Formerly taboo topics openly discussed

I was never a fan of telling anyone how much I weighed. If they weren't my DH or someone in my Dr.'s office I didn't say. I never talked openly about my BMs let alone asked for advice about them. My sister has NEVER told me what her weight was. Once she decided to have the surgery she willingly told me. I have a couple of friends who have had it and it's a common topic; what they weigh and how much they've lost and so on. Does anyone else see this as a kind of pattern? Gayle Queen of Yarn Balls W-22.5 and happily counting down

Yeah, we are all weird! Joy -29 lbs

I was meaning with every day life. My sister and I never shared this kind of information, or my friends either for that matter. I mean I never just said "So, what do you weigh now?" It just wasn't a question that was asked and now it's usually in our conversations. It's like "Hi, Kendra! How are you? So, what do you weigh now?" etc. etc. Now it's like: The Topic! I call my sister up, when she answers I say "Guess how much I weigh!?" I also want to add that this board has been my sanity! The people here have been so very loving and supporting and open and honest. I would have been so insane without the love coming from ya'll! THANKS TO YA'LL! Gayle Queen of Yarn Balls W-22.5 and happily counting down

Okay - just got booted trying to reply to this! Grrrrr! I fit this profile. I would never utter my weight, much less write it down and leave phsical evidence of it. I wouldn't even let my doctor weigh me! Now I am pretty open with it. Certainly I don't shout it out, but I share it when I feel it's helpful. And I also realize that I won't carry this forever, so it will soon be my past and eventually a number I will have to share when I get to goal. Speaking of weights, here are my new stats as of yesterday: 338 / 325 / 303.5 / 150 High/Start/Current/Goal Dina - Who's optomistically hoping to drop a couple more as of today and get down to 299 by tomorrow. May the losing streak be with me!

I never talked about my weight with anyone either. Not even my DH. One day I had left my purse out and told my husband to get something from my purse for me and forgot that my weigh****chers pamphlet thingy was in there and he found out how much I weighed. He had no clue. He only guessed and it was always much much lighter that I actually weighed. He was like wow I had no idea it was getting that bad. I was like well duh thats why I am going through all of this! But it was a load off my back that he knew. So now I am more open with him but I am still apprehensive about it as well. I still mean to post my starting weight on my profile but havent yet... guess I'm still chicken!! Best Wishes Elizabeth M