Grrrrrr....

[Guest guest]

Our e-mail at work was not working properly last week. So I don't know

if my messages got through. I'll send them again, just delete if you

have already received them. Sorry

Today we had a staff lunch and I was sitting next to a beautiful,

natural blond, tall and skinny colleague of mine. Very innocently she

asked me if I had lost a lot of weight. I said yes. Then she said " you

need to stop now, you look fine now " . I replied that I needed to lose a

lot more weight before I would be down to normal. She said " no,no, don't

lose more weight " . I was somewhat surprised to hear he say that. I mean

I am still 228 lbs (5'10) and she is 123 lbs (5'8), so roughly I am

still twice her weight (sigh) at almost the same height. I felt like

punching her into her pretty little nose. But on the other hand she is

so shy and innocent that I can hardly believe she tried to make fun of

me. Grrrrrr....

Does anyone have a theory why she said what she said?

Puzzled in London

Barbara (Brioletta)

[Guest guest]

>Does anyone have a theory why she said what she said?

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People are often threatened by other people losing weight. I myself am

guilty of it. I know when friends of mine lose a lot of weight I am pleased

for them, but at the same time jealous as hell, and wanting to put extra

cream in their coffee. Just a nasty bit of human nature I suppose

Steph.

LASGB scheduled Oct 7.

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Hi Barbara,

Hi Bandsters,

I think that I have a theory, Barbara. I know you, as we used to work

together, and I remember that once, a colleague of us (Brigitte) and I were

speaking about weight problems. She knew you much better than me, as I had

just arrived in London, and she said that you were the perfect example of

" voluptuous and " epanouie " (don't know the word in English) beauty " . I'm

not sure of the translation, as we were speaking in French. You already

were beautiful before, Barbara. So I can imagine that people find you even

more beautiful now, with 55 lb less, and think that you don't need to go

farther. I don't know who told you that, but I'm pretty sure that she was

sincere, even though it was probably not what you wanted to hear.

Lots of love,

Marina

[Guest guest]

Marina, thanks for your kind words (wiping tears from my eyes). You made

my day!

hugs Barbara

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to hear he say that. I mean

> I am still 228 lbs (5'10) and she is 123 lbs (5'8), so roughly I am

> still twice her weight (sigh) at almost the same height. I felt like

> punching her into her pretty little nose. But on the other hand she is

> so shy and innocent that I can hardly believe she tried to make fun of

> me. Grrrrrr....>>

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> Hi Barbara,

> Hi Bandsters,

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> I think that I have a theory, Barbara.   I know you, as we used to

> work together, and I remember that once, a colleague of us (Brigitte)

> and I were speaking about weight problems.  She knew you much better

> than me, as I had just arrived in London, and she said that you were

> the perfect example of " voluptuous and " epanouie " (don't know the word

> in English) beauty " .  I'm not sure of the translation, as we were

> speaking in French.   You already were beautiful before, Barbara.  So

> I can imagine that people find you even more beautiful now, with 55 lb

> less, and think that you don't need to go farther.  I don't know who

> told you that, but I'm pretty sure that she was sincere, even though

> it was probably not what you wanted to hear.

>

> Lots of  love,

> Marina

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