Judging by some of the comments made by some of the women in my surgeon's support group it would seem this is something of a common occurence. I guess in seeking to fulfil something missing with food previously, it is easy to fall into trading one addiction for another. And lets face it, after a lifetime of having to wear some of the larger clothing on offer, it would be natural for shopping for great clothing to be the one.
On a wittier note: When discussing the subject in group last time, one woman said, "well at least shopping, unlike overeating, won't kill you." To which the woman talking about it replied, "Don't be too sure about that, my husband hasn't seen the credit card bill yet!!"
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Jules
surgery 28th Jan 2006.
Pre-op 238
Goal 135
Current 124
Original BMI 42
Current BMI 22.3
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