Hi Vanessa, I can completely relate to your experience. I had a high tolerance to alcohol prior to surgery. I've lost a little over 100 pounds in 10 months. I am now struggling everyday with needing to drink! I feel like if I don't drink, I will want to eat.. which is true. When I decide to have a drink, I always say I will have 1 or 2. I end up drinking until I am way past the point of no return. I don't remember everything... So far I have not done anything completely stupid but I am worried if I can't get a handle on this thing I will sooner or later.
I wish you the best...

I have been married for almost 9 months. My MIL was alright at first but now I think she could be evil. This woman has been holding a grudge against me and my husband for over a month that we did not even know about. Supposedly the last time we went swimming in the pool at her apartment complex we did not say thank you. I distinctly remember thanking her twice for having us over but that is not the point. The thing is we have seen, or heard about, all the relatives getting to go swimming there from my "slow" brother in law. When we ask" hey when can we come swimming again," we are told we have to ask Mom. He is allowed to invite anyone over but us. I noticed the trend today so I calmly called my MIL and asked her about the proceeding situation. I felt I was very calm and respectful when I asked what the issue was, her response was a raised voice borderline yelling about how we didn't say thank you and we were not to be allowed to visit the pool again. Blah blah blah.... I stopped listening, wanting to hang up on her I handed the phone to my husband who got to hear her yell. I don't understand why she would wait over a month to discuss her anger over a "thank you." It just sounds quite petty to me. I come from a loving family that discusses situations when they arise, so this is very different for me. My husband does not like to discuss things with his mother because she just yells at him and calls his uncles to "deal with him". My husband is 27 I am 25 yet his mother treats us like we are little kids. Petty situations like this have popped up multiple times just in the last 6 months. I don't want to do or say anything to harm my husbands relationship with his Mom, as it is already very strained. This is a woman who managed to break my husband and I up 4 years ago when we were dating the first time, because she told him if he continued dating me he was disowned from the family. Before we dated this time he assured me that he would give up his whole family to spend his life with me. I have enough stress and anxiety to deal with. I am the mother of a very active 2 1/2 year old girl (that I am told how to raise and disopline) I also am diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, not to mention my other comorbidites associated with obesity. I am just beginning my journey to WLS I have a surgeon and have started my 6 month MD supervised diet for insurance. Any suggestions on how to deal with this. My husband seems to think sitting down and talking with her would be useless, because she will just yell at us more about "how it is her apartment and she will do what she wants." I tend to agree with his thoughts on that, but how do we address the issue of, we do not deserve to be treated like dogs and yelled at? I could care less whether I swim in that pool again or not. Hubby seems to think if we try to talk to her and explain our feelings she will tell his grandparents and uncles, that we are disrespecting her by saying our feelings or having an opinion. Then we will have to hear from them. This woman has been very controlling and manipulative since the day I met her. Any suggestions are welcome.

Happy Friday Eve..

Today I am grateful..

For Erostine that keeps me straight..

For my job..

That I am smiling..

For the sunshine..

For a nice day that I am going to have..

Today I am grateful..

For Cell phones..

For the people that make me smile..

For the little things in life..

For the sun although it is hot as h@ll in Texas..

For just being me..

Have you always used Celexia and has it always worked for you?  I switched to Celexia from Lexapro because the prescription plan company requested it.  I spiraled down into the worst depression I had been in for years.  I finally figured out the problem, went back to Lexapro and am doing great.  Talk to your doctor!!  Don't wait. 

Jan