People commenting on my weight loss makes me feel uncomfortable.

It's going to happen more and more. People will figure out you've had surgery. It's just becoming too common, and you won't be able to keep it a secret. At some point you'll have to say something, and a partial truth, like diet and exercise, will just bite you on the butt.

It's best to just get in front of it. Tell them you had surgery, and make it clear you don't want to discuss it.

Hmm...I have the opposite issue...I went to a thing a few days ago and saw several people there I haven't seen since my surgery. No one said a word! :/ Asking personal questions is one thing, but I wouldn't consider someone giving a compliment something to feel offended about. 

As for the surgery itself, I have been very open about mine, but that's probably a personality thing. It's fine to be private if you want of course. But people (those with normal social skills), take their cue from how to react to things from you. We (my family) live an offbeat life here. We have made a lot of choices and decisions differently than most. This is just the latest, lol. I have learned that if I tell people our life with my head hanging and without confidence, it invites negative comments. But if I hold my head up and smile and speak about my life like I expect support, people will generally say something positive or say nothing. Of course there are always those that have the social skills of an ass...you can't do much about them. :)

You better get used to it, you didn't do this to stay the way you were, I'm old, but if people wannatalk crap about my losing weight (can't imagine why, except jealousy about my exceptional beauty), let them.!     I'm mopen about this with friends, family, co-workers.  I've had questions regarding pain, recovery, risks.  If understand being private, if you don't want to discuss you private business, smile, say thank you, and change the subject.  Life is too short to add resentments.  Stay happy and strong,. Congrats on your WT loss, and do not allow anything to rain on your parade!  As another poster stated, people may be lookingg at you, as a teacher, learning about this for themselves. 

I feel weird when people say things, but I feel even weirder when they don't.  I mean, how could you not notice when someone's lost over 200 lbs?   Although I realize a lot of people feel it's inappropriate to comment on someone's weight/appearance.  And then there's the fear that maybe the person has cancer or something.  It can be an awkward situation all around!   

I don't talk about my surgery.  My family and close friends know. I haven't told many others.  If another obese person asks me how I lost it, I'll be honest about it.  "Normal" people I'm not particularly close to - no.  I tell them low-carb diet and exercise.  A lot of skinny people seem to believe that schlock.

I agree with the script suggestions and then change the subject.  Every single time.  For example, "Thanks for noticing.  How about the latest episode of The Walking Dead?  Can you believe they killed Carl?!"  

Then repeat that if the person persists.  Exactly - word for word.  Every single time.  "Thanks for noticing.  How about the latest episode of The Walking Dead?  Can you believe they killed Carl?!"

Eventually they'll get the idea that this isn't a topic that is up for discussion.  

WHAT? They killed Carl?

O.M.G!!

LOL - look *squirrel*

Ceci

Lol. It's just my silly generic example of a topic change. :)

I was teasing also, just my way of showing how the conversation could go....there goes that squirrel again!!

Ceci

When people get used to you at your goal weight, the comments will stop. It may take a while.

I use this as motivation to stay at my goal weight. When we gain, people start talking about us all over again.