New Dilemma and additional newsworthy items

So last night I got my first ever communication from a man I had closed out from my matching list on eHarmony - he wants me to reconsider. In fact his exact words (or rather chosen from a multiple list of potential statements was: "I really felt that we had potential. I'd like you to reconsider. " It actually made me think - maybe I was too hasty, maybe I should give him a shot, still mulling it over. Will keep you posted if I actually reconsidered. No other communications from the matches I communicated with but I have decided to be more patient this time and wait - what a novel concept, huh?

So here is some newsworthy items to share - when flat-ironing my hair this morning at the god-awful hour of 5:45 a.m. a report about http://www.beautifulpeople.com/ came up. Now, I think we all deserve to be on that website, right? Aren't we all beautiful people in our own way? Well, apparently to this website, we are definitely NOT all beautiful people, especially the fatties that used to be their members but after a holiday binge on food have had their membership revoked. According to the founder, you see, "fatties" as they put it, do not and cannot be on their website which only promotes the thin, beautiful ones. Gotta love it! Since I never heard of this website, no harm done but imagine those who who received the following message as of January 1 - Happy 2010, we have removed you from our membership list. Wishing you all the best!" Ha! Would love to hear the reactions of their actual members instead of just their fearless - and I do mean fearless - he used the word "Fattie" in his released statement, afterall - leader.

Now onto somewhat shocking news that I had no idea about also - Gastric Bypass Surgery. At the height of my weight gain (2006-2008, I had put on 60 pounds. Now, while I could blame it on a new job, new house, new roommate (boyfriend), the truth of the matter was I gained the weight myself with self indulgence on everything I could get my hands-on, especially steakfries (yum, yum). And there was no exercise to speak of - prior to 2006 I was at power yoga classes 5 times a week and running. Ok, so I had to accept it and faced the moment of truth with the doctor who wanted to put me on weight medication (which by the way is NOT covered by insurance and a wopping $200 a month) then I was going to have to consider surgical options if I didn't lose the weight. Needless to say, I was shocked, embarrassed and it definitely kicked me in high gear to lose weight. Then today at my Weight Watchers meeting our leader told us that she had heard a report that 1 in 9 people who do the Gastric Bypass surgery dies! 1 in 9! So if that isn't incentive to lose weight the old fashioned way I don't know what is!

Wow! All this and the day isn't over yet. But the work week almost is - Woot! Woot!