anyone else have this problem?

BOY, YOU DON'T PULL ANY PUNCHES DO YA DIANA? I LIKE YOU!!

I'm really pretty sweet usually but I do get so sick of negative people.  Isn't there so many better things in life to be than the wet blanket!!!  It's sad that people think congratulating someone else's victories somehow negates their own.  I've had a few issues like these lately so I guess I'm kinda in a mood about it!  lol  I do think I have a new motto though....IF SOMEONE DOESN'T WANT TO JOIN YOUR PARTY....UN-INVITE THEM!  NO PARTY POOPERS ALLOWED!!!

It's your thang, do what you wanna do. Who gives a fat rat's ass what anyone thinks. You don't owe explanations. Rock on girl, and keep on keepin on.

Rita

THANKS RITA! I GUESS I JUST NEEDED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WHERE I AM NOW AND KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME!

I think it's a very personal choice with each one of us. I give specific numbers because I'm not ashamed of anything. I've had nothing but positive responses, though. Don't let them bring you down about it. Be happy and proud for yourself!

I think for most people, if you have not been there you can't get your arms around the numbers. I have always been told I carry my weight in a way that I don't look as much as I actually weigh (not to me though). I do give specifics and have had positive responses. but what really drives me crazy -- everyone (mostly at work) monitoring what I eat. I am constantly be asked what I am eating and even get the, "you can eat that?!" I think I might just start commenting on all the unhealthy eating around me and see if they get the point!

I'VE GOT PEOPLE AT WORK THAT ASK ME HOW MUCH I ATE TODAY BUT I DON'T THINK THEY ARE MONITORING WHAT I EAT BUT THEY ARE AMAZED THAT I DON'T EAT MUCH AT ALL. WHEN WE EAT OUT WITH GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY LAUGH BECAUSE I USUALLY EAT OFF MY HUSBANDS PLATE OR ORDER SOMETHING SMALL AND GIVE THE REST AWAY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOVE IT!

I DON'T FEEL ASHAMED OF HOW FAR I HAVE COME BUT I AM ASHAMED AT HOW FAR I LET MYSELF GET BEFORE I DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BUT I AM PROUD THAT I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND IT IS WONDERFUL!! I TELL MY STORY TO ANYONE WILLING TO LISTEN BUT THERE ARE JUST SOME PEOPLE THAT GIVE ME THAT "LOOK" AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH II MAKES ME MAD MORE THAN HURTS MY FEELINGS. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE TELL ME THEY ARE HAPPY AND PROUD OF ME SO I THINK THAT MAKES IT ALL BETTER!! PLUS I AM HAPPY AND PROUD OF ME AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT MATTERS THE MOST!

OH, I know what you mean! People who monitor my food, too. There's one person I try to avoid seeing when I heat up my lunch on purpose!

I'm so glad you brought this up!  I like all the advice you got.  I think I will probably go with Happycat's suggestion and then tell the people that I know really understand....like you guys (lol) how much I weighed starting and where I want to end up. 

What an awesome problem to have, huh?!!  You are doing so awesome.  I am still stuck at 90 and it is not budging but I'm not getting upset or giving up.  I know it will move again, it always does.