Ry: You look great!

Me: Thanks! I still have a gut, but...

Ry: Wait, wait wait...

Me: No, I'm a month out, I'm not worried, I'm working toward it slowly.

Ry: Think of it like this. You just had a circus. And now the circus is over. The elephants and clowns have all left the tent. But that doesn't mean the tent just instantly disappears. You still have to pack it and fold it up, and that's hard work that takes its own time too. Don't compare yourself to how you looked before you got pregnant. Compare yourself to how you looked just before you gave birth. Then you'll see what I see. You look great.