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If I didn’t have a sense of humor, I could never have survived 60 years of living, including 2+ decades of morbid obesity and the 6+ years of my WLS journey. Don’t get me wrong – I took my band (and later, my sleeve) surgery very seriously because I felt that this was my very last chance to get healthy – but laughter is part of what makes my life happy, and makes it much easier to bear my ridiculous fear of starving to death.



Today’s episode is: I’M GONNA STARVE! That title is exactly what I thought in the beginning about my post-op life – Deprivation! Suffering! Starvation! I know I’m not alone in this because through the years I’ve seen so many posts on the “When will this get easier?” theme.

To reach the easier part of my WLS journey, I had to do some mental, emotional and spiritual fine-tuning. The idea of a middle-class woman living in a rich and obese country like the USA actually starving to death was and is absurd. Absurdity is ideal material for a comic strip. I hope you’ll get a laugh or two from I’M GONNA STARVE.

I'm Gonna Starve!

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I have some doggies treats in my purse...hmmmm ;)

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OK sadly I have been "feeling" that way lately! I know it's just my stress levels and trust me I'm working on them...but right now it's nose to the grind stone. In the middle of a new job role on a big project push...hubs going for surgery, kids in different levels of adult melt down modes, and trying to lose weight...yeah right!

My conscious mind is saying you just ate your meal....and the rest of me is yelling "but I'm starving!!!"

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Cute!! :)

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if one is truly hungry (and its not head (thinking we are because hub is eating my beloved BBQ chips) or i am bored or p*issy due to PMS, than i eat...i have learned that food is not the issue.....the issue is a combo of the calories in vs calories out......and me making the better food choices..not i am not always perfect and i do not deprive or do without..

but i know (thanks to a 4 1/2 all liquid pre and post op) that me not eating will not kill me or i wont starve.....LOL

great post jeannie

loved it

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