For those that are on Facebook

Kells .
on 5/15/09 1:42 am - MI

Wondering do you chronicle your WLS journey on there, especially since it's made up of your friends and family!

Only a few of my friends on there know about the journey I'm on but I was thinking of putting my thoughts on there too....idk

If you are on there request me(Kelli Marquise), it's my other addiction next to OH-BAF!!!

Thanks God for creating, Jesus for saving, and the Holy Ghost for sustaining ME!

Destiny Fulfilled
on 5/15/09 1:46 am - Washington, DC

RNY on 01/07/08

If you don't want to share your weightloss journey with everyone, don't post about it on Facebook. People not even on your friends list are privy to your page and pictures even if it is set to private. Most people on BAF don't really talk about WLS on Facebook. At least not any on "my" friendslist. We post pictures, but we don't really allude to WLS unless the author mentions it first.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Destiny_Fulfilled~

Kells .
on 5/15/09 2:07 am - MI

VSG on 03/11/10

Im going to stick with what I know....I have a hard enough time explaining to people when and why I wear my own hair versus sew ins in my pics on there. I couldn't imagine going back and forth over WLS!!

anewme_2009
on 5/15/09 1:49 am

I don't. The one feature I don't like about Facebook is that whenever you post something, everyone & their Mamma's get notified. Not feelin that....IMO.

That's also the site that my kids pictures went "missing". THIS here is my site, my people, my heros, my inspirations! I'm gonna stick w/my folks HERE on BAF.

"I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest and most precious thing in all thinking." by George MacDonald

March 2009 - 316
Current 290

Kells .
on 5/15/09 2:00 am - MI

VSG on 03/11/10

Yea I think I'm just going to stay on home!!! Where I know I will get the support I need

Thanks God for creating, Jesus for saving, and the Holy Ghost for sustaining ME!

Ms. Praise
on 5/15/09 1:53 am - MD

RNY on 11/11/04

Good Morning,

I was talking to some folks about this just this week and for some reason when folks are on FB talking about WLS...it just irritates us...as we don't understand why...that's what OH/BAF is for.

Personally I don't talk about WLS or BAF on FB...I keep the two separate as everybody don't know alot of people had WLS and that's private. I don't have a problem w/people knowing about WLS but as mentioned not everyone wants the world to know they were cut open and re-wired (haha).

Just my opinion...keep the two separate or if you feel the need to "journal"...use your profile page.

No one on my friends list mentions WLS and if they do I haven't seen the post and will never respond.

Cassie

"Judge me all you want, just keep the verdict to yourself. " AMEN!!!!!!!

if you had a life

Biggie Smalls
on 5/15/09 1:56 am, edited 5/15/09 1:57 am - Chocolate City, DC

RNY on 04/01/08

I have my profile not only set to private on FB but also have restrictions on who can see my comments etc. I don't talk about WLS on FB because some of the ppl on my friends list are just casual acquaintances (sp). Thus I don't feel the need divulge that kind of information. Now it's OBVIOUS to some ppl that I've lost a tremendous amount of weight. I will tell them privately what I've done but don't tell everyone.