Ohm

Oh la la! How brave you are to have these photos here. Your tummy looks just like mine did before my surgery. You are gonna be so hot after your abdo is fixed up! You look so familliar to me - almost as if I know you.

Stop it now. Plateaus end - they always do - but don't let this one end with a weight gain. Keep on doing what you know you should and can do. Can you share with me whatever it is that is going on in your life? We are all in this together

The people who care about you may not be able to say this to your face but I am bloody miles away so I can. Please, stop this now. It is hurting you. The acid damages your teeth. It is unpleasant. It is money down the drain - well I presume you pay for all this food which you binge and then vomit up. Why waste the cash?

You are worth the effort it takes to resist this old and dangerous habit of stuffing food into your face. You dono't enjoy overeating like you once did. This response to whatever is going on (or not goiing on) in your life is no longer advantageous or beneficial and YOU MUST STOP IT NOW.

Go and find a mountain or a coastline and scream at the sky (make sure there aren't too many people around or someone may telephone for the men in white coats). Go and scream at whoever is making you need to do this. Call a good friend and have a moan. Book an appointment with a shrink. Do any or all of the above,but don't put any more junk in your mouth.

Sweetheart, you don't need to do this. If things are getting on top of you deala with those things. Comfort eating aint comfortable any more. It was never functional, even before a band, and right now comfort eating isn't pleasurable (it hurts) it makes you throw up (oh yeah, very comforting I'm sure and it is not a useful response.

You are a good person. You are kind and gentle and honest. You have learned to reach out and ask for help when you need it, which requires courage and self knowledge - those kind of qualities are rare and valuable. Such a person must have a deep strength of character and that kind of person can only be carrying out these kind of self damaging behaviours through habit.

You have done so much - you have put in so much effort - you must have done or your surgeon would not have agreed to band you. Why are you wasting all that effort? It is pointless. Eating to the point of pbing is hardly pleasurable, is it? What are you punishing yourelf for? Why are you abusing yourself?

We've all been there. Here is one kick in the ass, coming up - brace yourself, this is done with love.

Hiya, this is waay wierd. I only got the lap top out this morning to let everyone know how I am - but the message i posted seems to have taken a breeze. I am fine - full of beans. Let me see if I can find the post I put up this morning and then, if i can't I will write another post. thanks for your concern. Can't wait for the dressings to come off (and for the pain to subside) but I have a WAIST!!!!!

Becci (Ohm)