Disappearing Act
Today I wore an outfit I've worn many times before in the last two months.
It's comfortable, I feel confident in it and I like it.
Thirty minutes into my day I was walking up the hallway and I heard someone call me by my full first name...
"Anne-Marie!"
I spun around.
It was a manager from another department--someone I've spoken with before about exercise and getting in shape--but I haven't seen him in months.
"I didn't recognize you! You've lose a whole person!"
I laughed. I've heard this expression before and know it's just a dramatic way of saying I look like I lost a lot of weight. And I'm cool with it. Technically, I did...toddlers are people too! And I'm down almost 27lbs.
We walked together as he asked me about the baby and the family and I told him that I was trying to lose the baby weight and get back into shape and was planning to run a 5k and 10k in November. He mentioned it was good to have goals and said that my efforts were visibly obvious.
I walked away with a spring in my step and a smile on my face and it set the tone for the rest of my day.
But it puzzles me--why now? I haven't lost much weight in the last two weeks so why are people saying something now? Maybe it's the outfit--but I've worn it before. Maybe my weight has redistributed and I'm more toned. Who knows...but it was a great start to my day.
In other news, I ran two 8 minute runs today. I did this on Sunday too but I wanted to do it again before my next run--a 20 minute run. No stopping.
It's comfortable, I feel confident in it and I like it.
Thirty minutes into my day I was walking up the hallway and I heard someone call me by my full first name...
"Anne-Marie!"
I spun around.
It was a manager from another department--someone I've spoken with before about exercise and getting in shape--but I haven't seen him in months.
"I didn't recognize you! You've lose a whole person!"
I laughed. I've heard this expression before and know it's just a dramatic way of saying I look like I lost a lot of weight. And I'm cool with it. Technically, I did...toddlers are people too! And I'm down almost 27lbs.
We walked together as he asked me about the baby and the family and I told him that I was trying to lose the baby weight and get back into shape and was planning to run a 5k and 10k in November. He mentioned it was good to have goals and said that my efforts were visibly obvious.
I walked away with a spring in my step and a smile on my face and it set the tone for the rest of my day.
But it puzzles me--why now? I haven't lost much weight in the last two weeks so why are people saying something now? Maybe it's the outfit--but I've worn it before. Maybe my weight has redistributed and I'm more toned. Who knows...but it was a great start to my day.
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| me, today! |
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| ...after my run...in my new shirt LOL |
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