I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I GOT COMMENTS LIKE THAT.
Even as a kid, I got rude comments about my looks, food choices (that probably have been unwise, but what kid reaches for veg's when chocolate's there?). From teachers to complete strangers..and not in private to my parents, right to my face. As a seven years old being told i'm too fat in front of the whole class, with kids that were already cruel to me.. THAT was horrible.
Last year, my partner, his mother (in her 70's, a petite size 12?) and I were sitting outside a pub I felt cold and shivered a bit, when her son (my partner) came to give me a hug, she said: oh don't worry plenty of flesh to keep her warm while tapping on my upper arms (which I hate)!!
He grinned, hugged me while saying : lovely, lovely, lovely!
When I was 16, a neighbour visiting us repeatedly told me: You will never, ever lose weight. That's it, you will never will.
I didn't really care or believe her, because she had some mental issues.. but my point is.. some people have this disgusting urge to put others down..even if they didn't mean it maliciously, ..even if its done subconsciously, it is still hurtful.
Now, I just avoid any conversation about food and diets..having said that, i remember once hiking with my partner's family, they are all quite skinny and petite, when we reached the top of a mountain we sat on some big rocks and they started talking about their level of fitness and their weight and that they need to lose weight..now in that situation, and i am the fattest there, even fatter than my partner..stranded on the top of a mountain..where do i go? ugh.. i mentally escaped.
Sorry went on and on.. I just want to say that it happens to others a lot, and you should too rightly be a bit upset about it.. just try not to let it put you down anymore.