tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post3962752202859961696..comments2023-06-25T07:43:11.222-05:00Comments on In Weigh Over my Head: So last night's OA meeting was about being honest sooo...InWeighOverMyHeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032540746184680521noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-8042802981750796632012-04-05T10:53:31.742-05:002012-04-05T10:53:31.742-05:00Oh my goodness, I hope you didn't get any inte...Oh my goodness, I hope you didn't get any internet bullies. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958762456460566151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-29151344160514704422012-04-04T20:02:24.900-05:002012-04-04T20:02:24.900-05:00How are you doing, Lisa? I was thinking of you to...How are you doing, Lisa? I was thinking of you today and hoping you were feeling balanced and healthy and not so despairing. Are you processed your feelings well right now?<br /><br />Big hugs and I hope you have an excellent day!Tarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472561903651164472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-79607444361326020912012-04-04T16:34:44.600-05:002012-04-04T16:34:44.600-05:00Thanks all.
JC - I don't publish the comments...Thanks all.<br /><br />JC - I don't publish the comments from internet bullies. :)InWeighOverMyHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032540746184680521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-51867892232809892862012-04-03T14:17:17.896-05:002012-04-03T14:17:17.896-05:00You are her; you just don't see it yet. You ar...You are her; you just don't see it yet. You are beautiful; I really studied your before picture and you most recent picture. You were beautiful and loved before your surgery and you still are. So honesty is a great thing and you have been honest with yourself and had the guts to be transparent on this blog. I applaud you. I read the other comments and see none that I would consider bullying rather people seeing themselves in you, just as I did. Now that you have been transparent it is time to as my Mama would say, "Pull up your big girl panties and deal with it." There are plenty of people and websites ready to tell you what to do but only you can do it. The ability to change ourselves comes from within ourselves. I decided to begin change my thoughts about myself and when I did my world began to change. I tell my self that I am beautiful, loved, blessed, healthy, wealthy and wise. Just something to think about, feel free to tell yourself the same thing and watch as your thoughts, words and actions come in line to bring about the things you confess about yourself.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958762456460566151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-20358377745851861332012-04-02T10:55:38.324-05:002012-04-02T10:55:38.324-05:00My heart hurts for you so much, Lisa. Is it time ...My heart hurts for you so much, Lisa. Is it time to accept now that surgery will not be and is not an option? Remember how you dropped some weight before the surgery last year? Because I do. And I remember your focus during that time. You can still be thinner and healthier, and like Princess Dieter said, if we want those things, then we all have to make sacrifices, and we all have to make choices. It is not super easy, I know, because I struggle with it every single day. But it can be done, and I know you can do it, because you did it last year before your surgery. Don't count yourself out just yet. Love you.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287354874478649309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-81561388022047410622012-03-31T23:43:42.159-05:002012-03-31T23:43:42.159-05:00Thank you for sharing your feelings with us, and I...Thank you for sharing your feelings with us, and I know I understand your feelings and others have had them, too! You deserve more from life than being 'the fat girl' and there is nothing wrong with going out and grabbing it for yourself. The question becomes the how, and that's where the snag is.<br /><br />Be like water, Lisa. Keep flowing and eventually you'll find the path you need to take, but it might be a little longer and more convoluted than what you prefer :)Tarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472561903651164472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-47345241465199043122012-03-31T12:53:22.584-05:002012-03-31T12:53:22.584-05:00You haven't posted your weight in awhile so I ...You haven't posted your weight in awhile so I don't know how much you currently weigh. But I think you can do those things, at least some of them. I don't think you should let your lack of self esteem prevent you from doing things. Go to the amusement park and get on that roller coaster! So what if it turns out that you can't ride it? A few cruel people who you'll never see again might snicker? And what if you CAN ride it? Then you'll get to experience something that you've always wanted to do! And you'll be more motivated to work hard so you can try the next thing, like zip lining or sky diving! Good luck!The