Your words are true but I believe it's about sharing the spotlight! No one wants to share it when they have had it for so long. And our friends may say things that they really don't mean. I was the worst critic when my best friend got gastric bypass about 3 years ago. I just felt like she wasn't big enough, and I knew she was going to be waaaay smaller than me. And our weight problem was the meat of our friendship! LOL! So, I thought! Well after 3 years, I decided to get lap band because she looked soooo good after a while and was able to keep the weight off after so many years. I had so many failed attempts at keeping weight off! Soooo I said all that to say...I have been the one to say negative things when someone is doing something to better themsevles. All because I didn't want to be a big girl all alone! Now that I have been banded for 7 months and my weight has slowly began to fall off ... she is supportive and my ROCK!
She helps me understand my issues and progress with the surgery. I soooo regret the things I said to her because I was ignorant to WLS. So although our friends say things...be patient... all they need is time to accept the NEW US! We will look so good they can't, HATE forever! They will come around! LOL! I did! And even jumped on the wagon!
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Your words are true but I believe it's about sharing the spotlight! No one wants to share it when they have had it for so long. And our friends may say things that they really don't mean. I was the worst critic when my best friend got gastric bypass about 3 years ago. I just felt like she wasn't big enough, and I knew she was going to be waaaay smaller than me. And our weight problem was the meat of our friendship! LOL! So, I thought! Well after 3 years, I decided to get lap band because she looked soooo good after a while and was able to keep the weight off after so many years. I had so many failed attempts at keeping weight off! Soooo I said all that to say...I have been the one to say negative things when someone is doing something to better themsevles. All because I didn't want to be a big girl all alone! Now that I have been banded for 7 months and my weight has slowly began to fall off ... she is supportive and my ROCK!
She helps me understand my issues and progress with the surgery. I soooo regret the things I said to her because I was ignorant to WLS. So although our friends say things...be patient... all they need is time to accept the NEW US! We will look so good they can't, HATE forever! They will come around! LOL! I did! And even jumped on the wagon!