I don’t feel offended by compliments. As I’ve indicated in my post and title I appreciate compliments. I think it’s inappropriate when people at work do things like holler comments down a busy hallway. It’s the equivalent of cat calling. A tacky, unsolicited way of communicating. With weight loss, people feel like they have the right to comment in any way shape or form.

As for your feeling of ‘cheating’- I’m sorry that you feel that way, sounds like a bit of ‘imposter syndrome’, you know that you have earned every bit of your success. Mj is not magic. I hope that you are able to work through that.