RE: Benefits of Losing Weight

[Guest guest]

April - Congratulations on making a great choice to focus on the

positives -- there are so many!!! You did well

Bette

[Guest guest]

Woo! I love things like this!

Even if you haven't lost the weight yet, put down the benefits of eating

right and changing your lifestyle.

For me:

**I can wear shorts all summer and not feel even remotely self concious

**I can climb into a theater seat and sit with my feet next me, legs curled

beside me, and be comfortable.

**I have an incredible amount of energy and the stamina of a bull

**People treat me, sad to say, with more respect. I didn't think this would

be as apparent as it is, but it is very apparent that there is a fat

prejudice that runs rampant in our country.

**I can look good in almost any outfit

**I can wear high heeled boots all day without suffering

**My life has become so much more well-rounded since adding exercise to it

**I can serve as a healthy role model to my students (as opposed to a roll

model...hee hee)

[Guest guest]

Tory - Great list! I'm sad to say that I too have noticed the " more

respect " shown by people. Not to mention that askance look when people were

startled by my size, but tried to quickly cover their reaction and be

" nice. " I will also admit that I LIKE not getting " that look " anymore. A

true benefit though is that I am VERY careful about how I look at and treat

overweight people now, myself. My first thought is now, " Oh, how I wish I

could WW-evangelize this person " !! But of course I keep my mouth shut,

unless asked.

Bette

[Guest guest]

Yup, that's how I feel too, Bette. There are a few people who were truly

nasty to me when I was overweight and who are not now. When that first

started and I actually realized, " Wow, she's being nice to me where she used

to be such a witch...and it's because I'm thin now " I just wanted to say,

" Sweetie, you should have treated me with more respect when I was fat. I was

a MUCH nicer person then. As for now, go away. I'm not interested in you,

your compliments, or your praise. "

> RE: Benefits of Losing Weight

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> Tory - Great list! I'm sad to say that I too have noticed

> the " more respect " shown by people. Not to mention that

> askance look when people were startled by my size, but tried

> to quickly cover their reaction and be " nice. " I will also

> admit that I LIKE not getting " that look " anymore. A true

> benefit though is that I am VERY careful about how I look at

> and treat overweight people now, myself. My first thought is

> now, " Oh, how I wish I could WW-evangelize this person " !!

> But of course I keep my mouth shut, unless asked. Bette

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