There is a lady in my zumba class that joined the Y's Get Fit Challenge along with me and 103 other people in January- well we havent really talked, other than in a mtg or 2 when I made sure to say encouraging things to her because she was upset she wasnt losing big amounts of weight.

Well last night I got to class late, and I had to stand in front of her and she came up to me and put her hands on my shoulders and told me that I am looking absolutely beautiful. She said it like 5 times while her hands were all over my shoulders..(odd and slightly wierd- but whatevs, Im a touchy feely kinda gal. LOL!) But, as I said "Well THANK YOU!", I felt guilty! Like I dont deserve the compliments or something because I am banded now! Even though I lost way more on my own than since Ive had the band I still feel like I have a sneaky secret and when people find out they will be pissed because they think I havent worked hard or something- or that Im cheating. I guess I need to get over this "caring what oters think" thing first!

Did any of you go through this?

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Take all the compliments you can receive and don't worry about them. People are seeing you differently after the band, so just say thank you. Don't let it bother you. You are doing the best thing for yourself. It's not for anybody else. You did the pain suffering surgery day, nobody else did that for you. You can make it happen!

Best wishes

Always always such kind words of wisdom !! Btw I love the new pic.

mine??

girl your profile pic is gorgeous...you had to be a model or still are