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03-20-2008, 11:13 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 2,244
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
373 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
163 lb Weight Loss:
30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.6997319035 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 62.0636686391 BMI Start:
34.9420118343 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  People are different when heavy!!!
I thought I would put this in a different thread, so here goes. Why do people see us and act different to us when we are heavy and once you lose alot of weight, they are so different to you. I really noticed that yesterday, I never got that much attention from salespeople when I was at my heaviest and now it is so new to me that I lost all that weight. It seemed like they could not wait to get away from me when I was so heavy. I did not smell or anything like that, becasue if I did my husband sure would let me know if I stink!!! LOL, I still am the same person now as I was before I lost all that weight. But it bugs me so much now that I have lost all this weight and I am getting much more attention from salepeople now. I will never treat someone that way, just the fact that they are heavy. They are people too with feelings, and I was in those shoes and know what it feels like. So this is what I noticed lately. It just pisses me off when I was heavy and how I was treated then and treated now, such a difference.
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03-20-2008, 11:29 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,905
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |
its definitely something worth thinking about. its hard to; at least for me, because i carry a long of anger about this very subject. I KNOW i wouldnt have crossed paths with the same people i have had i still been havy. but sometimes we have no control over how others respond or react to weight or the loss of it. all you can do is stay as sweet as you ever were! 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for!   KenyaR.  Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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03-20-2008, 11:32 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 4,367
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
141 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.3571428571 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.1325692042 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
sad, but VERY true...I get all kinds of attention now, where before I wouldn't.....I go in stores to shop with my daughter....when I was heavier, the salespeople ignored me (which makes some sense, I couldn't wear anything they were selling and they knew it)....but now, it's a COMPLETE different experience!
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03-20-2008, 11:52 AM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saint Louis
Posts: 243
Weight Statistics 4/22/08 Start Date:
5/6/08 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
325 lb Start Weight:
222 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
72 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 46.6275510204 BMI Start:
31.8502040816 BMI Current:
21.5204081633 BMI Goal:
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i have yoyo'd with my weight all my life. what really has offended me in the past is when "friends" make comments after i have lost weight such as "you sure must feel better about yourself now" ~~ i generally just smile but inside i want to blast them!
__________________ joanne DePaul Weight Loss Institute Saint Louis, Mo - May 6, 2008 _____________________________________________ "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13  http://joannes-journey.blogspot.com |
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03-20-2008, 12:02 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 4,367
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
141 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.3571428571 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.1325692042 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
You sound like me Joanne!! It's like..."ummmm, NO, I've always been comfortable in my own skin and I'm sorry it made YOU uncomfortable." Right?
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03-20-2008, 02:35 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 5,210
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.7876106195 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.5654269972 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
i have noticed this too with many ppl, i would never treat anyone differently but really that is the way the world works, we can only be in charge of what we do as individuals
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03-20-2008, 06:16 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NewEngland
Posts: 331
Weight Statistics 9/1/2006 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
278 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.3741007194 % % Lost:
05/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.5219027143 BMI Start:
35.5184090298 BMI Current:
24.5606019887 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Physician Prescribed Diet/Exercise | I think it's like a 60/40 thing. First you have all the prejudices of the world coming at you. What has always angered me is men hitting on me who would have LAUGHED when I walked by before!!! Thank god I'm married! People are soooo uncomfortable about FAT (that COULD be them somehow someday) that we're actually INVISIBLE to lots of people. It's like they have "fat blinders" on. We're right there with the guy in the wheel chair--who nobody makes eye contact with unless it's inescapable. Then there's the second part that's not so negative. WE tend to get our hair done, dress nicer, do our nails, keep our make-up (if we wear any) fresh--not to mention get a whole new wardrobe--after losing weight. These positive things along with a more happy and positive outlook tends to attract more people I think. XOXO Mya |
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03-20-2008, 06:25 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 4,142
Blog Entries: 10 Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
125 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
45.652173913 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.0629552549 BMI Start:
22.860301769 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Kitty you know when I went in for my 6 month follow up my doc and physcologist both asked how I was dealing with how people treat me now, I asked why that was and my phys said she thinks we are more approachable to people now. I told her I dont like them invading my pesel space..lol
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03-20-2008, 07:44 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,905
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
i think mya hit the nail on the head so to speak. we DO tend to carry ourselves better, whether we felt goo about ourselves pre-op or not lol. and that in turn could add to our approachability....
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for! KenyaR. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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03-20-2008, 08:21 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,412
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics On and off my whole life...Highest weight was 326 Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
92 lb Weight Loss:
45 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.0557491289 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3778617937 BMI Start:
28.7933207309 BMI Current:
22.1487082546 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
I also agree with Mya on this
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