Any one not at goal but told getting to skiny

Ok I am about 10lbs from goal at the moment bouncing around 150 - 151 which pretty much puts me at a normal bmi at 5' 6.5". I am currently wearing a size 10 pretty comforably and a medium top fits well. I am happy with how things are going but my goal is to get to 140lb by my 1 year mark. I weighed 135 when I graduated from High school and was in no way skinny but now every where I go I hear people say oh your getting to skinny you need to stop loosing weight etc. It is driving me nuts because I know I am not at goal yet and do not feel like I am done loosing. I still look at myself and see fat granted not as much fat but there is still so much fat around my tummy. I don't know if it will go away with plastics or if it is actually fat it's hard to tell but until I can't see it there anymore I won't be happy. so is anyone else getting annoyed about the to skinny comments and if so how do you respond to people who make those comments

SO getting tired of hearing it. My mother is the worst. Every time I see her she makes it a point to tell me how too skinny I am or that I look starved and malnourished. It really kind of hurts my feelings. The one person I thought would be happiest for me is the one dogging me the most. But she's not the only one. A man at work told me the other day that I needed to take better care of myself because I was looking "scrawny" Scrawny!?!?!?!? This is one thing I could never be accused of in my life. Like you I am 10 lbs away from the goal the doc set. Personally, I would like to lose 10 over that. I'm with you though. Gettin kinda sick of it. I think its kinda funny. WHen i was big no ever told me i needed to lose weight (besides my father) but now that I'm thinner people are more than happy to tell you you need to gain it (except my father). Weird.

Yes, I've gotten some of that too. I bounce between 146 and 148, I'm an inch shorter than you are, and I'm barely in the normal BMI range. Who would have ever thought that I'd be told I'm too skinny? When I was fat, I thought that I'd love to hear that, but, no, it's annoying. And since when is 150 pounds "too skinny"? I mean, if I were 6'10" tall, maybe, but I'm not. I think it's because there are bones now showing that nobody ever saw before, and my face looks a little haggard, which I think (hope) goes away in time. (Well, it will if and when I have plastic surgery...) I would love to be at 140 myself, but have become philosophical about it - I'm healthy, wearing size 10-12 clothes, off of meds, no more diabetes, and am so full of energy a friend has told me I've become positively hyper, so I'm happy whether I get to that or not. I also have a bit of a tummy that probably won't go away without surgery, but I can hide that. I'm seriously thinking about replying "Jealous, are we?", but that might be rude. Will be interested in hearing what others have to say. Marcia

I get the same thing all of the time. And I'm not really close to goal! I am 5'6" and currently weigh 171lbs. I also weighed between 135 and 140 in high school and I was one of the "Big" girls. So, I still want to lose another 31lbs to get to my goal. Everyone freaks out when I tell them I still want to lose more weight. My surgeon and my husband and I are the only opinions that matter to me.

This is a great topic. I get the "Hey skinny Minney" all the time. However, I am delighted to hear it. I just tell the "yep-I'm just a pile of bones". I am still excited I have found my bone underneath all that fat. I weigh 172 and have 7 lbs to my goal. My Dr's goal was 150. (Yikes-I really do not feel I have that much fat to lose.) I have had people tell me I look skinnier than High School. I am actually 20 lbs more than High School but not as muscular any more so I feel I do look thinner. To reach my Dr's goal-I would need to do some serious switching of body composition. Lean muscle would definitely need to be added. Only thing that freaks me out is my chest. When the girls went seriously south, they have pulled the skin very tight over my chest-upper ribs. All the bones stick out and it is not attractive. When I pull thenm up it helps the skin look fuller and not so freaky. I guess I am saying that my opinion matters to me most. I still get a charge out of hearing skinny-it won't be long before everyone finally adjusts to our new bodies and we will not hear it anymore-then what will I do??? This surgery and WLS process has empowered me. My opinion, my feelings, taking care of me is what matters now.

Yup...I get them too. I simply say thank you and explain that I don't have a whole lot of control over how much I lose at this point only being 10 months out. I also explain to close friends how they have always seen me as fat and overweight so being at the other end of the spectrum is a shock to them. My Dad told me I look sick last weekend at our family Super Bowl party. I wanted to cry. Then he said "you need to do something with your hair". I did ~ cut 6 inches off on Thursday. People are not nice no matter what!

Forgot to mention that I'm at 129 (from 286) and would like to get to 125. My husband has been telling me to start maintaining for about 2 months and 20 pounds ago. But...he came to see me at work yesterday for the first time in a year!!

Ooh, I WISH someone would tell me I'm too skinny! I can't see it happening any time soon though, LOL.

Hey. I am not at goal. I am 155 lbs. I need to get down to 130. I am 5' tall and so right now I just feel short and I want to lose these last 25 lbs! everyone calls me "Tiny" and they say that i don't need to loose any more weight. Or "There's nothing left" or "Where are you going to loose it at" and I think why in the world don't I see what you see because once I meet my goal I will be so happy with that as long as I can maintain that weight. I am a size 12. Want to be a comfortable 7/8.