Weightloss Comments

Seriously, I don't know what the heck is wrong with me!

Today, while in a meeting, the woman I was meeting with stopped mid-sentence and said to me, "wait, you look different".

Immediately I started to sweat and replied, "do I?" - thinking, "oh shiet, now I'm going to have to tell her about my weight loss"...

Obviously, the way she said was very awkward, I mean really, what am I supposed to say, "ya, I've dropped 56 lbs - so I DO look different"

I just hated her scanning me up and down trying to figure out what was different about me... I felt judged and insecure.

She then realized after a few minutes of analyzing my figure - that: "I don't want to be rude, but have you lost weight?"

"Why yes, yes I have - thank you for noticing"

I guess ultimately this is something that I am going to have to get used to - I mean, 56 lbs doesn't go unnoticed. But I just want to keep my personal issues private (hence the secret blog). Urgh. Will I ever be able to accept a compliment?

A few other people have remarked about me looking "healthy" and even "skinny" - my standard reply is, "yes, I have lost weight, thanks for noticing". Perhaps I need to get a little more fancy with my replies... after all - people will most definitely be commenting on my weight when I am a mere 130 lbs - 100 lbs gone.

What do you say when people comment on your weight loss? How does it make you feel? Am I totally crazy?

Furthermore, this lady went on to tell me about her own weight loss and the struggles that came along with it. I had to sit there and smile and nod, like "yeah! We're weight loss buddies - high fives".

I knew this would happen eventually - I guess I am now a walking poster tabloid for weight-loss. Here we go. Next, look for my memoir in the biography section of Chapters.