Yes Lord! Words shouldn't mean that much to me...but they do!
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Yesterday, I saw someone I hadn't seen in sometime (on my afternoon walk) and they told me I look like I'm losing weight (I'm NOT). That was pretty encouraging, especially because I fought the desire to say something negative about myself (like I'm not losing weight, I'm bigger than I ever have been or something like that). But I'm posting today, because of what someone (a stranger) said to me today. I was with my teen daughter, and this lady asked me if she was my daughter. I joked with her and said "no, actually she's my mom and I'm her daughter"...she looked puzzled and said "wow, she looks mature, but no more than 16 years old. I told her I was joking and she said, she was thinking that couldn't be, because I look like I'm 35 years old. Now, I can't tell you how much that means to me, because I'm in my mid-50's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All this to day, this stranger telling me I look like I'm 35 years old has put a SPARK in me. I'm going to begin to work-out harder and eat better, starting as soon as I get done posting this. I know words (especially from strangers) should move me one way or another, but this lady telling me I look 35 is thrilling to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have any other "words" (especially encouraging words) someone has spoken to/about you that sparked a "it's time to get fit and fine FOR REAL" ? Pls. share!
All this to day, this stranger telling me I look like I'm 35 years old has put a SPARK in me. I'm going to begin to work-out harder and eat better, starting as soon as I get done posting this. I know words (especially from strangers) should move me one way or another, but this lady telling me I look 35 is thrilling to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have any other "words" (especially encouraging words) someone has spoken to/about you that sparked a "it's time to get fit and fine FOR REAL" ? Pls. share!
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Whatever motivates you to start! Some of my motivation was my daughter telling me I never stick to anything.0
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That's awesome!!
My son came home from college last week and said "mom, you have to stop this new fit/healthy thing" I said "why, you miss the junk food when you come home" He said "no, someone thought you were my sister!"
I loved it- keeps me on track!0 -
That's awesome!!
My son came home from college last week and said "mom, you have to stop this new fit/healthy thing" I said "why, you miss the junk food when you come home" He said "no, someone thought you were my sister!"
I loved it- keeps me on track!
{{{{{ Fabulous post, I
it!!!!! }}}}}}}} Thank you so much for your encouraging and super motivating post!
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My son came home from college last week and said "mom, you have to stop this new fit/healthy thing" I said "why, you miss the junk food when you come home" He said "no, someone thought you were my sister!"
Win. =D
OP: Grats! I personally don't think it matters what gets you going, as long as you get going, and keep getting back onto the wagon. I like it when people notice that I've lost some weight. Usually it's people that I haven't seen in a while. Most of my close friends don't say anything, but my family does.
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wow!!! lucky you!! so happy for you!! unfortunately for me my reason to get serious about my health is all the negative words that come my way. I am 27 but get called middle aged lol and strangers are brutally frank about my body. It makes me feel worthless so I am gonna change that 0
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I saw someone from high school that I had not seen in probably five years. He did not recognize me and thought my husband had remarried. It was hilarious and uplifting. It came at the perfect time because I was losing steam and starting to fall off track.
I love the NSVs way more than the scale victories.0 -
IndiaGuerita1983 wrote: »I saw someone from high school that I had not seen in probably five years. He did not recognize me and thought my husband had remarried. It was hilarious and uplifting. It came at the perfect time because I was losing steam and starting to fall off track.
I love the NSVs way more than the scale victories.
YES!!!!!! That's a fabulous NSV report and I totally agree, so uplifting and funny too. Thought about the comment to me about being 35, and took my tail out in the rain walking this morning--thought about if I get these excess 50lbs off, maybe I'd look like I was 18 or 20 years old again, well....okay, maybe 25 years old
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That's great. When it gets tough, remember this feeling, look back at this post. It's motivating.0
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Stay with it, my daughter says I look younger than I did in a picture from 12 years ago!
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I said hi to an older neighbour a couple weeks ago ,while on a walk with my daughter and he was a bit strange, saw him again last weekend but this time I was on the Portch he apologized for not recognizing me said last time he really saw me was right after I had my son (10 months ago during summer). Probably because I've lost half of me!! Lol!0
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If you look through before and after pics of success stories, so many of the members look younger! Most seem to take better care personal sppearance and have happier smiles!0
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Reema_capricorn wrote: »wow!!! lucky you!! so happy for you!! unfortunately for me my reason to get serious about my health is all the negative words that come my way. I am 27 but get called middle aged lol and strangers are brutally frank about my body. It makes me feel worthless so I am gonna change that
{{{{ Hugs }}}} Girl, that sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me nursery rhyme I I learned years ago, well...not sure how true it is, or may be I haven't arrived at that "cool" place of not caring what people say about me. Old as I am, words can still affect me somewhat. but ya know...thinking this over, I speak enough negative stuff to myself (self-talk) than anybody ever can or has 
. People have said negative or nasty things to me about my weight before, but for some reason...it didn't PUSH me like this positive word did--it's like it's more REAL and doable to me now. It's like her telling me that gave me another "vision" of myself (cause I can really see myself looking 35 or even younger, if I consistently do what it takes to get these 50lbs off (and keep them off).
P.S. I think you look totally GORGEOUS--just fyi
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My 20 year old son said one day, "It's like you're a hardbody now."
An elderly lady I was taking care of in the ER was surprised when she asked me if I had kids and told her, "Yes." When I said that she sounded surprised, she replied, "You don't look old enough to have kids." I giggled and said, "Yes, they are almost 21 and almost 24." Being 5'1" and so much smaller probably helps to make me appear young.
My co-workers are constantly calling me "skinny," which I don't think I am close to skinny, and they are incredulous when they ask me how much more I want to lose and I say "about 10 pounds."0 -
wateryphoenix wrote: »My son came home from college last week and said "mom, you have to stop this new fit/healthy thing" I said "why, you miss the junk food when you come home" He said "no, someone thought you were my sister!"
Win. =D
OP: Grats! I personally don't think it matters what gets you going, as long as you get going, and keep getting back onto the wagon. I like it when people notice that I've lost some weight. Usually it's people that I haven't seen in a while. Most of my close friends don't say anything, but my family does.
Ya know, it was so pleasant for the lady I hadn't seen in sometime to tell me I'm looking like I've lost some weight...but that saying I look 20 something years younger than I am, I'm telling ya, that's YET in my heart and mind and is STILL keeping me pushing myself. I love that so much--it's got me going bigtime.
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When people ask if I have kids...two days ago same question was asked I replyed yep, two boys 20 and 17, and I got that look 'No Way!!!'0
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Oh, another one...my oldest 20y/o asked me to delete one of the pic of us on FB because "everyone thinks you're my girlfriend" lol0
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Hmm...Someone told me I looked like I weighed 125 when I was still almost 140. I was like, erm-no. But it made me feel good, and it kept me going 0
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That's great. When it gets tough, remember this feeling, look back at this post. It's motivating.
I really am...this afternoon, I really wanted to stop, but needed about 400 or so more steps to get my 10,000 steps in for the day (in addtion to other stuff). Ugh--I thought about looking & feeling younger (35 ) and healthier...So, I made myself walk around the block an extra time and by the time I got home, I made over 10,500 steps. So thinking about this post was a motivator for me today for sure!
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