The crazy things people say when you are losing weight...

"OMG, you look great! Not that you looked bad before, but really really great! what's your secret?" When I tell them its the only thing I know that's 100%guaranteed to work I have them on the edge of their seats. Then I drop the bomb. "I make good food choices, I log my food, watch my calories and exercise faithfully!" You should see the crushed look on their faces [Mhua ha ha ha!!]

One thing I got was "You have lost enough weight, don't lose anymore." I was just like I want to get to my goal weight and be happy with my body, it's not up to you to dictate how much I should weigh. It's my standards, not yours.


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i hate the " you could still do with losing a bit more" well yeah i know that i didnt say i was finished losing did i!

A certain somebody said "you need to do some exercise like I do." I reminded them they had no idea what I was doing.

"So what are you doing? South Beach, Atkins, Special K?"

My grandpa, angrily: "Are you going to bring your own food to every family function?!"
(I did because I plan my meals ahead of time & family dinners are like Thanksgiving)

Oh my favorite is when people gush and say "you look so good...for having four children" so basically I don't look good but I look better than what they would expect me to. lol

"I liked you better when you were fatter than me." -very good friend

Um... Thanks? If our friendship hinges on that, I think we should see other people.

Yuck!! People SAY these things??

I am a pretty well known political type figure where I live, and my weight over the years has been mentioned on a local blog in a not very nice kind of way. It seems to be the way some men attempt to belittle women they can't actually win a debate with. I got to read about my own weight loss the other day when I saw the comment that I "must be doing something, because she's not so fat anymore". It's going to be interesting to see what they manage to come up with once I hit my goal and they can't use the "fat" insult when they have nothing else to say.

My favorite one- My husband is an RC Aircraft hobbyist. I refer to his planes as helicopters as "The Girlfriends" because he spends so much money on them. He's been saving for a new plane, and when I teased him about it the other day, he told me I was going to have to find another word for them, because he HAS a new skinny girlfriend, and best of all, he married her a long time ago.. I love that man!

Awe, so sweet

I've gotten a variety and my husband has been interrogated about my weight as well on one occasion a brother from our church that works with my husband asked him if I was sick or if he'd done something to me, because I was so skinny (160 lbs compared to the 200+ I used to be) my husband said "no she's not sick,.. i just put a lock on the fridge and keep the key with me at all times" why would my weight loss have to be for a negative reason? and as if my husband could actually "do" something to me to make me lose weight? lol... if that were the case, I would have had him do that a long time ago! haha

I also get the "come on tell me, tell me what you're taking so I can take it to." I tell them, I don't take anything,(and incase I sense a slight slice of doubt I add) " I CAN'T take anything because of my non existent thyroid and medications I HAVE to take... I don't even take vitamins without consulting my DR. about it ( at this point they realize I must have another trick) ... I proceed with " I lost 50 lbs by working out 3-4 hours a day and making healthier choices." they respond with "where are you working out" (because it's not about how hard i'm working ,rather the place I do it at because the location melts away the fat) I tell them at my home, all by myself.. ofcourse they always respond with "oh, no see I can't do it at home by myself...blah blah blah (I tune out at this point) .. I tell them that's what works for me.

another is when people who haven't seen me in a while compliment me infront of my MIL, they'll say something like "April you've lost weight!" I never know what to say so I just say, "ya think?" they respond with "YES! , you look good!" then the MIL chimes in with " yea she's lost alot of weight, she used to be so huge!" hahah! her comments used to bother me when I was fatter, but not so much anymore... I let her comments motivate me to keep going til I hit my goal!

So I haven't heard too much on my weight loss other than your looking good. My husband on the other hand likes to tell me what to eat and such. like: "should you be eating that?", "that's not good for you", "why are you eating that if your trying to lose weight?"
Every once and a while I have a treat as long as it's with in my calories i don't see why he makes such a big deal...he's not doing what I'm doing and he's not me, he doesn't get to say what i can or can not eat.

I can relate to this! My husband will do the same thing, but I know he does it with good intentions... He's really disciplined and when he sets his mind to something it gets done , come hell or high water , he kills it... he can't comprehend why it's so hard for me to stay on task and follow through with my goal... He doesn't take into consideration that I have A.D.D. and that his goal is the opposite of mine... I want to lose weight, he tries to gain the weight.. he bodybuilds...so different goals! lol.. ohwell at least he tries to support me!

I think one of the things I'm not prepared for is getting attention from people who would never have looked twice at my heavy self.

this,

It ticks me off.

I always get, "what's your secret" too! There is no secret people. We eat healthy AND exercise daily. It is pretty simple.
What is disturbing is that I have an obese co-worker who tries to avoid me now. She will barely talk to me, and hides from me. We used to get along just fine. I'm not sure why I have to make an effort to be nice to her, to say hello, etc. She just won't say anything to me anymore unless I initiate. I haven't said one word to her about my weight loss, and she mentioned it only once. She asked me what my secret was, and I told her exercise and diet. She said "see I want to eat brownies." I laughed and said, "well, an occasional brownie is fine." She said, "I can't give up cheese." I said "I know. It's not easy, but I have gotten used to it." After that, she hasn't mentioned anything and won't talk to me unless I pin her down. It's weird.
I did this for my health because I had metabolic syndrome, and not to make others feel bad!!

Mine was 'I didn't know you had that much to loose'. Umm, yeah

I get this quite a bit. I just tell them that I hide it well. And when they keep going I just say " You havn't seen me naked." they shut up. XD

Oh my. I just heard something crazy like the examples above today. I saw a former co-worker who I haven't seen in a few years and the first thing she said was "Wow, you look so different. Were you sick?"

I wanted to scream at her "No, I just stopped pigging out on junk!"

I think one thing EVERYONE wants to hear is "Have you lost weight?", but yeah, people have to learn the difference between giving a compliment and being pushy! :ohwell: