Being called "Skinny", "Slim", etc...

I've droped about 115 pounds over the past year (3 months since surgery) and still have about 135 pounds to go. 

I have a good friend that keeps calling me "Skinny" whenever he sees me.  Since I don't feel skinny, yet, this really ****** me off but I grin and laugh it off.  I know he's trying to be helpful and encouraging, but for some reason I just clench up and get angry.

Go fig.

Guys . . . lighten up! Being called "Skinny" or "Slim" is their way of letting ya know they see the weight dropping off of ya.
And besides, it sure beats being called "Lard Ass"!! 
BwaHahahahaha!!!   

I can't say I disdain being called "skinny" or "slim" or whatever other post-WLS nickname people want to call me.  I can't way I particularly appreciate it either.  But, I understand it.

How many of us have had that conversation with a close friend or relative who has said "I just don't know what to say" or "is it ok to congratulate you or talk about it?"  How many of us have smiled as we watched a friend squirm as they tried to ask you how much we've lost without asking us directly?  If the people we trust and love (understandably) have feelings around discussing our loss, just imagine what the people we're not that close to feel.

For me, when somebody yells a "skinny" or "slim" out to me I translate it in my head something like this:
"Hey!  I see the positive progress you're making and want to congratulate you on your success.  But, I don't feel like I know you well enough or I lack the social competence to approach this in a straight forward and appropriate manner.  So, there, I have recognized you and don't have to feel uncomfortable anymore."

It can hurt, but I don't think you should let it do so. I think people are being genuinely supportive when they use the term. Take it as a compliment and be a bit more thick-skinned, pardon the pun.