Daily Post--1/22/08

I cant think of one particular comment that has been said to me, but I do know that a lot of people tell me that I look good and that they can really see the change. That makes me feel good! LB

My mother did not recognize me when I walked into the room. We live in the same town and see each other often. Carla

I've gotten several comments from people who have seen my most recent face pics and they said I looked good and that I had lost a double chin. One even told me I was a beautiful lady which made my day!! Yesterday someone also told me they could see that I had a waist now!

By far my 7 year old grandson, He always hugs me and has never said that he could not reach his hands, but a month or so ago, he hugged me and was sooo exicted that he could reach all the around me and his hands touched, he was so excited, but I was more excited seeing him that happy.. To me that was worth more and everything else that anyone could say..

The best compliment so for me was just this morning. I was putting gas in my vehicle and actually got a second glance and a smile from a VERY attractive woman in town.

Lea it is my weigh in for the week also. 200.25.. I know that you dont want the .25 .. but so near but so far away yet. Lost 1.75 this week. I have just heard you have lost a lot of weight haven't you/ You look nice. And a few HELLO SKINNY!! Alice

My comment of late has been... "but you have lost so much weight on your own already...why do you need WLS??" at least they noticed I lost weight! Laura

I'm 57, so my favorite comments have been about how young I look now! Since I am 3 1/2 yrs. post-op, I've received many compliments on my size, but a couple stand out. Last year, one of my students' parents peeked her head into my office (guidance office) and said, "Jo, I can't get over how you look so much younger--like when you guys first moved to town!" (about 35 yrs. ago). I got another similar one in a Christmas card this year--one of my college friends (whom I've always kept in contact with but have not seen since college) said my family photo I sent this year reminded her of how I looked in college. When one of my daughters got married (summer of 06), I was at my lowest post-op weight of 155. My 2 daughters & I were talking about weight (they are both small), and I made some comment about how I realized I still was overweight. One of them said, "Mom, you just don't get it--you are tiny!" (I know I wasn't "tiny," but I just loved it!) Even when I know the comments aren't accurate, I don't care! I love hearing them! Now if I could just get some of this re-gained weight off!!

A friend (who did not know that I had surgery) said, "Look at you!!!! You've become itty bitty!!!!" Meeeeee???? Itty bitty??? LOL.

People are telling me I look 16 again