All these great pictures made me think...

Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never see how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG

Gary G wrote:
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never see how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG

Thanks for sharing these thoughts- others perceptions of us can be
incredibly painful and it is really helpful to air feelings about this.

go on, it is how we all feel, Lee
Gary G wrote in message
...
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never see
how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we
were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG

Stormmee wrote:
go on, it is how we all feel, Lee
Gary G wrote in message
...
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never see
how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we
were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG



Male eating disorders/diest are one of those pink elephants that are in
the living room. Everybody sees it, walks around it, but nobody and I
do mean nobody will say anything about the pink elephant.

It is good to talk about this stuff, its part of the emotional garbage
I eat. I always saw myself as skinny/fat or was it fat/skinny... what
I realy was; not happy with my body/self image. How could I be, I
didn't look anything at all like those guys in walet pictures or in
Esquire.

Look at how few men there are in the meetings. God help us (men) if we
admit we are week or out of control. Yipes I better stop ranting now.
Thanks Gary for bring it up.

Ralph

It's one of my pet peeve about WW that the material is not men-friendly...

Everything is geared toward women, menaupose, we know everything that
influence women's weight from 16 years old to 85... but men.... not much in
the PSRM (or is it PRSM I never know.. our program service rules ect manual)
about it...

Will~

"Uncle Bonzi" wrote in message
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Stormmee wrote:
go on, it is how we all feel, Lee
Gary G wrote in message
...
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never see
how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look
great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we
were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I
moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big
boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and
colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question
that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see
no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG



Male eating disorders/diest are one of those pink elephants that are in
the living room. Everybody sees it, walks around it, but nobody and I
do mean nobody will say anything about the pink elephant.

It is good to talk about this stuff, its part of the emotional garbage
I eat. I always saw myself as skinny/fat or was it fat/skinny... what
I realy was; not happy with my body/self image. How could I be, I
didn't look anything at all like those guys in walet pictures or in
Esquire.

Look at how few men there are in the meetings. God help us (men) if we
admit we are week or out of control. Yipes I better stop ranting now.
Thanks Gary for bring it up.

Ralph

reading this group has really made me realize its not only us women with
these issues, this group is the first place I ever heard a man use the term
binge in relationship to himself. I thankfully haven't ever had a binge
issue but I always wondered why it seemed only women had it as a problem,
not sure if that was arrogance or ignorance on my part but it is refreshing
and very healthy to hear you guys talk about these things, means that your
weight issues WILL be conquered and if you conduct yourselves like this in
other areas of your lives also means your partners will be very lucky
indeed, Lee
Uncle Bonzi wrote in message
oups.com...

Stormmee wrote:
go on, it is how we all feel, Lee
Gary G wrote in message
...
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never
see
how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look
great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When we
were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I
moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big
boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and
colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question
that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder
what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see
no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG



Male eating disorders/diest are one of those pink elephants that are in
the living room. Everybody sees it, walks around it, but nobody and I
do mean nobody will say anything about the pink elephant.

It is good to talk about this stuff, its part of the emotional garbage
I eat. I always saw myself as skinny/fat or was it fat/skinny... what
I realy was; not happy with my body/self image. How could I be, I
didn't look anything at all like those guys in walet pictures or in
Esquire.

Look at how few men there are in the meetings. God help us (men) if we
admit we are week or out of control. Yipes I better stop ranting now.
Thanks Gary for bring it up.

Ralph

Sadly, eating disorders among men have been underreported for years because
of the stigma of it being a "woman's" problem. There has actually been a
serious increase in the number of reported cases among young males of both
bulimia and anorexia though I'm sure far more males deal with binge eating
disorder than the other two. In addition, more older women are coming
forward with their eating disorders thus disproving the diseases as
primarily affecting teenagers.

When I was in treatment 20 years ago it was all women and 1 guy. He was a
wrestler who used bulimic ways to cut weight for meets and found he couldn't
stop doing it.
--
the volleyballchick

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
reading this group has really made me realize its not only us women with
these issues, this group is the first place I ever heard a man use the
term
binge in relationship to himself. I thankfully haven't ever had a binge
issue but I always wondered why it seemed only women had it as a problem,
not sure if that was arrogance or ignorance on my part but it is
refreshing
and very healthy to hear you guys talk about these things, means that your
weight issues WILL be conquered and if you conduct yourselves like this in
other areas of your lives also means your partners will be very lucky
indeed, Lee
Uncle Bonzi wrote in message
oups.com...

Stormmee wrote:
go on, it is how we all feel, Lee
Gary G wrote in message
...
Isn't it funny how some of us can go so many years and really never
see
how
we really look...Look at all our comments..."you look
great"..."absolutely
fabulous"...So what does that mean we looked like back then?...When
we
were
fat...God how I hate that term...I remember when I was a boy...And I
moved
into"big boys"and then "husky" a pleasant term for a growing "big
boy"...I
remember being called "big guy" in a joking term by friends and
colleagues
and yet we lose weight and people become proud of us...We are doing
so
good...We look so good...and on and on and on....There is no question
that
the strokes feel good and buying new cloths is great..But I wonder
what
really causes my addition...I guess that's why at least for now I see
no
alternative but to be on WW forever...Not a bad addition to trade
for...Sorry to go on...Just came out...GG



Male eating disorders/diest are one of those pink elephants that are in
the living room. Everybody sees it, walks around it, but nobody and I
do mean nobody will say anything about the pink elephant.

It is good to talk about this stuff, its part of the emotional garbage
I eat. I always saw myself as skinny/fat or was it fat/skinny... what
I realy was; not happy with my body/self image. How could I be, I
didn't look anything at all like those guys in walet pictures or in
Esquire.

Look at how few men there are in the meetings. God help us (men) if we
admit we are week or out of control. Yipes I better stop ranting now.
Thanks Gary for bring it up.

Ralph