SusanMaria Stay Away!

Hi everyone. Check this out, this is what she thinks of us here. http://store.bariatriceating.com/thismonthsrant.html I wont be ordering from bariatric eating any more! Will you? LisaMarie

Hm....no more orders to her company...ba humbug....Dennis

I agree she just blew my business and i was ordering alot of my things from her Kim

She lost my business too. Her "rant" was judgmental, inappropriate, unnecessary and unprofessional. I'll definitely be shopping elsewhere. Kellie

Man & I just ordered a $100 worth of protein from her. But that's the last money I spend there!!! How arrogant can you be!!! Gina

I read somewhere that she was a B*$#@ who's just interested in herself, her expensive vacations and how much money she can make selling her stuff (it was on amazon.com's reviews of her books). I tried to be objective, even though I read her book and had to agree that it was all about how she ate at fancy expensive restaurants after her surgery. Not really helpful! I sort of don't care for her attitude and I'm with you sister, I'm not buying from her web site again. She's a bit too stuck on herself for my taste. Wish I'd read that before I ordered the Acheiv's but that's ok, I won't be ordering from her again. She was leaving a bad taste in my mouth for a while now! I noticed some people who lose their weight suddenly forget what it's like to have been here and become a bit too snooby (and is it just me or does she look like she still could lose more? hmmm... people who live in glass houses...).

Wow! LOL. In her first paragraph she says "over here we don't have ice cream tasters, biscuits addicts or candy bar junkies", but about 5 paragraphs later she mentions someone "over there" that ate tostitos. That was pretty annoying. She must have forgotten that most of her business comes from us "over here" spreading the word. I read her book also, before I knew anything about here being here and I didn't find it helpful at all. The question and answer section at the beginning was good, but it was all stuff I had already asked an had answered. Her journal part was really about her expensive lifestyle and up and heading to Vegas for dinner on a whim, etc. Then, the recipe section was full of foods that weren't useful to me. It's sad that she came off as annoying as she did in that rant of hers. I will not be sending her anymore of my money, without an apology. Marcia

NO FLAMES MS RACHEL ... IT WASN'T WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY, IT WAS MAKING ENEMIES OUT OF 2 GROUPS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES LIVES FOR THE BETTER. I'M VERY OUTSPOKEN SO HER TONE DOESN'T BOTHER ME ... ACTUALLY, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE ON THE BOARDS THAT I WON'T EVEN ANSWER BECAUSE THEY WANT APPROVAL FOR EATING WRONG & GETTING AWAY WITH IT ... &, I WON'T DEVALUE EVERYONE ELSE'S HONEST EFFORTS TO FOLLOW THE RULES BY EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR POSTS. SO, I AGREE WITH HER ON SUCKING IT UP & FOLLOWING THE RULES. ... BUT, TO ATTACK OTHERS THE WAY SHE DID ... I FIND IRRESPONSIBLE & SELF-SERVING IN HER "MY" GROUP VS. "YOUR" GROUP ATTITUDE. THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG IN OUR NATION RIGHT NOW - WE'VE MADE ENEMIES OF OURSELVES ... COLOR AGAINST COLOR ... LIBERAL AGAINST CONSERVATIVE ... THIN AGAINST HEAVY ... NORTH AGAINST SOUTH ... ONE RELIGION AGAINST ANOTHER RELIGION ... NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR ... WE CAN'T SUCCEED WHEN WE DIVIDE OUR HOUSE ... IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, SHE COULD HAVE MADE VERY GOOD POINTS WITHOUT DIVIDING OUR WLS FAMILY INTO GOOD GUYS & BAD GUYS. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

YOU HAVE VALID POINTS, MS RACHEL, & YOUR POSTS ALWAYS CHALLENGE ME TO THINK THINGS THROUGH ... I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IF I BORROW YOUR POST TO GET SOME DISCUSSION GOING ON OUR BOARDS ... HOW WE TREAT ONE ANOTHER vs MAKING A POINT IS AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT. WE'VE ALL BEEN VICTIMS OF DESCRIMINATION & JUDGMENT, BUT DO WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KIND OF TREATMENT AS BEING ACCEPTABLE ... EVEN FROM ONE OUR OWN? GOOD QUESTION! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

