I will set the stage. I am teaching a class at work with a fellow employee. This person has not seen me in awhile ...more like a couple of years. I am also mentoring a student from a local university. So..long story short..she didn't recognize me, and when she did...she was shocked to say the least. She, of course, asked THE question...."how'd you lose the weight?" So instead of lying, I told the truth. And the response I get was and I quote, " my mom lost about 100 pounds the RIGHT way through exercise and healthy eating". While I wanted to have fire shoot out of my eyes burn all the hair off her head, I calmly explained that I am doing the RIGHT way through very healthy eating and exercise with the added benefit of built in portion control. What I really wanted to say was, " hey there is no need to be jealous..I know it sucks to be the fat ass in the room now, but hey you can go lose weight the RIGHT way too". Alas, I thought better of it, took the high road, and almost bit my tongue in half. I just calmly explained the fallacy of her thoughts in a calm, non-demeaning manner. In other words, I showed this person a lot more respect than she showed me. Oh well...look out...your ignorance is showing!

That was great! Good for you for turning the other cheek. IT is hard to take the high road but you were smart to do so. People are definately ignorant and jealous and mean spirited at times!

What I really wanted to say was, " hey there is no need to be jealous..I know it sucks to be the fat ass in the room now, but hey you can go lose weight the RIGHT way too".

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha AWESOME!!!!!

Piplula ... YOU did great by your comments. I don't know you but am very proud of you. It's like you took a stand for all of us. Thank you and keep up the good work!

Wow, what an Awesome Story.

Thank you for the smile:-)

Damn, you tell her girlfriend.

Piplula ... YOU did great by your comments. I don't know you but am very proud of you. It's like you took a stand for all of us. Thank you and keep up the good work!

Wow..thanks! I never thought of it like that! You made my day!

That was great! Good for you for turning the other cheek. IT is hard to take the high road but you were smart to do so. People are definately ignorant and jealous and mean spirited at times!

You have no idea just how hard that really was!

Damn' date=' you tell her girlfriend.[/quote']

Well...I didn't tell her what I really thought..but a little educating her may change her mind for the next time she asks me a question ..LOL!

Good for you pip.. I have delt with some of the same things.. I hate when people say, " Oh so its easy because you CANT eat " umm, we can eat dumbass, we just get full faster, still takes will power to not eat the cheesecake and chicken wings every day lol .. of course, I just explain that i can eat anything I used to eat, I choose not to now and have portion control to help me But I can honestly say 55lbs down and im sure at least 55 more to go.. I don't give a damn what people think about us having surgery.. it was the right thing to do for me

My hero....people are constantly asking if im prego... And I usually say ""no I'm just fat".....can't wait to be on the loosers bench...I read this and feel confident giving a smart comment... ...

Good for you pip.. I have delt with some of the same things.. I hate when people say' date=' " Oh so its easy because you CANT eat " umm, we can eat dumbass, we just get full faster, still takes will power to not eat the cheesecake and chicken wings every day lol .. of course, I just explain that i can eat anything I used to eat, I choose not to now and have portion control to help me But I can honestly say 55lbs down and im sure at least 55 more to go.. I don't give a damn what people think about us having surgery.. it was the right thing to do for me [/quote']

Amen sister! Amen!

My hero....people are constantly asking if im prego... And I usually say ""no I'm just fat".....can't wait to be on the loosers bench...I read this and feel confident giving a smart comment... ...

Awww..thanks!

Jealous brings out the stupid in people, way to go with your educated reply wow u just can't fix stupid !!

Your story made my night! I'm usually a pretty calm person.. but I would have ripped her a new a*****e lol (I have a bit of a temper when it comes to ignorance lol) But you did so much better!! Good for you for standing up for yourself and doing it in a classy way!!

Jealous brings out the stupid in people' date=' way to go with your educated reply wow u just can't fix stupid !![/quote']

Well..I may not have changed her mind...but I can say that after I was done...surely she can't say she didn't learn something!