Things people say when you lose weight
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betsymoomoo wrote: »My boss seems to have the most hurtful comments. Last week I was excited explaining that I was excited that when I bought a gown for a gala it was a size 14 and last year at this time I had been wearing a size 22. Her comment that ruined it for me I might add, was "I didn't realize they made dresses in that big of a size".
What a horrible woman.
Congrats on your great success ... and maybe it's time to look for another job.
I've been here for nearly a decade... and lost 100lbs in that time yet she still seems horrified that anyone my size exists. I have some things I need to work on before I can change jobs. I was honestly just very excited to be able to not just shop at a standard size store, but not be the largest size!18 -
Nice *kitten*, i can see the change in your face. You're looking hot. Looking good. Keep up the great work. Whats you secret.11
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A colleague said by the way you look fabulous today14
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A couple of the nicer ones I've had recently are: "Bloody hell! You look ripped"; and "You've got a six pack. Where did that come from?" These were both from divers at my club whilst changing into my drysuit.13
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You've lost a lot of weight, are you okay? Um, yeh, never better in fact.
You don't need to walk, you're already too thin. Like, huh???
You're so svelte. Well, thanks.12 -
A fellow who coaches an SEC team and works out at my gym suggested to my trainer some stuff for us to do together, and told her he considers us both “elite senior athletes”. Who, me???!!! We did his drills and sent video to him.
I was still in the afterglow of that one when I got home and opened my email.
I want to do the Chemin de Liberte, which is one of the escape routes Allied flyers, Jews and others took over the Pyrenees to escape the Nazis. I’m fascinated by the women involved in the SOE who facilitated this route and ended up having to escape by their own routes.
Anyway, my email inquiry returned with a very polite suggestion that as I described myself, I was in no shape to do this route.
I plan to email back and ask what must I do to be in shape for next year. I want to experience it for myself. Sans guns, dogs and traitors, of course.23 -
@springlering62: OK, that is a massively cool thing to do! I am impressed and really want you to post as you get ready for it and as you do it if you can. I mean....wow. Footsteps of history.4
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If people ask you "are you losing weight on purpose" - it just show they want to be sensitive to your health. You could have a medical condition (i.e. cancer) that caused a dramatic weigh loss.17
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springlering62 wrote: »A fellow who coaches an SEC team and works out at my gym suggested to my trainer some stuff for us to do together, and told her he considers us both “elite senior athletes”. Who, me???!!! We did his drills and sent video to him.
I was still in the afterglow of that one when I got home and opened my email.
I want to do the Chemin de Liberte, which is one of the escape routes Allied flyers, Jews and others took over the Pyrenees to escape the Nazis. I’m fascinated by the women involved in the SOE who facilitated this route and ended up having to escape by their own routes.
Anyway, my email inquiry returned with a very polite suggestion that as I described myself, I was in no shape to do this route.
I plan to email back and ask what must I do to be in shape for next year. I want to experience it for myself. Sans guns, dogs and traitors, of course.
What hiking experience do you have? Have you also hiked with a backpack on for several days and camped? I'm quite an experienced hiker and used to lead groups but haven't for several years and a lot of weight gain. I'm going to shortly be starting to go on day hikes to train for longer hikes in the future. That one you have been looking at certainly looks like an interesting possibility. I would suggest you go on Meetup.com to find hiking groups and then join some of their day trips to start preparing if you haven't already.5 -
@MySlimGoals
I have no hiking experience, but I walk a lot locally. I am walking one of the Camino de Santiago routes in April/May, and walk 4-5 miles every morning with my backpack loaded 3-5 pounds heavier than I plan to be carrying on the Camino. I’m trying to get my steps up to 20k+ a day, and plan to increase the closer to departure. It’s hard to find time, though, because I do other exercises two or three hours a day.
The lady who runs the trek suggested weights and squats (I already do those at a barbell gym), stair climber, and hiking several hours a day.
My local walking paths are only moderately hilly, however, there’s a national battle site about four miles away, on an odd blip of a mountain (there are no others for miles, hence it was coveted by both sides and fought for ferociously). It has a pretty steep trail that takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. I’m going to incorporate it, and try to build up to several climbs at a time. I’m thinking I can climb the forest trail, maybe take a run down the paved road and then do it over again.
