Things people say when you lose weight
Replies
-
My mother told me over Thanksgiving that I look a lot happier and as though I'm enjoying life more. Being in less pain and having more energy will do that.20
-
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »My mother told me over Thanksgiving that I look a lot happier and as though I'm enjoying life more. Being in less pain and having more energy will do that.
Yes! I love this! Important to focus on the good 😊4 -
salleewins wrote: »I saw nothing healthy for breakfast that I could get with the coupon. I checked online ahead and decided on lunch at 10:30 am. The other person got breakfast (not a diner) and told me they felt uncomfortable with my choice. Haven't eaten out since with that one.13
-
I get the typical ones, sometimes they don't even make sense. (IMH- In my head)
"You look like a stick when you stand sideways." IMH~ Well, Don't look at me sideways!
"Where is your other half?" IMH~ You got it!
"Are you sure you are healthy?" IMH~ Blank stare!
"You don't intend to disappear do you?" IMH~ Right this second? Yes I do.
"Don't go overboard!" IMH~ Blank stare!
"You are so boring now!" IMH~ Thanks! It is a new talent I acquired.
"How much money did you waste on replacing all your clothes?" IMH~ Nothing much, same amount I used to spend on eating crap.
The good ones are:
"Whatever you are doing is working. Keep at it!"
"You inspire me!"
"Can I join you on your workouts?"
"Can you teach me a few healthy recipes that work for you?"18 -
“Would it upset you if I said you’ve got a bubble butt?”
My trainer popped out with that while I was doing box squats this morning.
I cracked up, and had to explain to her about all the MFP visitors wanting just that.
7 -
My Favorite comments:
"You look great, congratulations!"
"I am so proud of you!" (I usually get this comment from really close friends and family)
"WoW, you are such an inspiration."
"I am so motivated by your dedication."
My Least Favorite comments:
"Don't give up now." (I don't know why, but this one bugs me.)
"OMG, you are so skinny now" (This is very condescending, especially when it comes from someone who has never struggled with weight.)
"How much do you weigh now?" (None of your business!)13 -
clwilliams15 wrote: »"How much do you weigh now?" (None of your business!)5
-
bobsburgersfan wrote: »clwilliams15 wrote: »"How much do you weigh now?" (None of your business!)
I had to stop my BF from telling our friends my starting weight and current weight I mean, I'm glad he's proud, but that is just waaay too much info. I draw the line at saying how many kg I've lost in total!14 -
"You need to be careful. You don't want to develop an eating disorder" (I eat more now than I did...the quality of your food matters)
"You look great. What diet are you doing? or What did you do to get to this point?" (I tell them and then they respond with..."Oh, I wouldn't do all that."
And my favorite..." Since you lost weight your head looks smaller." lol12 -
GertieLouTackett wrote: »And my favorite..." Since you lost weight your head looks smaller." lol
😂😂😂
1 -
Youve lost weight.Youve lost heaps of weight. How?Me I ate boring food.I ate fruit and vegetables.
Some people say your looking good or youve changed your not the same or youve lost weight or have you lost weight.So its all good.4 -
GertieLouTackett wrote: »"You need to be careful. You don't want to develop an eating disorder" (I eat more now than I did...the quality of your food matters)
"You look great. What diet are you doing? or What did you do to get to this point?" (I tell them and then they respond with..."Oh, I wouldn't do all that."
And my favorite..." Since you lost weight your head looks smaller." lol6 -
hallobailey wrote: »Weight loss is a very personal journey but it inevitably draws comments from the people around us. I’m curious, what kind of comments have you received related to your weight loss? Good, bad, frustrating. Here are a couple for me...
Good: “You are looking fit”
Frustrating: “you don’t have any weight to lose” or “don’t get obsessed with your new diet”
The worst one that I got was "Oh, look! you're finally doing something" with a mocking shocked look.
Kinda dampens the spirits a bit.25 -
CasiferNash wrote: »hallobailey wrote: »Weight loss is a very personal journey but it inevitably draws comments from the people around us. I’m curious, what kind of comments have you received related to your weight loss? Good, bad, frustrating. Here are a couple for me...
Good: “You are looking fit”
Frustrating: “you don’t have any weight to lose” or “don’t get obsessed with your new diet”
The worst one that I got was "Oh, look! you're finally doing something" with a mocking shocked look.
Kinda dampens the spirits a bit.
For sure! Sounds like someone that needs to be taken off the old Christmas card list. (Though honestly I'd be tempted to make a rude gesture as well.) In any case, you did it for yourself, not for them, and you still win because of that.9 -
I have to mention that people are asking if it's on purpose cause these internet articles keep telling us never to praise someone's weight loss cause maybe they are sick and it's a side effect. We just can't win.19
-
What people don’t say when you lose weight:
Seeing an acquaintance you haven’t seen since midway through your weight loss. Have a brief flash on intuition that their lips said one thing, but intuiting that they were privately thinking,”I wish she’d put it back on. “
Paranoia, or the occasional ability to read minds?18 -
OK I have a weird one. We went to a fancy wedding this past weekened, and I bought a great dress in a much smaller size (thanks to my weightloss). One of my close friends (I am sure was meaning this as a compliment) said " this dress makes you look super skinny " While I love the dress I kind of felt like it negated all the hard work I had put in the loose the weight and it was just "lucky" that I found a magic dress that made me look skinny.
