I'm an IT Support guy at a busy hospital. Yesterday I was working on a broken PC for a female employee who has always been pretty friendly to me. While I worked, she was telling me in great detail about her marital problems (something she shares pretty openly with anyone she feels she's friends with) and how her (soon to be EX) husband says rude things to her all the time, especially about her obesity. (She's quite heavy, and we've previously discussed my surgery and why I did it.) She was rattling along, explaining how his comments make her feel, and said, "...and as a formerly fat guy, you know what I'm talking about."

Her comment struck me oddly at the time, but I didn't say anything. As I later thought about it, I realized she now sees me as NOT a "fat guy." That equals me being a "thin(ner) guy." And I got to thinking about how many other people who know me now see me as thin(ner) than I was. And that led me to thinking about how many other people I've recently met who have never met me before, so have no idea I was ever obese.

And THAT put a great big wide smile on my face for the rest of the day.

Dave

Warm and fuzzy moment.....sort of one of those "thank you, I think" moments. Congrats to you and obviously you are doing great on your dedication to the new life.......good for you!

Dave, you have THE best attitude! Good going, because that was surely a "backhanded" compliment. LOL

~F

That put a smile on my face! What a great story to share with all the bansters.

Thanks.....

Awesome! :-) I also work at a busy hospital in the Seattle area. :-) (I see you were banded here anyway)

Warm and fuzzy moment.....sort of one of those "thank you, I think" moments. Congrats to you and obviously you are doing great on your dedication to the new life.......good for you!

Agreed!

Yay Dave!!! What an awesome post!

Good for youThin(ner) Guy... A friend told me I was slimming down well...It made my day.......

Rock On Dave!!!

What's an NSV?

What's an NSV?

Non scale Victory. When something good happens that isn't about what the scale says. Things like compliments from others, fitting into an airline seat, crossing your legs without cutting off circulation, sitting comfortably at a restaurant booth, and such. NSV's happen when you least expect them, but they really make you feel good.

Dave

Thank you Dave, was wondering the same thing. Now I'm longing for NSV of my own.

Wanna