When do the comments stop?

Oh wow, thank you so much to everyone who took the time to reply (and to those of you who sent friend requests!) You guys are amazingly supportive and it means a lot that you were willing to share your stories and offer support.

It has taken about a year for me...now the comments center around how long i think I can keep it off...

I think that's where I am too. When I'm at work people don't say anything unless they haven't seen me. Mostly. Except for one person who said I'd put it back on, watched me take it off and is encouraging but I can see her just waiting for me to regain. And a very good friend who lost and regains and lost and regains and . . . seems annoyed I haven't. What can you do.

My family tells me I'm too skinny. Thank god my Mom, too, realized I'm back to the weight I was when I was 20 - not back to something I've never been before.

You have to let it slide off you like syrup off a duck. And yeah, that sometimes sticks. The less you react, the more they'll drop it. It isn't an interesting topic unless you make it one.

Great advice

Yep, well said. If people want to discuss how you're 'destined to fail' or other silly business, they can do it with people who are equally petty-minded

the truth is it hurts that they are not more supportive BUT i kind of at this point ignore it. i am proud of how far i have come and excited to see what my results will be if i stick with my gym routine. i think the reason my cousins and aunts do it is because they all are very very much obese and they are jealous that i was able to change my entire life and stick to this and now be happy. misery loves company i guess. but keep your head up! keep doing what your doing

You should be proud - congrats on your progress! I'm sorry to hear that your family's been giving you that reaction though. My immediate relatives are very health and fitness focused (my mum's idea of a good weekend involves a 17k run and two hours of tennis training), so they've always been supportive with regards to eating the right things and being active. But what you've done is break away from your family's bad habits, and I feel that takes a heck of a lot of strength.

I get the impression sometime that some of my family / friends want me to fail to validate their lack of fitness. I'm ok with that. Sounds arrogant, but it is what it is.

I have found that I am developing friendships with folks that are interested in fitness more than I had when I was fat. They don't question my weight. They encourage me to challenge myself with greater fitness goals. I like that better than "you're too skinny."

Mm, I've found that the general nature of my friendship circles has changed as well. But the thing is, no one where I live now ever knew me as chubby - and I think that issue plays a part as well. It's just kind of a shame that the friends I have back at home still haven't had their perception of me shift just yet. I'm not defined as the ex-fatty at uni, and it's kind of shocking when I feel like that's the case back at home.

I'm so sick of weight comments now, I don't want to hear anything about my weight!! Whether it is positive or negative, I do not want to hear it :laugh:

THIS! THIS THIS THIS A MILLION TIMES THIS!!

Uninvited touching? NO. Do whatever they did to you back to them. Ask them - while they're still in shock that THEY were touched uninvited - how they like it. Almost guaranteed they won't do it again.

1. Pinch them back, and say something equally obnoxious about their bodies. If this is not something you do, it should shock them and even cause them to consider what they just did to you. I have done this to male colleagues who have said inappropriate things about my appearance--namely, "Gee, Mr. White, you look so fresh and pretty in that new sweater vest!" That usually nips all the future comments in the bud.

2. Look at them calmly and say, "Please do not comment on my appearance or touch me without asking for permission first." In those words. Again, that usually freaks people out; they will remember this encounter.

Meh. Just keep changing the subject. If they don't catch on... Tell them exactly what you told us... "There are more interesting things to talk about than my weight/size." .... If they STILL don't get the point.. Walk away. End of story.

My response to that would be "Please get your hands off me NOW. Thank you." Repeat as often as necessary. You don't have to let them treat your body as public property.

I assume the people who are pinching ad prodding areold? Old relatives for ever see you as a child and thus they want to see a fat happy baby. When I show my confidence i in my new shape, people finally stopped commenting on my weight loss. My suggestion is respond in a positive manner, get close and hug first and then move back into your own comfort zone (out of pinch range).

Thank you for the advice everyone :flowerforyou: I will definately take it on board.
I've actually found it's more from people my age that I get it from - if I haven't seen them in a while I have to brace myself for the unavoidable "OMG you lost weight!" comment. Which I can understand if it's the first time they've seen me. But since it's been this long since I hit maintainence, it's at the point where it's like, "Ugghh...yes yes, let's move on to other topics..." :laugh:

My guess is that these people have always walked all over you. This is the time to put up your boundaries and stop them.

This, I'll admit, hit home for me. I have no problem being assertive, but only when I have to be. And it's looking like this IS a situation where I will have to be, because clearly nothing short of blunt, putting-my-foot-down-ness is going to get the message through.

Also- I felt really self-conscious about my boobs (or lack thereof) all summer. 6 weeks later, the comments haven't changed, but I don't care as much? Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you about how long it takes for the comments to stop as I am new to this whole "healthy weight" thing, but maybe we can figure it out together. With (apparently) our bony hands. *makes claw* Rawr.

FEAR OUR BONY HANDS OF DOOM! *evil cackle*
...though really, my hands have always been the same - and my mum has them, my grandma had them, so it's like "ARGH! Why are you picking the one thing about me that HASN'T changed to comment on!?" I've taken to telling people I come from a family of witches :laugh:

No one should ever be made to feel like they have to justify being normal-sized. I lost a good bit of my boobs too, but since it's winter over here having to wear a million layers probably shielded me a bit. Summer will probably be interesting >.<

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Aaand I know there's probably a million people I haven't replied to here, but at the moment I just don't have time to respond to all of you. Nevertheless, thank you again for your input and sorry this post turned out so massive xD