Food Addicts and we can support each other

Yep, I'm a food addict. I don't have a blog or push my cheer-leading on you. I'll do it for free, right here on OH without hidden charges...

Don't cha just hate people that advertise on here but not giving support...give drive by postings but never reply to you? The newbies get caught in all the crap.

So I am a food addict. I love food. I had to learn tricks of the trade to get to my goal size of 6/8. I didn't have a "magic number" to hit on a scale because the scale never tells the whole story.
So I go by my clothes...panties never lie!

So I exercise big-time. I made it my "transfer addiction". Well I am addicted to food so what do I do for when I want to emotional eat/stress eat or just plain want to eat? Yep, I have a tendency to exercise now.

I never knew what thin felt like, I'm still adjusting to the thin world. It's different. Never thought it was because I never felt invisible like some people. I was one of those loud, crazy fat gals who liked to party and just have fun and had lots of friends. Was always active and taught line dancing/couples dancing as a graceful fat gal. Yes, you can be happy fat. I was but as I got older I got in trouble with my health due to weight, just like all of you.

So what we food addicts need to do is have a plan in place even before you have your WLS. Learn to pamper yourself, when you have that desire to eat, take a walk, paint your nails, visit the elderly in the nursing homes, sit in the hot-tub, call a friend.

WLS won't take off all of your weight, but with exercise, lifestyle change you will get to  your goal size. You will do it, you are in charge of your destiny. The surgery gets you going on your way.

Am I perfect all the time? Nope. But I just start over that very day when I "fall off the wagon".  Before WLS, I would wait until the next week to start my diet all over again. Sound familiar?

We are hardest on ourselves. We don't need to be beat up or ridiculed by anyone. This is a great site for support and we have all been fat. We also have the same goal, to lose weight and to keep it off, to not fail at this. We are not all alike and I won't judge you, something that works for me might not work for you. For example I don't use the scale. Some people would just go bonkers not weighing themselves twice a day. Totally understand. I can now be accountable for me, I finally know what to do and for me that is to exercise everyday.

Thank you!  I needed to hear that!  Good timing.

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I AM SO GLAD YO HEAR THAT. I AM GOING FOR REVISION 8-10-09 TRYING TO CHANGE MY HEAD AND BODY THIS GO AROUND INSTEAD OF JUST A QUICK FIX. LAST SURGERY WAS A VGB I'M GOING FOR RNY THIS TIME.            THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Good for you getting your head on straight first this time.
You will succeed. Now that you know surgery is not the quick fix be sure to exercise every day. It will help with your mood, keep you happier and you will feel better.

Greatly said and observantly heard!!  I cannot wait to feel what thin feels like!!!  I am much like you, as I was that fun fat girl who loved to party and was constantly going and loved to be around all kinds of friends!  Since my surgery is still spankin new, I havent really felt like being around a ton of people really.  I have learned that many things in my life have revolved around food and drinkin.  For intance, any time we have people over, it ends up being a bbq with drinks way into the night.  I am adjusting allright, just been a lil depressed i think.  But you are so right.  It will all be good. 

great job and yay for you by the way!!!

GeeZ...Debbiejean that was some good stuff. Most folks only see bulemia or anorexia nervosa as valid eating disorders and leave out food addicts.

Hi, I'm Ms. Ronnie and I am a food addict. For me, it started a long time ago when my mom and I used to share our 'special' time before I'd go to bed. We'd sit and chat over a huge peanut butter sandwich washed down by a large mug of hot chocolate until I was ready to fall asleep. We couldn't afford fancy desserts but this suited me just fine. The only problem was we did this AFTER dinner and it went on for a couple of years.

The next thing I know I'm connecting food to everything...good, bad, ugly and indifferent. Food became comfort, helped w/stress, loneliness, depression, fear, life, death and so on. I could eat it openly without folks judging me because (most) African American families are good for sealing their love with a big old meal of something.

Now I'm here on OH, awaiting my VSG surgery on 8/10/09. I have accepted and taken responsibility for who I have become as respects food. I'm finally ready (due to medical issues also) to take back my life and use this tool (VSG) to direct me toward the path of health and wholeness.

This site really is invaluable. Thank you for sharing this post.