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08-21-2007, 01:12 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,652
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.9438202247 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8254394531 BMI Start:
25.2297363281 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  What do you say when.........
Hey everyone, Just wondeirng what do each of you say to people who congratualte you on your weight loss. Lately alot of people keep saying stuff to me. Whether its at work, where I do work with alot of people, or if Im out in the neibghborhood or run into someone in the grocery store and etc......... I never know what to respond to people. I say thank you but then I always get all flustered I guess because Im not use to the complimetns, and then I say something like, yeah Im truding along, or I still have a ways to go. I guess the hardest part for me is all the compliments. never got them before and now people keep saying something, which is good but mentally I think I still hide behind the old me.
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08-21-2007, 01:17 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,630
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
201 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
31 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.6280991736 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
28.8373469388 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
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I dunno. I have thought about that part myself. I lost alot of weight in my 20s and really almost felt replused when people did that to me. Im looking for the same anwser myself.
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08-21-2007, 01:45 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,899
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:
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well....i cant stand the people at my job so i say "thanks" and walk on lol! but seriously, i try not to get into it because of the hard time i am having with it (emotionally speaking) it all depends on how you feel about people knowing etc.... sometimes it makes me angry because people are noticing me now and i am the same person i was 4 months ago and they didnt even aknowledge my presence then....its tough. its VERY HARD for me to accept compliments just for what they are. i gotta work on that. let me add that to the list... 
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08-21-2007, 02:47 PM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana
Posts: 899
Weight Statistics 4/23/07 Surgery Date:
Height: 385 lb Start Weight:
257 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
128 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.2467532468 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 62 BMI Start:
41 BMI Current:
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I usually say thanks but what gets me is when that is not enough and they ask well what are you doing, so I tell them what I am doing ( minus the wls part) and they want even more details. At that point I get quite aggrivated and walk away. It is hard for me because in the past when I have lost weight as soon as I start getting compliments I would begin to eat thinking I have reached my goal so I try and keep my mind level and just keep working forward. Roz Roz
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08-21-2007, 03:22 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics Oct 26th 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1304347826 % % Lost:
summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8 BMI Start:
30.3 BMI Current:
24.9 BMI Goal:
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OMG.. I was just thinking the other day how when people compliment me that I always say... 20 more lbs to go. lol.. I have always had a rough time taking compliments. The worse thing someone has said to me in the way of compliments was.... you look so much better!!! I was upset by that one and made sure to say my peace on that one. I appreciate that people notice, but the main thing is I am noticing and very happy with myself.
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08-21-2007, 04:00 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,654
Weight Statistics 3-16-2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
294 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.7959183673 % % Lost:
7-23-08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.0418801515 BMI Start:
27.7190911116 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
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I just say thanks and move on or change the subject.
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08-21-2007, 05:20 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA (Near Philly)
Posts: 837
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
340 lb Start Weight:
242 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
98 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.8235294118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.8714416896 BMI Start:
39.0555555556 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I guess it depends on who says that to me. When I was body building and people complemented me on my weight loss sometimes I would be rude.. Sorry but when they act like it made me a better person sometimes I would have to say something like "Yes it has made me so much better of a person I was just so bad the other way" something like that.. And well they usually don't bother you again. I think that is my whole problem with complements about weight loss. It is not like someone saying wow you look nice with your hair that color. I don't know what it is in the end but it does make me uncomfortable. More so then fat comments.. HUMMM why do you think that is..lol...I guess cause I can be such a smart butt. People wispering about being fat and I will hold my hand over my mouth and look down at myself and go OOOHHH MY GOD NO.. please say it aint so... and if my daughter is with me I will smack her and say why didnt you ever tell me I was fat..lolol.. Yeah I know smart butt...
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08-21-2007, 06:03 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phila, PA
Posts: 272
Weight Statistics 6/15/07 - Lost 30bls prior to surgery Start Date:
Sept. 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
314 lb Start Weight:
212 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.4840764331 % % Lost:
Spring of 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.8920898438 BMI Start:
36.3857421875 BMI Current:
24.8864746094 BMI Goal:
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Hi all, We have all been down this path before. Lose/gain etc...I have lost alot of weight before. I think I decided to leave everyone who really does not matter, out of my next weight loss journey, I think my pat answer will be Thank you, I am trying to be the healthest person I can be. End of story. We are all on or going to be on a very important journey to our new healthy lifestyle. We don't need added pressure of people having something to say. The people that matter in our lives will be right on our path with us and know the score about whats going on and will be supportative and helpful. The people who are just seeing us for the first time because we lost weight or lost weight again, the pat answer for me will be Thanks just trying to be the healthest person I can be.
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08-21-2007, 08:40 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 2,028
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
128 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.2324723247 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
23.0782828283 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Ok, here's a crazy idea ~ just put it out there. I can identify with most of you. When I was younger and lost weight I attracted "unwanted" attention and I definitely think there was a time when I hid in my fat suit. People who are willing to look below the "vanity line" and see the real person are the one's that matter. I dont hide my wls, although I don't necessarily want to broadcast it either, and now that I have gotten past the first few days back at work, everyone knows and off we go. LadyLisa - I'm with you-humor (dry or otherwise) handles people the best. Kenyar - I appreciate what you're saying too -- it's like was I invisible? This is the inside work I keep hearing about. I am so thankful that I am at the stage I am in this journey. I genuinely care about myself, I like me and I have to say I haven't always felt that positively about myself. I think my next hurdle is going to be dancing in public. I love dancing but have been too afraid to make a fool out of myself at my heavier size. Maybe as I shrink, I'll come out of my shell and learn to dance. Hope my husband can keep up 
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08-23-2007, 04:03 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maryland
Posts: 488
Weight Statistics 01/03/2007 Start Date:
12/04/2007 Surgery Date:
4' 10"
Height:
246 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
74 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.081300813 % % Lost:
08/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 51.4084423306 BMI Start:
35.9441141498 BMI Current:
27.1670630202 BMI Goal:
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People sometimes should just think before they speak. That has always been my motto. People can be really cruel sometimes and not even know it. Men you have known all your life all of a sudden starts paying attention to you. Hello I am still me, the inside of me have not changed. Because I have been on that receiving in of the stick, I refuse to do it to other people. My co-worker is trying to loose weight too but I have always complimented her before she even started. I like giving compliments, it makes people feel good. I was told yesterday, the reason why I have decided to go the surgery route is because I have no will power. I had to look at the person and just laugh. People think it's so easy to up and loose weight and never gain it back again. Well I don't care what other people say. This is me and I love me. I want to live!!!! So, say what you want, try and hurt my feelings or so call give me compliments because I don't need them. I have my family and you all to make me feel better. So get out there shake your booty and let everyone know how you feel.
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