Posts by cleach125

 This is a great post.  I've been thinking about this a lot lately, too.  There's an up side and a down side to everything and one of the things that holds me back with changing my outward appearance is how people will react to it.  I don't want to be judged or rejected based on my appearance(as does everyone, I'm guessing).  It's comfortable to be the same person every day and to look for those who accept you for who you are.  But then I got to a point I wanted to change that outward appearance.  I'm worried those people who have loved and accepted me will no longer.  I don't want the weight loss to drive a wedge in my relationships.  My family and friends are overweight and I don't want them resenting me for trying or succeeding.  It's hard when every meal is a math problem to solve, while your friends and family are just eating what they want.  They get that, she thinks she's better than me kind of attitude.  I don't want them to think that, but I'm going to continue doing this and I'm going to succeed.  Anyone have advice on a good way to balance that?