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danaevett    179

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Just curious, but why is it that I see veterans that choose not to have a profile pic? Seems like once you reach your goal weight, or close to it, that you would be proud of how you look and want to post a profile pic, even before & after pics. Maybe some people want to keep their identity secret. I can fully understand why someone that has not lost their weight would not want to post a pic. I guess, when I read a post from someone, I want to be able to see what they look like. Makes everything a little more personal. By the way; if you're one of the people that chooses not to post a pic, I'm not trying to pick on you, I'm just curious.

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Fluffnomore    1,235

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Not a vet, but I had a pic briefly and decided I didn't want it picked up in a screen shot for use on the Bariatic Pal app.

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Madam Reverie    2,958

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i'm not a vet, nor am I particular sensitive about my appearance.

I just like to keep my identity private and be evaluated on the content of my character in this here cyber-t'internet-world.

That is all :D

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EarthyGoalie    253

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i'm not a vet, nor am I particular sensitive about my appearance.

I just like to keep my identity private and be evaluated on the content of my character in this here cyber-t'internet-world.

That is all :D

I second that :-p

Though I may post a body shot with no face when I lose enough weight lol

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No game    14,437

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Just curious, but why is it that I see veterans that choose not to have a profile pic? Seems like once you reach your goal weight, or close to it, that you would be proud of how you look and want to post a profile pic, even before & after pics. Maybe some people want to keep their identity secret. I can fully understand why someone that has not lost their weight would not want to post a pic. I guess, when I read a post from someone, I want to be able to see what they look like. Makes everything a little more personal. By the way; if you're one of the people that chooses not to post a pic, I'm not trying to pick on you, I'm just curious.

Umm... I had my picture up BEFORE I LOST THE WEIGHT!!

Shame on me for showing my fat self :P

Some people just want anonymity it's not fat shame driven..

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danaevett    179

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Umm... I had my picture up BEFORE I LOST THE WEIGHT!!

Shame on me for showing my fat self :P

Some people just want anonymity it's not fat shame driven..

I'm pre-op so I'm showing my fat self too. LOL. I understand it's not all fat shame driven. :P

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No game    14,437

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I'm pre-op so I'm showing my fat self too. LOL. I understand it's not all fat shame driven. :P

Yeah... well that fish should be ashamed!

It's a big as a cow! :P

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vegasneon    181

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Could also be laziness! LOL When I signed up here I was at work and didnt have access to any personal pictures so I'm not even using the Avatar I use everywhere else. I usually read this forum at work and I'm limited to what I can do because technically I don't need the Internet to do my job. I could of course upload something from home, I just never have.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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