Adding carbs helped jump start loss?

Sorry.  But posting twenty pictures of candy bars is sane?  Look.  This is a forum for MO people.  I belong to another group on FB, Gastric Sleevers over 50. If any of us acted like that on that forum my ass would be in California right now. Because this forum is not moderated, some get out of hand. That is not what I want to do with my life.......inform a person of their mistakes with a tongue as sharp as a razor. I am not a forum nanny and neither should you be.  But some people are too much.  If the mods want to have me delete my post I will.  I am one of the most kind, sensitive people alive so I don't say things like I did lightly.  Having been bullied as a teen, I am very anti bully.  Some of the posters make, to me, kinda rude jokes, but they're not that bad. But for someone to constantly tear other posters to shreds, that is NOT what any forum is for unless one is into verbal S&M. 

This forum IS MODERATED.  Perhaps you should read the Terms of Service to better understand.

I'm not sure what you mean by your "ass would be in California right now."  Is that some type of threat?  

If you don't like what someone says, you can block them.  It might work best for you since one person's comments seems to upset you.  

I would be blocked from the group. Some kind of threat? Are you kidding me?  Are you kidding me?  I never post for this reason. You told me I was wrong, I answered you, but you keep posting.  Do you always have to get the last word in? The thing is, I NEVER HAD A WEIGHT PROBLEM LIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE, until I took Lexapro at the age of 44. I am now 66 and wasn't MO till I hit 50. And my weight problem has been for the past fifteen years only. I ballooned up because I was always hungry from the meds.  But I was never a food addict growing up, was never fat growing up, as a matter of fact I was underweight. So I don't know the hell of being made fun of as a young women because of my weight. I think a few people take their food issues out on others.  Not my problem. I even kept my weight down after I started taking the drug with a lot of exercise. I don't want to be mean to anyone here. You want to keep replying...........I'm done.  Be well and take care. Not trying to be mean.

She said YOU could block people who upset you - no one threatened you!   OH make it very easy to block people if you are unable to ignore them - it's a great feature - I'd seriously consider using it if I were you!

ETA:  I was only MO for about 2 years and had the surgery when I was 41.   There are more of us short term MO's than you realise!

I did block, thanks.  2 years! Wow. I would have had surgery sooner but am thankful I did not. I know of 2 people who had the Lapband, both with disastrous results.  Congrats for losing the weight.  I used to hide from people who hadn't seen me in a long time because of my weight. And when I got to my highest, around 250, people asked me what in God's name happened to me.  I was starving. From the medication.  When I had the sleeve, the young nurse who cared for me, her mother was in the exact same position I had been in.  Gained a ton of weight from medication and hunger.  I pray it never comes back or I would indeed stop the medication completely. When I reach goal, I refuse to become heavy again. 

My son is gaining weight at an alarming rate at the moment, because of the drugs he HAS to be on - it is heartbreaking to watch but there is no way he can function without them (he has severe autism).  I keep hoping it will level off ...

I see it so mu*****ids on the myriad of drugs they need to just exist (functionality is definitely subjective!)

Ugh. Why can't big pharma and all the millions, ahem, billlions they make, make drugs with fewer side effects.  My heart breaks for you son.  What in the world is put in these meds to cause severe weight gain?  I do pray his weight levels off. 
Bless your heart.

I didn't realize that "my ass would be in California" is equivalent to "I would be blocked from the group."  It wasn't clear and a comparison I've ever heard before.  Since I live in California and it appears next to my screen name, I was trying to decipher what you meant.  

Thanks for sharing in detail that you never had a weight problem until you were age 44 due to medication.  I'm not sure how that pertains to the discussion of attacking the mentally ill, but we always appreciate the life perspectives of others. 

Good luck on your journey.  Find that block button and use it often.  You will feel better.

Yup, you need to have the last word.  Why I brought up the fact that medication caused weight gain for me is because one or two of the former lifetime heavy people pile in on.  Perhaps doing unto others as you would have them do unto you isn't something they ever heard.  I think the loudest are those who have had life time food addictions and are fighting this monster every day.  I have nothing but sympathy for them. Just a few of the people here are mean as snakes.  Maybe it is because not every post is monitored.  I don't feel like I have to beat people down for making mistakes.  Bring it up, yes. Go overboard, no. Please advise me why someone would post at least ten times, pictures of candy, making fun of a person.  I don't know anyone who would do something like that.  Not even some of the SOBs I know.  Ah to be a faceless person on the Internet has created bullies and a couple have parked their asses here. OH has a big convention every year but can't monitor posts.  Interesting. On the other hand, so many people here are kind and rational here and I have become friends with them on FB.  When I see a thread like this one I think of the food fights in Animal House.   How childish.  Life is too damned short. Way too short. Take it easy. 

Every post is monitored. If you believe that a post violates TOS, you can click on the REPORT button and it will be reviewed.   If it violates TOS, OH deletes the original post.

Hope that helps.   Carry on