My ugly truth about WLS

summerset · October 27, 2019

10 hours ago, Sandra Nuelken said:

The food you so miss was not your friend and didn't solve any issues. It was killing you.

It's not necessary to view "food as a friend" to miss it sometimes. If you can't eat certain foods you always liked anymore it's quite normal to miss them. Taking a look outside of the weight loss/bariatric/eating disordered community is quite helpful to get a feeling for what is seen as "normal" or not regarding food.

I can remember my own surprise when I realized that everyone eats emotionally to a certain degree. I know no one who "eats for fuel only".

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You've been in an abusive relationship with food.

If anything people are in abusive relationships with themselves not with a piece of cake or pizza.

summerset · October 27, 2019

On 24. Oktober 2019 at 5:31 AM, BetterBelizeIt said:

My struggle with my loved ones make me regret my decision tremendously. I’m not sure what to do.

I've read your post again and I have the impression that you gained self-confidence regarding weight/food/looks?

IMO it's not the weight loss or the change in itself that causes people to react differently. People will always react differently to you if you change your behavior.

Think about when you started working, when you were a newbie. And then think about how people might have started reacted differently to you after you've had a few years of experience under your belt. They might have started to view your opinion as more trustworthy for example. And some might have started bitching because they couldn't handle the fact that you were not an inexperienced newbie anymore and maybe viewed you as threat in some sort of way.