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New "addiction"?

BayougirlMrsS

By BayougirlMrsS, in The Lounge

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lsmith715    55

lsmith715
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UMMM Is it weird that Im now sitting here feeling for my collarbone? LOL. Never even thought about that until I read this.

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Wendyfm    494

Wendyfm
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I had a mini addiction to clothes, but it has worn off, for now.

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betrthnever    107

betrthnever
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Those with the alcohol, sex and shoplifting proclivities aren't speaking up.. Unfortunately I know people who had the alcohol and sex addictions that developed after WLS. I've heard of the shoplifting just recently. But this is real, right?

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deadmanwalking    178

deadmanwalking
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Bought all new clothes! Many of them! But my overall new addiction is definitely shoes. Air Jordans to be exact. Love getting new ones as they come out!

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Dub    9,922

Dub
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Yup.

I do have a new addiction.

It's a powerful one, too.

It causes me to constantly check my iPhone and to ensure that it's always charged and ready for action.

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BayougirlMrsS    3,935

BayougirlMrsS
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Deleting stuff has made me look back on some old post.... this one i really loved....

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betrthnever    107

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It's been 6 months since I posted on this thread, and almost 5 months since surgery, and I have to say I haven't developed a new addiction. An addiction, imo, is something we do outside of moderation. Something we feel we don't have control over, or is used as an avoidance technique. And this feeling can apply to good things, such as working out. If you are going to the gym and working out 2 hours a day, and the thought of your spouse doesn't bring happy thoughts, then maybe you might be using the gym (in the name of getting healthy-there IS a positive side to this) to avoid a situation that must be dealt with. I'm the first one to admit that I need clothes but I don't need more then what I can wear within a week or two. Collecting stuff isn't going to make me happy. I love to travel, spending time with friends and family - no different then before but not centered around food. I like what Alex said - being into life. And into balance.

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hollybower    122

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I'm hoping I will be more sexually active! My poor husband is fit and fine and having a fat wife just doesn't cut it for me! He deserves better and definitely deserves lots more lovin! Clothes wise, I want to wear a one piece dress, and I love the burnout shirts from next level but the fat that hangs out the side of my bra or that back fat is really not attractive.

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CHM    1,009

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I have a feeling I'll end up struggling with the sex thing. I'm only a month out and my hormones are positively raaaaaging. Poor (?) hubby can't keep up. I get looks, but thank god I'm not really getting hit on yet (I project a 'high maintenance' vibe - its a nice deterrent). I mean, I like to think I'll be plenty strong enough, but sometimes you just don't know until you're in the thick of it.

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BayougirlMrsS    3,935

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@CHMD.... i know this struggle....

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CHM    1,009

CHM
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@CHMD.... i know this struggle....

At least its not just me!

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KindaFamiliar    3,867

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Oh me too...

I'm getting hit on allllllll the time...

:mellow:

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BayougirlMrsS    3,935

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@ No my dear it is not just you. In all the years i have been here... the sex drive has to be one of the things that comes back with a vengeance. I know mine did. The getting hit on is a struggle... the attention and all the flirtation... is intoxicating (especially when you don't get it at home)... and can lead one to do things they once said they would NEVER do. Im learning now the hard way.... Who to trust and not... you would think at 47 i would know... But we live and learn... get knocked down and pull ourselves back up.

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CHM    1,009

CHM
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So is this the new normal then? Does it taper down? Though if I think about it, pre-morbid obesity and pre-severe depressive episodes, this kinda WAS my normal, so maybe I just answered my own question. I'm getting plenty at home, though not as much as I need (in fairness, one man working long hours can only go so many times a day, no matter how much he wants to keep up. Lol). My problem is that I'm a natural flirt and usually don't know that I'm doing it - I just think I'm being nice. Plus I don't really notice that someone is into me until they're already trying to stick their tongue down my throat. It usually doesn't occur to me that they might be, and then when it sinks in, you're right, it's absolutely intoxicating.

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Dub    9,922

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Looking forward to the these future feels you are speaking of...........

Just kidding......I think I've regressed to my teenage years. Lawd......I just hope the old ticker can keep up!!!!

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