NSV-made me cry

Warm and fuzzies....I was walking down a very narrow hallway at work this weekend when I approached a co-worker. Naturally, as a plus, plus (+++) "fluffy" girl I stepped aside to give her room to pass. She said, "Gee, thanks, I am not THAT big!!" I said, "NO! I moved because I AM that big!" She responded "Well, you aren't anymore, so quit doing it." smiled and walked away. I wanted to chase her down and hug her neck. It literally made me cry!!!

GREAT!  Congrats on your success!

Oh I totally would have cried! Remember my non-supportive friend giving me cute underwear story? I cried like a baby! It's the people who we aren't especially close with but that say jut the rigt things that mean the most sometimes. Unlike the people close to us, they have no obligation to be kind, they just are. Congrats on the NSV- I hope it keeps you smiling all week!

Thanks! I do remember your friend purchasing you the underwear. The unexpected compliments at unexpected times, from unexpected people are the best...

I had a co-worker who I seldom pass in the halway (I work 2nd shift on the weekend and she works 3rd shift) come up to me recently asked me where the other half of me went to??? That was a nice compliment.

I know that was a wonderful feeling!!!! It still takes me a little getting use to when I'm out in public and people react to me so differently - I even had a woman open the door for me the other day! lol! I never realized how people reacted to my presence when I was heavier - I tend to have a 'glass is half-full..." kind of outlook. I'm always assuming the best - much to my husbands aggrevation sometimes (lol). But now I realize, people are speaking to me before I can get a greeting out of mouth - that is soooo kewl!!!!! Even though I'm eager to embrace others - it's a wonderful feeling when someone else initiates.

Enjoy these moments - they are what balances this long journey to a new life-style. It may take a moment to get use to your new size, but thank God for the angels He sends our way to help us out!

I have never been a glass half full kind of person. I always seem to see or find the negative in a situation, for some reason. I DO notice the way people treat you when you are larger. I have had waitresses who would not address me even when taking MY order. I work retail and hear teenagers make rude comments about me behind as they pass my counter. I have been sitting in a waiting area and had people act afraid to sit next to me. It is weird how people react to sizes. Size does matter. You have people who treat you like a big cuddly teddy bear (which I am) or like a leper! I have only lost 75 lbs from 330 down to 255, so I am still big, but it is amazing the difference in the way people treat you. I am enjoying it, but it makes me sad for that very large woman I used to be. It also makes me more sensitive to larger people. I hope that I am always a person who shows everyone compassion. While I may not always be optomistic, I hope that I always remain that big hearted teddy bear!

JennGirl,
you seem just like me, with the glass half empty/seeing the negative side (btw, who took the other half of that glass?? ). I'm still pre-op, but look forward to being treated differently (in the good way).  I like what you say about always being a person showing compassion.  I too hope that stays with me, after all, it's where we all came from.....we know their pain, we live, or have lived it.

Congrats on your progress, and I hope to be on the losers bench with you all before year end!

Sophie

Saving you a seat next to me Sophie!!

 

Love it!  It'll take time for it to register in your mind that your new dimensions are so much smaller than before.  You don't have to try to squeeze into places or around things anymore!

What fun!  Congrats on your cool NSV!