Handling compliments

Has anyone else had to learn how to respond to a compliment?

I am finding this to be a REAL indicator of how RARELY I received compliments about my appearance....

I find myself laughing them off....or saying something like, "Well I wish I could say it was easy!"...or deflecting attention to something else.

What do the rest of you do?

I have had to learn to stop, think and say thank you.  I was never use to hearing compliments so learning to thank the person handing a compliment to me has been no easy task.  But I do it.

it is VERY hard. I used to argue (because I didn't see what they did etc) but learned to just say Thank You and think to myself (yea right! who are you kidding?!)  After a while it does become habit to just say Thanks and move on.

I just say thank you, I feel great

Lynn,

     I have gotten much better at saying thank you and not trying to tear myself apart internally.  Of course I also say to myself "You don't know that I cheated and ate this......."  The last time I lost a lot of weight I was on Nutra Systems.  I could not handle any compliments at all and would go home and sabotage myself by eating.  Thankfully that does not happen anymore and I am proud (most days) of how I look.  I am noticing that I do not like to wear my skinny jeans - they just feel too form fitting for me.  I am okay with leggings but the jeans make me feel uncomfortable.

     85 lbs ago I didn't want people to even know that I physically was in the room.  It seems ironic that the bigger I got the less I wanted people to notice my physical presence.  Sorry for babbling so much.  Have a good day.

Donna

For me it is still a work in progress. I am about 14 months out and my sister/friends have to tell me when someone is complimenting me because I think the person is talking to someone else.

Once I realize they are talking to me, I do say "Thank you" and smile but it still blows my mind.

Just keep practicing saying "thank you" to them and NOT blowing yourself or your hard work off.  Outsiders can ALWA YS see more than we can of ourselves, so trust their judgement.

You look fabulous :)