Things People Say When You've Lost Weight
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when people make smart*** comments I tell them I eat pizza and ice cream all day. It's gets them to leave me alone haha0
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One day at work (lunch break), my boss who knows I'm trying to lose weight, she saw me eating a chocolate chip muffin. Then said to me, "you can't eat that your on a diet." then walked off to her office, before I could respondwhen people make smart*** comments I tell them I eat pizza and ice cream all day. It's gets them to leave me alone haha0 -
People are annoying from the journey onward. Only my family and my boyfriend were supportive of my calorie counting and regularly going to the gym. Every time I went out with friends and would try to calculate before I ordered, they'd go, "Oh my GOD, Tiara, just eat!" And then after losing the bulk of my weight, people have been super nice about it because I actually do look better/healthier. Go figure. Now people are starting to get annoying again because they think I've lost enough and I'm getting obsessed. But I know my own body and won't let them bring me down. I do try to be more subtle if I'm calorie counting though to avoid the over the shoulder glances and then exasperated lectures when I have MFP open on my phone.0
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I recently ran into a friend I had not seen for 2 years and he did a double take. He told me he wasn't sure it was me, and called me a "Skinny *****" in an endearing way. That was having lost 20lbs, 198 to 178. Skinny at 178, I think not! LOL
Anyway, it got me thinking about how my friends saw me. Did they just see me as the fat girl in the room? In my community women are almost ostracized for being over 100lbs.
Apart from one friend who just doesn't get my 'gym rat' mentality, all my friends have been really supportive and tell me all the time how great I look. But this is California and people tell each other that all the time.....0 -
"You're looking skinny. You're not starving yourself, are you?"
Honestly, at the time, I took it as a compliment because I didn't think I'd lost enough weight to even be that noticeable yet. But when I think back on it, it was kind of a rude thing to say, because trust me, my calorie intake ranges anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000/day depending, so I'm definitely not starving. Oh well.0 -
some years ago I went from 185-142 and I still had more to go and I was insulted like I couldn't believe. I had returned to work after a hiatus (when I lost the weight) and I got called "Olyve oyl", skinny, I was told I needed "rice and beans", a family member looked me up and down and said I look like a cancer patient. Another told me I wasn't the type to lose weight because I have a long face lol... wow. I am 5'4" I was 142, size 10, sometimes 8 jeans.
I was NOT skinny, I understand I lost weight and these people weren't used to seeing me at that weight, that being said, it hurt me quite a bit. I couldn't just shake it off I was insulted. This time I know better.
I have struggled this past year with my weight really bad, however, I am back on track. I am going to lose and I am going to keep it off and ignore EVERYONE ELSE!0 -
I dropped from UK size 16 to size 14. When my family were asking about it and I said I was aiming for size 12 by summer but hopefully 10, my sister said 'There's no way you'll get to a (UK) size 10, you're not built small enough. It's not possible.' Her reasoning was that she wears 12 and is slim. Excuse me? You're also taller than me. I'm 5'4, there's no reason I can't get to a size 10.0
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All of these responses struck a chord. When I lost the biggest chunk of weight about a year and a half ago, I heard a lot of them. Especially because I'm a teacher, and I lost a lot of it over the summer, so when school started most of my coworkers hadn't seen me for several weeks. I don't mind the compliments, but there is one teacher (overweight) who is always asking what I do to lose weight and is looking for a magic bullet. She never seems to believe me when I say "eat less and exercise a lot", so it is annoying. She's always going on about her nutritionist, being vegan, doing cross fit, etc. Well, something isn't working because she still looks the same.0
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this thread is so relatable :O i though i was the only one facing this.. stupid me :laugh:0
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It really bugs me when I am at work or with friends and I get comments like "You're wasting away!" and "You don't need to lose anymore weight, you look good". I know they are trying to be supportive, but it really irritates me. I am only half way to my goal, I am still considered obese, and telling me to stop is the opposite of being helpful.
*rantover*
Anyone else get stupid comments from people trying to "help"?
I hate when you lose weight and then everybody says you look so good! So I didn't look good before? Thanks a lot! lol0 -
I think the only comment that's really bothered me (aside from the guy who picked up my B-complex/multi-mineral/amino acid supplement when I dropped it, and implied that I was doping or something) came from an older woman who put her hand on my arm and said, "We're going to have to make you stop losing weight -- you're getting too skinny!" I hadn't actually lost any weight in the previous 3-4 months, but either way, that just struck me as presumptuous. She probably meant it as a sincere compliment, though. I didn't take issue with her.0
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I'm most irritated by people who tell me that I don't need to lose any more weight. Really? What exactly are your qualifications to make that determination for me? My doctor, my trainer, and the BMI charts beg to differ...
