What's your board personality???

LMAO--never knew what the heck he meant! 

Technically he looks like a stalker .  Stalker / lurker...it's all the same! LOL

lmbo...

 I think I am also those first two also 

Aren’t you just the poster of thought provoking questions lately!

 

Wait…what member? What’d I miss?

 

Anyway, I will say this. The screen name I chose for myself is not just a cutesy ploy. Cleopatra is one of the people in history that inspires me most. She had balls! She didn’t let anything stand in the way of what she knew she was capable of (not her brother/husband not her younger sister who defied her authority, both of whom she took out…not advocating that but just saying). And in a male dominated world AND male dominated dynasty, she held her own against some pretty powerful guys. But what I like most about her is that SHE chose how her story ended.

 

Yes, this is all romanticism, but I’m getting to a point here. My board personality is not easily summarized in a single phrase. I believe I am, like Cleopatra, pretty balsy and confident. I speak as if I have some sense of authority that none of you can ever remember giving me. I am also not afraid to say the unpopular thing that needs to be said.

 

At this point in my life after surgery (because, frankly, I don’t really look at myself as a post-op so much anymore as I do a person who once had this surgery) I think I’m more sensitive to the fact that there are STAGES of post-op development. We go through fear, we go through frustration, scale obsession, nutrition label obsession, gym obsession, contorted body image…the whole nine. I am more empathetic to that now but I also don’t think that’s an excuse to beat yourself up or sell yourself short and I will speak out when I see those things happening.

 

I’ve been on this board, what, maybe three years or so? In that time, the Nik love train has come and gone and come back again. But honestly, I feel like this board is an extension of my family. I may not know all of you very well but I care about you all. And I know you all care about me.

 

Interestingly enough, I don’t get called to the carpet much by anyone newer than me. Folks who are further out have no problem putting me in my respective place.

 

But to give an over simplified answer to your question: I think I am the Kanye West of this board. And I think the world needs Kanye West’s. Without his obnoxious over confidence, I think a lot of people would be afraid to “get their swagger on." I am exaggerated in that way. I don’t deny that I’m good looking (even though I weigh more than most of you eventually will) or that I’ve done well or that I am deserving of any and every pleasure life can give me. Some of you may roll your eyes at that but my HOPE is that by expressing myself (because one thing I am NOT is phony. Every emotion I express here is how I do truly feel) that you might consider it ok to feel that same way about yourself.

 

So there…try to stick a label on that. I dare ya!

Label:  Cleopatra_Nik.... the one and only...   lol

Dare accepted...let's see...does that mean you are the, "I-love-myself-because-I-should-and-I-know-it-outspoken-but-loving-giver-of-needed-advice-who-is-comfortable-with-the-process-she's-gone-through-to-get-where-she-is-valued-greatly-by-all-of-us-yet-should-we-need-a-kick-in-the-ass-isn't-afraid-to-put-her-boots-GODDESS!" (Man it is hard to type the little hyphen guys and not hit the space bar!)

There, deny that label!
 
By the way, I think Kanye West is an ass, so I couldn't put his name in your dare-induced label!

I forgot to add I'm the parenthesizer (invented word--see, there I go again!) and ellipsis user one too!

Someone said they were leaving the board because they were a little fed up with the responses they were getting. Sad when it happens because I think open communication with respect and kindness can prevent that kind of thing.

I am feeling all introspective these days. Better to have interesting banter to think about than my drama!! Keeps me nicely distracted!

Love ya! 

 Thats sad when people misunderstand the posts or feel like they are being attacked. I had a hard time at the beginning with different posts because I didn't want to admit I was addicted to food. But now I love the responses I get for everything and I feel like I know everyone.

I don't think those who leave like the most recent leave due to a lack of respect or kindness.  I think indiviualds like that come here looking for validation that what they are doing is right and when they find out they are not doing everything right they take offense.

Many of the long time vets (I didn't say OLD Timers) have invested a lot of research into their knowledge and give it freely when people are off the mark.  These are the same people that would come back after bad labs and say "Hey why didn't you guys let me know I was doing something wrong"

Some people fail to realize that the difference in taking in the right things in regards to protein and vites isn't a matter of getting off track it can be the difference in life and death in some cases.

If they a little truth hurts their ego then let them find a community that will hold their hand and do nothing but say "WOW You are awesome"   I would rather hang with people who aren't afraid to tell the truth both good and bad.