QOTWeekend . . .

I'm going to admit something that's a bit shameful . . . every now and then reading the boards I get a bad case of the jealousies. The green monster was really evil when I was waiting for approval and a date - now he rears his ugly head every now and then when I read post after post of someone's success. Now don't get me wrong, I am truely in awe of those who are successful and have reached their goal!! I just sometimes want it to be me!! So, the question . . . anyone else get a case of the jealousies every now and then?

Hey Kelly Jo- Of course, we have spent a lot of time getting ready for this life changing event and want it to come sooner than later. We all want to be the ones saying...well, I'm down 100 lbs. I just keep in my head....it WILL happen for me! I can learn from them as well. If someone posts a great success story, I generally let them know that I'm jealous and I've made them my new poster child and post, "I wanna be just like "so & so". It's so true...why lie! We're all going to get there, someone had to hit the finish line first, but we will all cross the finish line. Pam

"We will all cross the finish line" . . . so true - now I just need the patience to get there! lol!

Well hon...think of it like this....I can be jealous of you! You get to go first! Just think of all those that will come to OH and be jealous of you! Take care Kelly Jo! Pam

Jealous? Oh, yea. Like jealous of my sister-in-law who has 3 (almost 4 kids this month) and weighs no more than 120 pounds. Jealous of those who find it fun to exercise while I find it a chore. Jealous of the women who can stay at home with their small children or at the very least work part time. But then, I think of all the things I have that others may be jealous of.... the fact that I am a beautiful person inside and out; the fact that I have a beautiful marriage and wonderful wonderful children whom I adore; the fact that I am bright, clever, and talented. Can you tell that I have no issues with lack of self-esteem?! I feel that for every one thing that we are jealous of in someone else, there is equally something that someone else is jealous of in us!

Being a pre-op, my jealousy has a lot of sadness to it. It is different than jealousy I might feel in other situations...where I want to have something and not want the other person to have it-such as being jealous of my husband's ex-I want him, she cannot have him. In this case, I am so glad that others have had the surgery-and been successful. It makes me want to have it so bad. So , yes, I am jealous-yet I find joy in the fact taht others have been successful-and I wish that on all of us. Thanks to everyone on this board-especially to those taking the initiative and asking the QOTDs. Lisa