I get compliments alot that I am a pretty girl (though remind you I am 48) I appreciate those compliments though I didn't earn them. I thank my mother mostly and to a degree my dad (but I look like my mother).  What I appreciate the most is when someone says "your really fit" or "great legs" or " your arms are showing your hard work" because those are things I EARNED.........."if it dosen't challenge you it won't change you" I say this to myself almost daily at the gym.  The gym teaches you what you CAN do what you CAN push yourself to do as long as you listen.........................your stronger than you think and when you learn that you are unstoppable............