Boards not too active these days.....

I am an old member from 2013 and had surgery in 2014. I have been reading the boards the last few months and things seem pretty dead compared to years ago. Where has everyone gone? Are not that many people having surgery these days? I will update my progress at a later time.

Yea, I've noticed that too. I dont post very much anymore, but I check almost daily and its definitely quieter than this time last year.

Too much tough love on here I think. Pretty difficult to post something without getting condescending comments back, etc. Unfortunate, right?

Right. Most people want agreement. The largest Facebook VSG group is horrible because it's filled with people who will tell you it's okay to eat pizza and hamburgers and fried chicken and everything else. And then they wonder why they're not losing weight.

Sometimes it's not what you say it's how you say it....

>> Pretty difficult to post something without getting condescending comments back, etc.

Easier to avoid condescending comments if you avoid throwing that kind of shade at the regulars ;)

I wasnt throwing shade directed at anyone :)

Heck, those same regulars rarely comment on anything I post, unless its to throw shade or be condescending to me. God forbid I post a progress update about something fantastic, they cant say "good job!"

You do, and I appreciate it.

I am personally FAR less inclined to say "good job" to someone who only posts about themselves. Someone who sticks around and helps out gets my full support, but why should I bother encouraging someone else who's not going to pay it forward?

Just my POV, I can't speak for any of the other "regulars."

I post on other peoples things? Not really on the "what should I be doing a week before preop to eat" posts, because I was instructed multiple times I shouldnt post on things I dont know about (I didnt have any preop diet schedules, was just to fast day before)

Unique questions, NSV, etc I view and post on though.

I was speaking in general, not about you.