HOW ARE WE MOVING ON THIS SAT MORN?????

WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING TO GET MOTIVATED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SAT MORNING? LOVE CANDY;WAVE:

Hi Candy , Hmmmm.... good question. It is a beautiful morning at that! I think I'll motivate myself by waking up to special dance music that I have programmed into my CD player by my bed . That will surely get me moving . Have a super day! Take Care, Tanja

Hi Candy, Happy weekend. Moving Im not moving at all today, lazy day for me. Just some and someand some. Thats it. Have a great Sat. Hugs, Soos

Hey CANDY!!! Hot here and ready for a rest!! Been mowing grass, washing clothes, pulling weeds,painted my porch,and planted a garden. THink something is wrong with me? Hugs Margaret

What am I doing to get motivated and moving today ... Jeez Candy... good question??? I guess I will pop a couple of my percocets (my ear is still killin me) and when I'm nice and ready I might move from the couch to the fridge!!! What a beautiful day!!! SipeleK

Sorry Candy, Moving slow this morning. After a late night out with the heffers! Wake me later, deb

It's saturday morning already?! Dang, I ain't even been to yet! I'm definitely sleeping in! Nite nite all! Huggs, Ruth

Wow... Point made... Based on the actual time that the post was made, it's obvious that this was a post meant to ridicule, probably an idea that was born during chat. I'm obviously not part of your "clique", and since I've had the lap band, I'm even less a part of this mainly bypass group. My posts were only meant to help us all take a look at what we need to do to make our journey successful for a lifetime. I know as a bandster, some issues are different, but many are the same as that of a bypass patient. There are several reasons why I chose the lap band, but one of the main ones was that I had to do all the right things from day 1 to make my surgery successful, meaning I had to choose the right foods, and to exercise if I want to see results. This way, I would create good habits early and hopefully carry those on for the rest of my life. I don't have the luxury of malabsorption that weight will just come off with or without exercise. I also don't have a "window" of weight loss, and I know that my band is always adjustable and will help me get all the way to my goal. What a shame in so many ways to come here to see this post. I am hurt, yes, but life's too short to dwell on things, situations, or people that are negative. What a shame to come here, in a place that I thought was safe, and be ridiculed by fellow super obese sisters. One would think that everyone here would know the feeling of being an outsider, of being ridiculed. What a shame that out of all the things in the world you could talk about, or be supportive of, that you had nothing better to do than to choose to comment and ridicule someone you don't even know. What a shame, really. I truly wish all of you the best of luck on your journeys. I just hope you rethink your actions on your next unsuspecting vicim. Mercy lap band 428/408/315/180

Mercy, I am sadden to think you took this as an insult to you. If you want to know the truth, I was honestly unaware that you had lap band. I dont pay attention to what people had, I just thought we were all here because we were SMO whether we are pre or post op or had RNY, open lap or band. Candy broke her ankle and is in a wheelchair and cant do much to move, so she posted to find out what we were doing on sat cause she cant do anything being in a wheel chair. So I pampered her by saying I was being lazy on Sat and not moving. This is in no way a reflection on you as an insult, just stealing an idea for a post cause she is with cast and cant move at all. If you chose to take it against you personally, then I can only apologize for myself cause that is not how i percieved it. Your name wasnt even brought up in a negative way. Different people do roll call, 5 questions, and other posts. Candy did the post cause she is in pain and cant move. that is all it was suppose to be, support for her. We, as RNY or DS pre and post ops have to work just as hard as the band patients. Being 13 months out, I have to watch everthing I eat every day. I have to walk everyday. I can not eat over 1400 calories a day, nor can I touch anything with sugar or white flour or I will gain my weight back. I read your post as if we took the easy way out. I dont know if that is how you meant it, but that is how it came across. Our intention was to support poor candy with her broken ankle and not diss you in any way. We are all here for each other and I am sorry you couldnt accept it for what it was. We all need different support at different times for different things, and Candy is wheelchair bound and is not feeling good about it. There is no "clique" here, only friends that have known each other longer. We are all doing the xmas card exchange and if you chose not to be in it that doesnt mean we feel we are not good enough for you. Please dont feel so disappointed in this post. It was a harmless way to make Candy not feel so bad about her accident that leaves her unable to do anything physical right now, so we joined her in a lazy day this weekend. Everyone is welcome with open arms here, and should not feel anything but welcome. If you did I am sorry. It was an innocent way to make Candy feel better. Try to take it for what it was meant to be. Helping a fellow SMO that is for the moment crippled. and in pain. Sue Best of luck to you on your successful journey. You are always welcome here with open arms. Soos

