Thank you for this; beautifully written and clearly explained. I've tried all my life to diet and have had as much success as you did. Unfortunately I can't afford bariatric surgery (it's very expensive in this country; many people actually go to Thailand and Malaysia for it) but I've recent;y had success with a protein diet recommended by my doctor, the only one which has worked for me (and my partner). We've just moved to a small town where I'll be able to walk most places, so I'm hoping my weight loss will continue when I get back on the protein diet. I had to come off it after surgery (unconnected with weight) but interestingly neither of us have gained weight.
Your story is like SF or fantasy to me; the world of being normal I've dreamed of all my life. My mother, like yours, made me eat all my food even if I gagged and was there after everyone else trying to force it down cold, and used to say that children were starving in Africa. I used to respond that she cold pack my food up and send it to them which did not go down well. My sister OTOH was subjected to the same treatment but never gained an extra kilo - and I was blamed for not being like her even though I had no choice about my diet.
Weightism (and sexism) will be the last bigotries to go. Your story makes me very happy that you escaped and gives me hope even if I have to get there by another route.
BTW if you're getting back to writing books, any chance of a sequel (or two) to City of Diamond, which is one of my favourite books? :-)
I see you're a Blake's 7 fan, so I understand why you like City of Diamond! I honestly don't know if/when I'll ever return to that universe -- it's hard to go back when so much time has passed. But thank you! I have happy memories of that world and acres of notes somewhere.
And I see you live in a beautiful place. I once brought up some pictures of Dunedin, just out of curiosity, and became aesthetically infatuated. Oamaru looks charming too, from the Google images I've seen. I hope you're happy in your new home. And good luck with your weight loss efforts! I did pretty much give up, for a long time, and now here I am in alien thin-person territory, so life holds more options than I knew.
We've been in Oamaru for only 2 weeks, and it is indeed a beautiful - and friendly - place. I even ran into an old friend from uni today who also moved recently. Joy!
Yes, I'm a Blake's 7 though I had no idea the first time that Spider and Tal were avatars for Vila and Avon' in fact I hadn't seen the B7 reruns the first time I read it but fell for the characters. BTW is the assassin girl (whose name I've forgotten, sorry) an avatar for Soolin? On my second reading I suspected she was.
I sometimes think it's too late to dream of alien-thin territory having spent so much of my life as I am, but you give me so much hope. Once we're unpacked, I'll be back on the protein diet and doing lots of walking; the weather's so much better for it than wet and humid Auckland was.
You're thinking of Keylinn. She wasn't B7-inspired, though there may have been a touch of Cally in the sense of someone with a culturally alien background, now among people who "don't get her."
Your story is like SF or fantasy to me; the world of being normal I've dreamed of all my life. My mother, like yours, made me eat all my food even if I gagged and was there after everyone else trying to force it down cold, and used to say that children were starving in Africa. I used to respond that she cold pack my food up and send it to them which did not go down well. My sister OTOH was subjected to the same treatment but never gained an extra kilo - and I was blamed for not being like her even though I had no choice about my diet.
Weightism (and sexism) will be the last bigotries to go. Your story makes me very happy that you escaped and gives me hope even if I have to get there by another route.
BTW if you're getting back to writing books, any chance of a sequel (or two) to City of Diamond, which is one of my favourite books? :-)
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And I see you live in a beautiful place. I once brought up some pictures of Dunedin, just out of curiosity, and became aesthetically infatuated. Oamaru looks charming too, from the Google images I've seen. I hope you're happy in your new home. And good luck with your weight loss efforts! I did pretty much give up, for a long time, and now here I am in alien thin-person territory, so life holds more options than I knew.
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Yes, I'm a Blake's 7 though I had no idea the first time that Spider and Tal were avatars for Vila and Avon' in fact I hadn't seen the B7 reruns the first time I read it but fell for the characters. BTW is the assassin girl (whose name I've forgotten, sorry) an avatar for Soolin? On my second reading I suspected she was.
I sometimes think it's too late to dream of alien-thin territory having spent so much of my life as I am, but you give me so much hope. Once we're unpacked, I'll be back on the protein diet and doing lots of walking; the weather's so much better for it than wet and humid Auckland was.
Thank you so much for replying!
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Enjoy your new home!
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