I don't want to get in the middle of this, but I feel I must speak up. From the posts that I read, I've seen no signs of bullying from these ladies, and they've been nothing but helpful to me over the years - encouraging, supportive, and sharing their experiences and knowledge. I was absent from this forum for quite some time, but I am not new to this forum, so while I don't know what on earth is going on, I've never known them to claim to know everything. They share, like we all do. Please reread their posts. If you're having a bad day or something awful is going on in your life, it can make it so one interprets things in ways that were not intended. I was the victim of extreme "bullying" for over 2 decades. That is not what is happening here. This is a friendly (and I've always felt "safe") here. To be honest... there aren't very many places that I feel safe, so that's quite an accomplishment for this site. That doesn't mean, however, that everybody will have the same opinions, knowledge, or viewpoint. It's okay to disagree, as long as we try to understand each other. It's okay to take the advice that works best for us and leave the rest for someone else that benefit from it more. It's okay to give opinions and they aren't what someone was looking for. It's not a wasted opinion... someone will find it helpful. I find it helpful (and this comes from experience, not a place of judgement) to make my decisions from the left side of my brain - the decisions and responses I make from my right (emotional - knee jerk reactions) are not as reliable as my left-brained carefully considered ones. I believe if you reread their comments without the emotion... you'll see them as I do - simple comments and questions asking for clarification. Healthy conversations can come out of this forum if we remember that we all have the same goal... to be as healthy and fit as possible so that we can live life to its fullest. It's not healthy to privately message someone with something negative. I received a message from a wonderful gal on this forum that brought tears to my eyes - she was so supportive. I would have been horrified to have received the one you sent. Please rethink the way you are perceiving and handling this situation. This forum can be a wonderful place if you let it.