RE: Others' stress

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(Vitalady) said:

The degree of stress or the interminability of it are not comparable person

to person.

Long ago, the Chinese said it another way that I've always remembered: No

matter what scales we use, we cannot measure another's burdens.

And one more, too- The only mistake made is one from which nothing is

learned.

How do these related to WLS? Well, life has attacked me with more stress

than I've had to deal with in and long time - AND I'm learning that I can't

control the carbs intake. Especially when my life is overloaded with stress

as it is right now. Thought I wasn't that kind of eater, until now - so I'm

learning that I AM that kind of eater and I don't like it.

It's taken me a year as a postie to discover this, - because I was " good "

for almost 12 mo. (meaning I rarely ate any white foods at all - stayed very

far away from many carb loaded foods.) Then I found out I don't dump - and

so instead of reaching for something I should - I reach for grapes, prunes,

cookies, eat potatoes, pasta, bread, rice. One thing I learned -- was that

I was crazy for them -- thought about them, sought them out, had to have

them - after nearly a year steering clear of them the majority of the time.

However, it's all I want right now. I need help and I need to stop, not

necessarily in that order. Through this group I've found a support group

that meets face to face where I live - I am planning to attend - perhaps

that is a step in the right direction.

End of confession - Anyone else battling these issues, too?

5'3 " mid fifties

RNY 7/9/01

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