Urgh is that all? 3 Measly months?It fees like i’ve had this bloody thing in my mouth forever and there is not a day goes past that at some point i’d take to it with a pair of pliers!

Eating is still a huge chore but the reality is that it’s not going to get better. I have lost weight purely from the fact that I eat smaller portions than previously and have pretty much cut out all snacking, crisps, most breads, all crackers and cheese and anything else that can get wadded up in my brackets.  I haven’t had a steak since I started and nothing chewy at all. I don’t like sweet things so i’ve not been sating my hunger with cheap calories and sugary drinks. I know people struggle with weight issues for all different reasons but it seems pretty clear that if you cut out all the crap foods and only eat the calories you need then you won’t put on weight. Troll me all you like but if you don’t put the food IN, you won’t put the weight ON. Though that’s pretty easy to say when you have razor sharp edged metal brackets on your teeth and your jaw doesn’t close anyway-you don’t have to rely on will power, each bite reminds you to stop eating NOW!

I went for a check up and because my lower jaw and teeth are all in such a mess it will take so long for them to move to where they need to be I am getting all the brackets put on my bottom teeth early so they can be on longer. Oh goody!

It was nice to hear the most recent dentist tell me that he know how i felt- and I just thought he was humouring me until he pulled down his mask to reveal a mouth full of metal and brackets. So there is one dentist who won’t be lying to you about how much it will hurt!

On the upside of all of this pain and wingeing is that I can really see things starting to move now. My jaw is moving upwards and forwards and my whole smile is starting to change. It actually feels weird as my muscles pull my face and my skin moves differently over my jaw and folds in different places. And I like it 🙂 my gummy smile is gone and i can see that one day i will have a cheesy big hollywood smile!

You can see from the side how much they have moved forward- my teeth were jammed up against each other before I started, you can see the spacers packed in between the teeth to get a gap just to get the brackets on! I cannot smile and show my gums now- it’s actually kinda odd….