Pre-op Question

I am having trouble with loosing weight pre-op.  I can see that every up and down drives me to my old friend....FOOD.   I know it is going to happen, but I can't seem to stop it.   I get up each day and say...."OK this is the day to do better" and each day by the end of the day I have made at least one bad choice. 

Any suggestions other that a labotamy? 

I really want this.  I feel like I am addicted to crack......my crack is bread, pasta and carbs in general. 

cathy,you re right, it is an addiction-one we all share.  for me, boredom is my enemy. when i am bored, i graze.  that is why being able to drive again is so important to me-i can get out and do some things.  there is a book "it ain't over til the thin lady sings".  it is written by an addictions couselor who had wls.  it is almost a workbook.  i wish i had known about it pre op.  she really helped me see WHY i was addicted.  anyway, there is a lot in there for pre ops.  i got it off amazon.com.  i hope this helps.
marilyn

Thanks!  See this is what this board is all about.  I'm gone to Amazon to see if I can find it.  Thanks again!

And here I was going to ask you if you wanted to get together for lunch at El Nopal's.    I know how hard it can be but why not take one step at a time instead of one giant leap?  One thing I did before I got the band was give up one food that I knew was a big no-no.  That was french fries.  At first I though I would die without them.  Everybody always asked, Do you want fries with that?  NOOOO.  Are you sure?  Yessss.  And after a while I realized I could live without them.  Then I went to ice cream. Not such a big success as fries but I did ok after I stayed away from Sonic.  So take it one step at a time and see how it goes.

We can still do lunch.  PM me and we can set up a time.