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06.16.08, 13:28 PM General Topics
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i have a new pet peeve. when you see someone and they lost a lot of weight and you compliment them and they say something like "oh, i just started being very careful about portion sizes" and then you find out six weeks later that she actually had her stomach stapled. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 01:28 PM Flag

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Why do people lie about this? What does it matter HOW they lose the weight? God damn them, the lost it!!! Lucky sods. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:29 PM Flag

But that's what having your stomach stapled does..forces you to be careful about portion sizes. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:30 PM Flag

yes, and as i typed it i realized that it was technically true. but come on. (i also realize that she's under no obligation to share her medical history with me. but again: come on.) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:33 PM Flag

np: ITTA...yes they have to eat smaller portions BUT they are losing the weight fast because of surgery not because of portion control. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:43 PM Flag

exactly. it's not a question of control and the "portion size" comment implies that it is self control. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:46 PM Flag

self control comes AFTER [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:48 PM Flag

^^^the surgery. Sure they needed help to start but they shouldn't be embarrassed of that [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:48 PM Flag

And you want them to admit they have none. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:51 PM Flag

c'mon... that is a lie as bad as any other. "I just started being careful about..." is not the same as, "they cut me open and sewed/stapled/banded my stomach so I couldn't eat too much." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:35 PM Flag

STAR JONES Syndrome [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:43 PM Flag

what are they supposed to say? "I had absolutely no will power or control and would stuff my face, so they shrank my stomach for me"? - You want penance from them even in casual conversation? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:44 PM Flag

np: no they should say THANK YOU and that's it. They don't have to lie about it [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:45 PM Flag

I think there must be some defensiveness. Come on, people, give them a break. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:46 PM Flag

np: I'm a big woman and if I would ever have my stomach stapled..I wouldn't hide it. Why be defensive? You had help getting the weightloss started and that's ok. You still need to practice portion control to keep it off [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:47 PM Flag

And that's what they said. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:49 PM Flag

the fact that you care is weird. get a life. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:49 PM Flag

does this come up often in your social circle? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:51 PM Flag