Originally posted by jilly
I heard somebody yesterday be extremely cruel about a very overweight person. Well yes, her problem was apparent fr all to see.
Hi Linn, I stole your thread!
Hi Jilly. I saw this in your post and felt a need to address it here. I am a cg and have been morbidly obese since childhood. I have been able to maintain a large weight loss for 2 years however I am still "fat" by most of the worlds standards. I struggle every day to fight my weight just as i am fighting for my recovery. Being a CG is alot easier to deal with in many ways. I don’t have to gamble but I do have to eat. Imagine for a moment, having not only to face your demon but having to control it. If i had to gamble 3 times a day and not over do it I would never be able to recover. I see you were disgusted by the judgment and the cruel remarks made and I am in no way upset with you. These illnesses are very much alike. I either gambled away my feeling or ate them. Or did both.
Just think, sometimes we even over hear people’s remarks, and have to live with that. Life is really unfair at times. I still don’t understand why I couldn’t at least have had a "normal" body. When I was at my highest weight I stayed home alot, I didn’t want people to see me. Funny how that never stopped me from going to a casino. No judgment there, They liked my money I guess.
So Lynn, funny I was reading your thread while you were posting me!
I’m not mad u stole my line! I am sorry you felt like that! I hope to never feel that way again. I hope u don’t either.
I blew it at 90 days the first time around. This time I did something different. I banned that last close casino. I will have 5 months clean on the 18th, as long as I work odaat.
peace
bettie
