Wanderings of the Mind - Changes

I've been working hard at losing weight in recent months.  I'm down about 35 pounds so far, with another 15 to go.  To mix things up, I've also grown my goatee, and I think that it's looking pretty good so far.

Apparently, these changes are pretty significant.  One of the people that I've worked with in the past came looking for me this morning.  He looked at me and asked where Sam Hozman sits.  As I smiled, he did a double take, and told me how different I look.

Additionally, just about every day someone tells me how good I'm looking, how the weight loss is attractive, or how the beard really looks sharp.  All this makes me feel like really I'm making some significant changes to my appearance, and that my efforts are paying off.  It's been a while since I've been happy with my looks and felt like I am physically attractive the way I'd like to be.  I'm now starting to feel that I'm a good looking man, and that's a really pleasing feeling.