The craziness continues

There have been posts lately that cause me to shake my head in disbelief.  There was a woman who ate mexican food two weeks out.   Two weeks out.  Or the people who suck on a hersheys kiss a day or two out of surgery.  That's some scary behavior.

I am trying not to be judgmental (all evidence to the contrary) ... but that is such dangerous behavior.  It's not "bad" ... it's downright self-destructive.

 I am not a VSG vet really since I am still under a year out, BUT I AM a WLS vet, I have been at this crap for almost 5 years now, long enough to know the "cycle of the failed WLS patient" and let me tell you, some of the posts I have seen lately are just the tip of that iceberg, and in a year some (most) of those posters that set off my warning bells will be back talking about how they are considering a revision of some sort because their surgery just didn't work. 

I say that BEING a revision myself, all my bells and whistles go off when I read many of the things I read on the main board. I am far from perfect, I eat fast food, I go over on my calories and carbs, I *gasp* eat cake and drink wine, BUT I am actively working on the very best me that I can become, I continue on a daily basis to confront my demons and find myself winning the internal battles more often then I am losing them these days. Most of the posts I see, at least the ones that trigger my knee jerk responses, are from people who are not working on a goal of a better *them*, a thinner *them* yes, but not a better one. 

I have decided to just avoid the posts, keep my mouth shut and move on. I know what works for me and I will keep working it. 

 
Don't know what you guys are talking about ????

frisco

I thought I was being an old fart when people posted that nonsense. Probably still am an old fart but at least I'm not a going crazy old fart. This is my go to site for advice - thanks guys!

Boy, I'm glad I was away for the weekend.

I've reached the point where I back slowly away from some of these threads. I truly WANT to be helpful. But I don't have the emotional energy to go toe-to-toe with someone who has no interest in even considering that they may be making a mistake.

I haven't been on the main VSG board in ages. Most of the people seem perfectly nice but they are just in a totally different place than I am now and wading through the crap and posts that others are perfectly capable of answering to find stuff that I feel I can contribute to is too much work.

How it's the SAME reason I left and you took over the eating thread, lol!!!

I'm stronger I think...

BUT when I start venting and cussing just DUCK!!

MS Shell