Unsure

I used to let it bother me but now I just let it slide. What kills me though is that all I used to hear is "you need to loose weight, you need to loose weight, you need to loose weight." Okay, I had the surgery, I HAVE lost weight (138 lbs so far!) and hope to loose at least 80 lbs. Every pound that I do loose is a giat hurdle for me. But everytime I say a word about it all I hear is "Do you have to tell everybody?" Excuse me, but "HECK YEAH!" What hurts most of all is that my own mother and sister tell this to me. And they were the ones that said they were all for the surgery, too. Oh well! I guess that they just can't stand the fact that I'm smaller than them now.

That kind of thing doesn't bother me too much because I thought I looked awful anyway at 241. I'm just starting to feel like I look better now, even though what I'm most thankful for is being able to physically DO all the things I've wanted to do for years. Try not to let it bother you. People know that it's not good for us to be so heavy and very few people actually find obese people attractive. I'm not offended by those comments at all especially since I can brag about some of the things I've done since I'm so much lighter. Just my take. Linn

I complain to my supervisor how everyone treats me differently. But you know, I do smile a lot more than I used to. So, I think it's a little of each. Most people will say hello and treat you nicer when you smile.