WOW the emotions

Where do I begin with this posting??? I have so much on my mind, things I want to vent about, frustrations, etc.
So first....I hit my first plateau, however I did overcome it. At my 5 week mark, I realized that I had not lost weight for almost 7 days. I was extremely disappointed. So what was the first thing that I did.....GOOGLE!!! I googled to get info to see if this was normal, and of course it is. I read many other's blogs to find out that at the 4-5 week point, its very common to hit the first of MANY plateaus. So just keep working through it. I went to the doctor last week, and he said everything seems to be going just fine. That was encouraging to hear. There is so much work that goes into this daily on my part. Remembering to keep up with my protein intake, counting my calories, taking my vitamins, drinking my water all day, blah blah blah!! Once again, for anyone that says this is the easy way out have lost their mind. I say again, THIS IS NOT EASY!!! But what it IS.... is WORTH IT!!! I still do not regret my decision.
So on Wednesday I went to my monthly support group meeting. It was my favorite meeting yet. I just love to hear others stories. Not only is it interesting, but its helpful. Sometimes others have different ways of doing things, cooking things, different workouts, and so on! The guest speaker was also very helpful. He spoke to us on conditioning our bodies, the right way to work out, and ways to protect our muscles and bones. Its really ironic that I dreaded going to the first meeting, and I know look foward to them every month.
I am starting to physically feel better, and its amazing. I have now dropped over 35 pounds, and I am actually feeling pretty good. I have lost enough now that people are really starting to notice the difference, and that feels almost as good as the physical part of it. When you put into perspective, I have lost 3 ten pound bags of potatoes. WOW! That is actually a lot of weight. The next time you are in the grocery store walk over to the produce and try picking up 3 ten pound bags and think about carrying that much extra weight. ITS CRAZY!

So now onto my real frustration this morning. I recently logged on to good ole facebook to see that someone had posted a picture of a larger woman in a bathing suit and suggested that she cover her body just because she dosent look the way "he" thought she should. I am sooooo sick to death of people criticizing overweight people. We all have our opinions on things, but seriously....to post it for everyone to mock this innocent person minding her own business. I personally applaud her for being comfortable in her own skin. If everyone could muster up the courage to LOVE THEMSELVES, we wouldn't have to worry about self esteem issues, and girls killing themselves to look a certain way. I've been thin, I've been FAT, and now I find myself "tweener", neither fat or thin. I know for certain I would never hurt anyone's feelings with harsh words or accusations. The easiest thing people could do to make this world a better place would be small acts of kindness. Instead of being so quick to insult someone, trying paying them a compliment instead. It will make that person feel better as well as yourself. I would hate to find out, MY insult is what pushed someone to engage in eating disorders, cry themself to sleep, hurt themself, or worse...take their own life. You never know what someones day, week, or life has been like. Don't be that person that "pushes" them over the edge. Words hurt and can't be taken back. Try once a day, going out of your way to pay someone a compliment.