SMACK! - WHO'DA THUNK

Yeah, clearly I was procrastinating on something at work yesterday or I'd never have bothered to answer that thread, because you know when you see those things how they're gonna play out. She said she didn't have WLS to give up "life's pleasures," such as chocolate bars. I've noticed that often, sentences that start with, "I didn't have WLS to . . . " often end in some whopping make-my-day assertion from someone in full-blown denial/addiction over some danged thang or another. I guess it's one of "life's pleasures" for me to respond to those threads from time to time, and I didn't have WLS to miss out on that kinda fun.

You should read the rude post that gal wrote to Jan on the main board. She "works her candy into her program". great program that gal has. I wish mine allowed chocolate.

Yes, I saw that response. It's pretty audacious for a three-month-old postie to tell long-termers that just because some of them find they have trouble controlling candy intake, she CAN control it, so we should just shaddup already. Grumble grumble grumble. Some young pouches just ain't got no respect.

I read her profile...it's actually kind of funny and sad at the same time, taking into consideration her attitude and responses on that post... How've you been? ~~Sherry

I read that...I also read her profile. She admits to being a compulsive overeater and uses food to 'stuff' her feelings. Not saying that many of us, if not all (me included), have NOT done that...but, at three months post-op and eating chocolate... First the cheesecake she had no control over as a post-op (in her profile); now, chocolate...doesn't bode well, does it. ~~Sherry

All the main board is, is a bunch of newbies giving newbies advice and none of them have a clue!!!!!! What gets me is all the preops spouting advice right and left. I hardly ever go there anymore to post but i do read a little then the ignorance gets to me and I have to leave or pop off my big mouth like I did this morning.

I understand completely, Delores. I've been called a b&tch a LOT lately by pre-ops and newly post-ops...what do we know? We've only been there, done that and burned that t-shirt, after all... At 20 months post-op, I'm STILL learning...I imagine that I always will. Oh well, they will either take advice in the spirit it was meant (as I try/tried to do) or will 'fail' themselves...not much we can do other than watch from afar (kind of like a train wreck...don't want to watch, just can't pull away either). I am FAR from perfect; but, I do try to admit and face my faults...something that I am going to have to do with even more effort after the baby is born. My eating habits have gone to Hell since I became pregnant...grazing to take in extra needed calories, more carbs than I should be eating, etc. Three weeks and six days and I (try) to go back 'on the wagon'...PLEASE wish me luck...I think that I am going to need it. ~~Sherry

i know what you mean about the eating habits going to hell!!!!!!!! Mine have too since they made me start eating to gain. I am now at 129 and cannot stop eating. That teddy bear of a surgeon I have wants me to gain five more pounbds but i can't stand it. I feel so fat and full all the time which leads to feelings of being fat and ugly which leads tooooooo. Well, you get the point.

Sherry, speaking of her profile, did you happen to notice her reasons for having WLS in the first place? Out of like 24 reasons, only two dealt with health. Number one reason was not to die young and there was one in there about her kids learning to eat healthy or something. All the other reasons seemed a bit superficial and dealt with how she looks to herself, her husband or was about sex. If having a great body is her goal and not getting healthy and changing the way she does things, and she really thinks she can control this "demon" food that she's NEVER been able to control before, then I guess I just have to wish her well and wish her luck! To me, she's in big time denial and I feel sorry for her. I wish I could have encouraged her to look at what she's doing, but I guess I just made her mad. Jan