A quick clarification
Linda's whole point was that she certainly isn't claiming she is perfect but she doesn't lower her standards to start out each day accepting it. Her main point is that if she strives for perfection, why does that anger so many people or make them think they need to disagree. She asked what works for them -- not why what she does doesn't work for them. They imply she should strive to be imperfect cause it works better and is better mentally. Well not for her, or alot of others. No body gets the question ........we just want to do it our way and understand why it angers others we don't do it their way.
So yeah -- she's gone.....
Fitness is not about age or a size -- it's really about an attitude and life style!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breathe away~~
I think what angers people is the perception they come away with - that her way is the right way, and she doesn't understand why anyone would do it any other way. It does come across as judgemental.
Forgive me if that sounds like I'm putting words in other people's mouths, but we all know the grapevine is alive and well, and I know that to be a truth. I personally admire Linda. I'm not angry with her, but I do see how people can take her posts as judgemental, as I happen to be one of those with a more forgiving attitude towards my WLS journey. It works for me.
I hope there are no hard feelings, I'm just trying to identify what I see happening.
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
If you read the replies to her post, which poses a question about people's thoughts about perfection/imperfection, I did not see one person say that Linda Anne was stupid or that she had a bad approach. All I heard was that for most people 'perfection' is not a realistic approach... rather 'doing the best I can' is a better one for them.
I know we can all be emotional... but at some point... is it not OK to have different beliefs and journeys on this forum without getting our undies in a bunch?? I have read through every reply to Linda's post... and unless she got a nasty PM, I just see people sharing their heartfelt feelings on what perfection/imperfection means to them.
In the end...it's all a matter of perspective. To you, as you said, imperfection = lowering your standards (correct me if I am wrong). To me imperfection means doing the best I can, learning from bad choices and forgiving myself for the bad days. If you went by my definition, you probably agree with it too, but we have different definitions... that is all!
I am sad to see Linda go because of misunderstanding. I truly, from the bottom of my heart, love reading her posts, your posts and anyone else who has reached their weight goal. It really helps to hear about how you are working on maintaining... because some day, some sooner, some later, we will have to learn to maintain too.
There are posts I don't agree with at times (no poster(s) in particular), but I take what I can use from the post and move on, or skip it altogether. We're never going to all come to agreement on everything - we DO have different beliefs and results from our surgeries. We're all different people and that's what makes this board a great place to come to for support.
I'm also sad to see Linda go and hope she comes back!
Nancy 
