Another small step towards surgery

I know that I will be ready for the emotional journey of having my VSG when the time approaches...one of the battles that I was fearful of was my connection to emotional eating. The past four weeks have brought about family turmoil and this is the first time that I have spoken my thoughts rather than eating to stuff them. After the whole family crap stuff, I slept better and didn't binge eat. I am not sure where my brain connected?

I think perhaps it is because I have been reading the forums here a lot and hone into the threads regarding emotional or head hunger. There is an old saying "You can lead a horse to water and he may not drink but if you lead him enough times then he will eventually drink". 

A big wow moment for me and all because of these forums. 

Good for you. I wish I were doing as well with the emotional eating. During the recent illness and death of a beloved cousin, I used sugar as a emotional crutch. Not a good thing. BUT today is a new day and I am getting a fill on Thursday. Thank goodness that I walk so much or I might have gained a ton of weight this last month.

I really hear you about the sugar. My sin food is anything sweet...and a binge eater. I am not sure where the disconnect was but I really believe it had to do with these forums.

I never realized it until I read your initial post and related to you about the emotional eating and then realized that I didn't react with food this past month.

It has been a long term struggle for me so I completely understand where you are coming from. Good luck and small steps.

Be kind to yourself, grieving is a difficult journey.