[nuumite]

This past Christmas my brother screamed "Wow, you lost a lot of weight!!!" as soon as i walked in the door. Then i was peppered with questions from everyone. It was uncomfortable. Also comments like "you are so pretty now". I know they were trying to be nice but the "Now" part is what hurts. I thought i was pretty 30 pounds ago. Anyway, i know what you mean. I just finally said "yes i lost weight...i don't want to talk about it anymore"

[martinimouse]

I get no feedback at all, not from my husband or my family. The closest to a comment was from my mother, she asked if I had been sick! I don't like comments about my body and dread it too. I am really not sure about how to handle what you know will be said, other than be honest if they go on too long about and say you'd rather not talk about it. Divert it with a question about them and what they are doing.

[Arctic Mama]

I don't mind at all when someone says I look so much better, lost a lot of weight, look so pretty, etc etc. Unless I know beyond a doubt they are trying to hurt me, I take every comment in the very best spirit it could be given. I have no shame in admitting I DO look better, I WAS very heavy before, its the plain truth. It doesn't mean they didn't love me then or think I looked awful all the time, but the fact is I look better now and it makes me a whole lot happier to dwell on that than how awful I may have looked before

We can choose whether or not to take offense to anything, I choose not to!