soooooooooooooo offended..!!!

[kallis3]

Well isn't that just typical of doctors Ray?

My problems really started when I stopped smoking 12 years ago - up till then I had always managed to keep it under control.

[plasticdaft]

I have bulimia,and unforunately I also suffer from alzheimers so I eat like a pig then forget to make myself sick!!!!

[kallis3]

I know that feeling well Plastic![:D][:D]

[Kazzy E]

Hi Guys

I find that I crack a joke about myself before someone else does! How sad is that? Although I am very overweight, people always say I don't look like the weight I am when I tell them. It doesn't make me feel any better though. Life is amazing though, as thoughout my life, my family and I have suffered quite a lot of tragedy, but someone at work said something really nice to me today. She said, considering you have had so much hurt and tragedy in your life, you would never believe it, 'cos you're so full of life, you're always smiling and you ooze confidence. I thought that was a really nice thing to say. There are people out there who've suffered much worse than I have.

Kazzy x

[Skippy]

What a lovely thing to say Kazzy. Although I haven't met you, you come across as a lovely person on here, so I'm sure she's right.

I can identify with you making jokes - I do the same. I say I look like a hippo, and that I've got a fat backside, but it's my way of dealing with feeling pretty rubbish about my weight. I just wish I had some willpower!

[Viki.W]

Ah Kazzy, that's exactly how you come across on here and I can't wait to meet you. You ARE full of life and a bit of a crazy chic I bet! X

[Kazzy E]

Aw thanks Skip, that's really nice of you to say that.

I think the problem with us is low self esteem. I am always being told by my slimming consultant to love myself for the person I am and not for what I look like. Trouble is, that's really difficult when you don't like how you look. The appearance of others to me doesn't matter, as I love people for who they are, not what they look like, but I don't feel the same way about myself. I think people judge me on how I look. At work, I come across as professional because I have to, but really, my colleagues don't know what's going on inside as my self esteem is on the floor. I am just lucky that I have a lot of phone contact with people, so they don't have to see me [:(].

Kazzy x

[Kazzy E]

Viki, it has been said in the past that I am potty [:D] Hubby is much worse than me! He's nuts.

It's funny, as I was talking about my email to you today to a friend at work. I just told her I emailed a new friend, I didn't disclose any details about my IVA as no-one knows about it. It was during that conversation that she said what she said above.

I can't wait to meet everyone too.

Kazzy x

[kallis3]

I do exactly the same with my weight. I joke about it all the time, make sure I get in before anyone else does. It helps me cope with it, because I hate being this size.

I deal with people on the phone a lot, and am very confident. I hate meeting people for the first time, wondering what they will make of my weight, so please be gentle with me on the 15th!