkles, cuz you're going to be really saggy when you lose all that weight.
  • iggyboo93
    iggyboo93 Posts: 524 Member
    I told a friend I had lost 60 pounds so far. She said "but you're still really fat though."

    Some friend! Way for her to be supportive!

    Yeah, I have pretty routinely avoided spending time with her since.

    Oh I wish there was a way you could let her know why but, then again, she isn't worth the trouble.
  • ziggiezambi
    ziggiezambi Posts: 253
    Best: Here lately I've been getting a lot of compliments. :) Co worker- "You’re going to have to put rocks in your shoes so you don’t blow away."
    My mom- "This is really low in calories, not that you need to lose any weight." (125lb)

    Worst: Ex- He use to poke fun at my flabby areas. He told me I had flabby old lady arms. He told me I disgusted him and once I went shopping for a new outfit he looked at everything I tried on and told me it would look better on a skinny girl.
    My mom- "You’re not pregnant are you? You’ve put on some weight?" “That has a lot of calories in it. You need to cut back your starting to get chubby." (140lb)

    You should have punched him in the neck

    I wish I had. xD He was always finding ways to tear me down. I am so glad to be rid of him. But I know some of it has stuck with me I've always felt a little self conscious about shopping for clothes and I haven’t been clothes shopping since this incident. That was a good year and a half ago.
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    The worst but funny ones are: 'Do you even lift?'

    And this one was said by my mother about a year ago... I gained 2 kg in weight and she said I look as though I've lost weight ... :embarassed: *Epic FACEPALM*
  • mann17
    mann17 Posts: 15
    Best: You look good girl!.....im so proud of you!....you lost so much weight!
    Worst: you lost do much weight are you even eating....you can stop we get it, you can loss weight...its okay to eat now, you lost the weight
    SMH really!!! I eat more then I us to, but instead of a half tub of ice cream its a big bowl of fruit salad.
  • rebbylicious
    rebbylicious Posts: 621 Member
    I was told that I look pretty now as if weight means that you are ugly. I was beautiful before and after and am still sexy like I was before. Now, I'm just a slimmer version of the same person.

    A- MEN!!
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