OH TOPIC ON RUDENESS ..

This week OH talks about handling rudeness . How many of you have experienced rude comments. Such as ... WOW you have lost a lot of weight .. how did you do it ... ? You answer WLS ... and then the comments start ..... How could you do that .. Did you hear that people die from that surgery  ? ... etc ...

How many of you ever experienced this ... and how did you handle it ? 

I had people tell me that they someone who died or got really sick from this surgery, but if I pushed the issue they couldn't provide any back-up.

The comment that always bothered me is that I took the easy way out. I agree the weight-loss was easier, but it is still work. I had a friend who informed me she was going to lose the weight the right way. Here we are 7 years later and I am healthy and she is heavier than she was back then. All I can do is smile and inform them that I made the right decision for me.

Jennifer,
The best one I heard was ... " hey you hear everyone that has that surgery gains their weght back and thens some " My reply to them is that they do not know what they are talking about .... that only 15 % Regain ... and most of us have what is called bounce back weight any way .

People who do not understand our lifestyle - or think they know it all are going to be rude at times... the best thing we can do is smile ... tell your journey and how healthy you are and keep on getting up .
I feel sorry for those that doubt WLS ... and then want to be rude to us . We did what we had to in order to fight Obesity .

My sister was so against me having this surgery ... all I ever heard was ... " your gonna die ... now she is my biggest fan ... so see .. there are converts .. LOL ..

Hugs, Tink

I've had a few rude comments although I've not told everyone I know. The response that I find most effective for me is to say, WLS is a power tool that works when I work at it.
Most the time rude comments are made by people who just don't understand the process. I try to be patient and educate. Sometimes it's easier than others.

You are so right .. Education is were it begins ... but not everyone wants to hear about wls . But the more we know about our tool ... the more we can fight the rudeness .

Thanks for your input !

Nat