Tami Roman Seemingly Has New Motto for Folks Who Trash Her Weight Loss and Spew Negativity

Tami Roman is apparently no longer going to sit back and allow folks to tear into her over her appearance, career or anything else.

The “Basketball Wives” star on Monday posted a meme on her Instagram page which read, “Understand… I’m matching energy these days… So I’m on whatever you on…”

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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 24: Tami Roman attends the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

Roman then added her own two cents in the caption of the Oct. 8 message.

“I’m on the same type of time 👍🏽,” she said.

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Lots of fans eagerly agreed with Roman’s message.

“@tamiroman DAYUM RITE!!! ❤️🙌🏾”

“Facts!!”

“Exactly MOOD.”

“Right…no mo no less.”

“Yess I’m so on this vibe nowadays 🤷🏽‍♀️.”

But others vowed not to let negativity get them down.

“Why? Who wants to match energy if it’s negative? As @michelleobama said it best ‘when they go low we go high!'”

“@harlemlove2013 exactly what I was thinking. Who would want to match someone’s negative energy when they could possibly influence that person’s negative energy with positive energy.”

“Why??? Let them act how they want…I’m good. I don’t have time for all that negativity I had enough of it.”

Roman’s new outlook may have to do with her continued criticism from her followers over her evolving weight. When the star first joined the cast of “Basketball Wives L.A.” in 2015, she had a fuller figure as opposed to the super slim frame she has now on the show.

The noticeable change has repeatedly drummed up concern from fans online.

Most of the criticism came in the summer around the time Roman had explained on BBW and on Instagram that her stunning weight loss came because of her diabetes.

“I can’t even take her serious when she chain smokes and drinks,” a nurse commenting on one of Roman’s posts said in July. “As a nurse, I have seen first hand the damage of having diabetes and SMOKING can do.”

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