Go ahead...say it...you know you want to...
To the two heifers at work:
Thanks for making my life a living hell last year during my weight loss. Just because you are both overweight and jealous of me does not mean that you can be outright mean and hateful to me. I chose to do something about my weight and to make myself healthier both physically and emotionally. Just because you two are miserable humans does mean that you can make everyone around you miserable too. And thanks for being snarky to me again this year as well. But it was especially nice last year when my body was going through all the changes it went through and my hormones were running amok and I was coming to terms with my food addiction. Your attitudes towards me and my journey were so nice every day for eight hours a day. Well you know what though, I came back to school this year with a new attitude and your negativity is not gonna bother me one bit this year! So nanny nanny boo boo!!!
To my parents and brother:
I love you dearly! I do! But I DO NOT need you to be the food police. Yes I have an occasional slip up where I eat something I know I should not. I know I do. But I don't need ya"ll to constantly tell me "Don't eat that!" Saying that to me, as you should well know, just makes me want to do it even more!! (Think about when I was a teenager, MOM). I am perfectly capable of eating within my limits. I know you are afraid that I will gain my weight back. Here is a newsflash for you: SO DO I!! Therefore I take precautions like keeping a check on my weight and exercising.
To other people that think they mean well:
Yes I know I have lost alot of weight. No I am not going to blow away, disappear or dry up. Yes I still want to lost about 26 more pounds because 176 is still too close to 200 to suit me. Yes I really do still weight 176. No I will not look sick or unhealthy. I will be in my normal weight range.
And lastly, to those snarky people who have made derogatory remarks to me concerning weight loss surgery:
I did what I felt was right for ME!! I did what I had to do in order to save MY OWN LIFE!! Just because you do not agree with me about the benefits of weight loss surgery does not mean that you can be snarky and say things like "I am doing it the natural way..." What I did took courage and commitment even though you don't see it that way. I went through living Hell for about six weeks after my surgery. It was not easy, it was not fun, and it sure as hell was not cheap! But you know what?? IT SAVED MY LIFE!!! So whatever, dude!!!
*Deep Breath Wow I feel so much better!! Thanks Nik, what a great post!
Thanks for making my life a living hell last year during my weight loss. Just because you are both overweight and jealous of me does not mean that you can be outright mean and hateful to me. I chose to do something about my weight and to make myself healthier both physically and emotionally. Just because you two are miserable humans does mean that you can make everyone around you miserable too. And thanks for being snarky to me again this year as well. But it was especially nice last year when my body was going through all the changes it went through and my hormones were running amok and I was coming to terms with my food addiction. Your attitudes towards me and my journey were so nice every day for eight hours a day. Well you know what though, I came back to school this year with a new attitude and your negativity is not gonna bother me one bit this year! So nanny nanny boo boo!!!
To my parents and brother:
I love you dearly! I do! But I DO NOT need you to be the food police. Yes I have an occasional slip up where I eat something I know I should not. I know I do. But I don't need ya"ll to constantly tell me "Don't eat that!" Saying that to me, as you should well know, just makes me want to do it even more!! (Think about when I was a teenager, MOM). I am perfectly capable of eating within my limits. I know you are afraid that I will gain my weight back. Here is a newsflash for you: SO DO I!! Therefore I take precautions like keeping a check on my weight and exercising.
To other people that think they mean well:
Yes I know I have lost alot of weight. No I am not going to blow away, disappear or dry up. Yes I still want to lost about 26 more pounds because 176 is still too close to 200 to suit me. Yes I really do still weight 176. No I will not look sick or unhealthy. I will be in my normal weight range.
And lastly, to those snarky people who have made derogatory remarks to me concerning weight loss surgery:
I did what I felt was right for ME!! I did what I had to do in order to save MY OWN LIFE!! Just because you do not agree with me about the benefits of weight loss surgery does not mean that you can be snarky and say things like "I am doing it the natural way..." What I did took courage and commitment even though you don't see it that way. I went through living Hell for about six weeks after my surgery. It was not easy, it was not fun, and it sure as hell was not cheap! But you know what?? IT SAVED MY LIFE!!! So whatever, dude!!!
*Deep Breath Wow I feel so much better!! Thanks Nik, what a great post!
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LMAO! Two heifers at work...
How did you know that is my favorite epithet. Unfortunately it's actually turned into a term of endearment. IRL the divas are not divas...they are "those lil heffas..."
