Best compliment ever!

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A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired me". I
couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was the best reply I
could come up with. I rarely do anything worthy of inspiring others. Perhaps
she too desired expired registration stickers on her car, a chipped pedicure, a
bank account that would be overdrawn if I didn't make a deposit by 4pm, and
dirty dishes in the sink? Then she told me that she was inspired by how great I
looked, and how much weight I had lost. She said she had started getting up
early 4X a week to walk with her husband in the morning, and was cutting back
on carbs, and that she had lost 15 pounds already! I was floored, I can't
believe I actually helped inspire somebody IRL like that. Now I CAN'T slip up,
somebody is watching! LOL! Funny thing is, I posted here a few months back
about the same woman. I knew she was unhappy with her weight, and wondered if I
should say something about her starchy high-carb lunch choices to her. The wise
asdlc consensus was to just keep doing my own thing, and she would approach me
if she wanted to. Well I'll be damned! LOL!

What a WONDERFUL compliment! Hey, 100 lbs has GOT to inspire people. I remember
that thread, too -- I'm so glad she DID finally approach you! It's tough to keep
quiet sometimes when you see someone who could benefit from your experience,
because you really DO want to help them and give them some hope!

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

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Quoted message said:

A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired me".

I

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couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was the best

reply I

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could come up with.

That's great, I hope your coworker sticks with it. Looking at your pictures,
I can see why seeing you morph like that would be a major inspiration to
her. I think you're right, a "picture", in this case a real-life one, is
worth a thousand words.

HG

LCer09 said:

A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired
me". I couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was
the best reply I could come up with. I rarely do anything worthy of
inspiring others. Perhaps she too desired expired registration
stickers on her car, a chipped pedicure, a bank account that would be
overdrawn if I didn't make a deposit by 4pm, and dirty dishes in the
sink? Then she told me that she was inspired by how great I looked,
and how much weight I had lost. She said she had started getting up
early 4X a week to walk with her husband in the morning, and was
cutting back on carbs, and that she had lost 15 pounds already! I was
floored, I can't believe I actually helped inspire somebody IRL like
that. Now I CAN'T slip up, somebody is watching! LOL! Funny thing is,
I posted here a few months back about the same woman. I knew she was
unhappy with her weight, and wondered if I should say something about
her starchy high-carb lunch choices to her. The wise asdlc consensus
was to just keep doing my own thing, and she would approach me if she
wanted to. Well I'll be damned! LOL!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

That sure must feel good! I do remember you telling us about her and I'm
glad you resisted saying anything, even though you wanted to. If you did,
she probably wouldn have resented it to some degree. As you probably know
already, we all have to find our own path to weight loss. I myself knew
that low carbing would do it for a few years before I really took action to
begin my own weight loss. All in good time. 🙂
Monica
--
Started Jan. 20, 2004
362/255/Goal: Till my thighs don't rub together anymore.
http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/otherme34/my_photos
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"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Quoted message said:

A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired me". I
couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was the best reply I
could come up with. I rarely do anything worthy of inspiring others. Perhaps
she too desired expired registration stickers on her car, a chipped pedicure, a
bank account that would be overdrawn if I didn't make a deposit by 4pm, and
dirty dishes in the sink? Then she told me that she was inspired by how great I
looked, and how much weight I had lost. She said she had started getting up
early 4X a week to walk with her husband in the morning, and was cutting back
on carbs, and that she had lost 15 pounds already! I was floored, I can't
believe I actually helped inspire somebody IRL like that. Now I CAN'T slip up,
somebody is watching! LOL! Funny thing is, I posted here a few months back
about the same woman. I knew she was unhappy with her weight, and wondered if I
should say something about her starchy high-carb lunch choices to her. The wise
asdlc consensus was to just keep doing my own thing, and she would approach me
if she wanted to. Well I'll be damned! LOL!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

Fantastic! I'm glad to hear that both you (+ husby) and your friend
are doing well. I just checked your pictures - you in your blue shirt
look absolutely stunning!! You're truly 100% inspiring.

That is so great! I'm glad for you and for her. I think seeing someone else
actually make significant progress says more than any lectures you could
have given. You're doing great. Keep it up!

Becky P.
http://www.family.solidrockpl.org/html/my_diet_.html

"LCer09" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired me".

I

Quoted message said:

couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was the best

reply I

Quoted message said:

could come up with. I rarely do anything worthy of inspiring others.

Perhaps

Quoted message said:

she too desired expired registration stickers on her car, a chipped

pedicure, a

Quoted message said:

bank account that would be overdrawn if I didn't make a deposit by 4pm,

and

Quoted message said:

dirty dishes in the sink? Then she told me that she was inspired by how

great I

Quoted message said:

looked, and how much weight I had lost. She said she had started getting

up

Quoted message said:

early 4X a week to walk with her husband in the morning, and was cutting

back

Quoted message said:

on carbs, and that she had lost 15 pounds already! I was floored, I can't
believe I actually helped inspire somebody IRL like that. Now I CAN'T slip

up,

Quoted message said:

somebody is watching! LOL! Funny thing is, I posted here a few months back
about the same woman. I knew she was unhappy with her weight, and wondered

if I

Quoted message said:

should say something about her starchy high-carb lunch choices to her. The

wise

Quoted message said:

asdlc consensus was to just keep doing my own thing, and she would

approach me

Quoted message said:

if she wanted to. Well I'll be damned! LOL!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

You have not only changed your life, you have changed the life of another.

There could be nothing better than that! Congratulations!

LCer09 said:

A woman at work today told me "I wanted you to know, you've inspired me". I
couldn't figure out what she was talking about. "I have?" was the best reply I
could come up with. I rarely do anything worthy of inspiring others. Perhaps
she too desired expired registration stickers on her car, a chipped pedicure, a
bank account that would be overdrawn if I didn't make a deposit by 4pm, and
dirty dishes in the sink? Then she told me that she was inspired by how great I
looked, and how much weight I had lost. She said she had started getting up
early 4X a week to walk with her husband in the morning, and was cutting back
on carbs, and that she had lost 15 pounds already! I was floored, I can't
believe I actually helped inspire somebody IRL like that. Now I CAN'T slip up,
somebody is watching! LOL! Funny thing is, I posted here a few months back
about the same woman. I knew she was unhappy with her weight, and wondered if I
should say something about her starchy high-carb lunch choices to her. The wise
asdlc consensus was to just keep doing my own thing, and she would approach me
if she wanted to. Well I'll be damned! LOL!

That's a great feeling, isn't it? My younger brother and his wife have
started a 'diet pact' after seeing the great success my wife and I have
with our pact (she lost 45 lbs and has kept it off for over a year and a
half now). Their goal is to join us on a hiking vacation in the Rockies
next year!

Dan
325/199/180
Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution)
Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes