Madam Reverie

Dear Jessica, Sadly not. After the honeymoon period, it is so very easy for the weight to come back on. I'm not joking. You HAVE to give it your best whilst the going is good... The core advice I'd give is... If you're a carb addict (like me) - NEVER go back to eating bread products. That way lies the devil. Actually, sod it, whatever your thing was before.. It so shall be after - because it used to be your friend. Everyone has to accept that. It is also easy to swap one 'friend' for another. Usually booze... It's hard. I'm back to having to be very cognisant of what I'm putting in my mouth now.. very... Your stomach WILL STRETCH. Oh, and I've found that i'm hungry every 2.5 hours - which can lead to EASILY maxing out on 2000 + calories. It's not a miracle, it's a tool - as everyone has said. I'm still trying to master mine... Not very successfully after having put on 22lbs. Maybe I should put down the glass of wine x

My 'guilty secret'? I bloomin' created this thread and can't believe it's still going! My bad <as she glugs a nice ice cold glass of Gavi > I am incredibly proud of you all for all the honesty and humour though! x

This had me in stitches... http://www.dietdoctor.com/the-problem-with-low-carb-bread

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Oh, goody.. I see some things haven't changed... *sigh*

Yes, yes, yes... the beast is here! <stretches, scratches her fur, sniffs her bottom and armpits> You lovely lot. I have missed you too. And thank you for the very kind words of those who have taken inspiration/umbrage at my vomitorium of inane witterings. So, whats been happening in the world (of bariatric stuff - I'd be here all year discussing international politics...) Although in saying that, if we talked about American politics, I might vomit my way to losing those 22lbs, thinking of the bad-haired idiot currently running for the big seat... (Yes, the vomit joke was in poor taste, before anyone jumps on me saying 'beat the insensitive clod! She's evil!) Ooh, this seat is familiar and comfortable. I might sit in it for a while. Right, whose round is it?

Oi! Who awoke the beast?! I'm hiding, because I'm 22lbs heavier Pfft...

Hello you mentalist xx

Ann, of course I remember you! Glad to see you're still haunting these halls, as am I about to - again! Glad to see you're looking/sounding happy and well. Lets get this party started, shall we?!! x Babbs, I don't 'know' you, but I saw you around in your early days. Glad the posts made you laugh - crikey, do we all need it sometimes?! Thank you for the welcome back. Look forward to having some 'banter' as we Brits call it in the not so distant future!

Thank you, Glitter, that's so very kind of you to say. In all respects! Feels good to be back. I, too, will be endeavouring to kick the @rse out of the extra pounds. (She says whilst quaffing a glass of white wine!) I am back on the Protein shakes (as of today) and am starting to log my food again. I have realised; if you take your eye off the ball for a second, it is now VERY easy to clock up 2,000 + calories. We went through too much adversity to throw what we were given away through being lazy! So I have made a promise to myself NOT to be so. Besides, I want to look BANGING in a Christmas frock! Yay! Back on the hamster wheel....<groan> Thanks again! x

Glad you found my post thought provoking. It's a tough journey this one and never fails to challenge me on a daily basis. The food devil is still there, despite the surgery. I know now, that the surgery, although it helped, didn't cure the core reason for my being big... And now I can eat more - never helpful! Consequently I'm back for a bit of perspective to get the weight i've put back on - off!

I've put on weight. It sucks. About 16lbs from my lowest weight. I'm just over 2 years out. Can eat quite a bit more than at the start - obviously - but the reason I am putting on weight, is because within 2 hours of eating, I'm hungry again - and I eat - and not always healthy options (still a carb addict) . It's no joke - nor is it head hunger. Consequently and after a sabbatical where life seriously got in the way (Family/Relationship Breakups/Deaths), I have returned to the forum to get my brain back into gear and work on getting my weight back to what it was. Accountability is key - so I'm about to become accountable! So, for those of you who know me and those of you who don't... Hello! T'is, I! Now, where's that contentious yet luscious Lipstick Lady and the rest of the gang? You know who you are! What've I missed?! -x-

Thank you, my dear

Yes, Fother Muckers.... Apparently so. I'm a normal BMI. I can't believe it, either! Has anything changed? No, it hasn't. I buy smaller clothes, but I still see a zeppelin in the mirror. I have major body dysmorphia (sp/ph). Does anyone love me more? No, not really. My girlfriends keep slapping my ass saying 'how f****ing long are your legs?!!!'; does it make me feel better? No. What it has done is make me feel.. conspicuous.... I don't like it... Years hiding in the shadows and all of a sudden I'm 'out there'... and its made me feel very insecure about other things. It appears I have swapped one set of insecurities for more... A lot more. At this stage, I'm happy (truly I am) and I'm turning down the voices that are telling me other things in my head. Every day it is a struggle. But I am trying. As for the metric heads? Yes, I have hit goal. Realised I had done it today. Does it mean much? No. Because I have greater things to worry about. Body Dysmorphia being one of them. But... I couldn't have got 'here' without the surgery and without all of you. For that, I am eternally grateful - despite my need for refined sugar! (and a chemical peel!) Meh, what can I say? I'm exhausted (house move, mother with cancer, employment issues, fiance who threw me under the bus) But, I'm still here and still smiling. I'll leave you with a picture of me with my beautiful nieces after I'd sparked them up on Halloween. They're so beautiful, intelligent and funny. I love them; like I love you all. -x- Revs

Jesus H Titty f****ing Christ. I typed out love, life and the universe and I lost it. Don't like this website! So, who cares? I'm still here fother muckers. Life has been very difficult for me recently, but I'm still lurking. I'm still head above the Water. Miss you lot, but life got in the way. Sorry x As the film once said : You create it, she will come..... You created it... I came. Not in the biblical sense, you understand. If I had, it'd be the immaculate f***ing conception! Oh, who am I kidding, I'm practically the virgin Mary! But if you call, I shall come. Love you all xx