I know...I know....we've all been there. And it's important to be patient with newer folks and to be empathetic to their frustration.

I'm so wrong for this....but I just want to smack the **** out of them. Which would not be helpful.

I'm sort of re-evaluating the value of habitually reading this board.

It's all starting to loop around and around in this anxious cycle of angsty mental health issue driven repetitive slurry.

I'm starting to identify these stereotypes of posters that repeat over and over....

The Bird....I will not eat over 500 calories because calories are bad.

The Protein Addict....Must never eat carbs again or the world will explode.

The Why Me Whiner....Where's my yellow brick road, Dr. Nowzaradin?

The Documentarian.... Ate one and three quarters blueberries this morning for a total of 4.37687calories.

The Rebel without a Clue.....I ate a whole pizza yesterday just to see if I could cram one in there. I could! I want my money back!

The Pain in the Ass angsty Know It All.....who writes offensive insensitive rants like this one.

The Research Junkie.....sort of like the pain in the ass angsty know it all...but with more links.

The Fat Shamer.....let me endlessly describe how much I hated my fat, and by extension how offputting I find other fat people

The Size Queen.....Can I slip my new pants size into casual conversation?

The Oblivious Question Asker.....Um, I'm two weeks out, can I have chicken McNuggets and a large coke and fries yet?

The Lonely Soul.....Hi, We should be besties. I'm going to write 9/10 posts about how cool I think you are.

The Stuck Veteran....I lost weight ages ago and kept it off, but I still obsess about weight loss daily.

The Message Board Christian.....Lets slip Christ in there, just for the hell of it. Pray for me!

Maybe I just have a shitty attitude today. I'm bored. I'm tired of thinking about weight.

I'm glad I had surgery. A few bumps in the road, but I'm doing really well all things considered. I'm committed to following through.

But I'm so freaking tired of thinking about this.....and having it consume so much of my life.

And equally scared of not being vigilant.

Just kinda....ornery. Sorry.

Edited February 12, 20188 yr by Creekimp13

12 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

Ya'll will note...I did NOT post this to the general forum.

I posted it to the Rants and Raves board....cause it's a Rant. It's not meant to be helpful...unless humor helps....which it sometimes does. (and sometimes doesn't)

It gave me a good chuckle. We've all been there. I've been on various message boards for waaaaay too long. A good vent/rant is needed every now and then. It isn't to scare off new folks or beat them up. Once you're around a board for any length of time you get used to how it works & flows. And yes, seeing a topic posted ten times a day, every day, every week, every month...it gets old sifting through it all. It's part of forum life and you get used to it, but sometimes screaming at things just makes you feel better.

Ya'll will note...I did NOT post this to the general forum.
I posted it to the Rants and Raves board....cause it's a Rant. It's not meant to be helpful...unless humor helps....which it sometimes does. (and sometimes doesn't)

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Thank u

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22 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

I know...I know....we've all been there. And it's important to be patient with newer folks and to be empathetic to their frustration.

I'm so wrong for this....but I just want to smack the **** out of them. Which would not be helpful.

I'm sort of re-evaluating the value of habitually reading this board.

It's all starting to loop around and around in this anxious cycle of angsty mental health issue driven repetitive slurry.

I'm starting to identify these stereotypes of posters that repeat over and over....

The Bird....I will not eat over 500 calories because calories are bad.

The Protein Addict....Must never eat carbs again or the world will explode.

The Why Me Whiner....Where's my yellow brick road, Dr. Nowzaradin?

The Documentarian.... Ate one and three quarters blueberries this morning for a total of 4.37687calories.

The Rebel without a Clue.....I ate a whole pizza yesterday just to see if I could cram one in there. I could! I want my money back!

The Pain in the Ass angsty Know It All.....who writes offensive insensitive rants like this one.

The Research Junkie.....sort of like the pain in the ass angsty know it all...but with more links.

The Fat Shamer.....let me endlessly describe how much I hated my fat, and by extension how offputting I find other fat people

The Size Queen.....Can I slip my new pants size into casual conversation?

The Oblivious Question Asker.....Um, I'm two weeks out, can I have chicken McNuggets and a large coke and fries yet?

The Lonely Soul.....Hi, We should be besties. I'm going to write 9/10 posts about how cool I think you are.

The Stuck Veteran....I lost weight ages ago and kept it off, but I still obsess about weight loss daily.

The Message Board Christian.....Lets slip Christ in there, just for the hell of it. Pray for me!

