Have you ever been insulted about your weight loss?

When my mom told me not to get rid of my "fat pants" in case I needed them again. I know she didn't mean it in a bad way....but still :ohwell:

This reminds me of last week. My family is going through a major crisis and I tried to cheer my mom up and bought a package of chocolate chip cookies. I brought them to her and she said she was too sad to eat them. So I'm like "Ok, I will eat one and save the rest for you if you want them".
Then she says "Megan....don't let what we are going through right now ruin your diet. You've worked so hard and I know how you can get when you are depressed."

Uhhh....thanks, mom. My sister and I were kind of like "wtf?". :indifferent:

After dinner on Saturday, I got up to use the restroom. My sister asked me if I was going to go throw up my dinner. Of course, she now affectionately refers to me as "skinny b*tch."

Several years ago I successfully lost about 20lbs and my mother told me that I was shrinking away (I was 142lbs at the time). I doubt she'd think that now given the creep of those 20lbs and then some back on my 5'3" frame. At this point I'm rocking 168lb with a ways to go toward my goal but honestly my size 12 pants tell a different story and even when I lose 5 pounds, there's a difference. I don't usually take offense at what people say, I think it really stems from jealousy, envy and sometimes lack of a good filter between brain and mouth (ie. my mother). However there are those who are simply bitter because they don't want to put in the hard work it takes to be healthy and fit. It's not about an instant gratification it's about hard work and commitment. I usually just respond to any comments with a thank you and have a nice day (with a bit of sarcasm perhaps). If I do find the person is out of line with a comment though I will turn it around and invite them along on my next walk at lunch hour, to go for a run at the weekend or invite them to a class. No sense in wasting the opportunity to share fitness.

I had a very good (female) friend that refused to acknowledge that I was losing weight.... When EVERYONE was shocked (I lost it fast, 40+ lbs in 5 months. Until I had dropped 4 pants sizes and gone from an XL shirt to a medium. At which time, the first time she ever acknowledged it was to say "you're too skinny".... Sometime ya just can't win.... And, I'm still pretty far from anything I'd call skinny

I have that same friend, although she never acknowledges it at any point. She recently lost weight, looks great, and I be sure to tell her that whenever I see her. If I mention the weight I've lost, she quite literally goes mute. It's as if I hadn't even spoken. So weird...

I had someone tell me (while lifting, no less) that "It's easy for you skinny people to lose weight". Needless to say, since at that point I was three weeks into a plateau I did not agree.

For one thing, when I started I was 1 lb away from being clinically overweight and my %BF was in the mid 30%s, so I was not skinny. Skinny compared to her? Yes. But, I still am not skinny and don't want to be skinny! I do want to get in a better range of %BF, though.

And, it's easier for people who have more to lose to lose at a faster rate which is what she meant by losing 'easier'. <- This doesn't make the total weight loss easier, of course, they've got farther to go.

I do understand her frustration, though. She's obese and already lost 100 lbs and still didn't get within 50 lbs of her goal weight before putting probably 30 lbs back on. She thinks she needs to cut all white flour and sugar and rice from her diet and hasn't been able to stick to it. Hell, I couldn't either. If I were her I wouldn't want to hear the PT praising anyone's weight loss success either.

'don't offer her one, she can't ruin her diet'

errrrrrm i'm not dieting.

'oh you've lost weight? how much more do you think you should lose?'

f*cking congratulate me on progress so far!

' oh well it's easy for you, you have lots of time'

I'm a teacher, coach and spend a weekend a month at least helping Mum out because Dad has cancer.....

' it worked for you but it's a weird thing that won't work for anyone else and you won't keep the weight off anyway'

thanks for sharing :S

Oh my god my partners grandma is like that! Brings out a plate of biscuits/cake and offers everyone else one but not me! other times she has said that too, oh Katey wont eat that because she's healthy. Hey, I like biscuits as much as the next person!

Been told that I was "crackhead skinny" by my coworkers, although jokingly
My best friend's mother, whom I have known for 27 years told me I was "skinny"

I am back up 7 pounds since hitting my low at 198 and have been slowly building muscle since. The last thing I want to be is "skinny"

"You lost too much weight, you look drawn in the face,"

I understand, but it's not over-thinness, may I only get back there agin. My face is very narrow; even when I'm quite obese, it doesn't show quite as much as it should because my face doesn't show it...and it's always the first place where weight comes off. I'm 5'5" and was 135 at the time of the "drawn" statement. That's a totally healthy weight.

I run 3 times a week and a few months ago I ran a half marathon ... when I was preparing for my race I trained at the most 5 days per week for an hour and a half tops somedays only 30 mins and I stopped drinking alcohol...
Anyway I got and still get sooooooo sick and tired of my friends saying "OMG you are so obsessive"... "Jeez why do you run so much" ... they are always constantly joking about my running hobby and forever reminding me i dont need to run so much and I'm way too hard out... it really bugs me especially when I heard from another friend that they were gossiping behind my back about my so called 'obsession'... I merely had a goal and I achieved it... now I do three 8km runs per week as I love it and it means i can eat more...
I put it down to jealousy - as we are almost 30 - most of them smoke, never exercise and party way too much... meh haters gonna hate

Agreed. I think they're jealous of the success and your willpower. It's not easy to be disciplined

I get people saying "your not still trying to lose are you?"

Im still 150lbs at 5"6.. I think I can stand to lose a few more pounds!

I also get the "are you eating?"

I EAT ALL DAY EVERY DAY!! >.< BAHHH haha

A few years back, I got into kick boxing and lost 34 lbs. My best friend told me I looked like a lollipop. You know big head, little body. I punched her. No not really but at the time that she said it, I really wanted to, lol

From my doctor: "You've lost more weight, was this on purpose?"

From some of the "ladies" at work "Ron, stop losing, you're starting to look sick". I have to tell them I am healthier right now than I ever was during my 21 year military career.

Meh. I don't care. I have specific goals. And when I hit them, I'll keep rolling.....

My worst was from my husband, actually. "When are you going to stop thinking about being healthy all the time?"

Ummmmmm....NEVER!

I thought about it for a day and decided to ask him why he would ever want me to go back to feeling ill everyday and having a negative self image and how was it better - for him - when I was thinking about THAT all the time? He's been incredibly supportive since.