I am so glad you posted your story. I think weight has become such a sensitive subject that people are afraid to say even the nicest things for fear of having their compliment taken the wrong way. Yours is a wonderful reminder that there is great power in our encouraging one another and cheering each other on. There is a girl I've seen at the gym working her tail off for months now. I've almost approached her a million times just to tell her that I can see she's made a tremendous amount of progress and to keep up the good work. Today, I think I'll finally just let her know what an inspiration she is and how proud I am of her!