I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I'm going to post it anyway.
I've lost about 80 pounds and I've been trying to maintain and it hasn't been that difficult yet. So I know it's not the most positive thinking, but I still consider what I'm doing some kind of "experiment" as I lost some weight in the past and it all came back. I'm not a yo-yo-er, but I did have this experience.
So when I started actually trying to lose weight, I didn't tell a single soul. I just worked at it myself, still went to restaurants w/friends, still had a couple of drinks out and stuff and the weight started coming off. I obviously did this for myself and ONLY myself. In fact, I had no bigger wish than to just be NORMAL (whatever that means) and not have to deal w/comments about weight loss. I didn't even want people to take notice. I just wanted to be more comfortable in my body. I know that when people say stuff like "Oh my GOD you've lost so much WEIGHT!!!" or "are you on a DIET???" they mean well, but I just don't even want to talk about it. I just want to live my life and find my balance of how I can maintain at least most of this weight loss while just being me. I don't mind having to do what it takes, like not having every meal in my life be a feast, or having to say no to dessert sometimes or choosing the grilled over the deep fried, but I wish I could do things w/no comments from anybody else. LOL I know this isn't possible but I just wanted to vent and I wonder if anybody else feels the same way. I can't even stand the compliments. I think a big part of it is that I feel like I'm hanging on by a thread or something, like any minute, I'm going to lose control and it's all going to come back. Or that people are "watching" what I do, even though I try to eat like a normal person, just less of it. Is there something wrong w/me? Am I nuts? LOL Why can't people just ignore me? hahahaha Sorry to ramble on. But I just got another comment from a well meaning person. And I hated it.