one bad thing about losing the weight

[even though it is totally worth it]

is everywhere i go for a while the first thing people say is "WOOWWW you LOOK SO THIN, YOU'VE LOT SO MUCH WEIGHT!!!!"

it's  like yea... thanks for drawing attention to the entire room the fact that i was once fat

I absolutely can not wait for those days!

I have a huge group of friends that love to constanly rib each other (I love being a dude), and my weight is often the butt of jokes.  I used to be a pretty good lookin hunk of man... 135lbs senior year of high school (17 years ago - OMG!), 160 for the next couple years, hovered around 200 for a couple more, and recently shot up to 275!  -  Currently at 258, so I'm on the right track.  (I'm 35 / 5'8")

I agree. I never know how to respond to those comments either, it's awkward for me. I would much rather not get the comments at all and for people to forget all together how big I was lol. I usually change the subject very quickly.

absolutely agree, I hate those comments, its just so awkward.

Yes, my mom is coming, and I'm 13 pounds lighter and a lot fitter since she last saw me.  I have this horrible dread that she won't notice, and about the same amount of dread that she will, and I keep thinking "Why does she even pay attention to MY body?"

Honestly, I love those comments.

I like those comments to.  They drive me to keep up the good work!  Its when they don't notice that I feel like I haven't accomplished enough.

They are super awkward, because what I hear in my head after "You look so thin" is "You were so fat".

However, I am looking forward to the day when I get to see someone's jaw drop after not seeing me in a while.

It`s really easy to tell what someone`s intentions are by the way they phrase the compliments and the tone of their voices.

I normally get a ton of honest "wow, you look great"s, and then there`s a few people (usually very self-conscious girls) who just go "have you lost weight?". And have no problem with responding in a sarcastic manner to the latter. You shouln`t either.

It's a love/hate thing for me.

I want to OWN my thinner body, not my fatter one.  I don't know if that makes sense.

It doesnt bather me at all.


What i dont care for is everyone telling me i should quit losing weight.


Im 171 5'7 male and need to get under 160 to be healthy bmi.


Family members though think im scrawny now i just think there use to me being so big.

There was another thread going round about how much people hate losing weight and not have anyone comment

Your poor friends, they can't win! Lots of my friends have told me I look great, lovely, amazing, without actually mentioning the weight at all, that's a nice way of doing it. Someone the other day who I only see about once every two years said I looked younger every time, haha! I don't mind someone pointing out I've lost a fair bit of weight either though. I'm not awfully honest about replying to it though... I tend to say "oh, I've been stressed.. med school" all vaguely. It is a bit dishonest. I try to just grin and say "thanks."

You sound like a hard friend to make happy!

"Wow you look great, have you lost some weight?" is nice to hear.

"You've lost weight. I preferred you with a bit more meat on your bones" is a bit of a backhanded compliment though!!

is that really a bad thing yes u were fat before but ur not now so great.its better than u losing weight  and nobody saying anything!

I've never been in your situation, but I totally understand. It's not the compliment or the words the other person says, but it's how you perceive it. It makes complete, total sense! Just know that as long as YOU notice and feel great, that's all that matters. Everyone else, when they comment, are probably being genuine and see you as healthy and that you have worked hard to get where you are. Work on your perception of life, not the words that other people use.

CONGRATULATIONS for everyone who is able to health-itize (my word instead of losing weight). I'm a dork, I know. LOL :)

Right now, I can't wait to start hearing it, but I'm sure that I'll get tired of it eventually, too.  Just think of it as your friends noticing your hard work and congratulating them for it - I'm sure many of them know how hard it can be, and they're impressed.  And I'm sure most people in the room either feel the same (and maybe some jealousy) or just don't pay attention.

I actually like hearing people say that to me. I don't go around fishing for compliments but when someone says something to me I tell them I'm not done just yet I still have x amount to go.

I think I need people to tell me these things cause I can't see the fact that I'm smaller.

The one thing I hate about weight lost is people thinks I'm infected with HIV or something. I had a few people ask me if I was sick with that "thing". I said yeah, I'm sick with exercise and proper eating.