Daily Post--4/29/08

I saw some friends of my son, and hadnt seen them since 4 months before surgery, they didnt say anything to me, but told my son "WOW your mom has lost a lot of weight" and I was at 30 lbs lost then, so now at 66 I wonder what they will say. Also, not quite a compliment, but I told someone at work today that I was 1/2 way there, 66 lost 66 to go, and they said I would be too small. Vivienne

I'm almost two years out, so there have been many - when my brother, who lives 1700 miles away, saw me and called me "tiny", when my boyfriend calls me his "trophy girlfriend", when my daughter's ex-boyfriend saw me in a restaurant and stared, mouth open, before telling me I looked great... but the best one was several months ago, when I went to a party where I saw the man that I've been in love with for 30 years and he hugged me and said I looked "awesome"... I've waited forever to hear him say that, and it was then that I was able to let it go and put that "crush" behind me.

Good friend of mine, like a kid brother, had a good one the other day. His fiancee was complimenting me on how I look, specifically how much smaller I am around the hips and butt (my biggest measurement). He called over "Hey Shirl....NICE A$$". He was kidding and serious and since he's 15 years younger than me, it was a good moment.

Someone telling me I didn't look like I have 36 pounds yet to lose!

A guy at work that I've liked for quite some time, finally said something to me on Monday about my weight. He was trying to get me to tell him how much I weigh. I told him when I reached my goal, I'd tell him then but I have a ways to go. He looked me over and said I don't need to lose any more weight, that I look great the way I am. How sweet!! Just made me melt inside! Every time he walks past me now, he just smiles at me. Unexpected compliments have come from so many people, the board of directors at work, some of our customers, some people I haven't seen in months or years, one person cried and held on to me and kept telling me how wonderful I look.

My son was looking at some pictures on the computer and saw a picture of the 2 of us from a year ago. He said Mommy you are so beautiful now. I cried.

The compliments are hard for me. Every day I'm lucky enough to hear how great I look from someone -- my husband, my sister, my kids, someone at work. I tell myself that I just want to "be" -- that I just want to be treated "normal" -- but I'll bet dollars to donuts that if the compliments stopped -- I'd be like --- "HEY, how come no one is noticing how great I look today." Sheeesh. I'm such a princess.

my mother told me she did not recognize me one day when she saw me out...that let me know that their is a big difference in my appearance.

When my sister said "Look how thin your hands are! I wish mine where that skinny." .