Any advice appreciated if anyone wants to friend and PM me. Don’t want to derail the thread. It’s one of my favorites!7 -
Has anyone noticed (if you’re a girl) that men tend to mention your weight loss more than women?
Some men at my work mention my 15 lb weight loss but seriously NONE of the women at my work has said anything besides this one lady I don’t even work with. My husband tells me multiple times a day. I’m 5’1 and went from 120 lbs, down to 105 lbs in 2 months and still losing. Sounds like a lot but I’m losing in a healthy way. Not starving at all. Not too much exercise either. In the past, I’ve felt the most healthy and comfortable between 103-105lbs.
Comments I’ve received:
“Are you trying to be anorexic?”
“What does your husband think?”
And my favorite...
“You had nothing to lose to begin with.”
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My mother said "Hmm. I wonder what side of the family you got your sharp cheekbones from?"12
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My coworkers have been consistently great and supportive the entire time and often say nice things, but it amuses me when I coworker I see less often has finally worked up the nerve to ask, "Have you lost weight?" because at this point I've lost 110 pounds and it's so absurdly obvious that breaking the ice by asking *IF* I've lost weight is just a hoot to me.
I've also gotten loads of unsolicited advice on HOW to lose weight, by restricting carbs, or this method or that method... even when I was already 50 and 60 pounds into it. Not sure why they feel it's necessary? I'm not taking any other weight loss applications at this time, thank you.21 -
Lately I've gotten high fives, "nice work," and "what are your doing to lose weight?" So I tell 'em... stay in a deficit, do strength training, move more, eat more veggies and protein. It's nice to have people noticing.11
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loveandlemons33 wrote: »Has anyone noticed (if you’re a girl) that men tend to mention your weight loss more than women?
Some men at my work mention my 15 lb weight loss but seriously NONE of the women at my work has said anything besides this one lady I don’t even work with. My husband tells me multiple times a day. I’m 5’1 and went from 120 lbs, down to 105 lbs in 2 months and still losing. Sounds like a lot but I’m losing in a healthy way. Not starving at all. Not too much exercise either. In the past, I’ve felt the most healthy and comfortable between 103-105lbs.
Comments I’ve received:
“Are you trying to be anorexic?”
“What does your husband think?”
And my favorite...
“You had nothing to lose to begin with.”loveandlemons33 wrote: »Has anyone noticed (if you’re a girl) that men tend to mention your weight loss more than women?
Some men at my work mention my 15 lb weight loss but seriously NONE of the women at my work has said anything besides this one lady I don’t even work with. My husband tells me multiple times a day. I’m 5’1 and went from 120 lbs, down to 105 lbs in 2 months and still losing. Sounds like a lot but I’m losing in a healthy way. Not starving at all. Not too much exercise either. In the past, I’ve felt the most healthy and comfortable between 103-105lbs.
Comments I’ve received:
“Are you trying to be anorexic?”
“What does your husband think?”
And my favorite...
“You had nothing to lose to begin with.”
I had the opposite experience; nearly everyone who mentioned my weight loss was a woman (I'm female). After a few months they get used to "the new you" and all the comments stop.4 -
"Goodness gracious. Time to stop."
I'm getting "concerned mom" comments about how it's "time to stop." Now including from my mom. I've literally *just* hit a normal bmi but want to get the the mid-range and add muscle.
The weirder question I get is "how painful was it to lose so much?" The answer being that it's taken discipline but I've never starved.13 -
The comments when losing are always good yet I still struggle to receive them without thinking about what they would have thought otherwise.9
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I'm dealing with the 'but you don't need to lose any weight' thing. Yes, I am in the healthy BMI range. No, you can't see my jiggle, but trust me, it's there and it gotsa go!13
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A coworker asked me how my diet was going right after I got done eating pizza and breadsticks, haha. Not sure if he was implying "you are eating pizza, are you off track" but it seemed that way in context. Little did he know that was probably the first day in a few days that I actually ate at a deficit, lol. He wouldn't have bat an eye if he saw what I was eating the days I ate over maintenance. My portions were just too big on those days, even though it was all "healthy" stuff. I can put down 800-1000 calories easy in fruit along with my normal meals over the course of the day if I don't watch it. Clementines, bananas, strawberries, apples etc. are so good and go down easy for me.25
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