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Yes this one bugs me too.. You are right.0 -
some years ago I went from 185-142 and I still had more to go and I was insulted like I couldn't believe. I had returned to work after a hiatus (when I lost the weight) and I got called "Olyve oyl", skinny, I was told I needed "rice and beans", a family member looked me up and down and said I look like a cancer patient. Another told me I wasn't the type to lose weight because I have a long face lol... wow. I am 5'4" I was 142, size 10, sometimes 8 jeans.
I was NOT skinny, I understand I lost weight and these people weren't used to seeing me at that weight, that being said, it hurt me quite a bit. I couldn't just shake it off I was insulted. This time I know better.
I have struggled this past year with my weight really bad, however, I am back on track. I am going to lose and I am going to keep it off and ignore EVERYONE ELSE!
I totally feel you on that. 142 at size 10 does not look like a cancer patient. It looks HEALTHY! And if you are comfortable with how you look people need to stay out of it.0 -
There are several of these things that bug me but I don;t like the idea of what people are not saying.....I really worry that people think I have been taking diet pills or something. People seem to look at me skeptical when they ask "So you just walked and counted calories?" YES! SERIOUSLY! ALLLLLLL that crap we have heard our whole life about WALKING and portion control is freaking true! My best friend sounds nervous all the time when we talk about my weight and that is the only one that ever concerns me. Everyone else can just bugger off. A friend recently posted a thing about how to find your body frame type (small medium large) and it told me I was small framed. I don;t think that is correct but if it is then everyone REALLY needs to be off my back because I am still 15lbs higher then my lowest healthy BMI.0
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In general I dislike people pointing out my weightloss.. it's inevitable with my parents who I see once every three months, but my boyfriend is constantly commenting on it, saying how tiny I look (I'm 5'3 130lbs, was 143 before) and how I need to eat more "or I'll get grumpy" (??? it's as if we don't regularly eat pizza and chinese food together :huh: ). my pole dancing instructor said that my butt was "looking great" which made me laugh considering it's pretty much down to her that I've fallen back in love with squats and stretching.0
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My grandfather used to say "You're wasting away" to jab at how fat i was... *rolls eyes*0
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Just yesterday I had two family members tell me that I might be going to the gym too much. This is as they were sitting down to eat their Baconators from Wendy's and instead of watchnig them eat I went to the gym to get in some cardio. Nice.0
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I've just started ( today
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Oh, you're face is getting so slim. Always hated that one!0
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Ha, I get a lot of ' but you're big boned ' um...is that a compliment?? and no, I have size 5 feet and I used to be a size 8/10. I'm just fat honey x0
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Them: "You are getting too skinny! What are you doing?"
Me: "Heroin. Have a good day."0 -
Them: "You are getting too skinny! What are you doing?"
Me: "Heroin. Have a good day."
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I dropped from UK size 16 to size 14. When my family were asking about it and I said I was aiming for size 12 by summer but hopefully 10, my sister said 'There's no way you'll get to a (UK) size 10, you're not built small enough. It's not possible.' Her reasoning was that she wears 12 and is slim. Excuse me? You're also taller than me. I'm 5'4, there's no reason I can't get to a size 10.
My mum once told me I'll never be "skinny" as i'm not built like that. I'm not a size 8/10 UK.0 -
Them: "You are getting too skinny! What are you doing?"
Me: "Heroin. Have a good day."
I wish there was a like button!0 -
Them: "You are getting too skinny! What are you doing?"
Me: "Heroin. Have a good day."
probably one of the most ignorant and rudest things ive read on here. how is this funny or likable? it shows a lack of manners and awareness, it would not be funny to joke about losing weight by being anorexic/bulimic/cancerous why is addiction acceptable? especially heroin.0 -
...i also get a lot of, do you even eat anymore?? I'd like to tell them, ummmm..yeah, like wayyy more than most people!
I know! I find it funny that I eat 5 meals a day and still lose weight! It's awesome!0 -
I don't like to talk about my weightloss to anyone, other than here on the internet. I feel like it makes me less in control, and like I'm now I'm going to be disappointing someone else if I backslide. I'm doing this for me, not for anyone else, and I get to decide how I feel about my progress and my setbacks. I also don't like the inevitable suggestion offering (ex. Have you tried Atkins, Southbeach, Shakeology, etc.....uh, no, and I don't plan too..), or how people feel like they then need to justify why what I'm doing wont work for them.
My close friends and family know that I'm watching what I eat, and that I've started going to the gym, but that's it. I live by myself, so it's easy to not go into detail about why I'm weighing my food, or scanning barcodes, haha!0 -
New tape worm?
Haha I love this next time some one asks how ive lost weight looking for a quick fix im going to tell them I got some new worms as the old ones stopped pulling their weight0
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