ANY person who is on this forum whether "skinny" or "fat" has a place or purpose and the RIGHT to share. To exclude a particular group because they don't "fit" into our category closes us off to their ideas and new ways at looking at things.

Yes, we may have more to lose. Yes, our journey will be longer. Yes, we have been excluded from the skinny world. I don't see any point in doing the same to someone who has less to lose than me. We lose invaluable insight by closing our minds off to someone just because they "only" have 30 or 40 lbs to lose. I am hitting that mark soon. Let me tell you ladies this, these 30 or 40lbs are going to be the hardest to lose. Is it going to be less of a battle? Do you discredit me and what I have to say because I was not over 300lbs?

Food addiction is food addiction. Do you qualify alcoholics by the amount of booze they took in or how much their life were in shambles? Or do you look at the individual and their life to make that assumption.
Low Carber are Fighting Food addiction! Those of us in TDC may have "different" issues that we face, but don't disqualify someone because they weigh less than you. You don't know their life experiences or how much they "struggle" in their daily lives. It's all relative to each of us and varies by degrees.

I wouldn't want someone to prejudice me because I "let" myself get fat and now I trying to fit into the "skinny" world. Get to know me before you judge me.

I am off my soapbox now.

Tanya