My first thought about this is that you may need to start looking for another job where you don't have as much contact w/ people who used to know you, though I know that might be very hard to do......
On a more practical note, is there any way you could have on hand some meal replacement bars or drinks that can help you slowly gain back the weight you may need to accomplish to "fix" your labs so they come out better? That way you can still keep something inside you while you're working.....Sorry I can't offer much more than this, it's been about 11/12 years since I've worked at a job. On disability for 9/10 years, I know things have changed on the job since I've been in the working business. Please try to take care of yourself. Hope this helps.

thanks, and the comments have practically ended and i can certainly bring my bars to eat, but at least i have been eating my breakfast bar this past week except yesterday only half. i just wont it it if i bring it. i bring my lunch though yesterday i was so upset i had no apetite and it was almost 3 and i get there at 8. once i sat down i did manage to eat, though not nearly as many almonds and not quite my whole protein bar. i went back to my old store to be with my old boss doing something new and it isn't working out and she told me yesterday that they are making her leave on mnday, to many stressors. you always help me, hugss

That happened to me at my school-- once I lost weight (the wrong way, I might add), everyone began commenting on how great they thought I looked. I mean, they wouldn't leave me alone. It got to the point where I was terrified of going to class because I knew someone would do that. In general, I think it's incredibly rude to comment on someone's body like that. And it is very very hard to filter that stuff out as meaningless noise. Unfortunately I am still figuring out how to do that, but I just wanted you to know that I know how it feels. Hang in there

thank you red and I am sorry you are going through this. it is very hard to make our minds realize that it is nonsence talk and we know better. I agree it is very rude, I don't do that to anyone.

Thats a difficult situation to be in. In Finland instructors in etiquette and columnists in the media are always going on about how Finnish people are very stingy in giving compliments. If you were here probably no-one would say anything. In the US it seems to be very common to compliment people on their appearance and the idea behind it is positive. But then you also feel the downside in a culture that (as far as I can tell much more than my northern European culture) idealises thinness and body "perfection". I dont know if its possible nor if its helpful but can you try to distance yourself from the situation and look in as though youre an anthropologist studying "the role of compliments in the US workplace"? Perhaps see that people are behaving according to cultural norms that you, at least in your own mind can challenge and perhaps categorise to make them seem a little less personal even if we cant totally step out of our cultural surroundings and identity. Just a thought! Being healthy is more important than being thin, even if our culture rewards us with compliments on unhealthy thinness.

Still - your old colleagues are being polite and friendly and I hope you can absorb the positive aspects of that too. Well done on eating breakfast. Hope you can make lunch a regular part of you daily schedule and give yourself time to eat in peace.