Post by ema2two on Jul 19, 2005 21:48:30 GMT -5
We all know that when you move in to maintenance the compliments about your weight loss stop, because your weight loss stops.
I just have to share that today, I got one of those rare compliments.
It was a scorching hot day and after being stuck in the subway station for over 30 minutes was late to pick up my son for a doctor's appointment for which we usually allow 2 hours travel time (from Brooklyn into Manhattan by public transportation, with a cushion of time for the unexpected which you can expect to occur with kids, and a snack for a tired 8 year old). Not my finest moment. I had dressed in the morning in one of my new purchases from the Talbot's outlet I happened upon unexpectedly last week. It is a lightweight denim shirtwaist dress with a matching denim double-O ring belt. Buttons down the front from collar to hem and is just below the knee length. I must say, I felt pretty put together when I saw myself in it this morning, despite no make up, no accessories but the belt that came with it and no jewlery. And my hair tucked in a scarf. A tribute to the dress that I could feel 'put together' despite all those negatives.
So I arrive tardy, hot, tired and frazzled. As I'm signing DS out in the office, one of the camp staff says to me "You know, you've really done an amazing job keeping your weight off. You just look great!"
I thanked her for the compliment and said that it was worth the effort to keep it off.
I can't tell you how much that compliment meant to me.
I just have to share that today, I got one of those rare compliments.
It was a scorching hot day and after being stuck in the subway station for over 30 minutes was late to pick up my son for a doctor's appointment for which we usually allow 2 hours travel time (from Brooklyn into Manhattan by public transportation, with a cushion of time for the unexpected which you can expect to occur with kids, and a snack for a tired 8 year old). Not my finest moment. I had dressed in the morning in one of my new purchases from the Talbot's outlet I happened upon unexpectedly last week. It is a lightweight denim shirtwaist dress with a matching denim double-O ring belt. Buttons down the front from collar to hem and is just below the knee length. I must say, I felt pretty put together when I saw myself in it this morning, despite no make up, no accessories but the belt that came with it and no jewlery. And my hair tucked in a scarf. A tribute to the dress that I could feel 'put together' despite all those negatives.
So I arrive tardy, hot, tired and frazzled. As I'm signing DS out in the office, one of the camp staff says to me "You know, you've really done an amazing job keeping your weight off. You just look great!"
I thanked her for the compliment and said that it was worth the effort to keep it off.
I can't tell you how much that compliment meant to me.
