The Power of Compliments

Amy_B

I know we all love compliments. Well, I went to a retirement party today for one of my coworkers. I'm a teacher, but I've been on maternity leave since December. Therefore, I haven't seen a lot of these people since then. Almost everyone who was there complimented me on how good I look and how I don't look like I have three kids (4 and under). It felt great! It definitely helped me with my workout today.

Any recent compliments for you?

KimberlyKurtz

Way to go!

barbarella

Woo! That's so great!! :flowerforyou:

Adorable kids too!

willywonka

congratulations!!

ecrb77

What great motivation:drinker:

arewethereyet

Just when I forget that I have lost over 30 pounds..............I run into someone I havent seen in a long time.

Sometimes just the :noway: on their faces keeps me riding that bike for an additional 10 minutes!!

:flowerforyou: Your doing great, keep up the good work!:flowerforyou:

cherie2304

You look great! And yes compliments are a huge part of the journey. You want people noticing your success and when they do it makes you want to lose more. Just on mOnday I was walking back to my cubicle at work and a co-worker said "Cherie you need to stop!". I had no idea what she was talking about. She then said "You look great but if you get smaller than me I will die." She is a size 14 and I am on the brink of that. I love that people notice. I look at my self in the mirror and of course there are things that still need changes but the overall picture looks good. I have 30 more pounds go til I get to the point where I can re-evaluate if I need to loose another 15 pounds. I am lovin every minute of this journey and couldn't have done it with out the support of MFP or my roommate who has also lost an incredible amount of weight. Without the competition aspect of this journey with her I don't know where I would be.