More signs of success…
After writing about the stranger who said I looked like I workout, a couple more situations with strangers commenting on me have come up…while shopping at the mall, a sales lady approached me and started trying to help me find something…I was looking at sleeveless tops, and she picked out one, held it up to me, and said…
her: "You kinda have broad…shou…do you workout?…
me: "Yes, and I didn’t used to have ANY muscle, about 10 months ago I started lifting weights"
her: "Wow..it looks nice, you should accent them and show your hard work"
me: "Thank you"
her: …staring at my shoulders…"How often do you work out?"
me: "Well, I only lift weights 3 x a week"
her: "Oh my, it takes so much dedication, you look really good!"
me: "Thank you, it is amazing to change your body, and worth the work, you can do it too!"
And while at the gym yesterday a man I have never seen before stepped in front of me as I was heading towards some stairs…
him: "How big do you want to GET?"
me: "I don’t know, I’m not that big"
him: "Well, you don’t need to get much bigger, but you look good with muscle on you, it looks really good on you", as he nodded his head at my arms in approval, or..something…
…the part of these interactions I am focusing on is the fact that they NOTICED something to comment on…whether they were sincere or not in their compliments doesn’t bother me, I know that a lot of people aren’t used to seeing a woman with muscle and are a little surprised when they do…which is fine with me, cuz it just means I am doing something RIGHT 
again, I say….Woooooohoooooooo!!
July 29, 2009 at 8:11 am
Awesome! I know that most times i don’t think there is much progress but when some one else notices it gives me a since of relief and makes me want to work even harder to get the results i want. we are well on our way. =) have a great day.
July 29, 2009 at 3:17 pm
The random comments can be pretty cool… I get a little of both. Some people respect it when a woman has muscle, and some are turned off by it. I suppose it’s a matter of taste. I try not to let the negative ones get to my head… recently a friend told me that his new girlfriend (after seeing pictures of me) had said: "she’s fit, but she doesn’t need to get any more fit". UGH!! What??? lol… Fortunately I had a good comeback: "Good thing she’s not my trainer!"
Keep up the good work
July 29, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Keep up the good work. Its better to be noticed than ignored. You look great!
July 29, 2009 at 10:14 pm
get it girrrl!!!!!!! im proud of you haha but be aware that when you really start looking good you start getting negative attention from jelous haters
July 30, 2009 at 4:18 pm
LOVE THAT! Great work A&F!
July 31, 2009 at 1:54 pm
That’s awesome that people are giving you props on the changes, and your muscle. There are so many more that notice and don’t ever tell you. You are doing great, keep pushing yourself, its working.