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Commenting on my weight

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Ruddyfedup · 08/12/2020 19:59

I had DD a year ago, granted was probably carrying an extra 2st before id even got pregnant. Had a bmi of 30 after she was born. Im 5ft10 so carry my weight quite well, i never look what i weigh.
5months later i decide enough is enough and i lost weight. A bit faster than i intended and lost a bit more than my target but a healthy weight still, but lost 4.5st in total. Down to a size 10 and the lowest weight ive probably ever been since i was 13. But people think its okay to tell me ive lost too much, i look anorexic. I should put some back on. Now im happy as i am and i bloody proud of myself and i feel like my fire is really being pissed on. Reverse it, would you walk up to someone and say youve put on enough weight now, maybe you should loose a bit? Bit fed up of people thinking they can say what they like and think it doesnt bother me

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SlightDelay · 08/12/2020 20:24

oh puhhlease 😂

combatbarbie · 08/12/2020 20:47

See the comment above just confuses me.... You'd never just go up to someone and say "gosh you've put on far too much weight...." why is it a different mentality when it's the other way round!?

OP if your happy then ignore them although it may be coming from a good place if they are friends 🤷🏼‍♀️ not as blunt as "have you got an eating disorder" is it.

Iqrakhalid · 09/12/2020 15:39

If you’re happy with the weight you’re at, there’s no reason other people should be commenting on your weight. You must have worked hard to lose weight, so it isn’t anyone’s business wether you’ve ‘lost too much’ or ‘gained too much’

People will judge no matter what, so nothing matters as long as you’re happy :D

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workshy44 · 09/12/2020 15:46

I think it generally comes down to jealousy. Most people are over weight and find it v hard to lose weight. People absolutely hate someone who was formerly heavier than them becoming thinner than they are.
Also people have lost sight of what is a normal weight.
Size 10 in modern sizing is no where near anorexic

wowfudge · 09/12/2020 15:51

I would just tell them you now have a healthy BMI and are happy. So many people do not know what a healthy weight looks like as being overweight for very many has become the norm. I weighed two stone more at the beginning of the year than I do now.

littleloopylou · 09/12/2020 15:53

They're dicks. Ignore.

Ruddyfedup · 10/12/2020 17:29

Im in a size ten bottom half but because of the size of my hips, i could loose 2 more st and still be a size ten because i physically would not fit in anything smaller. Funny the people making those comments also followed up with "how did you do it because i need to loose weight too"
Just makes me self conscious when people start saying "youve lost MORE weight?!" Yes, i bloody well have. I struggle with body imagine, and i have my entire life and comments dont help because i start looking at myself again. I work alongside 5 large teams at work, so its people i talk to when i work with them every couple of weeks but i wouldn't call a close friend

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AtleastitsnotMonday · 10/12/2020 22:50

I had this today from a total stranger in Tesco. I was buying skimmed milk and she comment

AtleastitsnotMonday · 10/12/2020 22:54

Sorry
She commented “Looks like you could do with the gold top”
I was fed up before and afraid she pushed me over the edge. So I went for it. “I’m so sorry did I stand on your foot? No! So as far as I can see my weight has nothing to do with you”
It shut her up.

User9574 · 11/12/2020 06:54

I think people are just curious how you did it as its something most people struggle with.

Would you like it if they commented you had lost weight and look amazing? I personally wouldn't mind as much but I would mind a bit as it is none of their business either way. Now I don't tell anyone if I am trying to lose weight. Sod their views.

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