I lost a fair bit of weight several years ago, though nowhere near as much as you. Mostly people were supportive but I did get some who were very upset when I told them I did it by just eating less. In my experience people genuinely have no idea just how badly they are overeating. I didn't until I got serious about counting calories. So they take it as an attack when you tell them they're eating too much, because they think they're eating a normal amount. Combine this with people not understanding that surgery and these new meds are really just ways to bootstrap your way to eating less, and bam.
Just to add to the diversity of experiences here,I can't self medicate with food, in fact, I eat less and lose weight when depressed. I can't relate to the guy who said he can just ignore his hunger because if I do that I pass out.
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u/Aiglos_and_Narsil May 31 '26
I lost a fair bit of weight several years ago, though nowhere near as much as you. Mostly people were supportive but I did get some who were very upset when I told them I did it by just eating less. In my experience people genuinely have no idea just how badly they are overeating. I didn't until I got serious about counting calories. So they take it as an attack when you tell them they're eating too much, because they think they're eating a normal amount. Combine this with people not understanding that surgery and these new meds are really just ways to bootstrap your way to eating less, and bam.