Respect for yourself

Respectingmybody
on 5/14/15 4:02 am

Dear readers, as a former overweight guy and a good friend of a man who underwent bariatric surgery, I have learned some things. 1) No matter how you spin it, being obese/morbidly obese is unhealthy and unsightly.Excess fat distorts the body and bad things begin to happen.2)It's a matter of self respect and discipline, period.

hollykim
on 5/14/15 9:17 am - Nashville, TN

Revision on 03/18/15

On May 14, 2015 at 4:02 AM Pacific Time, Respectingmybody wrote:

Dear readers, as a former overweight guy and a good friend of a man who underwent bariatric surgery, I have learned some things. 1) No matter how you spin it, being obese/morbidly obese is unhealthy and unsightly.Excess fat distorts the body and bad things begin to happen.2)It's a matter of self respect and discipline, period.

and your point for posting here?

crystal M.
on 5/14/15 2:32 am, edited 5/14/15 4:18 am - Joliet, IL

REALIZE Band on 03/24/09

As a former fat person myself...with friends of all shapes and sizes.

Fat or thin I always respected myself.

Kate -True Brit
on 5/14/15 9:37 am - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

not sure what your point is.

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

Nic M
on 5/14/15 9:44 am

Hey, look. It's Captain Obvious. You're on an Obesity Help support site. Do you think you're sharing some information no one has ever heard before?

It's pretty simplistic of a mindset to say it's a matter of "self respect and discipline, period." Doctors, who know a lot more than you do about obesity, would beg to differ with you.

I would venture a guess that you haven't learned as much as you think you have. People who think they're somehow "above" others usually end up falling pretty hard.

Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI

Grim_Traveller
on 5/14/15 5:41 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

On May 14, 2015 at 4:02 AM Pacific Time, Respectingmybody wrote:

Dear readers, as a former overweight guy and a good friend of a man who underwent bariatric surgery, I have learned some things. 1) No matter how you spin it, being obese/morbidly obese is unhealthy and unsightly.Excess fat distorts the body and bad things begin to happen.2)It's a matter of self respect and discipline, period.

Boys have penises, and girls have vaginas.

I like puppies.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

samanthalc
on 5/14/15 5:48 pm

with

Now THAT is news worth sharing.

CGCL
on 5/14/15 6:40 pm

RNY on 02/19/15

That explains why hubby is always trying to show me something.

Height: 6'0" HW 5/2013 295. Consult 7/29/14 275. SW 261. RNY 2/19/15. M1:-33! M2:-13.5. M3:-12. M4:-10.8. M5:-9.7. M6:-5. M7: -4.5. Pregnant 8/15-5/16. 10 weeks post partum: 173.