Things people say when you lose weight

One thing that gets me is when people say "no (unhealthy snack) for you, you're on a diet"

No, I'm not on a "diet". If eating a slice of free office cake fits in with my calorie goats for the day, you bet I'm eating it. Plus it's none of their business what I do or don't eat.

tuckerrj wrote: »

just yesterday my SIL stated, " don't take this the wrong way, but you're too skinny".

My MIL keeps saying the same thing---it's highly annoying.

My partners notice my weight loss, and say supportive things. That helps a lot.

I've been in maintenance for several years (oh OK, I'm a few quarantine pounds up, but still not what I was! I'm working on it! ) but what always annoyed me at first was people saying "I wish I could lose weight! What did you do?"
Apparently "move more, eat less" wasn't the answer they were looking for, but given we don't get powdered unicorn horn round here it was my only option!

Sadly it seems to be out of stock at the moment Exercising twice a day is just not achieving the same activity level as working normally, roll on September!

springlering62 wrote: »

Well, it finally happened. When asked how I lost weight, another woman interrupted to say that CICO is no good.

Apparently there’s a thing with estrogen being stored in fat that prohibits pre, peri, and post menopausal women from losing weight.

I feel like I need to pinch myself to see if it’s all real. Because, according to this otherwise lovely woman, it’s “impossible”. Maybe I’m a figment if my own imagination?

Wow. The pseudoscience is everywhere! She straight up ignored your obvious success.

I had a conversation with a random guy once who told me he lost 80 pounds and counting on the "HCG" diet, told me that the HCG shots prevented the loss of lean body mass while only eating 500 kcal/day, so it was safe. I have my MS in nutrition, so he didn't have much luck convincing me. The best/worst part about it is that he was a chiropractor, so he was not only giving out bogus advice to his patients, but he was making money off them. I feel so bad for all the people searching for help who have been harmed by such blatantly false information.

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I had a conversation with a random guy once who told me he lost 80 pounds and counting on the "HCG" diet, told me that the HCG shots prevented the loss of lean body mass while only eating 500 kcal/day, so it was safe. I have my MS in nutrition, so he didn't have much luck convincing me. The best/worst part about it is that he was a chiropractor, so he was not only giving out bogus advice to his patients, but he was making money off them. I feel so bad for all the people searching for help who have been harmed by such blatantly false information.[/quote]

Wow. Just wow. I mean no disrespect to good chiropractors who stick with spinal adjustments and help their patients, but I've seen a fair number of not-so-good chiropractors selling bunkum and snake oil to their patients. It's really, really sad. Protip: Don't go to any chiropractor who has a shrine to Tom Cruise in his office.

That said, I guess my 65 pound weight loss (and still going strong) must all be in my head because I'm (a) female (b) probably going through perimenopause (c) dealing with a currently unmedicated low thyroid (the med I need isn't available right now) and (d) have a slow metabolism, partly because of said thyroid. Hm. Somehow I managed to do all this since January 6. I wonder how that's possible?

springlering62 wrote: »

Well, it finally happened. When asked how I lost weight, another woman interrupted to say that CICO is no good.

Apparently there’s a thing with estrogen being stored in fat that prohibits pre, peri, and post menopausal women from losing weight.

I feel like I need to pinch myself to see if it’s all real. Because, according to this otherwise lovely woman, it’s “impossible”. Maybe I’m a figment if my own imagination?

Absolutely bizarre. I guess my 110lbs lost so far is all imaginary, too. I mean I do swear I still see it in the mirror sometimes...

I have heard stuff about estrogen being stored in fat, but that was more along the lines of being mindful that it may/will be released into your bloodstream as you lose fat, affecting your moods. No idea if that's true, either, if I'm honest, but it at least sounds more plausible.

Some people have been honestly supportive but there are others that should keep the negative comments to themselves !!! People that have no clue can’t stop giving me advice. They say wow your too skinny ( I’m 8 lbs from my optimum weight ) my rebuttal is I think the majority of Americans are overweight and not used to seeing someone at a healthy weight !!!!! I didn’t know that co- workers would analyze what I eat for lunch ( saying I saw what you brought for lunch & It was only a small little Tupperware , your not eating enough) My response is I’m eating no less that 1200 cal a day which is a deficit ( I started my weight loss about 50 lbs overweight ! It’s working for me everyone is different ! People seem to have a lot to tell me what to do & weird thing most of them are obese . I try to be kind but shocked at the negativity ( so be ready for the jealous ones ) .

gcminton wrote: »

springlering62 wrote: »

Well, it finally happened. When asked how I lost weight, another woman interrupted to say that CICO is no good.

Apparently there’s a thing with estrogen being stored in fat that prohibits pre, peri, and post menopausal women from losing weight.

I feel like I need to pinch myself to see if it’s all real. Because, according to this otherwise lovely woman, it’s “impossible”. Maybe I’m a figment if my own imagination?

Absolutely bizarre. I guess my 110lbs lost so far is all imaginary, too. I mean I do swear I still see it in the mirror sometimes...

I have heard stuff about estrogen being stored in fat, but that was more along the lines of being mindful that it may/will be released into your bloodstream as you lose fat, affecting your moods. No idea if that's true, either, if I'm honest, but it at least sounds more plausible.

I'm not going to go into details (too personal), but I had experiences with how I felt during one stage of weight loss (for a couple of months) that lead me to suspect the estrogen release might be a thing. I'm post-menopausal, and it definitely hit me for a while there in ways like earlier-life estrogen levels felt.

I had met one of my moms friends once when I weighed over 200 pounds. About a year later I saw her again at my mom’s 75 pounds lighter. My mom introduced me saying “You remember my daughter” And the friend said “No, I think I only met your other daughter”.

I am her ONLY daughter. Lol. I LOVED that moment!

Living in the south, I hear people tell others"you will look sick if you lose too much." Another is "you don't need to lose any weight" I always try to counteract what they say and tell the person, "it isn't about weight, do what makes you feel good inside and out."

Usually people don’t even notice! I can easily gain or lose quite a bit over time without anyone noticing too much because I’m 5’8” and my legs are long and thin so when I start to feel uncomfortable, I can hide the fat parts until I lose the weight. Over 5 year periods I’ve gone from 109lbs to 135lbs and back again and I guess because it’s so gradual no one even noticed! I gained some weight during Covid, back in the 130’s and hope to be back to my thin self by the time we are allowed to be social again. Which could easily be next year, the way things are looking! When I was 109 lbs, it was considered “underweight” by those stupid charts (and by this apps standards) but my doctor had no problem with it, never even questioned it. All my test results were great. This is LA and it’s totally normal. That’s actually when I did get a few compliments. I really enjoy being thin and like that there’s sort of a cultural expectation among the people I’m around to stay thin and healthy. I like being vegetarian, eating organic & healthy and don’t like being around the “eat a cheeseburger” people you can run into outside of LA. I never understood that mentality. I bet anything my medical report is WAY better than theirs!