What is the best thing someone close to you has said about your weight loss? What's the worst thing someone close to you has said to about your weight loss? How did you react to them?

I'm really curious to see what your experiences have been like on your journeys and how you reacted to them! I'll start off with mine.

Best: a colleague on a dress down day asked me if I had lost weight. When I said yes, 20lb thank you so much for noticing, they told me I was looking really trim. It was lovely to hear!

Worst: an obese friend told me they and their partner had made a bet on my eating habits and how they had would change over the year. When I called them out on it they said it wasn't their fault it was their partner who made the bet (which they took!). I told them I was tired of people making rude comments and that nobody should be so bothered by what I eat, they asked me who had actually done such a thing, as though they were the one in shock. They then proceeded to tell me how I should eat. I was so mad I stopped talking and they wouldn't speak to me after. I hope it's because they were embarrassed by their behaviour, but it's probably more they were feeling hurt I reacted to them negatively.

The best comment made me so proud I had my head held high all day. The worst comment initially made me super mad and played in my mind, now I realise that when you make good choices for yourself people will react defensively because it reminds them of their shortcomings, even if you don't say anything to them about their weight, it's perceived threat and it sucks but I'm going to move on from it and be more determined to make the right choices for me. I don't want to turn out bitter and rude because someone else did well for themselves.

Now I want to hear yours!

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