Robynn thanks for the clarity!

[Guest guest]

Robynn:

You have stated this exactly the way I meant it. Thanks for

understanding me and for giving me the benefit of the doubt.

Well, another day another date. Tonight is Don (again). He's going

to Israel for 15 days so I'm going to miss him just a bit. But well,

tomorrow night is sharing time with Carlton, the 6'5 " cutie. Then

Sat afternoon is Alasdair, the Scotish babe with the delicious

accent. Then Sat night with Mark, dancing the night away. Then Sun

lunch with Jim!

Then Sunday after lunch, I'll get my tattoo colored in. The outline

took 2 hours, now it's time for the color--another 3 hours! I'll

share it with you all when it's finished. It is symbolic of my whole

journey--mind, body and spirit.

Thanks again, Robynn!

Francisco

> Francisco, you GO boy! I've only been here a short time myself,

but the posts I've seen from you have been very inspiring and

helpful. Congrats on the half-marathon too... a little late, but

still heart felt. I agree with you 100% about your feelings here.

I'm still on the fat team myself, but I'll be joining you and all the

others on the not-fat team one day. I have drive and a purpose and

will not give up. I can only hope that the people I know (both fat

and not fat) will accept me for whom I will become, as they accept me

now.

>

> Ron

> Parted ways with

another fat friend

>

>

> Hey everyone, especially you posties:

>

> Have you had anything like this happen?

>

> A now former friend (he is boardering on being morbidly obese)and

I

> had another disagreement, and I've decided that this is just the

last

> straw.

>

> After this little disagreement, I was sitting here mulling it

over.

> He said that the last year has been all about me, and that I

haven't

> given anything back to him. Oh boo hoo! That is such needy crap,

> and I just don't agree.

>

> And it just hit me. Bill was my last fat friend. All of my fat

> friends have turned their backs on me in some sort of jealous fit,

> and I now live among the normal-weighted. What the hell was I

> supposed to give back? I think what he really wanted was for me to

> FAIL, like he's failed over and over again. He originally wanted

me

> to be his food police (I refused), and he wanted me to be his

workout

> buddy, but he didn't want to get up at 5:00 AM to work out. And

> quite frankly, I didn't have the energy to " carry " someone else

when

> I really have to make an effort all on my own. I figure, if he

> wanted to exercise, he'd stop making excuses and just do it. I did!

>

> Hmmm... it's not that I don't get along with fat people (I mean,

> part of me in my mind is still morbidly obese), and I appreciate

all

> of you here regardless of your size, but what I won't do is fail.

> And I won't put up with sabotage crap from friends (or former

> friends) who really hate that I've gone from the fat team to the

non-

> fat team.

>

> OK, I'm done ranting. Does this make sense to anyone?

>

> Francisco

> steadfastly refusing to fail

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

>

>

[Guest guest]

-Robynn: to quote my dearly departed grandmother, " You speak with

wisdom beyond your years. Thanks for being the person that you are.

Love Tamara

-- In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-

patients , " Francisco " wrote:

> Robynn:

>

> You have stated this exactly the way I meant it. Thanks for

> understanding me and for giving me the benefit of the doubt.

>

> Well, another day another date. Tonight is Don (again). He's

going

> to Israel for 15 days so I'm going to miss him just a bit. But

well,

> tomorrow night is sharing time with Carlton, the 6'5 " cutie. Then

> Sat afternoon is Alasdair, the Scotish babe with the delicious

> accent. Then Sat night with Mark, dancing the night away. Then

Sun

> lunch with Jim!

>

> Then Sunday after lunch, I'll get my tattoo colored in. The

outline

> took 2 hours, now it's time for the color--another 3 hours! I'll

> share it with you all when it's finished. It is symbolic of my

whole

> journey--mind, body and spirit.

>

> Thanks again, Robynn!

>

> Francisco

>

>

>

> > Francisco, you GO boy! I've only been here a short time myself,

> but the posts I've seen from you have been very inspiring and

> helpful. Congrats on the half-marathon too... a little late, but

> still heart felt. I agree with you 100% about your feelings here.

> I'm still on the fat team myself, but I'll be joining you and all

the

> others on the not-fat team one day. I have drive and a purpose and

> will not give up. I can only hope that the people I know (both fat

> and not fat) will accept me for whom I will become, as they accept

me

> now.

> >

> > Ron

> > Parted ways

with

> another fat friend

> >

> >

> > Hey everyone, especially you posties:

> >

> > Have you had anything like this happen?

> >

> > A now former friend (he is boardering on being morbidly obese)and

> I

> > had another disagreement, and I've decided that this is just the

> last

> > straw.

> >

> > After this little disagreement, I was sitting here mulling it

> over.

> > He said that the last year has been all about me, and that I

> haven't

> > given anything back to him. Oh boo hoo! That is such needy

crap,

> > and I just don't agree.

> >

> > And it just hit me. Bill was my last fat friend. All of my fat

> > friends have turned their backs on me in some sort of jealous

fit,

> > and I now live among the normal-weighted. What the hell was I

> > supposed to give back? I think what he really wanted was for me

to

> > FAIL, like he's failed over and over again. He originally wanted

> me

> > to be his food police (I refused), and he wanted me to be his

> workout

> > buddy, but he didn't want to get up at 5:00 AM to work out. And

> > quite frankly, I didn't have the energy to " carry " someone else

> when

> > I really have to make an effort all on my own. I figure, if he

> > wanted to exercise, he'd stop making excuses and just do it. I

did!

> >

> > Hmmm... it's not that I don't get along with fat people (I mean,

> > part of me in my mind is still morbidly obese), and I appreciate

> all

> > of you here regardless of your size, but what I won't do is

fail.

> > And I won't put up with sabotage crap from friends (or former

> > friends) who really hate that I've gone from the fat team to the

> non-

> > fat team.

> >

> > OK, I'm done ranting. Does this make sense to anyone?

> >

> > Francisco

> > steadfastly refusing to fail

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tamara. I've done a lot of living in my 41 years, and in dog years, I'm more like 287!!

Very sweet,

RobynnTamara wrote:

-Robynn: to quote my dearly departed grandmother, "You speak with wisdom beyond your years. Thanks for being the person that you are. Love Tamara-- In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients , "Francisco" <gemellodigiovanni@y...> wrote:> Robynn:> > You have stated this exactly the way I meant it. Thanks for > understanding me and for giving me the benefit of the doubt.> > Well, another day another date. Tonight is Don (again). He's going > to Israel for 15 days so I'm going to miss him just a bit. But well, > tomorrow night is sharing time with Carlton, the 6'5" cutie. Then > Sat afternoon is Alasdair, the Scotish babe with the delicious > accent. Then Sat night with Mark, dancing the night away. Then Sun

> lunch with Jim!> > Then Sunday after lunch, I'll get my tattoo colored in. The outline > took 2 hours, now it's time for the color--another 3 hours! I'll > share it with you all when it's finished. It is symbolic of my whole > journey--mind, body and spirit.> > Thanks again, Robynn!> > Francisco> > > > > Francisco, you GO boy! I've only been here a short time myself, > but the posts I've seen from you have been very inspiring and > helpful. Congrats on the half-marathon too... a little late, but > still heart felt. I agree with you 100% about your feelings here. > I'm still on the fat team myself, but I'll be joining you and all the > others on the not-fat team one day. I have drive and a purpose and > will not give up. I can only hope that the people I know (both fat > and not fat) will accept me for whom I will become, as they accept me > now.> > > > Ron> > Parted ways with > another fat friend> > > > > > Hey everyone, especially you posties:> > > > Have you had anything like this happen?> > > > A now former friend (he is boardering on being morbidly obese)and > I > > had another disagreement, and I've decided that this is just the > last > > straw.> > > > After this little disagreement, I was sitting here mulling it > over. > > He said that the last year has been all about me, and that I > haven't > > given anything back to him. Oh boo hoo! That is such needy crap, > > and I just don't agree.> > > > And it just hit me. Bill was my last fat friend. All of my fat > > friends have turned their backs on me in some sort of

jealous fit, > > and I now live among the normal-weighted. What the hell was I > > supposed to give back? I think what he really wanted was for me to > > FAIL, like he's failed over and over again. He originally wanted > me > > to be his food police (I refused), and he wanted me to be his > workout > > buddy, but he didn't want to get up at 5:00 AM to work out. And > > quite frankly, I didn't have the energy to "carry" someone else > when > > I really have to make an effort all on my own. I figure, if he > > wanted to exercise, he'd stop making excuses and just do it. I did!> > > > Hmmm... it's not that I don't get along with fat people (I mean, > > part of me in my mind is still morbidly obese), and I appreciate > all > > of you here regardless of your size, but what I won't do is

fail. > > And I won't put up with sabotage crap from friends (or former > > friends) who really hate that I've gone from the fat team to the > non-> > fat team.> > > > OK, I'm done ranting. Does this make sense to anyone?> > > > Francisco> > steadfastly refusing to fail> > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > >