Jen - sorry about your dog - My Beau was 13 and it is really hard to lose a pet!
I love the comments. They really encourage me and keep me on track
Once people started noticin', and asking how much I had lost, it was an added incentive to stick to my plan. I knew that I would be giving "progress reports" to the folk at work on regular intervals - LOL.
I get emails daily addressed to "Skinny" - which is a hoot, because of course - even at goal - I will not be "skinny". But they are fun and make me feel great nonetheless.
I too, love seeing people I haven't seen for a while. The transportation director came in yesterday and said "Holy crap, you have lost a boatload of weight!" Then he covered his mouth, and mumbled an apology acknowledging that it was an inappropriate comment to make. But it DID make me smile
