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[quote=Anonymous]I get it OP. I had depression-related weight loss some years ago and it was so weird getting all these comments like "you look so thin!" or "you're looking really healthy!" when I was really struggling and was decidedly NOT healthy (I had totally lost my appetite and was forcing myself to drink protein shakes just to get daily minimum calories because food looked and tasted revolting to me). I wasn't mad at the people who did it -- it just made me feel worse about something that was already pretty bad.

Also just wanted to note that before my weightloss I didn't think I *needed* to lose weight (and in retrospect I very much did not -- I was a perfectly healthy weight) so another effect of the comments was making me wonder if people thought I'd looked bad before.

Anyway OP is right that commenting on weight loss is not a good idea. There are lots of ways to compliment people without talking about their bodies. I go with "I'm really happy to see you" a lot because then it's not about reporting to them how they look or seem but letting them know how *I* feel about them.[/quote]

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