Support

I was updating my blog and rereading some of the posts I have written, especially ones at the beginning. I have also been rereading my profile and entries on Obesity Help, which includes my goals. One of my goals was to like having my picture taken again. That is one goal I can say I have reached. I no longer hide from mirrors or cameras.
Today on Obesity Help one of the members asked members to share their stories by listing their highest weight, current weight, and time since surgery. I am not ready to post that here but will one day as promised. But, I am very happy with how I have done so far.
One of the reoccurring themes both here on my blog and on Obesity Help is the importance of support. I have received a large amount of support, for the most part. There has been a small amount of discouragement, but knowing who it has come from I can push it aside as either jealousy or not having taken the time to read and understand the entire process. I can deal with the discouragement. What is very hard to deal with is the lack of support or acknowledgement for the changes that I have made in the last 8 months since that first meeting with Dr Walton. Receiving compliments was something I had to get used to, especially from those I never expected would give the compliments. I was actually shocked at some of those compliments and who they came from. It was hard at first to know how to respond, but it has gotten easier. But what has been the hardest to accept is that there are still those who have not acknowledged at all the changes I have made. I know that if I can see the changes they can too. Do they just not know how to respond or are they too jealous? Are they supportive? I think so, but I also can't help but wonder why nothing has been said and so I question the full extent of the support. Quite frankly, it hurts. This is something I have been pondering for a while and finally got the courage to put into words for others to see.