Comebacks to "How much have you lost"?

vacationlover
on 5/15/11 8:48 am

Ok, so I've been pretty open with people about my surgery. I don't mind telling people about it... However, I'm already getting sick of the "how much weight have you lost?" question. I don't want to be mean or snarky to people... any good comebacks I can use on people when they ask this question?

Thanks :)

CW: 130ish HW: 264 SW:254 Hgt: 5'2

Goals-Dr:159-MET Mine:140-MET!!! Final Goal: 135-MET!!!!!

W4:-22 W8:-11 W12:-10.5 W16:-12 W20:-11.5 W24:-9.5 W28:-8 W32:-7.5 W36:-8 W40:-7.5 W44:-5 W48: -4.5 1Yr/W52: -7

Elaine2
on 5/15/11 8:57 am - Atlanta, GA

VSG on 04/26/10

My typical response with a smile is ....A ton with a ton to go!
They can know all they want about the surgery...just not the numbers.

(deactivated member)
on 5/15/11 8:59 am

VSG on 03/14/11

If their nice people just say "quite a bit, thank you" if they are snotty then just say "How much money do you make?..oh thats pretty personal isn't it?" then just change the subject.

viola_120
on 5/15/11 9:01 am - FL

VSG on 03/11/11

I too got that questions alot for the first 6 weeks but now it seems to be slowing down. I hated it! I'm a teacher and school will be out in 3 weeks so I won't see most of my co-workers until next school year so I"m sure I be getting the question again then. When they ask, I say I"m losing about 2 lbs a week, which I am, but I don't give them a total weight loss amount.

HW-250 SW 241.8 GW 139

Kelby F.
on 5/15/11 9:13 am - Minot, ND

VSG on 11/10/10

Not so much a comeback, but I've used the reply "A **** TON!!!" But to be honest I haven't gotten sick fo sharing the actual amount yet!!!

~Kelby~ HW: 356 SW: 330 CW:231 GW: 175 I'm 5'6"

"Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."

jennkitt
on 5/15/11 9:16 am - MI

VSG on 04/25/11

I read awhile ago, another poster had said something along the lines "I don't like being a slave to the scale, so I wait for doctor's appointments to weigh in" or lie.... I don't own a scale, but I feel great, thanks for asking!

Jenn

HW: 305, Consult: 285, Day of surg:261

ccbelle14
on 5/15/11 9:17 am - Minneapolis, MN

"Quite a bit"
"A lot"
"About as much as my mom weighed when she graduated high school" (true!)
"An 11 year old"
"I've been losing steadily and I've currently lost a number that my doctor is comfortable with"
"Enough to get me healthier!"
"A fair amount"

Or the actual truth, which is whatever my current number happens to be. I never know exactly where my starting point is - sometimes I'll say I've lost X since surgery, or Y since September, or Z which is how much I've lost from my absolute highest. It usually depends on who's asking, you know?

Highest Weight (2008): 360 Surgery Consult Weight: 340 Day of Surgery: 318
Height: 5'10"

Road Less Travelled
on 5/15/11 10:15 am

VSG on 12/13/10 with

Thanks for noticing, I've lost quite a bit but not as much as I still need to loose.

July 2007 = lap band ...Sept 2010: lap band removed....Dec 2010 VSG
HW: 283... VSG SW: 244 .. got down to 170 -- now at 193 and "back on track" ....GW: 155