I ADMIRE HER FOR STICKING TO HER GUNS ON BEING FAITHFUL TO "THE RULES". LIKE SHE SAID, EATING WRONG SHOULD NOT BE APPLAUDED & I AGREE. BUT, THIS IS A HUGE CHANGE; BIGGER THAN ANYONE TOLD US; BIGGER THAN ANY OF US REALIZED ... I'M HAVING TO RE-EVALUATE EVERY PART OF MY LIFE TO MAKE ALL THE PIECES FIT & THEY ARE KINDA JUMBLED UP RIGHT NOW. I'M DOING GREAT, GOOD, OK, BAD & REALLY BAD IN DIFFERENT AREAS ... LIKE I IMAGINE WE ALL ARE ... BUT EACH DAY IS A CLEAN SLATE & I FOCUS ON MAKING BETTER & BETTER CHOICES UNTIL THIS ALL SMOOTHS OUT. WHERE SHE WENT WRONG ... I THINK THAT MAKING ENEMIES OUT OF DIFFERENT SUPPORT GROUPS OR PITTING ONE SUPPORT GROUP AGAINST ANOTHER IS NOT PRODUCTIVE. WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT & MAKING SOME OF US THE "BAD GUYS" WHILE ONLY HER GROUP IS THE "GOOD GUYS" IS A BIT SELF-SERVING. SHE COULD HAVE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS JUST BY SPEAKING GENERICALLY WITH OUT SLAMMING "US" & PRAISING "THEM". IT'S LIKE SOME DAYS I AM "THE SUPPORTER" & SOME DAYS I AM "THE SUPPORTEE". THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME GOOD ONE DAY & BAD THE NEXT ... JUST HUMAN. I'VE BEEN BOUNCING OFF THE WALL LATELY ON THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER ... I'M ASSUMING IT'S THE HORMONE THING THAT GOES ALONG WITH OUR RAPID WEIGHT LOSS. NICK & I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IF I SHOULD GO BACK ON ANTI-DEPRESSANTS TO HELP ME THROUGH THIS TIME. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF MEDICATION HELPS THIS KIND OF MOOD SWINGS? I'VE ALSO BEEN ON THE STALL/SLOW-DOWN FROM HELL FOR 10 WEEKS & NOTHING IS BREAKING IT. DOESN'T MAKE FOR THRILLING DAYS TO SAY THE LEAST. IF I DIDN'T HAVE Y'ALL TO LIFT ME UP, DUST ME OFF & PAT ME ON THE HEAD OR KICK ME IN THE PANTS ... I WONDER IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEATHER THIS STORM BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE HOOP-LAH OF "YOU'LL LOSE 100 #s IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE", I FIND THAT I'M A "SLOW LOSER" ... A TOUGH, LONELY PLACE TO BE WHEN I'M TRYING SO HARD, FOLLOWING "THE RULES" & NOT CHEATING. YES, THE REALITY IS THAT I HAVE HUNDREDS OF THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR FROM THIS SURGERY & I DEFINITELY AM AS IS MY DEAR HUSBAND & LOVING FAMILY ... BUT, BEING IN A TOUGH PLACE RIGHT NOW, IT'S A LIFE-SAVER TO HAVE FRIENDS ON THIS BOARD, ON MY SC BOARD & THROUGH MY LOWCOUNTRY BYPASS BUDDIES WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP TO KNOW WHEN TO BE SWEET & WHEN TO BE TOUGH ... & SOMETIMES WHEN TO JUST LISTEN OR TELL ME SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS WHERE I'M COMING FROM. I THINK IT TAKES BOTH SWEETNESS & TOUGHNESS TO BE A GOOD SUPPORT BOARD & I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE HERE!!! GOD BLESS Y'ALL & THANK YOU DAWN & NICK