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NSV's: Promotion at Work and Deciding who to date...

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PrettyThick1    1,860

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Disclaimer: I am not bragging, I'm celebrating the changes in my life and giving newbies a couple of things to look forward to.

I had no idea 50lbs and 3.5 months would make such a difference. I just got the news that I'm being promoted and have a FAT salary increase (after 9 years and very hard work that has gone unnoticed/unappreciated) and I'm trying to decide who to date. I know my promotion has a lot to do with the weightloss. I work in a male-dominated industry (oil and gas) and only attractive women seem to get good breaks in the office environment - just being honest, I am NOT bragging because I think I'm just regular!!! It also seems that I meet a new guy every other day and while it's easy to weed many of them out, I have three excellent prospects and I wish I could hang on to all of them. :wub:

I am fully aware that two of them would not have given me a second look before I lost this weight and this will likely have some bearing on my final decision. But, it feels great to be more attractive again and to feel people staring at you from a distance...and you know why.

It's also nice to hear "you're the perfect size now...don't lose anymore weight". I'm still going for 19 more pounds and hope to get there by the end of the year.

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SeaSounders♥    225

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That's a wonderful NSV.. feel free to toot your own horn!! :) Great Work!

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KAATNS    1,473

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Great job and congrats!! Having options is a great thing too! ;)

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Wow, good for you on both counts!! What's your secret though? I haven't been on a date in 6 years! Seriously, I'm just going to be one of those old cat ladies, sitting on her porch with cats everywhere, doing word search puzzles. LOL

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Lady VS    1,147

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Oo you go girl!!!!! Congratulations on your raise.

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Pretty thick

Congratulations! I am sooooo happy for you!

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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Disclaimer: I am not bragging, I'm celebrating the changes in my life and giving newbies a couple of things to look forward to.

Get this thing out of your way and BRAG girlfriend!!! You deserve it!!!!

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Disclaimer: I am not bragging, I'm celebrating the changes in my life and giving newbies a couple of things to look forward to.

I had no idea 50lbs and 3.5 months would make such a difference. I just got the news that I'm being promoted and have a FAT salary increase (after 9 years and very hard work that has gone unnoticed/unappreciated) and I'm trying to decide who to date. I know my promotion has a lot to do with the weightloss. I work in a male-dominated industry (oil and gas) and only attractive women seem to get good breaks in the office environment - just being honest, I am NOT bragging because I think I'm just regular!!! It also seems that I meet a new guy every other day and while it's easy to weed many of them out, I have three excellent prospects and I wish I could hang on to all of them. :wub:

I am fully aware that two of them would not have given me a second look before I lost this weight and this will likely have some bearing on my final decision. But, it feels great to be more attractive again and to feel people staring at you from a distance...and you know why.

It's also nice to hear "you're the perfect size now...don't lose anymore weight". I'm still going for 19 more pounds and hope to get there by the end of the year.

You go girl!! And have fun dating!!! :P

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Glad to hear things are going so well for you these days! And I didn't take it as bragging...........

What is this dating thing you speak of?

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PrettyThick1    1,860

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Wow, good for you on both counts!! What's your secret though? I haven't been on a date in 6 years! Seriously, I'm just going to be one of those old cat ladies, sitting on her porch with cats everywhere, doing word search puzzles. LOL

My secret is newfound confidence to go new places wearing things that fit :) . I smile more (not really, it's just that my cheeks no longer hold my lips down - LOL) and I'm open to returning lingering eye contact. Before when someone would look at me, I'd smile and look away...not anymore, I'm like "what's uuuuup" with my eyes. LOL

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Brag all you want! New found confidence and weightloss probably put you over the promotion glass ceiling! Hurrah! Great NSV!

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Ahhhh!! Congratulations! I'm sure you deserve every good thing coming to you.

As far as being more attractive (something I don't feel about myself yet) it makes me uber uncomfortable now because I get those lingering looks from men. I've ALWAYS been very friendly, even at my highest weight, saying hello & good morning to strangers (men &women) making small talk on a line, thanking the men who take away our waste every time I see them... And so forth. But NOW... I'm making less eye-contact with people, particularly with men, because I don't want them to think I think I'm ALL THAT.

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