FAMILY WANTS WEIGHT LOSS TO STOP!!!

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but my family (parents in particular) are getting very concerned and wants me to stop losing weight ASAP. I'm 26, started off at 245lbs and I haven't even lost 100lbs yet, I'm at 90lbs in 11 months, which I feel was a rather slow, progressive weight loss. Maybe I will lose more or I won't. Either way, they've been giving me this look as if I have some type of weight loss causing disease and telling me that I am beginning to look horrible, which I don't think I do at all. Actually, according to my BMI, I am now in the overweight category. I guess there's nothing I can do about their response to this but ignore it. Thanks for listening (or should I say reading).

Hi there: I am still preop, but as of Friday I will be a loser like you Congrats on your big accomplishment As far as the comments, ask yourself how you feel and go from there....they are not living in your skin....Can you imagine if we took to heart all the negative comments we were told throughout our life...where would we be? If anyone else comments on your weight loss or tells you to stop losing tell them, "well, I guess it's working....I hadnt noticed....thanks for letting me know...." That's my plan All the best, Cathy

I also have been told numerous times I have lost enough weight...I have 16 more to go to be to my goal and people look at me like I have 3 heads!!!! I am in a 12-14 jeans and am comfortable where I am, but am still considered overweight with a BMI of 28.7. I guess it doesn't matter really what other people think....I was so used to hearing how pretty I was before and if I could just drop some weight....now that I have lost the weight and feel good about myself I am told not to lose anymore or I will be "too thin"!!! I guess you just can't make everyone happy, so just make yourself happy and who cares about everyone else!!!! Karry 311/183/167 goal

I would just reasure them that your body will slow down on the weight loss when it is at a healthy weight! Keep up the good work!

Ladies, thanks so much for your words of encouragement. That is so true, you can't make anyone happy. I remember when I was 245 and my mom kept saying, "You shouldn't be looking like that for your age and how she looked at 25." Now having had the surgery and lost most of the weight, she's complaining about that. Truth be told, I have 20 more to go to get to my goal. I'll definitely be keeping that one to myself.

candie- your family probably isn't used to seeing you small. my mom tell me all the time i look like i have an eating disorder. i go by what my doctor says and he seems to think i look fine. so i'm ok with how i look. donna open rny mar 18 2003 282/140/135

Are these family members overweight? Maybe they're jealous?