"WOW you are so skinny now"....

Saw a bunch of people and relatives I hadn't seen since Christmas, at my heaviest and a long time before my surgery (hadn't even officially decided I wanted it at Christmas!)...
My Grandpa's girlfriend (of like 20 yrs) says "Oh my gosh Michelle, you look great. You are so small now, You look so much younger! You looked so old when you were heavy!"....
She's an idiot anyway ...but come on, I'm TWENTY NINE, how old did I look ? 70? I laughed and said , "Bev, I'm only 29." in my head I was thinking "you are a dumbsh*t!" She really is THAT dumb... poor thing. haha

I was enjoying the compliments at first, then it turned into, "Don't lose any more weight now, you look great." "How much more do you want to lose? I think that's enough now."
Thank you convention of physician's who know my medical history like the back of their hand and have a lot of advice for me.... lol I just smiled and said "just a little more" then changed the subject. It's fun having lost 55 lbs and having people compliment me, but it's also annoying. It got old quick. People say such dumb things... Oh and everyone knows someone who's had some kind of bariatric surgery and only lost a little and now eats like a pig again and has gained more weight...blah blah... Wow, your encouraging stories like that make me feel great! COME ON PEOPLE!... I've mentioned before in posts that my family is mostly overweight...obese even.... my immediate family are alllllll overweight with the exception of one half sister, who didn't inherit the fat half... she's a rail.
I weigh 203 lbs... the lowest I have been since I was 14 probably. I don't remember seeing the scale lower, honestly. So it's been a LONG time for sure. It's an amazing feeling. I will NEVER be 258 again... ever...

Good for you.  It is nice to get comments like you did but you are right, after awhile it gets old.  At work now people are noticing the weight loss and most aren't saying anything but once in awhile a brave one will ask.  The other day someone asked what I was doing because I was "fading away" is how she put it.  I told her what I did and that I feel great.  She is a very big woman.  I think she was surprised but I am no longer keeping it to myself if someone asks.  I bought a size 16 pants the other day which I have not seen for many many years.  You keep up the good work.

If I had a dollar every time someone told me about someone else having the surgery and gaining the weight back I'd be freakin rich.  Don't they know how this makes us feel?  I guess they are just trying to "warn" us but, who the hell wants to hear it after you've made the plunge?  Oh, and the compliments from family are great but you know what weight you want to be at.  Don't let them stop you from completing your journey because of how big they are.
Keep up the great work and way to go!!!!

Way to go girl. Some people are just idiots. Remember that. Only you and your body know where you need to be. Keep at it! Screw them. They're just jealous. Keep up the good work.

LOL people are stupid! You are doing fantastic, keep it up! Congratulations!

My god, I know what you mean! I also am getting kind of tired of dodging all the compliments..it does get old. I commend you on your weight loss and like a previous poster said...stick to what you are doing and your weight goal is what YOU want it to be!