Funny re: losing weight as an "old"

[missannie]

I just think this is hilarious and am wondering if it's happened to other people.

Intentionally losing fat in your 20s or 30s: "OMG YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!! Wow! How did you do it?"

Intentionally losing fat in your 40s+: In a discreet whisper "are you ok? Oh, good! I was worried you might be sick."

[tblodg15]

Yes, to me it's kinda sad but I had a few people ask me if I was OK as I lost 65 pounds. And then I have heard that some even asked my wife or kids behind my back.

[bayrider]

Yep, I lost 43 lbs and got similar questions. The transformation seems to make people around you uncomfortable.

[MCrow]

I think once you get into your 40's & 50's and been fat your whole life and start losing weight people probably rightly assume you're ill....lol

[Time-Man]

hahaha so funny you'd ask that , i'm also totally minset locked goal orientated since jan and lost a lot of weight but still not close to my goal , visited a friend yesterday he is 20cm shorter than me and at the moment 8kg's heavier and when i told him i'm not done losing weight he asked me "thats too much won't it look bad if you loose that much?"

Then started telling me about this wonder injections that you get that will dissolve stomach fat that he want to get, I just grinned

[mcarthey]

I just think this is hilarious and am wondering if it's happened to other people.

Intentionally losing fat in your 20s or 30s: "OMG YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!! Wow! How did you do it?"

Intentionally losing fat in your 40s+: In a discreet whisper "are you ok? Oh, good! I was worried you might be sick."

This happened to me so much that I think I subconsciously gained some of the weight back just because it was a drain on me. Even my wife said I didn't look "healthy". *sigh*

[grubman]

Happens to guys who aren’t overweight as well, when trying to cut to a lower BF%. It happened to me, and I hear it repeatedly on this site...people asking if you are sick when on a cut.

I only lost 12 pounds (from 162 down to 150), and people were asking my SO, on the sly, if I was “OK”.

[OldFartTom]

Don't burst my bubble (ignorance is bliss).

I'm seeing this as people are more conscious and concerned about other people's health as they get older rather than taking it all for granted. They also ask behind people's backs as they're worried it might be something bad that should/shouldn't be mentioned.

So actually they notice more and more likely to ask if people are OK. Questions are annoying at times maybe, but it's a good thing really.

Please re-read the first line

[Pindsvin]

After losing 40 kg i get this all the time "wow, where is the other half of you - are you sick?"

[fordman7795]

It happened to me as I was in the process of losing 67 lbs. I’m 36 and I got the questions on both sides, some asked if I was ok and others asked how I did it. The majority assumed I was doing a low carb diet but that wasn’t the case.

And as another person mentioned, when my dad lost a bunch of weight I had people asking me if he was ok.

[LeeDrury1978]

I got it all the time. It's to the point now that I have changed my goals from what they used to be. I look terrible in my face at a low body fat now I am 40. I am now happy sacrificing the 6 pack for a healthier face.

[smokinal]

When I cut for my first show a few years ago, everyone thought I was sick.

As Americans, if you're not fat and sloppy you must have da AIDS or cancer....I swear

[gipper53]

As Americans, if you're not fat and sloppy you must have da AIDS or cancer....I swear

I laughed out loud at this. Because you're right!

[EjnarKolinkar]

Nope, but after losing 100, overweight people now say in regard to my lack of obesity "You must just have one of those fast metabolisms!"

[tblodg15]

Nope, but after losing 100, overweight people now say in regard to my lack of obesity "You must just have one of those fast metabolisms!"

Wow!