Does this ever happen to you?

No I am a complete attention wh*re and I love to hear it. Keeps me motivated. Plus I was fat before for years and years so I will never get tired of the "OMG you have lost loads of weight"

^^^THIS

It absolutely does not bother me. I know what you're saying, but those are just the words that are appropriate in our language and there isn't much left to express that sentiment. Unless there is some hidden agenda, they mean well. I feel it's a genuine compliment when someone says "wow, you look terrific!" Yes, in my own sarcastic "in my head voice" I may think, "so you're saying I looked like **** before?" but I know my friends are legitimately and genuinely happy for me. My #1 problem is I can't accept a compliment and just say "thank you." I ALWAYS say "well, I've still got a long ways to go" as if negating what I've done. I know that's just my own thing to work on...

edited to add, I can not believe MFP asterisked out my use of the word "s-h-*- t", above. Really? Are we not all adults here? LOL

I LOVE hearing it!!!!! Really cant get enough of the compliments although most of the time i dont know what to say other than thank you lol

Don't get me wrong, I love the compliments, but its also kinda like, wow I was that big before that you are noticing my weight loss. But I figure compliments are way better then someone making a comment about me being over weight! Just don't let it get you down! I am sure when someone tells you how good you are looking, they don't mean oh you were super big before, they just mean, holy crap your looking good! I hate people who say they want to lose weight but don't do anything about it, but then make comments that make you feel ****ty! My mom is so 'proud' of me losing weight and keeps asking for my advice and for me to train her but then eats out daily and sits on her *kitten*. Then we go shopping and she makes comments like "oh I remember when you used to be able to wear something like this." THAT PISSES ME OFF WAY MORE THEN COMPLIMENTS! lol at least I am TRYING, what are you doing for yourself mom! haha Keep up the good work, and remember people are noticing for a good reason!

I don't think anyone means "hey, you were really fat and ugly before"... I think they are just noticing that you have put forth an effort and are losing weight. My neighbor has lost a lot of weight and when I see her, I tell her she looks great, not because I thought she was ugly before, but because she has really put forth an effort and I see an amazing transformation. Would you feel better if people didn't notice or comment on your weightloss?

My husband doesn't seem to notice if I gain/lose weight and some times it seems like "why should I bother?". I have worked hard to lose 26lbs and although I feel better about myself, when my husband doesn't notice that I have lost a lot of weight, it seems like it doesn't matter.

For me, I do like when people notice and comment on when I lose weight.

I don't think anyone means "hey, you were really fat and ugly before"... I think they are just noticing that you have put forth an effort and are losing weight. My neighbor has lost a lot of weight and when I see her, I tell her she looks great, not because I thought she was ugly before, but because she has really put forth an effort and I see an amazing transformation. Would you feel better if people didn't notice or comment on your weightloss?

This. Think about it the other way around. What if you had a friend that was obese and then finally turned their life around and started losing the weight? You would be proud of them and say, "wow, you look great" because you're happy for them and their HARD work.

It's not easy to lose weight so I think when people do it, others are just in awe of the accomplishment and want to tell you so.

Isn't this what we are here for? I think most of us put in our "reasons to lose weight" some variation on "to look good naked." I know heath is a big reason too, but don't you want people to not just say but to actually think that "you look great?"

Sometimes it annoys me. I have one coworker in particular who often asks me if I'm losing weight. I usually say no. I think maybe it's the clothing I might be wearing that day because I really haven't put true effort into losing weight until recently. It's nice when people do notice, but I do the same thing as you thought-wise.

If the co-worker is a guy, this could be his way of showing he likes you and is a way of flirting with you. I hope its not a condescending jerkoff though.

I had lost over 100 pounds and this one lady I know said that I really looked the same and that she never saw me as very overweight. Huh?

I also had 2 occasions of people completely flabbergasted because they literally didn't recognize me.

What felt the best though was noticing a woman out the corner of my eye while I was shopping, I eventually looked up and it took a moment to realize it was my own reflection in the stores many mirrors.

^^ That is awesome! Congratulations!

Mostly I like when people notice I'm losing weight; it helps me know my hard work is paying off. The best advice I can give is to not dwell too much on what you think people really mean when they say those things, and just take the comments at face value

I really can't relate. I know I'm fat and I know that everyone else sees my fat. It's just a fact. When I hit my goal weight, I wouldn't even blink if someone said to me, "wow! you were a fat fvck but now you look great!" because it's the truth. To me it's black and white and there's no way around it until the fat is gone.

same here, but anyone who's close to me knows my situation and knows WHY I'm fat. Not to mention having 2 kids in a year and a half doesn't help... but the kids aren't the reason. It's the hypothyroid issue I have going undiagnosed for over 4 years, and the fact my family went through a house fire and that alone caused and still causes a lot of stress. I've gained 40 lbs just from after the fire.