It's so funny-- now, if I see someone I haven't seen in a long time and they don't notice or comment on my weight loss I'm surprised....but if I get a blank look, I just assume that they are being unfriendly. I used to always be a little unfriendly because I was so often embarrassed about how I looked at any given moment--when I was really fat I really didn't take care of my appearance in general, so not only was I fat, but I often had two or three inches of gray roots, frizzy hair, and clothes that didn't match or didn't fit properly, or whatever...
I know lots of heavy people look really nice and pretty all the time, but not me.
Yes, most of the people who attended my father's funeral in November 2008 didn't know why I was in the front row where the family members were seated & sitting beside my mother. This led to some very weird experiences as they offered their condolences, as they ended up saying something pretty much on the order of: "I'm so very sorry ... and by the way, you look great."
Oh boy, that used to happen to me all the time. Now that I'm approaching a year of maintaince, it doesn't happen nearly as much. But like you Uber, I never really went out of my way to greet people at my heaviest. I just wanted to get the heck home so no one would see how large I had become. I'm much more social now. Funny though, some people are less social with me, and I think it because they feel awkward. They really don't know what to say, so they don't say anything.
I'm much more social now. Funny though, some people are less social with me, and I think it because they feel awkward. They really don't know what to say, so they don't say anything.
That's a shame. You've always seemed like such an interesting person to me.
Every once in a while, people question its me when I see them.
However, I also change my hair color (and cut) almost every two months. So the combination of losing weight, going from blonde, to brown, to reddish-blonde and my tendency to wear sunglasses all the time...doesn't help.
I cannot wait until I go back to my hometown when I've lost all the weight...I'm going to make it a point to seek out people from high school
I am almost never recognized either. Especially by folks from high school. People just have no idea who I am. It gives me a nice degree of anonymity, honestly (High school...was not so nice).
