Here we go... AGAIN!

Aww who is leaving! don't go! there is no reason for that! and please anyone who has said negative things, you will want to "toot your horn" some day if you get to your goals...don'tcha think?

Are we not here, to do exactly that? Toot our own horns???? I just don't get why someone would be upset about that... If we don''t feel good about what we've done, then what the heck are we doing on this site and caring about our health and appearance. Toot Toot Toot, thats what helps give me the motivation to keep on going....:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

*cries*

:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

When people are jealous, or mean, it says more about them than the person who they are talking about.

I loved that song last year by the Dixie Chicks after the big uproar about something they (well, Melanie) said. There was a line (not in the song, but in the music video - written on a blackboard that said:
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To Speak Without Thinking Is To Shoot Without Aiming.
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(following: the lyrics from "I'm Not Ready To Make Nice")

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and I kind of like it

I made my bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting
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We can't pin our self worth on the words of others, but it can be painful.

oxoxo to Joanna's friend. If you give in, they win.

I've only belonged to this forum for less than a week and I have only seen people be happy for each other. I'm sorry to hear that there are people who are jealous of someone else's success. I think it's great to be proud of your accompliments. You better believe that when I get my 6-pack I will be shouting from the rooftops and posting pictures! haha...

That is really unfortunate that people would get upset with her for being proud of herself! What we are all doing and trying to do on here is HUGE. I am constantly talking about my 68 lb weight loss so far. If people want to call it bragging or say I'm full of myself, then I guess that is up to them but for me it is celebrating and just being constantly amazed at MYSELF for accomplishing this. I hope your friend doesn't let the negative people deter her from this site. She SHOULD feel great and proud and give advice.

I can mention names if I wanted to but I'm not b/c my friend doesn't want to make a big deal out of this.
2 MFPers sent her the messages and I am infuriated. This same thing happened to icandoit a little while back and I'm not liking this private messaging a whole lot right now.

We are going through the same thing.... it all started when she answered to a posting about loosing the "baby pouch". She shed some light on the subject and I backed her up b/c I've seen a picture of her and her FABULOUSLY FLAT TUMMY <

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rings a bell? She let all the mommies know that it is possible to loose the mommy belly. Another reason for the "tongue lashing" was her posting about her climbing 69 flights of stairs to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation... COME ON PEOPLE!!!!...... Shouldn't she be an inspiration???? She is to me that's for darn sure.

I am trying like heck to keep her here.

Now, to the ones that sent her the messages..... GROW THE FREAK UP!

Have a good day!:bigsmile:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

I agree with you. And I know who you are talking about since she posted a goodbye yesterday. I am amazed that anyone would take offense to anything she says. I remember the baby pouch thread. I don't know if I remember anything negative from your friend. Why would people have a problem? I just don't get it. That is awesome she has a flat tummy!!! Go moms!!

And what is wrong with her post about climbing the 69 flights for charity?

Sorry, just trying to make sense of what the problem is here. She hasn't done anything wrong. Why is there always drama when there just doesn't need to be any???

I have only been here a week and i have heard nothing but support and good wishes to everyone... its too bad that someone has hurt her like that:noway: Hopefuly your friend will come back and realise that we arent all mean spirited....
j~

Don't you always find that the better we do and the harder we work the more people who have not strived as hard and have not seen results, try to sabotage because of unjustified jealousy! I have a few "friends" at home like this, and I just feel like being mean about it and pointing out to them that they'll never get where I am unless they get off their butts! Maybe I've only accomplished a little but what I have accomplished I worked damn hard to get here! So I say everyone who has done anything to better themselves - toot away! I have and I will. Be proud and don't let anyone take that away!!!
I'm sorry your friend had to deal with people like that, I hope she'll decide to stay and inspire and keep motivating us, the people who do want to hear what she has to say!!

By the way I've lost 11 pounds in the month I've been here....TOOT TOOT!:laugh:

Hi Joanna,
It's been a while since I've posted, I actually just started posting yesterday again, and it's because of the same reason. A couple of months ago, someone sent me an e-mail saying that I'm full of myself and need to stop bragging, so I stopped posting. I've been here watching and reading but really have not wanted to participate.

I don't think that I'm full of myself, but I am very proud of the accomplishments that I have achieved, and it hurt my feelings. I wanted everyone to know how hard I had worked to lose my 60 pounds. This is the first time in my life that I had been able to accomplish such a feat, and it's because of the wonderful support and the fabulous comments from you all. At the time that I was losing so much weight, you, Cheryl, Banks, Big Dane, Renee, and a whole bunch of others were just so very supportive & kind. And then I got that awful e-mail.

I didn't think I was bragging or acting like I know it all, but I just wanted to share my successes. The wind got blown out of that sail very swiftly.

Those who are sending those e-mails know who they are, so please just stop. This is a positive site and we're here because we all have a common goal and want to support each other.

I mostly appreciate you, Renee and a few other stay at home moms who do so much research for us, and post so much information and recipes. I work more than full time and don't have much time to do the research for myself. So, just in case I haven't said it lately...THANK YOU :flowerforyou: