Life of the morbidly obese

Ah (((Joyce))) - thank you for sharing that. I have tears in my eyes. No-one can really understand what's it's like to be morbidly obese unless they've lived that life. It sure hit home for me and I'm printing it out because I know that I'll need to read it again.............

Deb

Can I get this in wallet size so I can hand them out to the people I encounter every day who just dont get it!?!

Thanks so much Joyce - I love this!!!

Wow that is such a heartfelt message. Thank you for sharing it .
Molly

I did like it very much but I don't identify with it much yet. I haven't had surgery so I haven't faced all those emotions pre-op and post-op but even those feelings from a life lived as a morbidly obese person, I don't know I just haven't ever had those problems. I've never not got a job I wanted or felt left out of something because of my weight, I don't know maybe I've just been really lucky that the people around me haven't treated me any different. Maybe the difference is me, maybe I just don't care enough about what other people think to be concerned about what they think or how they act. I guess I've always had the feeling that one day I would lose the weight and so I've never truly got wrapped up in feeling depressed about it. Denial maybe? I don't think so. I guess I've always been one of those healthy fat people, I haven't had a lot of medical issues related to my weight. Not to say that I haven't had some difficulties but nothing that would motivate these particular feelings. I don't know. I'm not a cold unfeeling person, maybe it just is that I've been lucky to have been treated like anyone else and that I haven't suffered because of being overweight.

Thanks for sharing! I too printed it, since it hit very close to home. Brought tears to my eyes as well.

well said had tears in my eyes lm waitin on my surgery no date yet but lm a little scared but l will do it

Thanks...