Great post!! So true.. but dang you get up early! LOL!

Well said! I love all the support you have given me and others. It has really helped me work through this and find my way.

great post love

you are a super inspiration to me

Very well written, and I respect your "opinion"

And people need to hear everyone's opinion.

In my case, this has not been hard at all! After the first 6 months were out of the way, it became very simple and easy , for me.

I too have lost all my weight, and I wake every morning thanking God I can face he day the same way any other skinny person can, not afraid of eating wrong, and not afraid of gaining weight.....

I can't wait to face the day, with no fear....what can possibly happen?

Like I said, everyone has their opinion, and that is mine....and that is what these boards are all about....people being banded and sharing their personal experiences....and people need to hear it all.

You are correct to say people should not be so judgemental. People should only respond by sharing what their experiences have been.....period.

Thank You

Excellent post. I agree with quite a bit of what your wrote. I don't agree with some of it but I respect the way your articulated your thoughts and opinions.

I struggle sometimes after reading post after post of someone who just wants to whine and complain about the diet, the band, the dr, the support....it just gets old and I am learning that I just don't need to reply to that particular thread anymore..and I am doing ok with that.

very good post...~hugs~

Thank you for being my mentor!

Love, This was a great post, and one that needed to be posted. I read some of these and I think the same thing.. Thank you for always being so supportive to everyone.. it helps way more than you know. Much love! <3

Beautiful post!!!

Love this, I am not on this post to be beaten down, I have done enough of that to myself the last 30 years. We all started somewhere and some need to remember that before coming down so hard. I need support and encouragement, even when I screw up and you know what I might also whine once in a while. Sorry but just being honest. Thank you to the ones that have encouraged me so far as a newby. That is the only reason I come to this site, not to see drama. We all want to be healthy and lose weight right???????? Then help us don't make us feel worse. Love this site and most of the posts:) Raising a child with Down Syndrome has taught me alot about how to treat others and to be kind and more patient with people. We could all learn from that :)