HOW DO YOU HANDLE THINGS NOW?????

WELL EVERYONE I WAS WATCHING T.V. AND THIS CAME ON ABOUT PEOPLE EATING BECAUSE OF DEPRESSION & LONELYNESS & BORED & NERVES,ETC.ETC SO HOW DO YOU HANDLE THINGS NOW THAT SINCE YOU HAVE HAD SURGERY.SOME OF US ATE EVRYTHING IN SIGHT BUT YOU WASN'T HUNGRY AND SOME OF US ATE OUT OF BORDEM OR DEPRESSION OR NERVES.HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT NOW THAT YOU MADE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE AND WHAT DID YOU TO PLACE THE EATING PROBLEM OR IS THE PROBLEM STILL THERE?? OK ME FIRST LOL WELL I ATE TO COMFORT ME AND I ALSO TURN TO FOOD WHEN I WAS BORED AND LONELY,BUT NOW I DO MORE HOUSE CLEANING AND I DO JIGSAW PUZZLES AND I ALSO GET ON THE COMPUTER ON O.H.COM TO SEE IF I CAN HELP SOMEONE OR TO FIND OUT WHEN SOME ONE IS HAVING SURGERY AND GO AND SEE THEM OR CALL THEM.I ALSO CALL MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS,I ALSO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE MORE AND THESE THINGS FILL MY MIND AND MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST.I ALSO BRUSH MY DOG EVERYDAY TOO OH HE JUST LOVES THAT LOL.I KNOW I WANT TO GET BACK INTO MY EXERCISING,NOW THAT I'M HEALING FROM THE SECOND SURGERY LOL.I AM STILL TAKING IT SLOW I AM NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.BUT I CAN FIND OTHER THINGS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF FOOD ONE THING I KNOW FOOD ISN'T YOUR FRIEND,NO WAY.TO BE HONEST I STILL THINK OF OH WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF I COULD JUST TAKE A SIP OF SODA BUT THEN I THINK GIRL THAT IS ONE THING THAT HELPED YOU TO GAIN WEIGHT AND YOU KNOW IF YOU SLIP YOU WILL BE BACK THE SAME WAY YOU WERE,NO THANKS.THEN I THINK TO MYSELF WELL THIS IS WHY YOU HAD THE SURGERY TO CHANGE BONNIE NOT ONLY THE WEIGHT BUT EATING BETTER AND STAYING AWAY FROM TRIGGER FOODS I CALL IT LOL IT WILL LEAD YOU BACK TO BAD HABITS. OK ENOUGH I WANT TO HEAR FROM YA ALL NOW OK.I CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR REPLYS.TAKE CARE ALL LOVE BONNIE

Hi Mamma! I was never much of a stress eater, or depression eater, or loneliness eater, so those really aren't issues for me. I DID tend to binge some before my period though and I do still tend to eat more before my period, but I don't really eat that much when compared to everything else. The best remedy for me is to do one (or all) of a few things to decompress... talk to a friend, hug my kids, hug a friend, get cuddles from an adult (for me this makes a huge difference), and of course, go to my room to read or have a good cry or a combo of the two. When I finally have th resting under control because my c-pap mask is working, then I'll be sure to get into exercise again... I know my x-hubby remembers how often I used to work out for fun, so hopefully I'll be able to take a lesson from the past and get back into it... I'll love it! Hugs, Rachel

OK.....Um.....please explain this BOREDOM thing to me. I haven't had time to be bored since my surgery! And when I do have a spare moment, I go SHOE SHOPPING!!!! Doesn't help matters that I can walk to Prices Corner and I'm a member of the DSW Frequent Shoppers Club!!! (Thank God there isn't one of THOSE at Prices Corner! I'd be divorced!!!) Hello, my name is Dinneen and I am a Shoe *****! There has to be some kind of support group meeting for this that I can go to!

Deanna, LOL, you crack me up! Did you do know there is a DSW at the RiverFront Outlets? (Remember, a shoe addiction is better than an eating addiction). I personally ate because I love(d) food. I'm only two weeks post-op, but have already noticed that just thinking about or smelling some of the foods I once loved now make me feel sick! I guess that is a blessing in disguise!

Bonnie, I didn't need a reason to eat . I ate for every reason. My family is farmhouse cookers and everyone eats. I think my mother loved me with food. Food is very comforting to me and still is. I have made alot of changes in my life. I use the computer alot and stay busy with my grandchildren. I get involved in things more now and I think for once in my life I am looking at what I want instead of trying to make the world happy. I realize now that I can't change other people, I can only change the way I react to them. I think I am more out going now. What has helped me the most is helping others. Obesity Help and everyone here has helped me so much thru this journey. I have learned so much from everyone and I learn something new everyday. I only hope I can give back to others the support I have received. We are all in this journey together and no one is alone.What a wonderful feeling. See all lighter. Joanne

I don't think too much has changed in the eating department. I was a stress and bored eater...I still am. I see the patterns more so now why...cause I can't eat enough to make the feelings go away! So now we have to deal with them. I can say its not easy. I have moments like everyone else where it just doesn't work. I have been giving into these stresses lately. With all that is going on its hard to stay on track. I think we should postpone the holidays until I get my act together. I do hope I get better at this stuff soon. I don't want to go back to where I came from. I need to get a happy balance soon. Debbie