just wondering.....

I read a post awhile back where someone was commenting on someone's choice to use diet pills. This person said they wouldn't take diet pills because they wanted to be able to say they "did it all on their own'''.  I would like to say to that person that when you make the choice to have surgery, that doesn't mean your cheating or taking the easy way out.  Having wls is MUCH harder than just dieting and exercise!  I understand that non-surgical may be the way some people have to go because they have no insurance coverage, etc..  I just say to them I wish you the best, and hope that you are able to first lose over 100 pounds and second, keep it off long enough to have a positive impact on your life!

thanks for sharing your opinion

Wow!  I normally would have just passed over this post but I felt a real need to respond to this.  I've tried so many things over my short 36 years (well, 37 in a few weeks LOL) to lose weight.  Some have worked, some haven't.  I've lost weight, kept it off for a few years and gained it back.  This is possible with any weight loss method out there-even weight loss surgery. The reason I needed to address this is that I would never never make the judgement that one person's journey was easier or harder than someone else's.  The method of losing the weight is irrelevant as long term success is more related to the brain and behavior modification any way.  It makes me really sad to know that there is so much strife over these choices and there can't just be blanket support for anyone determined to do this.

the OP has been all over the boards tonight stirring up stuff so take it for what it's worth and consider the source

 

I don't think anyone is judging anyone here for the choices they've made or will make and if they are - poo on them

Please forgive my ignorance, but what is the OP?

OP = Original Poster - the person that started the thread

 

not ignorant to ask a question :)

Thanks!  Well, I'd never know unless I asked or looked it up, LOL. Aha, this is very similar to driving (at least in South Florida).  Something happens that ticks one person off, then they start to drive erratic and start the chain of nasty driving.  Pot stirring never leads to anything good.  I try not to get sucked in, but this time I did but that's the last of it.  Off to sleepy time :)

Really?  I clicked on her latest posts and there was only that one post. 

when you click on "latest posts" under someones name they only show you the latests posts from that forum.....

trust me I speak the truth - she was on the MAIN BOARD and the DS BOARD last night getting EVERYONE in an uproar and causing all kinds of chaos

if you'd like links - I'd be happy to provide them :)

ETA:

here's one of the links

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/a,messageboard/action,r eplies/board_id,5357/cat_id,4957/topic_id,3475147/

 

You taught me something new : )