Once upon a time...
Once upon a time... there was a woman who struggled with her weight. Out of all the ups and downs in her life, it was the biggest and most unsuccessful struggle of her life. The older she got, the higher the number got. She was bullied by classmates, family members and in the end, by herself, for her weight. She reached out to every weight loss solution she could. The solutions gave her hope and then took it away.
But one day, she came upon a land with bright stars of hope. Overweight always meant struggle. But in this world, overweight led to success! Success beyond her wildest dreams! The shame she felt about her weight kept her from reaching for the stars, so she admired them from afar. But the longer she admired, the brighter they grew in her eyes... and eventually, the brighter SHE grew!
One fateful day... after months of watching from afar... the woman nervously reached into the world, putting out her hand...her palm to the sky. When she opened her eyes, instead of one star surrounding her... there were 20... 30... an unlimited amount of stars.. and not just yellow, but of all colors and sizes!
In due time... with a little progress, a lot of faith in her fellow stars, she, too, became a bright star... one full of hope and success in her weight loss journey.... and one that hopes to be a shining star for someone else.
Thank you all for making me that shining star. You were the stars that inspired me to have WLS after lurking on this site for months. And despite hard feelings, busyness in your life, apathy toward this forum, I hope you realize that there is another woman or man... lurking right now... waiting for all you shining stars to post and give him/her the slightest glimmer of HOPE that they, too, will shine someday. Post something, anything... so that those that are hopeless, like I was, see hope in your stories, your every day doings, and your goofy random posts. If you ever think you have nothing to contribute, your 'nothing' posts helped me lose 85lbs so far. It's something I have never achieved in my life before. Thanks.
But one day, she came upon a land with bright stars of hope. Overweight always meant struggle. But in this world, overweight led to success! Success beyond her wildest dreams! The shame she felt about her weight kept her from reaching for the stars, so she admired them from afar. But the longer she admired, the brighter they grew in her eyes... and eventually, the brighter SHE grew!
One fateful day... after months of watching from afar... the woman nervously reached into the world, putting out her hand...her palm to the sky. When she opened her eyes, instead of one star surrounding her... there were 20... 30... an unlimited amount of stars.. and not just yellow, but of all colors and sizes!
In due time... with a little progress, a lot of faith in her fellow stars, she, too, became a bright star... one full of hope and success in her weight loss journey.... and one that hopes to be a shining star for someone else.
Thank you all for making me that shining star. You were the stars that inspired me to have WLS after lurking on this site for months. And despite hard feelings, busyness in your life, apathy toward this forum, I hope you realize that there is another woman or man... lurking right now... waiting for all you shining stars to post and give him/her the slightest glimmer of HOPE that they, too, will shine someday. Post something, anything... so that those that are hopeless, like I was, see hope in your stories, your every day doings, and your goofy random posts. If you ever think you have nothing to contribute, your 'nothing' posts helped me lose 85lbs so far. It's something I have never achieved in my life before. Thanks.
What a beautiful post. I'm one of those people that have been lurking for months while I waded through the approval process. Your posts and the posts of others have made me laugh, calmed my fears, given me hope. I just received my surgery date today and am a mix of excited and scared. But having read through the posts, I know that I'm "normal" and that means the world to me.
You are more than a shining star. You are a shooting star, traveling across the sky trailing star dust on all paths that you cross. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Dolly
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