Thanks for the welcome

[Guest guest]

Thank you all who welcomed me to Sydband. I have posted my pics so

you can see who I am. This is a journey of a life time being

banded. Last year I saw myself go from 118 to 80kg. The doctor says

there is stillmore to go until I am out of the woods.

This year I have realised thast there is a lot more to this journey

when you loose your " fat " . I have started to date again after 7 1/2

years on my own, that was a challenging after I was dumped as it

takes a hell of a lot of self talk and confidence to get out there

again. The man wanted a " dolly " and thought I was his dream, but

heck I don't wear makeup in the weekend, and tie my hair up with a

scrunchie when I do the housework. It was the comments of aren't

you going to put makeup on, that made all the alarms bells ring etc.

I have realised that I made some terrible mistakes when I was with

him, one of them was having alcohol when we ate out, as it helped

the food go down, also I was falling back into all the traps and

ticks we play on ourself regarding weight, eating etc.

Food as my friend and lover for so many years. Finding something

else to do apart from eating has been hard. Thanks Maree for your

posts, you have been great for me.

Hugs to you all

Cheryl