They take it in the spirit of love.
How did you know that is my favorite epithet. Unfortunately it's actually turned into a term of endearment. IRL the divas are not divas...they are "those lil heffas..."
They take it in the spirit of love.
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
(I'm enjoying this thread too much! I'm getting very close to having the guts to actually say these things we're all writing. This is therapeutic, I tell you!)
Dear Daddy,
Thank you for opening my eyes to the fact that I am fat. Really, I had NO CLUE!
When you brought out a photograph of me from years ago and asked my kids one Christmas if they knew who the lady in the photograph was (and they did) and you remarked, "Right! It's your mommy when she was skinny." that helped me to have a wonderful Christmas, you know? I mean, I had all but forgotten that I used to weigh less than I do now. Thank you!
And years ago, when my formerly pudgy son came to visit you and you walked into the living room while a commercial for "The Biggest Loser" was on TV and you asked my son when he was going to be on that program, it wasn't inappropriate AT ALL to say this to a 12-year old boy whose body was undergoing important changes. I'm sure it just rolled right off his back and didn't mess with his self-esteem in the least. How thoughtful of you to make a not-so-veiled reference to his weight. I'm sure that's why he's now a tall and slender young man--not because he finally grew into his body, became athletic, and his weight redistributed but because you brought it to his attention. I think your embarrassment tactic was genius, really.
When I told you I was having weight loss surgery and you asked me if I had tried other things to lose weight, my eyes were finally opened! I mean, never would I have thought about trying a myriad of diets, Dexatrim, diet shakes, juicing, running, walking, Weigh****chers more times than I can count, counting calories, support meetings, starving myself, etc. Of course, I already had my mind set to have the surgery, so I didn't have time to take your suggestion and run with it.
And less than a week after my surgery, when you ordered pizza and brought that huge birthday cake for my daughter's birthday and I decided to sit in the living room with my one ounce cups of liquids so I wouldn't be tempted, I thought it was knee-slappin' hilarious that you called out, "I sure am sorry you're missing all this delicious pizza we're having!" Your sense of humor has always slayed me.
Now, I'm sure the next time you see me, you'll ask me how much I weigh and get on me about how little I'm actually eating. I may not give you an answer and golly, I sure hope it won't hurt your feelings because you've NEVER hurt mine. I know that all your jabs, humorous comments, and opinions have served to show me just how obese I've been because, really, I just couldn't see it for myself. I had no scale, mirrors, or clothing to clue me in on this fact.
Love,
Your still-overweight daughter
Dear Daddy,
Thank you for opening my eyes to the fact that I am fat. Really, I had NO CLUE!
When you brought out a photograph of me from years ago and asked my kids one Christmas if they knew who the lady in the photograph was (and they did) and you remarked, "Right! It's your mommy when she was skinny." that helped me to have a wonderful Christmas, you know? I mean, I had all but forgotten that I used to weigh less than I do now. Thank you!
And years ago, when my formerly pudgy son came to visit you and you walked into the living room while a commercial for "The Biggest Loser" was on TV and you asked my son when he was going to be on that program, it wasn't inappropriate AT ALL to say this to a 12-year old boy whose body was undergoing important changes. I'm sure it just rolled right off his back and didn't mess with his self-esteem in the least. How thoughtful of you to make a not-so-veiled reference to his weight. I'm sure that's why he's now a tall and slender young man--not because he finally grew into his body, became athletic, and his weight redistributed but because you brought it to his attention. I think your embarrassment tactic was genius, really.
When I told you I was having weight loss surgery and you asked me if I had tried other things to lose weight, my eyes were finally opened! I mean, never would I have thought about trying a myriad of diets, Dexatrim, diet shakes, juicing, running, walking, Weigh****chers more times than I can count, counting calories, support meetings, starving myself, etc. Of course, I already had my mind set to have the surgery, so I didn't have time to take your suggestion and run with it.
And less than a week after my surgery, when you ordered pizza and brought that huge birthday cake for my daughter's birthday and I decided to sit in the living room with my one ounce cups of liquids so I wouldn't be tempted, I thought it was knee-slappin' hilarious that you called out, "I sure am sorry you're missing all this delicious pizza we're having!" Your sense of humor has always slayed me.
