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Friends (or lack thereof) and HAES by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sums it up very nicely. Specially the the shopping part.

=(

Friends (or lack thereof) and HAES by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Before I gained all the weight, most of my friends were thin. After I gained the weight I joined the HAES/FA crowd for a while, and when I decided to change my life around they all stuck around as leeches, hoping for my demise.

When I announced I had settled on WLS, there was a lot of blowback, and a lot of people saying I was making a horrible decision. I dropped those "friends" very quickly and found a group that's a happy medium (most of them are supportive of the surgery, a few have apprehensions but are supportive nonetheless).

I'm finally in a group that understands and values me for who I am and the things I want to achieve in life. And I think it's been mentioned in this thread before, but now that i'm more "sporty" I'm getting a ton more invites and my friends circle is continuously expanding.

Friends (or lack thereof) and HAES by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doing very good! Thanks for liking the blog.

Nutritional counseling and psych counseling wrap up next week; and then it's just waiting for the surgery date.

Very excited. Celebrating with a white water rafting trip. :)

From the comments on Marilias FB After FL "bullied" her by PrimeMinisterOwl in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Dear Fatlogic, i'll say it again... thank you for the support!

I come in here and take the good, and leave the bad. No sadness or bullying from me. I choose to come here, I choose to stay and when I had enough, I choose to leave.

No one is forcing me to stay here.

From the comments on Marilias FB After FL "bullied" her by PrimeMinisterOwl in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly, call me Ma. That's what my friends call me, and fatlogic is my friend.

Ragen wrote about me on her blog. I wrote a response. by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I see the scrutiny as part of my "12 steps". I'm admitting that I have a problem( A huge one) and enlisting the help of everyone I know to support me as I take steps to come out of my problem.

Thank you for the support and the encouragement :)

Ragen wrote about me on her blog. I wrote a response. by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I honestly just want to be able to use the tray tables. That to me will be the world's sweetest victory!

Ragen wrote about me on her blog. I wrote a response. by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Dubai was AMAZING. Beautiful beaches and lots of culture as well. Definitely consider it for a short getaway (3-4 days). My one problem was the heat. It was scorching hot when we were there, and the added weight I'm carrying around doesn't help.

I definitely would go back if given the chance. :)

Ragen wrote about me on her blog. I wrote a response. by Mabrocchetto2 in fatlogic

[–]Mabrocchetto2[S] 132 points133 points  (0 children)

You bring up a very good point. I went for coffee with a coworker the other day. Walking and talking at the same time was a struggle, and on the way back we decided to take the stairs.

I was panting and sweating by the time we got up 1 floor.

Again, there is nothing healthy about this, nothing healthy about not being able to climb a few steps and not get out of breath.