I am still at the stage where I can't quite believe it when something nice is said to me - and genuinely meant.

But for the second time in 10 days, someone referred to me as a pixie. First was an event organiser planning a party for children to meet Santa - he said I would be perfect to be a pixie if I wanted to help... Then today, I saw someone I haven't seen for 3 months and she commented on how pixie-like I was - apparently dinky, little pointy chin, large eyes and cheek bones, all add up to being a pixie it seems.

My 78lb heavier self never dreamed in Feb this year that this word would ever be applied to me. But I'll take it, lol!

So what's the nicest, perhaps most surprising thing that's been said to you since you started losing weight?

That we were "the amazing shrinking couple" and that I looked "like a coke bottle "':)

" I never would have ever known you had been overweight before " my favorite compliment

"Look at that cute little ass, it's so tiny!!!" From my nurses at work. "Your mom is hot" from the kiddos 9 year old girl crazy BFF.