'Nuther Thought for the day!!

As Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of wheelchair bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt often said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Hi Sis, If you let someone make you feel inferior once.....shame on them, but if you let them make you feel inferior again....shame on you. We (especially women) have more power then men realize. How have you been sis? I lost 5 more pounds which shocked me to death because I feel like I am eating more then I should. My total weight loss is 61 pounds. I tried clothes on last night and I am in a 16. WOW, I haven't been in a 16 forever. Take care sis, Love ya, Esther

That is my all-time FAVORITE saying! I put it on all my websites. When I realized what she was REALLY saying, it hit me what an idiot I'd been all my life. Now I don't let anyone, even the husband, make me feel inferior. Esther you are doing FABULOUS!!!! 61 lbs is incredible!!! I'm so jealous!!!!! Keep up the great work you two!!! * Cyndi *

Hi Cyndi, You are doing great too and don't ever let anyone make you feel bad about yourself. You are a beautiful person and each day you get more and more beautiful and Never let anyone take that away from you. Just remember that when a person puts you down, it's because they don't like themselves very much and to make them feel better about themselves, they have to put others down. People who love themselves only find the good in others so if someone is mean to you it's their problem, not yours. Love ya, Esther

Thank you Esther. My mom keeps telling me the lighter I get the more vocal I'm getting. At 5'6" 125 lbs my mom has never understood how it feels to be morbidly obese. Her side of the family is all petite and (they think) cute and here I am. The 5'7" monster. lol I haven't seen most of them for about 5 years (totally my choice). Unfortunately, my mom's younger sister told the older sister about my surgery. Her daughters always treated me like crapola. So, the older aunt is supposedly VERY concerned about me. Hmmm....I'll be 11 weeks out on Friday. They obviously know where I live since I grew up in this house. LOL And, I do have caller ID and have yet to see their name on there. Yup, I'm getting a little mouthy. LOL I've decided they aren't worth my time. I'm sure they'll be shocked when they see me next. I'm sure there will be a have-to-attend funeral in the future. But, I can't wait to ignore them. But, then, if they don't have something nasty to say, they won't have anything to say at all. And, for the first time in 42 years, I'm starting to like me!!!! But, maybe that's because my best family is the OH family!!!!! * Cyndi *