It's the most wonderful time of the year!

very profound!   

I have this theory... I think being fat induces disordered eating and a bad relationship with food and not the other way around.

Part of why I think this is because of the studies I've read about starvation. When the subjects started to look like anorexics, they started to act like them too when they clearly didn't have eating disorders before. But also because I see a lot of people have a better relationship with food after WLS without having to go into therapy.

In my case, I lost the guilt way before I lost the weight. I had this idea that if I stopped obsessing over food and labeling it "good" and "bad" that I would be able to eat "intuitively" and I wouldn't have a weight problem. This was before I realized that my homeostatic system was broken and my body lied to me about how hungry I was and I would always have a weight problem until I fixed that.

But at least I learned not to react to eating a cookie as if I'd killed a man...

Wow, that is pretty cool that she opened the door to that conversation and gave you the opportunity to share your experience!

It made my day to talk to her. I will jump on opportunities that present themselves like that one did, but I'd never just throw the WLS thing out there to someone who doesn't seem to be "asking". I remember someone mentioning to me why I didn't get a lab band when I was fat, just out of the blue, and I'm still pissed about it.

Oh yeah, I totally agree...that is why it is so cool that she opened the door and was open to that conversation. Kind of a rarity. I'm the same way in that I would have loved being able to share my experience especially to someone who is open minded or seeking information.

Yeah, I used to get things in the mail anonymously for different diets or pills. Those little mailings would leave me depressed/embarassed for days.

 What an AWESOME way to pay it forward...and what a fabulous window of opportunity to share and inform....

I am so glad you shared your story and did not keep all that awesome information to yourself....

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You were the one that got me fixated on the huckleberry milkshake, then I saw and ordered some home made huckleberry organi**** cream from a local foods supplier. I ordered enough for Thanksgiving, but considering my maniacal love of huckleberries, I don't know if I'll have the strength to share.

Eggnog is EVIL. It's always been evil, always will be. Have a flaming rum punch instead.