I'm not the type to let what people think bother me, but just now a co-worker said something that made me want to punch her straight in the face.. After complimenting me on my weightloss, she continues to go on about how the lapband doesn't work for long making it very clear that I'm going to gain all my weight back. (I know the risks and the general outcome of this surgery, I don't need some illiterate old bag telling me anything) anyway.. She said "You know it stops working right? I know someone and it stopped working for her after 2 years, she got fat again, but you look great." As if finishing with another compliment made what she said ok.. Trying to be nice (which is really hard for me to begin with) I just said "Well everyone is different, you have to keep getting filled and keep seeing your doctor, you can't just eat whatever you want and expect it to work". OMG if I was in a cartoon at that moment smoke would have been shooting out of my ears! lol I really wanted to tell her to go F**k herself. The woman has been against me getting surgery from day one, and has nothing but negative things to say about it. I kinda get the feeling like she looks at me with pity whenever we cross paths because she knows, or thinks she knows, that I'll gain all my weight back. The look on her face speaks a thousand words. I swear I'm reminded daily as to why I hate people!

People just love to try and bring others down in whatever way they can. Don't let the haters bother you Jersey. You will succeed

Thank you!

Tell the ill informed woman that diets don't work either. There are many people who loose all the weight they want to loose and keep it off. That is with hard work and effort. Then tell her to research it beofre she negatively tries to be hurtful and sabatoge you again. Then tell her if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

Thank you. This woman isn't worth me trying to educate her, she's just one of those know it all people that think they have so much life experience that they know more than anyone younger than them. She has reached her cap of knowledge, she cannot retain anything else because everything she thinks she knows is all there is to know, it's just not worth my time.

I have never understood why people give a sheet what other people are doing with their lives.

I guess they just don't get enough out of their own lives.

That's one of the reasons I didn't tell anyone at work. I took my time off and it's none of their business. I don't tolerate morons at all.. and I'd rather not end up telling off my co-worker if she gets mouthy ha.

Also, I'm a sarcastic jerk and if people ask me how I lost weight I will respond "whiskey and cigarettes" and be done with it.