Madam Reverie

Cider over ice is a must... <slurp> And, thankfully, the hangover has gone. Bit of a walk in the fresh air, a nice lunch and an afternoon of crap tv with my man. Soon to be followed up with some homemade chicken quesadilla in the next hour. Loverly jubbly

Well, Guinness isn't as gassy as lager. I still can't drink lager. Its just not worth it for the feeling of total burpy-bloat. Guinness and cider, however, are all good in the hood

Gawgus xxx

Did someone just say my name? Yes? No? Excellent. I shall go back to sleep then <retreats under her covers to soothe her fairly robust Guinness hangover>

Gawwwwwgus

Hunter - you are most warmly welcome x

Shitted! This was the one I was gonna like You know it, lady!

That one is really good...I am a true believe that we are not quite sure how exactly things are meant when they are said so it is always gracious to give those who express themselves honestly or openly what ever they feel; respect and consideration..... In pure Brit-Speak, I will concur with 'ab-so-bloody-lutely', RJ

Okay, enough quotes. I'm sorry. And your particular brand of f-upness is most welcome, Bearman.

And the final BOOOOOOOM!! “The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”

Or this one.. "“What happens with you when you begin to feel uneasy, unsettled, queasy? Notice the panic, notice when you instantly grab for something. (51)”

I thought this one quite good... “We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.” Who'da thunk it

Yes, I am a girl and you've never seen bigger balls of steel! Mine are HUGE Welcome to the party, Bearman!

peas pudding and saveloy's anyone?! Memememememememememememe!

I have no answer to that... Primarily because I, too, get/got lots of 'satisfaction' from chowing down inordinate amounts of food... I can only assume that we're creatures of habit.. and why some wls patients 'cheat' their surgery or swap one addiction/habit for another; such as alcohol, drugs, exercise or sex... Either way, we're all searching for the serotonin/dopamine hit... I wish I could get mine from something like.. I dunno.. crosswords...

lol I know, chickadee.. I was making that statement in reference to his 'so-called vertical sleeve' remark.... Smells of snotty derision... Agree with the enteric nervous system bit.. and conclude, as we have most of our 'gut' intact (because all those transmitters are not just in the part of our stomach we had removed. They're from mouth to bottom), that on that basis, I don't think I'll be reaching for the serotonin/dopamine tablets just yet!

Says the man who investigated belly button lint and how it is almost always blue......

Your resilience amazes me, RJ... I hope, that at some point, she has an epiphany and realises what she's done... I know it might be a long-shot - but somewhere deep inside she must know the truth of it all.. My heart goes out to you x

You may find this thread useful. For ideas and opinions and the like. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/266709-wls-cover-up-story/?hl=telling%20people

You may find this helpful. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/193977-success-with-pcos/?hl=%20polycystic%20%20ovarian%20%20syndrome If you search either PCOS or the full Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in the Search field, after selecting 'Forums', there are a lot of hits. I'm a sleeved PCOS-er.. it's a laugh a minute! There's a lot of good advice and discussion out there. If you have any questions, just hollar

Hehe, who'da thunk that being 'overweight' would feel soooo good?! It's an awesome achievement, honey. Hope to be where you are in the not too distant future. x

Don't think you'd like it much if I groped your right boob 5 million times.. It'd be quite sore, I should imagine.. Talking of boobs.. Mine are disappearing by the day. Is there a protein recipe that anyone has that'll stop boob shrinkage? I don't need another reason to feel crap about myself!

Idlewood and Stacy... you are both very much warmly welcome. x

I don't need a hug. A hug is for losers....... I, shall steal 5 million hugs instead. HUZZAH!

I have been an advocate of 'running away' and buying presents off amazon as soon as I was financially able. No more 'tense' Christmas dinners. No more 'expectation' beyond reality. I found slobbing around on a beach in the Maldives far more enjoyable than listening to the same bias crap being regurgitated year after year after year, which ultimately left me feeling empty and demeaned inside. Who needs turkey and grotesque helpings of emotionally conditioned familial crap when you can have a large mojito and the big azure blue tickling your toes! A-men!