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Thank you, and I really appreciate your kind words.

I think my struggle is mostly because I'm not always sure HOW to be a more assertive person, or know when and how to 'choose my battles'.  To have spent the first 45 years of my life as a doormat, more or less BY CHOICE, has made it rather uncomfortable for me to want, much less insist on, anything different.

Oye...  For the most part, I'm fine.  It's the old tapes that mess me up.

Darla:  I know it's hard to come to this realization, but the fact is, it is evidence of the much stronger YOU that is being revealed.  You are no longer willing to just "take it"--you are recognizing the value you have in the world and expecting others to recognize and respect it as well.  GOOD FOR YOU! 

People who can't accept your more assertive self now, were really not accepting you before.  They didn't see and respect the real you.  Now you are expecting people to respect you and you should! 

I'm very proud of you and your newfound strength!  You go, girl!

I don't know if it's my weight loss or my age, but I have come to realize over the past 3 years or so, I feel much less tolerant.  And that makes for some internal conflict that I don't always know how to deal with.

I'm speaking only for myself, but I believe I'm not so unique that what I'm going to share doesn't apply to a whole mess of us 'former fatties'.  We spent so much time doing, being, accepting everything anyone wanted from us JUST because we felt we had to in order to be accepted.  To HAVE friends, and lovers, and anyone else we wanted in our lives.  I would still drop just about anything to be there for a friend, but I have come to realize that not everyone I thought was a friend felt the same about me.  People have turned their backs to me now that I'm not ginormous. WTF?  Even my spouse took me so much for granted, that he can't quite deal with the independent, self-affirming actions I have taken since I started feeling more worthy!

I deeply appreciate the friends I've had through thick AND thin.  I mourn the loss of people who haven't been able to accept this new me, and have been saddened by people I felt I needed to let go of to preserve my own mental health.  I just can not continue to put myself out there for those who don't appreciate me for ME.

Does that even make sense?

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Hope you're feeling back to your normal self soon!

I was down all week about a half pound or so, but of course this AM I was up .8.  I know some of this is me and my own choices, but I was surprised it hit me all at once like that- on the day I record my weight- of course!

Got me back to recording my intake on myfitnesspal.  Hopefully I'll turn it back around and have a nice loss next week!  :)

Have a good week, all!

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Back atcha, Connie.  Hope you had a wonderful day!

I didn't have him but just wanted to say CONGRATS.....Keep us posted, and welcome to the boards..............

 He did my RNY four years ago-- very impressed with him and the team.

Hi everyone -
Just wanted to introduce myself and say Hi!  I am having a VSG with Ikramuddin at the U next Wednesday. 

Anyone else use him or would like to share their experience with me? 

Kristin