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That is annoying!!!!

Yes, that is rude. I know they are just jealous of your hottie-hotness, but still, it's a crappy thing to say to you. You go girl on the 40lbs!!!

@babyjmama: Definitely annoying. It's actually one of my pet peeves - I absolutely hate when people comment when I'm eating a salad that I'm skinny, don't need to be, and am making them feel bad -- umm... I'm skinny because I eat salads and work out.

Ugh, this type of thing bugs the crap out of me. Still, comfort yourself with teh knowledge that you are a hottie mchottie:)

yep, discrimination between women goes in all directions.

in my book, skinny does not equal healthy. and i've been there.

i used to get so much shit during pregnancy about how i carried, how small the baby must be, etc. FYI I gained 40 lbs and A was almost 9 lbs. so belittling and making me feel bad like i was doing something wrong as a ftm while babe was still in utero!!!

That's annoying!

Maybe they are just jealous you lost the weight without having to do a challenge with their sorry butts

They would be lucky to have you on their team. You would bring a wealth of knowledge about eating right, exercising and staying motivated when it's tough. Too bad they don't see that instead of teasing you they should woo you.

You better go in there with nothing on but a string bikini and ask THEM how it feels when someone has no regard for THEIR feelings
But seriously--they don't mean it but yeah it's not nice and just a useless thing to say so they should spare it.

@jedeve: except if a woman is pregnant. Then it's ok to rub her belly and talk about how huge she is

Good job losing forty lbs!

I was going to say maybe they were joking/ trying to compliment you by pointing out that you just don't haw much to lose so their team would lose less but the "you don't understand" thing is rude!

@babyjmama: Congrats on the 40 lbs! Also, do we work for the same company?

YES!! They wont let me play in the biggest loser work challenge bc I'm not fat. I still have weight to lose, and dont say its open to everyone then!

I'm also petite and I've gotten those comments from overweight people all my life. I've found it dismissive, like they are 'putting me in my place' for being thin. It's like they need to establish control over the fact that I'm thinner than they are, which is what they want for themselves but haven't yet achieved. They usually only mean it to make themselves feel better adn don't realize that it's actually a put-down for the person it's aimed at.

@MrsMcD: ha, me too.

My (humble) opinion is that it is really uncomfortable and embarrassing to be overweight. They're probably jealous. Let it go and be grateful that you were able to keep the weight off. You don't know what's going on in their home lives. Depression, medications and other circumstances can cause people to gain weight.

@swedishfish: Ditto on all of what you said.

@swedishfish: I'm an overweight person (obese by weight/height, technically), and I don't see that. I think that anyone of any size who puts down someone else for their size is wrong and hurtful, and I feel bad for OP. Just saying it's a double standard because it's not considered "bad" to call someone skinny but calling them fat is. Not sure how that's me bullying.

What were the derogatory terms that were being used with regards to @babyjmama: being so skinny?