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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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I was asked today if I was Tabs mom. I said yup and the woman said boy you sure lost a pile of weight. I thought to myself. What is a pile of weight anyway. 25 lbs, 50 lbs, 100 lbs. What constitutes a pile of weight. Is it like a pile of leaves or feathers or hammers.

I find the expression a little odd.

But I thanked her anyway and told her that most people think I am my husbands new wife. She laughed and said she barely recognized me. That she had to look and look to see it was me.

A compliment followed closely by what may have appeared as an insult. I don't know...I think if she had not seen my hubby she would have never known it was me at all..

Thanks for the compliment I think..A pile of weight this girl has lost! who would have thunk it..... :wacko: :blink: :lol:

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Healthy_life2    8,319

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what a hundred pounds in a pile looks like


@RJ'S/beginning


I found the pile of weight you lost. :o. It is always funny to me the responses that people give you after weight loss. Take them all as a compliment. You earned it

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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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lol

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Dolores33778    248

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That's a good one. My neighbor (male) said he thought my husband got a new wife too. Well, he sorta did and I really like her!

Great job on your "pile".

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laurenella82    625

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That's a new one. A "pile" of weight? I would have asked her, "exactly what is a "pile" of weight?? And don't say a ton because I take things very literally sometimes and I never had a ton to lose lol!

Congrats on your weight loss...the whole pile! :D

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Rogofulm    2,440

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Congratulations on losing your "pile"! I try to take every comment/compliment, even the weird ones as positive feedback. No matter how clumsily they say it, I think most people are well-intentioned. In my case, someone told me I had lost a "crap ton" of weight. I think that's my favorite compliment so far!

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heynowkc    329

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Some regional (or even familial) slang varies. I had a friend who used the word "heaps" a lot. As in "I ate heaps/a heap of chips last night." I think it just means "a lot."

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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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Congratulations on losing your "pile"! I try to take every comment/compliment, even the weird ones as positive feedback. No matter how clumsily they say it, I think most people are well-intentioned. In my case, someone told me I had lost a "crap ton" of weight. I think that's my favorite compliment so far!

Crap ton is far worse...you win the prize...lol

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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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Aren't piles another word for hemorrhoid? :wacko:

Oh great I lost a lot of hemorrhoids....lol :D

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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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No, you only lost one. One pile.

That's the biggest hemorrhoid I ever heard of then...lol It might have been a tumor!

hehehehehehehe

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