alchoholism has anyone experienced this?

 hello all 
i am nearly 9 years out and have transferred my food addiction to alchohol...am i alone?

No, you're not alone. I am battling the same thing.  I honestly believe that my overeating and now drinking is because deep down I'm very unhappy.  A lot of things have happened to me in my life and even though I've been to counseling, I still have a lot of sadness. 

If you want, I can e-mail you to help support you to get over this. 

I was "powerless" over food, alcohol and a lot of other substances/ behaviors before my surgery. Nothing has changed since, but I am attending a new 12 Step group! lol I love www.therecoverygroup.org it has OA meetings every three hours and OA WLS meetings twice a week. Needless to say AA is a great place to start working on an alcohol problem. The earlier the better!

 hello and thank you....have you gotten over the issues? i will check out www.therecoverygroup.org
THANK YOU VERY MUCH jan

Hi Jan,

I'm in California, the southern part.

I tried AA.  For some reason, I couldn't relate.  I will try the link you sent me.  Sounds pretty awesome.  I like the fact that they have meetings every three hours. (With my work schedule, that is awesome).

Keep in touch Jan.

Maybe we can help each other out.

Mary Anne

 have you gotten over this? what state are you located in?

Hi Jan,

I guess I don't know "how" to use a chat room. I logged on to the link you sent me, and I got the "robot", and then I typed in a sentence, but I couldn't see anyone else talking.

do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

thanks Jan~~!

Mae (Mary Anne)

Please check out this group on OH.  It's other that are dealing with different cross addictions.  You are not alone.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/crossingtotransferaddiction s/

My sister had by-pass 4 years ago and is now an alcoholic. This was featured on Oprah a few years back. A lot has to do with the way you now digest food. Think the alcohol is absorbed faster or something. Plus most obese people have addictive personalities as well.