Received the nicest compliment
laurenebargar
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Yesterday I went home with my husband to visit my parents and attend a party to celebrate my dads law firm being in business for 40 years! So far I have only lost 11 pounds and I honestly cant really see it, however I feel SO much better. I had several people comment on how happy I look. And I thought that was one of the best compliments that could be given. I know there are a lot of threads on everyone saying how much more attention they receive after they lose weight, and I think a big part of it is because of the confidence you have, and the happiness you emit.
Whats the best compliment you've gotten on your weight loss journey?
Whats the best compliment you've gotten on your weight loss journey?
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I kinda liked the "man I didn't even recognize you"8
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I really liked the "wow - look at your arms!"
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"You're the toughest chick I know."11
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"I'm proud of you, mom" followed by a hug.32
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"You inspire me."9
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Someone introduced herself to me at the gym yesterday, saying she'd been talking to a mutual gym-friend about how athletic and dedicated I was, and just wanted to talk shop. In her mind, I was an athlete, not a wanna-be. She didn't view me as overweight (which I am), or obese (which I used to be). This is exactly my goal: to view myself as an athlete. It's really nice to hear that others already see me that way.40
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Went to my kid's doctor for her annual well-check and the pediatrician looked at me and said, "wow! You look terrific! Have you lost weight?" I told her I had lost 20 pounds. She asked what I was doing and I said just exercising and being careful about what I eat. She nodded knowingly and said "sounds like all the right stuff."
That was pretty great.23 -
"you're the most athletic person I know!" was an amazing compliment to me since I never did sports or set foot in a gym till this year and now apparently it's part of my reputation!14
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When I was nominated and inducted into our town's "Wall of Fame" for my running. (marathons, Boston Qualifier and ultra runner) That was pretty special as I was always known as the one that tried hard, but was never good enough to make the team.16
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"You're an inspiration to everyone in here"-the guy next to me on the treadmill in the gym19
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A woman I knew growing up (she had been my Destination Imagination coach, her son was a close friend of mine, etc., etc.) recognized my twin sister, said hi, and asked who her friend (me) was! I could not stop laughing and she kept apologizing, as if being unrecognizable wasn't a compliment
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I got the best laugh from "Hi, Ann - It's been a while since I've seen you . . . and I think I'm seeing less of you than last time?" I also enjoyed my college room-mate (whom I hadn't seen in 30 years) saying "I see you've been able to keep the weight off, unlike most of us." (I told her the truth, with photo evidence.)8
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My friend told me she was jealous of me but also said she was proud of me, I have only lost about a quarter of my goal but still made me feel great, that my efforts are paying off!5
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"holy hell girl where did you go??"6
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After working 6 months on a different job site, I came back to my main site 50 lbs. lighter. One of my co-workers, after seeing me and being inspired, started a "biggest loser contest" at work. It was such a hit, about 25 people joined the first round, and then he kept the contest going for years to come. He was an awesome guy, and inspired a lot of other people to be their best. I was floored when he told me I was the one that made him think he could make a difference.11
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I'm bad at receiving compliments because I feel awkward and don't know how to react, so one time stood out for me because it was funny it diffused my awkwardness. I got together with a college friend after 11 years of not seeing each other. He's let himself go a bit and I was always morbidly obese. He was the group's jester, the kind of a guy who excels at physical humor, and apparently that hasn't changed, because when he saw me he said "where is the rest of you?" then bowed comically and said "please show me your ways!".7
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Like another poster, mine was "I'm proud of you, Mom."6
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"Damn,girl! Look at you repping all that weight!" -- From a big, muscle-ly guy at my gym. Feels good, man 9
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amusedmonkey wrote: »I'm bad at receiving compliments because I feel awkward and don't know how to react.
I can relate to this. I've always tried to merge into the background, hoping that no-one will see me so that I don't have to respond.
That's changed a bit now, but I still struggle with knowing what to say to others so I just respond with "Thanks, that's nice of you to say so." or similar.
Recent compliments?
My daughter's tutor from last year said that I was looking fantastic.
My DH
just now when I asked him to move so that I could get past, said "You're skinny enough to get through that gap".
I really have issues with spacial awareness these days . . . maybe that's why I still park my car miles from everyone/everything else so that I can get in/out of it 8 -
"Where's the rest of you?"1
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I had a random guy come up to me while working out at the gym and say, "Hey man, I have been watching you workout and I wanted to know how did you get your chest so built?" I responded back to him and told him my routine but it didn't hit me until later on what had actually happened. I was like holy crap, I just had a random person ask me for fitness advice. I thought that was super cool. Never did I think that I would ever be asked for advice. Especially knowing at one point how overweight I was. I felt like I had leveled up in the fitness relm or something lol 16
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walked into squash last night and my buddy said, 'hmmm, you look fit. This is bad for me!' hehe. He still won 70% of the games, but I won a few towards the end as I was still able to run around alot, he has crazy lob skills and can also generate enough force to split the ball on some shots so speed doesn't win me that many points!
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"oh wow you look so slim, so pretty and so young" I'm 58! Also my partner is super proud of me for running 13k twice in a week (although I have to say I was absolutely knackered afterwards ......2
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My when visiting, my son-in-law said "Well, HI, tiny lady"! (TINY! Whoa that felt good!)
Not a comment, but also when I had been on the floor doing ab work, my trainer stuck out his hand to help me up ... I hesitated because I assumed he could not just lift me up off the floor ... but since I had lost 70 pounds, I gave him my hand and he simply lifted me up to standing! I felt so light and mighty!3 -
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My best friend said I was her inspiration to become healthier. I was honored by that compliment!3
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It look like you are a happy person! Btw I love you have a Corgi, it so cute!0
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The best compliment is people literally not recognizing me.1
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I ran into a girl I haven't seen since high school (so like 5 or 6 years) and she was like "Moriah? Holy crap you've lost so much weight!" It made me really happy that someone that hasn't seen me in so long could immediately see a difference.1
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I was withdrawing money at my local bank, and the teller asked for my ID. I give it to him, he looks at it for a few seconds before asking "So how'd you do it?"
"How'd I do what?"
"Says here you weigh 280. No you don't. How'd you lose the weight?"
"Calorie counting and exercise. No more complicated than that."3
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