Smacked in the face with a reality check!

Back from the NASCAR race at Bristol, TN, and I had a GREAT time! If you ever get a chance to attend a race at Bristol Motor Speedway, DO IT!!! It is the BEST, most EXCITING NASCAR event ever! 43 cars on a 1/2 mile track, for 500 laps! As their motto says, "Racin' the way it ought'a be!!" 160,000 rabid race fans came and saw the best race of the year so far! I also had a reality check this weekend. After the Busch race on Saturday, as I was walking from the track to the campsite we were hanging out at, one drunk guy commented to me, "Hey shorty, you sure are fat". I just looked at him, and couldn't really respond. That one comment brought this whole year's progress down to zero. I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does. I just posted comparison photos on my website of me on April 4, 2005 - two days before surgery, and from March 22, 2006 - 131 pounds lighter. The website is geocities.com/thedawnofanewdayna Just comparing the two photos should make me realize I *HAVE* come a long way. But I also have to make myself realize I have a *LONG* way yet to go. I'm still 179 pounds, and at 5'2" that is still considered OBESE. The guy may have been a jerk, but he was telling the TRUTH. I AM STILL FAT. That's a reality. Yes, I have had good experiences since the surgery, even had men hitting on me, buying drinks, etc. -- but the reality is, I am still fat. Boy is it hard to type that word. It just seems that as soon as I get my self-esteem built up, someone comes along and knocks it back down. Life's a ***** isn't it? Dayna 310/179/120?

Dayna, Don't let some bozo head get you down in the dumps. I couldn't get to your website to see your comparison photo's but, from what I see on your profile you have done an amazing job. Some people are just rude and ignorant. Ignore the fools and commend yourself on a job well done. You have come a long way, baby. You are a beautiful person and all of your goals are within reach. Gina

Thanks Gina! My website is available now. Someone emailed me saying they were trying to view it but the bandwith was exceeded. I have now changed to Geocities Plus and that should no longer be a problem. www.geocities.com/thedawnofanewdayna Thanks! Dayna

Dayna, I went and peeked at your website and all I can say is what an amazing transformation you have made. You are beautiful. Gina

I checked out your photos as well. That guy was drunk and was being a jerk. You look great...you have a well defined waist and you are glowing. Don't let his nastiness ruin this for you.

Dayna.. DO NOT LET THAT GUY'S STUPID COMMENT GET YOU!! There are probably thousands of other people who saw you that weekend and wished they were your size...when I was 310....at 5'4" I would have loved to be 170's ...you are a beautiful person and he was a drunk redneck without common decency...there is no call for what he did and it really shouldn't count for anything because you MUST consider the source. I know exactly what you are feeling and I will pray for your feelings....sticks and stones may break our bones but words can pierce our heart, no matter who they are from....I know. But you have to remind yourself of how far you have come and DO NOT let the stupidity of one person dissolve all you have worked for this past year. I am here if you need ANYTHING!! Just e-mail me. Bryna 310/178/145

Hi Dayna, I am so jealous, I am a huge NASCAR fan. Bristol is on my list of racetracks to do before I die list. I got to go to Talladega last October. About the comment. I didn't do my surgery to get skinny or look good. I did it because my doctor said "Lynn you are going to die if you don't do something NOW!!!" Your granddaughter will know you through pictures. So when people still make comments they are ignorant of what I have accomplished. I do not take any medications and I can actually excercise. You look marvelous, fantastic, sexy!! 318/220/150

I probably would have smacked him with the back of my hand. Or a better way to have delt with it would have been "Not as fat as your mouth." Some people just never grow up. I think you look fantastic. I mean really. The before picture compaired to the picture of you now. You look like a different person. Dont let it bother you... He will be drunk for the rest of his life, but you wont be "fat" forever. You look great, keep your chin up. Jennifer

Don't let a jerk get you down.......... you will get there. Look how far you have come. Good luck! natalie

When I read your post Dayna, I felt sick inside. Why is it that the careless cruel remark of one idiot can bring us unstuck??? I think we have all been so hurt by peoples comments over the years that it does negate any positive feelings we sometimes allow ourselves. Im sorry that happened to you, but you are looking amazing. hugs from down under Helen