Wow, is right, Mercy! First: you wrote: "Based on the actual time that the post was made, it's obvious that this was a post meant to ridicule, probably an idea that was born during chat. I'm obviously not part of your "clique", and since I've had the lap band, I'm even less a part of this mainly bypass group." my response: I am sorry that you do not feel "a part" of this SMO group(I'm not in a clique... I'm outta high school) becasue you had lap band. Frankly, I too did not realize. I am a pre-op looking for support and guidance... I don't care what type of surgery you had... if you can help with advise or answer my questions... then I am greatful. I did not know that there is this "seperation" you mention. From what I have seen on this board... we are ALL supportive of each other. We welcome the newbies with open arms and try to make everyone's day a little better. We post questions, have make believe parties, and even drop humorous posts to cheer up SMO's that could use a pick-me-up. We TRY to include EVERYONE. If you choose not to be a part of that it is fine, but please don't chastise the one's that do. Everyday someone new posts 5 questions, or roll call, or will throw a party,we even prefer that so that we can get to know each other and make others feel like part of these boards. I am sorry if you feel like Candy took your question and that since we answered we are in this great plot to ridicule you. While my answer was meant to be funny... the fact is... me going from the couch to the fridge is quite true. I am SMO and I can't get around. Read my profile, I'm not joking. I normally don't reply to your post because I know you are trying to keep motivating others... I think that is great. I would not want to offend you with my humor/truth... when I seen Candy posted it... I knew she would take it with a grain of salt. She is kinda in the same boat since she hurt her ankle. then you wrote: My posts were only meant to help us all take a look at what we need to do to make our journey successful for a lifetime. I know as a bandster, some issues are different, but many are the same as that of a bypass patient. There are several reasons why I chose the lap band, but one of the main ones was that I had to do all the right things from day 1 to make my surgery successful, meaning I had to choose the right foods, and to exercise if I want to see results. This way, I would create good habits early and hopefully carry those on for the rest of my life. I don't have the luxury of malabsorption that weight will just come off with or without exercise. I also don't have a "window" of weight loss, and I know that my band is always adjustable and will help me get all the way to my goal. my response: I think I covered some of this in the previous response however, I do want to say that I think it great that you want to motivate and remind post-ops of the physical side of their journey. I think it is wonderful that you are so happy with your lap band and your success and you want to tell others about it. I hope it will make a pre-opper think about which is better for them. What I don't care for is that in the process of hyping up the lap band and telling us of your trials and decisions... you seemed to "knock" the decision of those that had or will be having the RNY or DS. I mean," I don't have the luxury of malabsorption that weight will just come off with or without exercise. I also don't have a "window" of weight loss, and I know that my band is always adjustable and will help me get all the way to my goal," how was that suppose to sit??? To me... if anyone is drawing seperation between us with the types of surgeries... it would be you. you wrote: What a shame in so many ways to come here to see this post. I am hurt, yes, but life's too short to dwell on things, situations, or people that are negative. What a shame to come here, in a place that I thought was safe, and be ridiculed by fellow super obese sisters. One would think that everyone here would know the feeling of being an outsider, of being ridiculed. What a shame that out of all the things in the world you could talk about, or be supportive of, that you had nothing better to do than to choose to comment and ridicule someone you don't even know. What a shame, really. my response: Again, I am sorry if you are hurt or offended by the post. You are intitled to your version of how things happened. I can assure you that my intentions were not to make you feel like an outsider or unsafe... it was merely to make a joke to Candy and to cheer her up. If you cannot see that or choose not to see that... I am sorry. If I was "digging" on anyone... it was myself. I think the REAL shame here is that this is even happening at all. It is a shame that you are feeling so rejected or left out. It is a shame that instead of talking to us, you chose to lash out in defense when we were not attacking you at all. YOu are right, there is alot going on in this world... and I thought that this was the place I could come to for support and to have friends. To fave fun and feel like I actually belong... the only thing your reply makes me feel is, "ashamed that I tried to fun and make light of my situtaion... that most days makes me want to not wake up." you wrote: I truly wish all of you the best of luck on your journeys. I just hope you rethink your actions on your next unsuspecting vicim. my response: I thank you for your support, however, it somehow seems insincere. I again apologize if you feel like a victim, but I can assure you... that was not my intentions. I hope that after venting... we can put this behind us... for our sakes... and the well being of the board. This is a place for SMO's to gather info and support. It is only effective when we have a strong group of people to pull from and this feeling of anger and bitterness is doing none of us any good. SipeleK