Taking a compliment

I saw this on "Roll call" and thought that it was a good subject. Why can't we take a compliment? It's not like I have never gotten them. I grew up in the Middle East and as a thin, blonde hair,blue eyed American you can bet I got plenty of attention from the boys. But it seems that not be able to take a compliment is another thing that a lot of us have in common. When paid a compliment I usually turn it in to something negative. If someone says that a shirt makes my eyes look pretty I will immediately say that it makes my butt look big! How do you react?

I either just stand there and look like an idiot becuase I don't know what to say or I turn it into a negative as well. I think deep inside, I feel like people don't really mean it they just say things to be nice. Leeanne

I feel the exact way as Leeanne does.. I think they are only paying me a compliment to be nice or becasue they know I had WLS. I still feel like my stomach is huge so if someone pays me a compliment, I'll throw that in there like the other day, my partner said, Your jeans fit you so good now and I said, except for my big fat belly sticking out. Nice post Valerie! Kay

I don't turn it into a negative, but I will dismiss it rather quickly. I've always been that way. I usually give a "thanks" with my head held low and start talking about something else.

Oh Chickadee.... I so turn it into a negative most of the time. But now that I'm thinking about it... sometimes I actually say thanks if I feel good about myself that day at that time. I never turn it into a negative outloud though... so maybe I'm just rambling now lol. I think I'll be able to take a compliment when I really see a total change in my body... yeah I'm down a size and bit over 100 pounds, but I only see little changes, like a neck popping out lol (right now I have like 6 necklaces on! lol) So maybe when I see a total change I'll feel better.

I would just say Thanks and quickly change the subject. Now I'm trying to get used to it. I'm getting a lot of them lately.