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All of my family, friends, and co-workers have been very supportive! They have been great!

That`s a great story.....congratulations on reaching your goal.

I am a big gal...I always have been, but when I say big, I don't mean 10 or 15 lbs overweight, but BIG. So even though I have lost 15 lbs, for me that's like barely 5% of my body weight, so I don't see any difference at all. I can tell a little in the clothes I wear, not so tight, and I feel better physically. I am grateful for every pound gone, but I know it will be a while until "I" notice the difference. Having said that, here is what happened the other day:

Husband and I are getting ready to go to Petsmart for some doggy food for Jdog. He knows how much I have been working out, going to gym, counting calories, etc. He doesn't usually say a whole lot. He doesn't sabotage, but he doesn't necessarily provide lots of support, at least not verbally. So I'm walking out the door in front of him and he says "Have you lost weight?" I turn around (yep, he was getting the full back view when he said it) and I said, Yes, about 15 lbs. He looks at my *ahem* back view again and says, "Yea, I can tell". That was it, we went on to the store and in my head I'm like HELLS YES!

He isn't one to placate either. My parents, God love them, have always been the best and most supportive in the world. So they'll tell me I look good or "have you lost weight" even as I'm stuffing a taco in my face or something like that. But the hubby, he tells it like it is Me: "Does this outfit make me look fat" Him: "It wouldn't be my first choice" So when he says he can tell after 15 lbs, you better believe I was steppin' a little lighter that day.

My friends have been more supportive of my weight loss than I'd imagine given that a couple of them struggle with keeping their own weight down. Nevertheless they have been truly wonderful, letting me know when I've shrunk a bit more and supporting me with my fitness pursuits (they'll come and see me at my half-marathon!!).

When I started running and was running around 45-60 mins at a time, my friend said to me, "I cannot stand running. If I ever get fit, running will not be the way. I have so much respect for you to be able to do that." Me, a respectable runner!?

Many of my friends are asking me how I managed it and may be treating my weight loss as inspiration for changes to their own lifestyle. This is probably the best NSV - setting an example for other people.

When I was losing the pounds my family started telling me to stop, because my face was getting to small and I was getting to skinny. I told them I love them, but I know my body better than anyone else and now that I have my perfect weight, everybody is asking me for help now starting from my family and also my friends which were skeptic first and now they asking for my advice about exercise and food. So I did it and now I'm glad to help whoever was not supporting me and it feels greatttttttttttttttttttt :-) :-)



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my husband doesn't think I need to lose any weight. I'm not comfortable with myself, I don't feel sexy with him, I'm not sure he understands that if I FEEL sexy, I'll act sexy. We'll see in a couple of weeks when I start to lose weight.

That's so great. My husband has been mauling me as well so I know I must be doing something right lol

People around me have been pretty good in general, but my sweet bf is always making comments about how good I look, and mauling me at every opportunity.:smooched:

LOVE THIS.

The office manager stopped me the other day to tell me that she'd been "meaning to talk to me". I was scared at first, until she asked me to spin around and demanded to know what happened to my butt. She said "one day I came in and POOF! you were smaller!" It was so cute. (it helps that she's my mother's age and calls everyone darling.