Maybe I am being overly critical but it kind of irked me20 -
ChrisRShaw wrote: »OK I have a weird one. We went to a fancy wedding this past weekened, and I bought a great dress in a much smaller size (thanks to my weightloss). One of my close friends (I am sure was meaning this as a compliment) said " this dress makes you look super skinny " While I love the dress I kind of felt like it negated all the hard work I had put in the loose the weight and it was just "lucky" that I found a magic dress that made me look skinny.
Maybe I am being overly critical but it kind of irked me
I see your point! Many people (myself included unfortunately) don't really think about what their words mean all the time. What always happens to me is that I know what I mean so I figure everybody else should, too. Well, words have specific meanings for a reason! It would really help if people took a moment to consider the message being received as well as the one that was meant.6 -
It makes me sassy when people assume I lost weight chasing my 5 kiddos around, which it does help, but come on women would be slender everywhere and obesity wouldn't be a problem if it was that easy🙈22
-
I wish I was a conversational analyst - this material is wonderful.
Some tiny things that contain so many presuppositions that we all guess – e.g. "Don't give up now." (I don't know why, but this one bugs me.) – but which somehow are difficult to explain.
Good luck everyone and thanks for these posts.
.... for me, "oh come on, you don't need to lose weight" from women (I am a woman to, sorry for my silly nickname ) is the most annoying, I am projecting a lot of things there. I am BMI 26 and I just know I look awesome at 23, sigh, but really not now yet.5 -
I hear most of the comments you guys have said, one in particular that confuses me.
When they ask what I have done I explain "stopped eating junk food, exercise more, and log every meal on an app.:
Then they say "oh you count calories???"
Like its a bad thing.. iv had some pretty significant results since I started logging, It's not the only thing iv been doing and I don't count super accurate, more like just to keep track...
But I don't get why people think counting calories is a bad thing.13 -
-
-
Okay, so glad I stumbled on this thread!
"You're looking great!" That was very encouraging, seeing as it came from a pretty health-conscious guy.
"You've always been small, you've just been hiding it with baggy clothes." This made me laugh. I am short, yes, but the baggy clothes are now 100% because I can't afford to buy new clothes (thanks 2020, haha). I had fun digging through the back of my closet to fish out smaller sizes, and then the 'holy cr@p' comment followed.
For the first time in more than 10 years, I feel half decent health-wise. I am not where I want to be just yet, but I'll get there, slow and steady.
What I can say, and this is making me giggle, is that people around me are suddenly becoming aware of their own health/weight. Almost every social gathering/interaction they are mentioning plans to do this diet or sign up with that coach. Meanwhile, here I am doing it all by my self, no fancy diets, no expensive health coaches, just some good common sense, haha. Honestly, I do hope they find something that works for them, as dropping the extra fat has done wonders for my mood and energy, and I want them to find that same joy.
23 -
The most annoying "caring" comment I've ever received was from a pretty close friend. She looked at a picture I had taken at the Grand Canyon and said "You've lost a lot of weight. Are you letting some man tell you how to look now?" LOL! Too funny. Never saw that one coming!13
-
I was told im looking skinny when I went from 382lbs to the lower 300s. I also was drinking a monster drink and my boss said your drinking those again you were doing so good. I told him I still am reminding him im down 114 lbs in 7 months. I also had someone try to fat shame me for eating a slice of pizza implying that I'm gaining weight when I'm still losing and working hard as he'll at it.36
-
Sometimes, I need an “angry on previous poster’s behalf” button.35
-
CameronWhittaker wrote: »I hear most of the comments you guys have said, one in particular that confuses me.
When they ask what I have done I explain "stopped eating junk food, exercise more, and log every meal on an app.:
Then they say "oh you count calories???"
Like its a bad thing.. iv had some pretty significant results since I started logging, It's not the only thing iv been doing and I don't count super accurate, more like just to keep track...
But I don't get why people think counting calories is a bad thing.
Oh goodness that's so true! I wonder that too. Yet, so many books/sites/ads/signs/commercials say "lose x pounds a month without counting calories" or things like that, as if counting calories is the biggest heap of drudgery imaginable. I think of some hungry person counting calories individually like beans. Really it's freeing - once I know what I'm putting in, I know how much more I can put in, and I can enjoy my food without that worry "did I eat too much? Did I not exercise enough?" It's all about information! Information is good!
18 -
Sand_TIger wrote: »CameronWhittaker wrote: »I hear most of the comments you guys have said, one in particular that confuses me.
When they ask what I have done I explain "stopped eating junk food, exercise more, and log every meal on an app.:
Then they say "oh you count calories???"
Like its a bad thing.. iv had some pretty significant results since I started logging, It's not the only thing iv been doing and I don't count super accurate, more like just to keep track...
But I don't get why people think counting calories is a bad thing.
Oh goodness that's so true! I wonder that too. Yet, so many books/sites/ads/signs/commercials say "lose x pounds a month without counting calories" or things like that, as if counting calories is the biggest heap of drudgery imaginable. I think of some hungry person counting calories individually like beans. Really it's freeing - once I know what I'm putting in, I know how much more I can put in, and I can enjoy my food without that worry "did I eat too much? Did I not exercise enough?" It's all about information! Information is good!
I think before apps like this one it really was problematic and difficult, and that's what people are imagining.8 -
I just got a "you make me sick" from someone whose scale went the other way during lockdown
Jealous much??21
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
Do you Love MyFitnessPal? Have you crushed a goal or improved your life through better nutrition using MyFitnessPal?
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!