Comfy_Blue

I'm nearly a year late, but thank you for posting this. I stumbled upon your name by fluke (I google'd "century club, bariatic and your posting about being in the century club from 2012 came up.) After reading your post, I was curious about your profile, so I clicked your name, then your blog which led me here. Anyway, I never thought about how we come to learn that fat is bad, how the hatred of who I was (and still am inside) began. It puts things in perspective and makes me aware that when I have children I shouldn't speak of my former overweight self in such negative light. There's a good chance I may have overweight/obese children if we don't instill healthy life style choices because my husband's family are all morbidly obese and my family range from "a few extra pounds" to morbidly obese as well. I feel like I'm rambling. Must be the lack of protein (lol). So thanks again for the posting and way to go on your weight loss! I see from your profile that you're down nearly a person. Go you!

Thank you for this article. I wish I had found this when I was in the pre opt stages. Another emotional aspect of WLS I did not expect was guilt. I feel bad sometimes that the people around me are still heavy and/or gaining weight as I continue shrinking. I know how hard it is because I used to a,ways be "the biggest one" and i would feel so envious of thin people it would make me want to cry/punch a wall at the unfairness sometimes. I also heard about jealousy and extra attention but didnt think people would notice or say much. Not the case at all. It's funny because the people I want to notice I am slim don't (like my friend who lost 50lbs after high school whereas I gained 100lbs) and the people I don't really care about are the ones who notice and say something.