Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 281 lbs.

Well, I just got back from my first real support group meeting at the Bariatric Center, and it was very informative and helpful. Tom and I met some nice people, and I learned that others struggle in similar ways as I do with controlling portions and appetite. I especially enjoyed talking with a woman who had surgery the same day as I did, and who at the time I considered a maniac because while I was bed-ridden in pain and looking like I’d just given birth to quadruplets, she could be seen practically running the halls and looking fresh as a daisy.  Well today, she continues to look healthy and perky, but acknowledged that like me, she can seem to eat nearly ANYTHING, and has difficulty knowing when to stop. Also like me, the doctor gave her carte blanche to eat whatever she could tolerate, and didn’t mention any particular limits on this. Like me, she also wishes to have lost more, and seems to wonder if she has been losing on par with others.

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