Maybe I just have a shitty attitude today. I'm bored. I'm tired of thinking about weight.

I'm glad I had surgery. A few bumps in the road, but I'm doing really well all things considered. I'm committed to following through.

But I'm so freaking tired of thinking about this.....and having it consume so much of my life.

And equally scared of not being vigilant.

Just kinda....ornery. Sorry.

*laughing* Your rant is a repeat topic. Not a new observation. Welcome to the world of bariatric forums.

20 hours ago, Beck53 said:

Newbie here. Guess I'll just search/read instead of posting....

cant blame you. i doubt there is anything you can post that wasn't listed above. i know I had a lot of questions and frustrations as a newbie, that the older folks (:-)) would think to be stupid. but there is no such thing as a stupid question!

In my opinion, this post comes really close to picking on other members here.... see the "Please Read" post made by Alex Brecher listed at the top of the rants and raves category. Guess you didn't think much about that.

On 2/12/2018 at 12:31 PM, Creekimp13 said:

The Why Me Whiner....Where's my yellow brick road, Dr. Nowzaradin?

The Documentarian.... Ate one and three quarters blueberries this morning for a total of 4.37687calories.

The Pain in the Ass angsty Know It All.....who writes offensive insensitive rants like this one.

The Research Junkie.....sort of like the pain in the ass angsty know it all...but with more links.

Omg the Penny Saeger reference

The documentarian used to be me.... I was f-cking psycho in my MyFitnessPal days....

And the bolded? Well... ME

I thought it was hilarious. I've only been wandering these forums for 2 months and made similar observations. I haven't posted a whole lot but I hope I haven't been one to cause you to roll your eyes and groan. Creekimp, I actually always look for your comments because I find them insightful and just enough "tough love" without being offputting (in my opinion anyway) and I hope you continue to stick around.

Also, I love you, I think we should be BESTIES!! LOL

Edited February 13, 20188 yr by KCgirl061

On 12.2.2018 at 6:31 PM, Creekimp13 said:

Just kinda....ornery. Sorry.

Congratulations. You managed to possibly offend about 99% of all users on this board in one post.

LOL

There is a reason that I took over a year off from these boards, and now read very very very few posts.... at some point, it just isn't value added.

43 minutes ago, CowgirlJane said:

There is a reason that I took over a year off from these boards, and now read very very very few posts.... at some point, it just isn't value added.

Agreed. I'm the same way.

I sware some sociology PhD student could do a dissertation on BP and its posters...

On 2/12/2018 at 11:31 AM, Creekimp13 said:

I know...I know....we've all been there. And it's important to be patient with newer folks and to be empathetic to their frustration.

I'm so wrong for this....but I just want to smack the **** out of them. Which would not be helpful.

Maybe I just have a shitty attitude today. I'm bored. I'm tired of thinking about weight.

You need to get away from the forum as it appears you’re on here 24/7. And even though you posted in the Rants category, you are attacking people’s comments that appear in the regular categories.

Sorry, but when you begin making fun of other people, it’s time to leave.

I definitely don't think I'm *any* of those... :deny, deny, deny: but I did I just laugh my size 6 ass off.....

I swear this morning on my FB surgery group someone posted "I've only lost 50 lbs in 5 months, what am I doing wrong??" YOU LOST FIFTY POUNDS IN FIVE MONTHS. YOU LOST THE EQUIVALENT OF A BAG OF DOG FOOD AND A FOUR YEAR OLD HONEY BOO-BOO. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU IS BASICALLY ACTUAL SORCERY, SO SERIOUSLY, SHUT. UP.

20 hours ago, mylighthouse said:

In my opinion, this post comes really close to picking on other members here.... see the "Please Read" post made by Alex Brecher listed at the top of the rants and raves category. Guess you didn't think much about that.

It’s just that....about other members.

”Just a reminder, please do not start topics specifically for the purpose of ranting and raving about other members. Please click on/refer to our posted rules that specifically addresses this.”

Oh FFS....

Two funny things.

One...if you click on the link to the rules...it's broken and doesn't exist.

Two....I'm not ranting about ANY SPECIFIC MEMBER. This rant is about patterns of behavior, gross generalizations, and comical stereotypes....that this place is ripe with.

Also...please note the description of the Rants and Raves board:

"Want debate? Get it here. Gripe, complain, moan, fight, rant and rave. Enter at your own risk!"

Edited February 14, 20188 yr by Creekimp13