If you can't say anything nice...
Good Luck with it!!
Pre-op I was always the first to say something about my weight... I think it was a defense mechanism. Say it before someone else does.
Post-op I do it to my "flaws" and not always out loud, I look in the mirror and my eyes go to what I consider flawed, bad, etc versus recognizing how far I have come. I've been getting better at not doing it now LOL if I don't my Starbucks fund will suffer ;)
Yes! A defense mechanism - say it before someone else does - make it a joke at my own expense - I SO get this!
You look so pretty in your pictures - what a treat that you are also beautiful on the inside - I just love you, Shelly - thank you for all the time and effort you put into helping us all through this crazy journey!
Debbie
Keeping track of my progress without a scale...Starting size: 28-Current size: 6-Goal size: 14
SAND...it's not a club...it's a frame of mind...
I guess with age comes the ability to look in the mirror and say oh well, I give up. I am 48 years old and will never be 24 again, I live with chronic pain from arthritis and I figure if I make it to 60 it will be a miracle. I wear makeup, do my hair, dress my best but am under no allusions about how I look. I am the best me I can be.
Cool. I'm starting a "swear jar" for telling myself (or the unhearing, uncaring universe) that I am a WLS failure. Sure, it looks like I'm failing, and honesty is essential for doing something about it--but there must be a helpful, positive, loving, results-producing way to be honest. When the Mean Girl Committee starts up, money is going in the pot.