Now, I'm sure the next time you see me, you'll ask me how much I weigh and get on me about how little I'm actually eating. I may not give you an answer and golly, I sure hope it won't hurt your feelings because you've NEVER hurt mine. I know that all your jabs, humorous comments, and opinions have served to show me just how obese I've been because, really, I just couldn't see it for myself. I had no scale, mirrors, or clothing to clue me in on this fact.
Love,
Your still-overweight daughter
Mo-o-o-o-m!
Quit bringing bushels of peaches into the house because I mentioned I love
a nice fresh peach.
Stop commenting on my appearance, or my weight, or how my clothes
just don't fit right, or how my fat feet stretch out my shoes. STOP ALREADY.
(For the record, she has, as my Dear Little Mom passed away in 2004, but the damned
recording keeps going on in my head!!)
PS: I hope your day is getting better! Hugs--
Quit bringing bushels of peaches into the house because I mentioned I love
a nice fresh peach.
Stop commenting on my appearance, or my weight, or how my clothes
just don't fit right, or how my fat feet stretch out my shoes. STOP ALREADY.
(For the record, she has, as my Dear Little Mom passed away in 2004, but the damned
recording keeps going on in my head!!)
PS: I hope your day is getting better! Hugs--
I love this thread!! I know I haven't been on in awhile. I'm 10 days from my wedding so that's what I'm going to vent about, k?
To my dear brother and sister-in-law:
Yes I know that we have had 5 showers. I'm so sorry that you only had 1. I cannot help it that you pratically eloped. Or that you didn't attend church. We have 2 churches. They both threw a shower. My work threw one. My girlfriend gave us one. My future M-i-L gave us one...... Excuse the heck out of me. Yes we are blessed, yes we know it. You don't have to keep bringing it up all the time. If you don't want to buy us a gift, don't!! To be honest, we have gotten plenty!
To my future B-i-L
A Pig-picking or cookoff or whatever is not an acceptable reason to miss my rehearsal dinner.
To my aunt,
Yes I am kind of insulted that you "accidently" scheduled your vacation over my wedding date. You knew the date 6 months ago.....
To my hernia,
Now is not a good time... REALLY not a good time!
Ok, I feel a little bit better now :) Thanks guys!
To my dear brother and sister-in-law:
Yes I know that we have had 5 showers. I'm so sorry that you only had 1. I cannot help it that you pratically eloped. Or that you didn't attend church. We have 2 churches. They both threw a shower. My work threw one. My girlfriend gave us one. My future M-i-L gave us one...... Excuse the heck out of me. Yes we are blessed, yes we know it. You don't have to keep bringing it up all the time. If you don't want to buy us a gift, don't!! To be honest, we have gotten plenty!
To my future B-i-L
A Pig-picking or cookoff or whatever is not an acceptable reason to miss my rehearsal dinner.
To my aunt,
Yes I am kind of insulted that you "accidently" scheduled your vacation over my wedding date. You knew the date 6 months ago.....
To my hernia,
Now is not a good time... REALLY not a good time!
Ok, I feel a little bit better now :) Thanks guys!
HW/SW/GW/CW
330/280/160/154
You want I should come down there and buy you crispy fried green beans? (It's the least I can do since you STARTED that particular addiction!)
Hugs girl. You'll make it!!!
Hugs girl. You'll make it!!!
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
ohhh!!! ohhh!!! I have one...
Dear body,
You will not shrivel up and die if you go below 225 lbs. COME THE HELL ON!! Its been 4 months already. Stop dipping to 225 and then bouncing back up. You will feel wonderful below that number. I promise I will take care of you, keep feeding you protein and supplying you with the vitamins you need. It will be OK. I will take you shopping and buy you some new clothes. Why are you making me beg, threaten and try to bargain with you? PLEASE?!?!?!?! Help me help you!
Dear body,
You will not shrivel up and die if you go below 225 lbs. COME THE HELL ON!! Its been 4 months already. Stop dipping to 225 and then bouncing back up. You will feel wonderful below that number. I promise I will take care of you, keep feeding you protein and supplying you with the vitamins you need. It will be OK. I will take you shopping and buy you some new clothes. Why are you making me beg, threaten and try to bargain with you? PLEASE?!?!?!?! Help me help you!
Banded Feb 23, 2009 / Revision to RNY Aug 25, 2010 
"Help me help you..."
GOLD! But thank you Mary...now my co-workers think I am having a convulsion cuz I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!!!
GOLD! But thank you Mary...now my co-workers think I am having a convulsion cuz I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!!!
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
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