"Losers bench"

[DylanRae 71]

Hey ladies and jents...

I have been trolling around all the threads that catch my attention, and every once in a while I catch someone referring them-self as on the losers bench because they have had WLS...

What is up with that!? I'm not sure I Like this sort of nick name. As overweight people, we where always picked on and left out of things. We where the plague in school and all we could do was go home and cry about it... Or whatever it was we did to make ourselves feel better. But now we are calling ourselves losers??

I understand the whole owning our oppression stuffs. But it still is not healthy to be constantly putting negative language into our bodies when we are trying so hard to be healthy. It sounds counterproductive to me.

Please someone explain how we got this name and why. Is there something I am missing?

[magtart 603]

Losers as in losing weight.

[Carlotta1 401]

Losers bench refers to "losing weight" ..which is a positive statement .. Not that the person is a "loser"

[BellaHugz 331]

Oh I disagree, I really wanted to be on the "Loser's Bench" from the moment i sign up on htis web-site to pre-diet and post op. I am so Happy to be on the "Loser's Bench". You could say it code for "WLS and success with it!"

Edited February 1, 2014 by BellaHugz

[DylanRae 71]

Oh!!!! That makes more sense!!! Wow, can't believe I didn't see that on my own.. I feel smart.

[DylanRae 71]

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Heh.