Today, I hung out with some old friends for the first time since losing about 50 pounds, going from clinically obese to a healthy weight. I even bought a cute new dress for the occasion to show off my new body. No one noticed the change. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got to see my best friend for the first time in months. Her first reaction was to say, "Wow, you gained a lot of weight." I actually lost a fair bit. FML
Today, I walked downstairs in a new outfit, after dieting for 3 months, and losing just over 20 pounds. My mom took one look at me and said "You'd better keep going." FML
Today, my boyfriend suggested I try on some old clothes, after weeks of eating better and exercising. The good news: they fit again, and are even a little bit loose. The bad news: somehow, I look fatter now than I did before I started trying to lose weight. FML
Today, I proudly showed off my new body, after losing 80 pounds. My life-long best friend immediately uninvited me to her upcoming wedding, and won't explain why. FML
Today, I went to a high school reunion. An old friend I hadn't seen in a while suddenly came up to me and gasped, "Oh, thank God!" I was about to greet her and catch up when she added, "I'm not the only one who gained weight!" FML
Today, my best friend told me I lost weight. I was happy because I've worked hard to shed off those pounds. I asked her what changes were evident, she told me that I now have a neck. FML
Today, I was at the gym and saw an old friend. I have put on a lot of muscle in the past few months, and she said to me "Wow, you've really gotten big." Just by habit I said "You too." Turns out she's gained 45 lbs since I'd last seen her. Oops. FML
Today, after months of dieting, I finally reached my goal weight. Excitedly I told my boyfriend, who gave me a beautiful dress as an early Christmas present. It was a size too small. FML
Today, I took the kids to the pool. I'm short and 20lbs overweight but they talked me into it and I put on a swimsuit for the first time in 10 years. As soon as we got there, a girl my height but a good 150lbs heavier said, "It's so nice to see another big girl in a two-piece!" FML
Today, I came back from my 3-month vacation in France. During my vacation I lost 32 lbs and I was so excited to show off my new body to my boyfriend. When he walked in the door, he didn't notice me, but he did notice my younger, thinner and tanner sister strutting around in her bikini. FML
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Top comments
lchollett 22
Who cares? You did it for yourself, and as long as you feel happy, that's really all that matters.
kevinfmls 12
Don't be so down. Maybe they forgot? I'm not helping, but congrats on the weight loss!!
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Comments (126)
JKPwnage 27
Maybe that's a good thing? Either they had a better image of you than you actually were at the time, or they simply don't care because they like you, not your body. Still, congrats on taking initiative and losing weight.
nekminnet 13
Shows that your weight was never a problem for them. Well done, feel good about yourself be grateful that they like you for you.
PositiveX 4
I am pretty sure they were awkward to ask you if something changed, but I am sure they noticed ?
anonymousgirl97 6
you can take it as they always saw you as thin and saw no difference be a use to them you're always you
pandemonium307 10
They probably didn't want to be rude and have you think they thought you were fat before by saying "you look like you've lost weight!" some people get offended by that.
learntoteach 10
Maybe they didn't mention it on purpose. That they didn't want you to feel that you are being watched and judged for your weight. You did it for yourself, don't allow your own self worth to be tied in with the need for others to validate you.
Lunchy306 8
No they noticed; they are probably just to jealous to say anything though. congratulations on your weight loss.
hotmessguy 13
It's a good thing, it's means they're loyal friends and don't give a damn about how much you weigh.
amzy12 7
I had a similar thing happen to me, forget people, as long as you feel good and healthy- thats all that matters! Good on you OP!
Witchylady 18
I guarantee you they noticed but no one wanted to say anything because you look so darn hot. And having a hot friend takes away from them the attention they have been so used to getting. Plus when a friend looses weight some people think the dynamic of the friendship can change. Especially if being overweight made you prone to do anything your friends wanted out of insecurity but when weight loss comes into the equation you may find yourself disagreeing with them or saying no to things because you are more confident.
Algorithm 24
You need new friends. With friends like that, nobody'd need enemies.