Emotional Vampires & Toxic People... I'm doing an inventory of all my relationships, family, friends, etc. who have been instrumental in giving me bad advice, not being encouraging, or just breaking my heart, and hurting my feelings. How many people are really my friends because they like having a fat friend as a wingman? My family who tells me that WLS is a cop out? The exbf who said he's just not that attracted to "big girls". It's time to clean house, and dump the negative and replace it with the positive. Who are your emotional vampires and what are you doing to change it?

Wow. I'm so, so, sorry they did that to you. I guess cause I am older, and wiser (and married for 7 years then divorced) I don't pay too much attention to what they say or do, but let's be honest, words do hurt, and when people bring you do down, friends or not you got to find someone to uplift you! I'm so glad you have someone that loves you no matter what! Your journey will only be that much sweeter in the end! And if anyone ever came at me with a fork, joke or not- they wouldn't be standing up by the time I was done with them. Bless you, and I can't wait to see where your journey takes you!!!

Thankyou! I've met some really lovely people on here and am so grateful for the support!

I know one day it will have to be myself I look to for reassurance and really look forward to the day when I'm comfortable in my own skin!

I actually moved a loooong way from family and friends. I don't have a lot of friends up here, so not many to cull...... Although thinking about it now, there IS someone I need to get away from.

I have refused to even "friend" some of my family members on Facebook because I can't be bothered with the crap they post.