How do you react when someone notices you have lost weight?

I think I may be the most awkward person in the universe.

Person: woah have you lost weight?!
Me: What? noooo
Person: You sure you look tiny!
Me: Pfftt I wish I eat like a pig... *head goes down and I start fiddling with something*
Person: Well you look good
Me: *Changes subject as quick as possible*...

I'm a bit like this too - I don't mind close relatives or friends noticing and complimenting me as I am happy to talk openly to them about it, but I really dislike it when acquaintances, work colleagues or distant relatives ask me this. It makes me uncomfortable.

Even where they originally intend it to be complimentary I have found that in about 80% of cases where I openly acknowledge it, they will go on to try to caution me against 'losing too much weight', and 'you don't want the weight to come off your face, dear'.

This sort of cr@p is the very last thing you need to hear, as someone with several stones left to lose. I also have found that the same folks then seem to go out of their way to encourage me to eat fattening stuff at get-togethers :laugh:

My strategy (up until the point at which it becomes blatantly obvious that my weight loss is part of a determined effort on my part) is to try to shrug it off by smiling and stating that I cant say as I have noticed, then abruptly change the subject so as to leave them under no illusions that I dont want to talk about it, now or in the future.

In society in general I think there is too much running commentary on who is fat/thin/who has put on weight/lost weight etc, and as a rule I try to avoid those sorts of conversations. I appreciate the possible irony here, in terms of my joining MFP where we acknowledge and commend each others' weight loss, but here there is anonymity and privacy for those who want it, no judgement, and we are all in the same boat; I have encountered nothing but help and supportiveness here.

I guess I'm so used to putting myself down I continue to do it even though I'm smaller now. I always tell people I still have 30 more to go, or when I see myself in the mirror all I see is fat. I guess I developed slight body dysmorphia? Realistically I know going from a 12 to a size 6 is a huge difference, but I still constantly see myself aiming to get smaller and smaller. I guess the self-deprecation will never end, huh?

Weight loss is such a weird thing. I want people to notice my hard work but I clam up if they mention it. Haha!

I don't mind when they notice it, usually I just say thanks. It's easy and we can move on,

It's when they ask me 'how much' 'how long did it take' or keep making more comments and all that, then I get all embarrassed and mumble that I don't know. hahahahahaha....

I think I may be the most awkward person in the universe.

Person: woah have you lost weight?!
Me: What? noooo
Person: You sure you look tiny!
Me: Pfftt I wish I eat like a pig... *head goes down and I start fiddling with something*
Person: Well you look good
Me: *Changes subject as quick as possible*...

And yesterday someone greeted me with Hi Kim, aw looking good! .. and I just completely ignored the comment and was awkward again. -.-

I dismiss any and all hard work I put in to losing weight. I need to learn to just say "aw thanks yeah I have"

How do you react?

@kimmianne - Why deny the work that you have put in?

Friend - Have you lost weight recently?

Me: yes, I lost 32 pounds.

Friend - really? What is your secret?

Me: 1. start a food log (MFP)
2. cut out sugary drinks, snacks, chips, and fried foods. That is your first ten pounds
3. work out at least once a day, don't eat back calories.
4. gradually increase the intensity.
Friend - that's it? don't you have a get a gym membership or take supplements.

Me: Nope, thats it.

I love hearing people tell me that they've noticed.