Best one was today: I met someone (not a close friend but we get along quite well) in the city today, and she said: "Did you lose some weight? It really shows, you look great!" I also got similar ones from my family.
Worst one is from my mother. She said: "Wow, you're starting to get pretty now!" When I tried to kindly explain to her that she just implied I was ugly before I lost weight she didn't really understand, so I dropped the issue.
Best: You are beautiful! (from my best friend. Unprovoked and completely selfless)
Worst: ....... (I try to forget them as soon as I hear them. Now they're so blocked out that I can't remember them worth a darn. But i know one came from my not-so-dear aunt, and another came from a bitter old woman from work)
my worst (and i've heard it several times) Just think how beautiful you will be if you lose weight, then guys will want you.
WHAT? I felt like telling me dad and aunts that guys were attracted to me. But they're lebanese and I'm supposed to be a virgin and an angel.. or w.e .
And I guess the best would be I'm proud of you for doing something about it (since it doesn't really show yet)
Last edited by Beautiful Ace; 11-15-2008 at 01:56 PM.
I think the greatest compliment for me is "You're beautiful." I also got called "skinny mini" this weekend from a friend I hadn't seen in a while. That secretly made me feel good!
Also, I spent this summer at home for the first time in a year or two, and I ran into some old friends/acquaintances. The first thing they'd ALWAYS say is, "Courtney! OH MY GOSH HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT?? You look so good! Oh, and I've missed you!" Haha...I didn't realize what a big difference it was and how noticeable it is...
The worst? My mom...she would always be like, "I wouldn't wear that if I were you...you can see your rolls." She'd always comment my clothes or jeans if I had muffin top. She was my worst critic I think...
Courtney, I feel your pain. My mom and aunt (i live with them both) ALWAYS always criticize what I wear. I remember one day I felt really good about what I was wearing, i thought it looked really nice! And my aunt goes, "You're wearing that? I can see your fat" LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW MY FAT SHOWS? It's not like I can take it off and leave it in my room for the night. urgh, some people just don't understand.
Best: From my old roommate.. "you've lost weight haven't you.. I can tell in your face and you look really good" I think she knew how to say it because she recently lost almost 30 pounds.
Worst: "you're always at the gym.. have you even lost any weight?" another friend, who has never been fat a day in her life. hello almost 20 pounds if you weren't so busy staring at your own body all the time maybe you'd notice the other people in your life.
now that I think about it........nobody as ever mentioned if I lost weight I'd be beautiful or anything about me being beautiful ever......maybe that initself is a bad thing!
If I knew what you looked like I would tell you that you're beautiful
I think the best and worst thing combined is my best friend got into the habit of saying "hey skinny bi#%^" EVERY time she seen me..yes it's great to be acknowledged as skinny but it kinda got old REALLY fast...
Another weird comment I got was from a father of a child at work..I hadn't seen him in months and he asked if I was losing the weight "intentionally" which made me wonder if i looked ill :-(.... He has commented several times and said "you look great now so don't lose any more" I said to myself, "your WIFE is tall and like a string bean" WTF???
A coworker of mine who is about 150 and always on these fad diets...said to me when i was 170 that I looked great and shouldn't lose much more...I put her in her place by telling her that anyone who says that is jealous i'll be skinnier than them and 170 is STILL overweight....she hasn't said it since :P
At work, I spend all my meals with my co-workers, and some of them say things like, "Ugh. If I had to eat like you, I'd rather be fat." Heaven forfend, I eat green veggies, lean meats and cheeses and whole grains. Most of them order out or buy food at the cafeteria, which is always fries, burgers, pizza and subs.
Best thing, My boyfriend always ALWAYS tells me, (we workout together and I train him) "Jeeze, you are so athletic! How many girls out there can say they can kick a mountie's ***?" I made him tap out ONCE when we were sparring/jiu jitsu. It makes me feel really good though!
Best and worst.
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