eating disorders in post ops
Prior to my VSG I had serious bulimia and binge eating issues. If I wasn't shoveling food in my mouth I was starving myself (I had the ability to not consume food for days at a time).
Even now I struggle with binge eating- the other day I had 4 oz. of Haagen Daas when I was upset, even though I knew that I shouldn't. I feel so much more in control now, but it's still a definitite challenge.
Even now I struggle with binge eating- the other day I had 4 oz. of Haagen Daas when I was upset, even though I knew that I shouldn't. I feel so much more in control now, but it's still a definitite challenge.
I've had one person tell me I shouldn't be able to binge since I've had WLS but it isn't the amount, for heaven's sake, it's the being out of control.
can you tell me what seems to help you? I want to learn as much as possible; I've been fighting this since I hit puberty and I'm 47 now!
Jackie
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once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.
PM me if you are interested in either of these.
size 8, life is great
Yes, it is being out of control -- the psychological processes at play -- rather than the amount of food consumed (even with non-WLS folks, there is a lot of variation in how much food it takes to make them feel "satisfied"... or, alternatively, to make themselves physically sick).
Different people respond to different things, but planning out daily food menus can be helpful: each day (or the night before) you decide (and write down) what you will eat that day -- including snacks -- and then you eat nothing more and nothing less than is on the menu. If something unexpected comes up and you go out to dinner unexpectedly, you have either a planned meal for such occasions (almost every eating establishment has some kind of grilled or baked chicken breast dish, for example) or substitute one protein for another (but leave the rest of your menu intact). The challenge then becomes what you do when the urge to binge hits.... how you occupy yourself ****upying both your hands and mind works best) in ways other than eating, and how you acknowledge and deal with the trigger for the binging urge (e.g., recognizing that the urge was started by a sense of loneliness (or whatever) and then doing something ELSE to address that negative feeling (e.g., calling a friend)).
Lora
Different people respond to different things, but planning out daily food menus can be helpful: each day (or the night before) you decide (and write down) what you will eat that day -- including snacks -- and then you eat nothing more and nothing less than is on the menu. If something unexpected comes up and you go out to dinner unexpectedly, you have either a planned meal for such occasions (almost every eating establishment has some kind of grilled or baked chicken breast dish, for example) or substitute one protein for another (but leave the rest of your menu intact). The challenge then becomes what you do when the urge to binge hits.... how you occupy yourself ****upying both your hands and mind works best) in ways other than eating, and how you acknowledge and deal with the trigger for the binging urge (e.g., recognizing that the urge was started by a sense of loneliness (or whatever) and then doing something ELSE to address that negative feeling (e.g., calling a friend)).
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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