Hi Marie, First I'd like to say Congrats on the weight loss so far! Good for you! As for your daughter, well. I have a 23 yr old daughter. She doesn't exactly say that i'm fat, but she is the only person in my life that just doesn't seem very happy for me. It doesn't make me angry. It makes me sad for her. I think because she has always seen me fat and now she can't handle that i'm at around the same weight as her. Not sure if she thinks she has to compete with me. But maybe she wasn't feeling that great about herself to begin with and has always thought "well at least i'm not as big as my mom", I'm not sure. I think it just might be a her own self image that makes her not be happy for me. While others tell me I look younger... she tells me how old I look now. "Look at all of your wrinkles" she points out. Stuff like that. I love my daughter, I just never thought about how my weight loss would affect others. Try to talk to your daughter perhaps there is more on her mind than you realize. Maybe she is jealous of all of the attention you may be getting with the new, healthier YOU. Maybe she needed you to be fat in order to feel better about herself. I think sometimes kids don't know how to express themselves in a healthy and constructive way. I'll pray for you and her. Good luck and God bless! And again, Keep up the good work, you are doing great!!! ~Angel 255/222/150/118

Great Jen I am so glad you are liking it. I try to go 4 times a week to but it doesn't always happen!! Good Luck. Tina

SO I DECIDED TO JOIN CURVES. $49.00 JOINING FEE AND $29.00 A MONTH. I HAVE GONE THE PAST 2 NIGHTS AND I AM LOVIN' IT! I AM GOING TO SKIP TONIGHT AND JUST GO WALKING WITH MY HUBBIE AND THEN GO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. I WANT TO GO 4 X'S WEEK. IT IS A GOOD WORKOUT AND I ENJOY ALL THE LADIES. I DECIDED IN A YEAR I MAY WANT TO JOIN THE REGULAR GYM BUT FOR NOW CURVES IS PERFECT FOR ME! I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU GUYS. I HAVE LOST OVER 100 POUNDS BUT I HAVE ANOTHER 100 TO GO! I CAN'T WAIT! JEN RNY 11/29/04

Hey Marie - I'm really sorry that you are going through this with your daughter. It's not like it's just someone that you can cut off. You know, your daughter says those things because she knows that ultimately, no matter what she says to you, you will still love and accept her. You might want to consider telling her (not in the middle of a fight) that part of being a family is knowing the intimate things about each other that can truely hurt one another but respecting each other enough to never use those things against each in anger or for the purpose of hurting one another. Let her know that you love her and would never use things that you know she is sensative about to hurt her feelings (make sure that's true - if you use this behavior then she will have no reason to stop herself) and you expect her to respect you enough to return the favor. If she does this again you might want to consider consequences - take her cell phone away, don't let her use your computer, etc. Good luck! Debbie

Boy.....oh boy......that child knows how to control.....and it must work....your upset. Act like you could care less.....best you stay away from that bad behavior.....you need positive stuff....not that negative stuff. My opinion. Sandy