Did you watch Racheal Ray?

Ok Sheila...... SPILLLLLL IT!!!!!

I will, I promise, I just have finals this weekend and then I will post afterwards, PROMISE!!!   However, not many have given me their comments. Shelia

First of all I didn't see the show BUT a friend of mine, knowing that I'm trying to have the surgery, told me all about it. My mother has also had gastric bypass so I can sort of relate to the situation. I know that my mother was very excited after having the gastric bypass. Excited to be thin after years of being overweight. I helped take care of her when she came home from the hospital and I celebrated with her as she lost pound after pound. She became smaller - I became bigger. Some of her comments would hurt - I would be lying if I didn't say that. But overall she was my mother and my happiness for her overcame any sense of hurt feelings I may have had over a comment about "fat clothes" or anything like that. My mother never offered me any of her clothes and frankly I would have been a little offended if she would have. We are not the same people with obviously different styles and I appreciated her sensitivity on the matter. But of course, everyone is different. Also, it takes a lot to hurt my feelings and I know everyone is not like that. I think we should all be cognizant of what we are saying to anyone and not just open our mouths and start blabbing not just specifically about fat people but all things. Now I understand that family is different. I would expect my mother to support me no matter what and be happy for me. Grin and bear it so to speak. But if she she was overweight I certainly wouldn't just start running my mouth willy nilly and say whatever. I'm sure that Hallie was just so excited and so involved with herself that she didn't think about anyone else. You know what I say to that. You go girl! Obese people spend a lifetime of putting other people first, their needs and wants because we don't feel worthy of going first. But now it's her turn. The heavy people around her were just probably upset that she was losing and they weren't which is especially shameful when you consider it was her mother. I can see both sides of the coin as I have been there. But we're adults ya know, come on. I think Hallie is better off moving on with her life. Find people that will support her, not constantly try to drag her down with all their insecurities. Rachel Ray is a loudmouth out to make money - she doesn't care about the food or the people - she just wants to be in the spot light - all those commercials, her pots and pans, cookbooks and now tv show - its enough to make me vomit. she did a show on gastric bypass because it's a hot topic - not because she cares one way or the other. She's the milder, less porn version of Jerry Springer.