Crazy lady made me mad!!!

I have got to vent! I was flipping through channels and came across a show called "The Insider." It's some sort of late night news/gossip show. One of the stories I saw dealt with Bob Barker (The Price is Right) and a former showcase show-girl... She claims she was forced to resign because of her weight, he claims she was always overweight and so it couldn't have been that. Basically, she fluctuated between sizes 8 and 14!!! She now weighs 185 and consideres herself so big people don't see her! She was acting as though she barely fit in the door! Barker mirrored these thoughts- he felt 8-14 made her a "big" girl!!!!! I feel so angry inside! I weight 250, size 22 and I know I am not treated as badly as some people who are larger than I... I think most of us would smile and say thank you if someone made us a size 14/185!! Have any of you guys seen things like this? Anyway, I just had to vent to people who would understand my indignation Valarie

I have to share that I did see this too - and this woman is BY FAR NOT a big woman. I'm now in the rage where sometimes I get the most wonderful compliments and "wow" moments and sometimes I still get looked at as if I were still 350 lbs. Some people need to get a grip on the reality that the "AVERAGE" size of American women today is between 12 - 16! (And honestly I think that's a bit off!) I do understand why that made you angry - it did the same to me!!! Thanks for venting....we all have our "moments" to do so! Much Dee Dee

I'm so excited to have this surgery- I've heard a lot of people say they still see themselves as "fat." Not sure I'll have that problem- I've always had the opposite! When I was gaining the weight those years I would still look in the mirror & see me at 165 and say, "Damn I look good!" It took almost 80 lbs gained to make me realize I was unhealthy... Hopefully that blind self-esteem will last through the surgery and loss... Also, I've seen you pics- I would bet my life no one is looking at you like you're 350! You're beautiful! I think a lot of us are so focused on us being big that we assume others are seeing it too... You're great- believe it! Valarie