Just a Rant!

You wanna know whats really bugging me? Everyone saying "you are too skinny", "if you lose anymore you are going to look sick". I am a cashier at a grocery store and have been at the same place for 5 years so all my customers have seen me up and down, up and down over the years. The lowest I ever got on my own was 210. So I keep telling myself that theyve just never seen me this little so they think if I lose more Ill be too skinny. I have 15 pounds to get to goal (150) and Im about ready to tell people Im not losing anymore b/c they are driving me nuts! I will admit that everyone has told me all my life that I didnt look like I weighed "that much" and I believe that but damn (excuse me) this is me and what I want. They look at me in disbelief when I say What! Im still 165 trying to get 150, hoping theyll say OHHH Okay. Anyways its not like Im going to pay them any mind b/c I didnt work this hard to stop now. I owe it to myself to achieve this goal for myself. Theyll get use to the new me sooner or later hell Publix is just a mile down the road, HA! Okay I feel better now thanks, Candy

I hate "Oh my, you're wasting away to nothing!" Riiiiigghhttt 172 pounds of nothing... I just tell them, "Oh, I've got a ways to go before I'm in danger of THAT happening!" and change the subject. Or, if they tell me I shouldn't lose any more or something like that, I just say "Thanks, my surgeon and I are happy with how I'm doing and she'll let me know when she thinks I should start maintaining." People are doorknobs...

Becky Sue Great new photo!!!! You go girl!! Vicky

I know where you are both coming from! My mother in law and her husband saw me the other day..."are you still losing"...welll...uh....duh.....yea....! Oh, you are slim enough! This coming from the lady who asked me at the beginning what size I wanted to get to and I said "16". She, at that time, said you should at least try to get to a "14"!! wtf??? Anyway, I agree wholeheartedly with Becky Sue, just give them a short answer and change the subject, they will get the hint sooner or later!! I think you are doing fantastic...skinny!

Candy, I do not know what is wrong with people. I still weigh 260, down from 384, people are starting to warn me that I'm getting too skinny when I still have 90 lbs to lose! Are they crazy??? My goal weight is 168 which is the top number in the healthy weight range for my height (5'9"). I just think every one is nuts and they can't get used to the new me. The other thing that keeps happening to me is that women are saying, "soon you will be thinner than me" like it ****** them off! I say, hey, I wasn't mad at you because you've been thinner than me all these years! Weird, huh? Lori 384/260.5/168

Lori - It DOES **** them off!!! But too bad, so sad (as my little boy says). I have "friends" now that are trying to diet so they can remain smaller then me - WHATEVER!!!! Knock your self out honey. I did this for ME, not for anyone else. Laurie

Those comments are especially stupid coming from people that are smaller then I am!!!!! How dumb is that. I get a lot of, "you're not going to lose anymore weight are you?" geeee I'm 140 and you're 120, what's the deal???? People can drive ya NUTS if you let them!!! I just smile and say, "I'm almost done losing." and walk away - who cares what they think is ideal. Laurie