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Thanks, Lisa, but you know what? This picture was taken BEFORE...

To NOT Know Me is to Hate Me. -   To NOT Know Me is to Hate Me. by cari So, I was watching Ali McBeal, when MexiKen walks by and I offhandedly say, to him “I always thought she was so pretty; look at t...

Hey Doll -- I'm not a bandit, but I did want to tell you that I hear your...

FABULOUS ISN'T GLAMOROUS. NECESSARILY - I was eating my midmorning cottage cheese with kalamata olives, pumpkin seeds and chipotle salsa, when this thought popped into my head: Do you have to be GLAMOROUS in order to b...

ARE YOU A BARIATRIC B.A.S.E. JUMPER? - Are You a Bariatric B.A.S.E. Jumper   ©Doug Blane   People fear a lot of things. Heights. Tight spaces. Water. Elevators. Spiders. Large Crowds. Parties. Public speaking....

My Whiskers Are Too Long -   My Whiskers Are Too Long by cari Leave it to MexiKen to put this into perspective for me. This past weekend was weird for me. It happens from time-to-time, despite my very...

Jabberwocky (and the Frumious Binger-Snatch) -   “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” I don’t know why...

I need compassion - not understanding - MexiKen doesn’t understand what it feels like to be addicted. At least, he doesn’t *think* he does. He’s one of the lucky ones who is able to turn a negative beha...

OVERNIGHT RECOVERY (18 Years in the Making) - My journey of recovery did not begin when I had weight loss surgery, anymore than it ended when I chose sobriety over my binge eating addiction. Actually, I began my journey of dis...

There’s No Google Map for THIS Roadtrip -  Uncharted Territory There’s no Google Map for where I’m going, so I’m blazing my own trail. I am, of course, talking about my Recovery from Binge Eating. W...

The Disease of Addiction -   The Disease of Addiction by cari For a long time, I thought my obesity was my own fault. I thought that it was a horrible character flaw that led me to make bad choice after...

DId you get a Puppy or Perfume? - The GIFT of Bariatric Surgery With the holidays safely behind me, I naturally started thinking about GIFTS. Perhaps I should have thought of this BEFORE the holidays, but this...

100% Authentic Me -  I never really knew why it rubbed me the wrong way when I'd hear people say "Fake it 'till ya make it." I mean, it's a reasonable enough concept, rooted in the idea of positive th...

Deep in the Heart of...Houston -  This past weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend my third Obesity Help Conference this year! For those of you who have never attended one, I would encourage you to ma...

Know What You Believe & Believe What You Know -  What you believe is more important than what you know, so it's best to know what you believe. Right now, I'm staring at a bunch of sequins that are sprinkled across the shag ca...

How do you fail in your WLS after life? -   Incremental Failure We were having an interesting discussion about the Bariatric After Life at my weekly support group meeting last Thursday, and my bariatric buddy, Mike, sh...

Keeping the Faith: The Religion of Bariatric Surge -   Keeping the Faith: The Religion of Bariatric Surgery I’ve heard the analogy made on various community boards around the web: Those who have bariatric surgery are like c...

I Launched My YouTube Channel Today! -  Hey all! I finally launched my Youtube channel GastricBypassBarbie. Please stop by and view my PILOT episode! 

The Heart of the Matter: Why I Binge -   Getting to the Heart of the Matter on my Bingeing   “In matters of the the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.” – Madame de Stael As I’ve post...

What I Learned From a Guy Named Chet & a '71 Ford -   A New Perspective: What I learned From a guy named Chet and a ‘71 Ford truck A funny thing happened at the plastic surgeon’s office; I got handed a fistful of...