So I'm a pretty regular poster on the "general discussion" board since before my surgery in 2013. I still need support to maintain my weight loss as much as those who are actively losing. I still struggle everyday to work with my new "tool", I still struggle to make the right choices, and I struggle to keep myself in line. I join the holiday challenges to get me to goal and to keep me accountable to maintain. But more than once I've gotten snarky comments there like I don't have a right to be tracking my weight there. And sometimes when I post responses in other threads about struggles etc I feel like I get some snarky comments there as well. Like maybe once you reach goal or a certain point people don't really want to hear about struggles, or think that you don't need support? IDK......

I mean people on on the pre- and post- surgery forum seem more than happy to get feedback, so I don't get that vibe there, but I guess I just am disappointed because we all need support in this journey, no matter if we are 100 pounds from goal or at goal.

Oh well Does anyone else ever get that vibe??

I know I'm a little late to this party but its exactly why I stopped coming here. But....as I approach my 2 year post op mark, it's a balance I sometimes struggle with finding.

I've come back here to the vets forum recently looking for honest vets I can relate with.

After a 10 month break from here I need the support this forum offers.

The vet's forum is the place to be as if we think about it when we first began our journeys we were also of a far different mindset, we had to be to get through the beginning, but now we have matured a bit in our journey, and need to progress to the next phase of maintaining or striving to hit goal. Happy you are here and welcome.

I think we all need support wether at goal or not ! U post when ever you feel like it I'll try and check more often and help when I can !

I am not new to weight loss struggles. I had a band in 2004. Lost 100lb. Kept it off for 11 years. I did not have any support and it was a hard journey. My band slipped and I had revision to sleeve. I for one am grateful to any one who has been there done that for me to relate to. This sleeve is a whole new way for me and it helps to talk to people that have been through the whole struggle. I know when I finally do get to goal I will still need support. Thanks for being here. Stick around there are some of us that need you.