Re: In need of some opinions

[Guest guest]

Connie,

If these people were really your brother's true friends and some of them

were your true friends, I would go with your head held high. You are so

much more than pounds and inches, my best friends are all overweight, some

severely overweight, but I go everywhere with them, they are my friends, and

that is what counts. I know it isn't the same as being the overweight

person, but what I am trying to say is that I would hate it if my friends

wouldn't do anything with me because of their weight. That isn't what makes

them my friends and it has not kept me from being their friend either,

though I do wish they would try Atkins for their health.

Beside that, if you haven't seen them in years, how do you know what they

look like? I bet some of your brother's friends are overweight, or have a

beer belly, or are balding. The funny thing about the way you look is that

it is always more important to you than to the people who see you.

Jean

190/143/135

12/7/98

[Guest guest]

I agree Connie - hold your head up high and go and have fun! You are so

much more than what you weigh - people are friends based on personality, not

weight. Don't let life pass you by as you wait to get thin - enjoy yourself

now :-)

Kirstie

[Guest guest]

Junelle,

If you make this an annual event, just think how impressed they are going to

be next year! Some people who are skinny have a feeling that heavy people

will be heavy forever, and for some reason, they think their weight doesn't

bother them and that they don't try to lose. Imagine the impression you

are going to make next year when they expect you to be heavy and you walk in

there with a sexy outfit on. They will drool...

Jean

190/143/135

12/7/98

[Guest guest]

> Ughhh, since I've gained all the weight I've managed to stay out of

> these situations. On the few occasions that I've seen someone from

> the past they didn't even recognize me so I just kept on walking and

> never said " Hi " .

>

I know just how you feel. I do the same.

I started a job a couple of years ago which didn't go too well. I didn't get

on with my boss and i know a few of the staff used to make fun of me behind

my back. Since i have left, I decided the next time i go there, I will look

sensational like it was the best thing i did leaving.

I haven't been back yet as i can't face it.

I would say. Buy a new outfit. Something that really makes you look good. Go

to the party and hold your head up high. I bet they won't think anything of

what you look like they will probably just be glad to see you.

I would then say that when you reach your goal. Have a big party and invite

all these people. That will be something to look forward to.

Jen :0)

[Guest guest]

I graduated in 1972 also! It is great to know I have people here who are my age, somehow it is helpful to know that there are others that tackle some of my same issues. Thanks for sharing this Junelle. On my 20 year reunion I refused to go because I was way overweight and I had lost the weight that I had gained from babies and such for my tenth and looked fabulous but I couldn't bring myself to go while I was overweight for this 20th. All people said at the 10th was how fabulous I looked and I felt that I would be so ashamed to show up weighing 40 pounds more than my last reunion. I regret it but I wouldn't go if the same situation came up again. I guess I have serious issues about relating overweight with failure or being less of a person, but only in my own eyes, I never feel that way about others. We are our own worst critics, I'm afraid. Cheryl Ü I too, have an upcoming event with old friends from high school(I graduatedin 1972). I haven't seen these folks since I got married in 1978 and weighed118 lbs. I now weigh 224(down 40 lbs from my start weight on Atkins)so eventhough I feel great about my loss, I know they will be shocked when they seeme. I have forewarned the gal who is organizing the event, that I am quiteheavy now but have been working on it. She has kept in touch with everyoneGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

[Guest guest]

well i have never gone to one of mine i started gaining in my senior year.. i went from 125 ( i thought that was fat) to 145 ( i thought that was fat lol ) .. then in college i went up to 165 and then all the way to 190 i swore every year i would get skinny and go back . we have had our 30th and i never went.. and my 25th from my grad school and i never went sigh...so dont let life pass you by

catherine

[Guest guest]

if you get this before the party, just let me tell you that if you don't go I will fly out to wherever the hell it is that you are, after stopping at Jean's to pick up the used cat litter, dump it on your head and ummmmmmmmm hold on I lost my train of thought because I got thinking about how told me she was sending me some and she's full of baloney...anyway you get the picture, screw them and what they think, and remember - people never think what you think they are thinking!!!!!

Don't live your life in the closet! I wear a bathing suit out and I did it when I weighed 112 lbs more than you, people have better things to think about then your weight, believe me, and if they don't, then they should be pitied.

Becca

354 highest/336 June 2000/268/136??

[Guest guest]

Becca,

I can't send you the cat litter without an address!

Jean