soda pop and sympathy......

August 30, 2004

let me be hypothetical.... i sympathize with someone who is 3 weeks

out and has lost 4 pounds... i would also be very VERY upset too!!

but sometimes..... if someone is 3 months out and down 75 pounds and

they are acting all scared because they have only lost 2 pounds in

the last week.... well i just think that person needs to step back

and regroup. either they are fishing for compliments or they are

having a hormonal episode or SOMETHING! i am only human and admit

that i have a hard time being supportive of people who are losing

like wildfire.

it is also hard to find sympathy and support for those who are not

losing and complaining about following the rules all in one breath.

for example; if they were to ditch everything they dont like saying

it makes them " gag " and eat whatever they please, drink soda and

alcohol and ignore the " stages " then complain of slow weight

loss??!! no sympathy here.... and it kills me that if anyone says

ANYTHING except " you poor little thing " then those same people call

names and throw accusations and say no one supports them here and

they wont post ANY MORE! (then email me personally and call me a

bit* & -- and WORSE!)

i tell you-- i LOVE these post ops and there is no one who wants to

see successes more than i do.... i want each person to achieve

ultimate success! i try to support, but i have been accused of

being mean, called names and worse over suggesting following the

rules more closely or pointing out things that are causing their

problems.

sure.... everyone who has a problem is not guilty of not following

the manual (some people physically cannot!) or automatically labeled

as a " nonconformist " LOL! geeeez... but people need to lighten up

and look within themselves sometimes.

anyone who is upset and trying to do the best they can....confused

over what to do... having trouble adjusting... i am here for you! i

dont care how " silly " a problem seems, i will move heaven and earth

to help and/or comfort and support you!

if someone carelessly sabotages their own progress, and is looking

for someone to justify their actions-- they wont hear it from me!

these are hypothetical examples... NO ACTUAL POST OPS HAVE EVER SAID

THESE EXACT THINGS TO ME!!! (well, except the ones who emailed me and

called me nasty names) so i am not jumping on anyone and do not mean

for anyone to feel stupid. (again, except for those ones who called

me nasty names- LOL)

these are just my opinions. not aggrivated or upset...(except for--

well, you know....) i am just giving an opinion...

OPINIONS ARE LIKE NOSES - EVERYONE HAS ONE AND I HAVE A BIG, UGLY ONE

THAT NOT EVERYBODY APPRECIATES!!

LOL!

be well folks!

xoxoxo

cathy s in va

11-16-00

248/138 (today)

size 26 to an 8-10

NOTE: i DO have a size 6 pair of jeans that i am sure were a tragic

sizing error at the jeans factory. but i have stopped claiming them

since the last time i put them on my legs went immediately numb and i

was squeezed so hard i almost threw up....i DID get them zipped

though......

xoxo

cs

August 30, 2004

, loved that post!!!! Keep talking girlfriend.

C.