Lovely Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116016955719774820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-44729183694143212302012-03-31T05:01:41.364-05:002012-03-31T05:01:41.364-05:00We have a lot in common. I've always been the...We have a lot in common. I've always been the fat girl, even when I was 8 or 9, and I always felt out of place and like I just wasn't good enough. I was never thin enough, pretty enough, or well-liked, at least that's what I thought. I felt so FAT in high school (but what I wouldn't give to be that size now). I thought no guy would ever want to be with me, though I did have male friends. Years later I found out one of them DID have a crush on me, and another that I occasionally hung out with had considered those to be "dates" - I never knew! At age 38 I was diagnosed with PCOS, and a few years back I learned I have hemochromatosis (iron overload). Now I've been told I'm pre-diabetic. It seems there's always something else waiting to steal my health and happiness. But this time I'm determined. I do NOT want diabetes, and I do not want to waste any more of my life battling my weight. So now my goal is to weigh 150 by age 50. I don't care about skinny anymore, I just want to be healthy. I deserve it!Anna Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261064688662047192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-23009410604958182432012-03-30T22:06:15.944-05:002012-03-30T22:06:15.944-05:00Focus on how far you have COME! You are still ahea...Focus on how far you have COME! You are still ahead of where you started. Life happens, and we fail. We MUST learn from those failures to truly move forward. I hope you can learn more things that work from you to help free you from the person you once were, and help you become the person you want to be, without forgetting that you were always YOU! <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891676184134142579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-89064882449478976932012-03-30T14:27:12.549-05:002012-03-30T14:27:12.549-05:00I've always been sickly. Glasses at age 11. Ba...I've always been sickly. Glasses at age 11. Bad teeth. Pimples. Asthma so bad I had steroid shots at age 9, and that started me plumping up. Depressive since age 8/9. Bad joints since age 30. Thyroid issues. Was prediabetic. TMJ. Etc.<br /><br />And yes, I'd love to be normal and beautiful. But I'm not..and after being obese, my skin doesn't fit. And it won't ever fit again...<br /><br />So, some things, we can't have. <br /><br />BUT...you can have better health, more attractiveness, more strength and flexibility and mobility, more self-confidence, more self-love.<br /><br />Remember, your husband didn't ask for a normal sized woman. He married a big one. Clearly, this is not an issue for him. He loves you AS YOU ARE. So do your kids.<br /><br />What they want is a healthy mom who is able to love them with energy. Focus on what you CAN have...a slimmer and healthier (if not necessarily skinny) body, stronger, fed with wholesome foods and exercising consistently for muscle and stamina.<br /><br />You have to make sacrifices to get this. All of us do. Stop buying stuff that's not healthy. Not for you, not for the kids (except for, like, birthdays for a special variation). Ask your hubby to help you NOT eat the wrong stuff. Let the family cooperate. It can help if everyone around you supports your MISSION for health. Think of it as a mission: it requires you give up stuff, do something hard, but it's for an ultimate good.<br /><br />Really. You can get to a happy place. It may not be the ideal place. Many of us just cannot have that. Period. It's a fantasy. It's not reality.<br /><br />But reality can be so much better. You can do this. Believe that. Stop seeing past failures and focus on success for today and tomorrow. One day at a time....with God's help and the support of the ones who love us.Princess Dieter aka Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121450857817115011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-27264207158534808932012-03-30T13:30:17.126-05:002012-03-30T13:30:17.126-05:00hugs...hugs...mamajulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587916250051563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-74784496359159306372012-03-30T12:21:34.756-05:002012-03-30T12:21:34.756-05:00I'm pretty envious of 'that girl' too...I'm pretty envious of 'that girl' too as well as also wanting to be her. Although I'm not sure that losing weight will help with my fear of heights, so the hot air balloon will probably be out forever for me :D Hang in there.tzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586960868908412491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633481231063825954.post-38449972716998100312012-03-30T12:14:09.124-05:002012-03-30T12:14:09.124-05:00Hugs and love to you. I know that you can do this...Hugs and love to you. I know that you can do this. Look at what you did on your own before surgery. You can do this.<br /><br />Angela/Pretty in OrangeThe Sassy Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591036025881135251noreply@blogger.com