Great post, thank you! And congratulations on your fantastic weight loss. You are always very inspiring to me and I love to read your posts -- they always make me feel hopeful.

Sandy Devine

Thanks Sandy, Bless You!

Awesome Blog! How true it is I was in upper management at a large company before the economic crisis and I actually had a company President tell me to hire the "sexy skinny girls for the sales jobs" because he didn't want a large "fat" woman representing our company, and I AM a larger woman I was appalled but dared not say anything but it made me realize why I was never promoted to the "sales" side within that company! It is heartbreaking for us who have lived it and experienced the discrimmination and smirks from others and being ignored for a job or promotion based on physical appearance when I could outsale the "skinny" girls in a heartbeat! I eventually left that company and my first year in sales with a competitor I made six figures! Sandy you are on the right path and are a blessing to others like us keep sharing your stories it helps!

Oops I meant Janet!

You are so welcome Healthy111! I feel that we are probably more discriminated against than any race, they have far more protection from it! I too now work in HR, but as an assistant, and it just infuriates me to see people who "on purpose" can hurt others lives because they can. No empathy for others. NOT Sympothy, I never needed that, but put yourself in my shoes for one time and try not to criticise others to the degree that you make fun of others. God gave us a freedom to choose the "Right" path, the "Right" things to do and the "Right" things to say. If we do not make good use of that Freedom, we might not have it too long, he is in control of our lives, but allows the freedom to choose, so we can apply our teachings to our lives. We are being graded too!

Hello janetsjourneytoslim I agree it's a shame how some people can be so rude, what was said at that convention

was rude and mean. I look at life this way God put us all on this earth to help each other we are his tools. And your welling to help others should be commended. Just like me, I do mine by shareing my recipes of the day. This is how am giving back like you.. Congrats on all you have accomplish in your weight lose... LOVE IT!

You are so right Debra G! I am going to use some of your recipies for my low carb diet this week, thanks so much for helping me with this. I also want to add that there are those that would feel they will NEVER be small enough and are never content with the way they look and feel. I have tiny friends and fat friends too and I love them all! Some of my tiny friends freak out when they gain five lbs, that is a tremendous amount of weight for them to gain. I kinda know how they feel, the five lbs point is a stopping point and they turn it around, it bothers me when I follow a plan and don't lose weight at all, but I have learned to be content in all things.