Usually not the best way to start a conversation...with a complete stranger...in the gym! But this opener led to a conversation that would inevitably make my day.
My usual Monday morning Body Pump class was just finishing and I was starting the daunting task of putting away my equipment (which is as much a workout as the actual torture - er, I mean class). A woman who I have seen many times before in this very class stops me and says, "I don't mean to offend you but you look GREAT! You've really slimmed down!" Offend me??? I couldn't express my gratitude to her fast enough! Not only was I pleasantly surprised that a stranger would take the time to compliment another but also validated in my almost year-long effort to stash the baby weight somewhere other than my back end!
As I picked up Evan and walked to the car I thought about how simple it really is to make someone's day and decided to challenge myself in the coming weeks with paying it forward...and then I got myself a nice, toasty supreme bagel with cream cheese! A girl's gotta celebrate, right?
