Got Fat Shamed at the Doctor's Office Even After Losing 40 lbs

I don't have anyone to share this with because I haven't told anyone about my weight loss journey, so I'm posting here. I'm 5'5" (166 cm) and I was 198 lbs (90 kg) in July 2025. I had really bad bloodwork, so I made major lifestyle changes. By January, I'd lost 40 pounds (18 kg) and went back to the doctor to recheck my labs. While I was there, the nurse who was about to draw my blood commented about how I have lots of stretch marks on my arm and proceeded to ask if I had gained weight. I was already extremely anxious about going to the doctor. Tbh I didn't even want to go because I was already doing everything right: tracking all meals, hitting my macros, cutting out all sugar and junk food, eating only whole foods, following a low-fat diet, exercising every day, and staying in a calorie deficit. But my parents (I'm still in college) convinced me to go, and instead I got questioned about my (nonexistent) weight gain. I was really upset and told my mom what happened. She thought I misheard the nurse, but I knew I didn't. My dad was on my side though, and he insisted on talking to the nurse even though I didn't want to face her. When confronted, she admitted to saying those things, but explained that she was trying to make small talk to distract me because I seemed anxious and some patients faint during blood draws. She apologized, but I couldn't hold it in anymore and started crying... Even though the nurse had good intentions, it's frustrating how people are so quick to comment on others' bodies. She could’ve talked about literally ANYTHING to distract me, yet she chose to talk about my weight. She doesn’t know me, my habits, my weight history, or my health journey. And it wasn't even a medically relevant question because if it was, she wouldn't have asked if I GAINED weight, she would have asked if I had any significant CHANGES in weight. Plus, stretch marks don't automatically mean recent weight gain. On top of this, my mom thinks I overreacted and insists it’s just part of the “culture." As we were leaving, I overheard the manager apologizing to my mom about what happened and my mom told her it was fine and that "my daughter just didn’t understand the context." But just because something is normalized doesn’t mean it should be encouraged. I’ve been fat shamed my entire life, but that doesn't make it acceptable or give me the right to judge others. I'm now down to 149 lbs (67.5 kg), but moments like this remind me that weight loss doesn't erase how deeply body shaming can stick with you. Anyway, thanks for reading this and sorry for ranting lol!