a chuckle today

I am 5 days away from surgery (8/1).  Today I went to several meetings in a fairly new area where we got tons of new referrals.  I've told everyone I'll be on medical leave for a couple of weeks.  Walking out of a meeting, I told the woman that I was having WLS.  After she told me about a co-worker of hers *****cently had surgery - I already knew about it - she said that I wasn't big enough to need WLS!  I started this process at almost 300 lbs. and have lost somewhare between 25-28 lbs (my scale can be crazy at times), so I am still quite a large woman.  I smiled and told her she made my day, though and had a good private chuckle.

LOL  I understand that one...   people just don't know, huh?  I started at 319 and when I was down to 280 and about to have surgery people said that to me as well...  good luck to you with your surgery...  You are gonna amaze yourself!    :-)   Amy

I swear everyone always told me that. I wanted to be like um look at this and rip my clothes off and scare them with my massive body… but I refrained… it wasn't easy. It was nice people didn't see me as huge… but I was and I feel so better now!

Yeah, I had one of my "buddies" tell me "Your weight never bothered me because you're so tall".  My response "I'm glad my high blood pressure and sleep apnea and cholesterol and trouble walking to the rear end of the parking lot didn't bother you".

My private response to stuff like that is "F**K YOU" while my external response is.  "OK".

It amazed me too.  I really think this woman's reaction was genuine, but I was floored!  I took it as a compliment and went my merry way.  Like others, not just my weight but my diabetes, high BP, sleep apnea, high cholestreol and constant pain when walking are my teasons for doing this.  If I only had the weight issue, I'd probably be still trying (and failing) the traditional way.  Sure I want to look good - who doesn't - but my main goal is health.  I want to see my kids grow up and be able tp participate in activities - not sit on the side lines or make up excuses and have my husband take them instead, while I stay home vegging because I'm too tired and in too much pain to do much.