i can stop eatting bad foods!

i just CANNOT stop eating junk food. i dont know if im scared of surgery or what, i havet even picked a date because i know i wont lose the weight i need to by that time. i feel hopeless and therefore eat more. its an endless cycle and i feel like **** when i eat ****ty foods. i am sooo depressed. HELP!!!

If you're scared and/or nervous about the surgery (and who woudn't be?) are you turning to your comfort foods to help you get through it? Most overweight people are overweight because we use food for emotional reasons. If you wont choose a date, even one months away, because you "can't" lose the weight you need to, it seems like you're sabotaging yourself. You really need to deal with the emotions that you're facing instead of eating them away, because they're going to be there after the surgery, except you wont be able to eat eat eat. Then what? I am pre-op myself and I know that there's a lot of self-realization I need to do before I go through this process. There's no real rush though, and if you aren't ready, you need to face that too. It wouldn't help to speak to your surgeon about this, or better yet, a therapist who can help you put things in order. Good luck!

Hi Michelle Talk to your surgeon about your issue. Maybe he or she can refer you to a therapist that you can talk to. I would suggest that you try and work through this BEFORE WLS. Many people fight food demons and think that WLS will make them go away. I hope this helps, good luck.

Right before I had surgery I ate all kinds of junk, thinking that I was saying my goodby's to stuff that I would no longer get to have...After about a week of piggin out I got sick of all food and mad that it had so much control over me and carried so much meaning in my life...Only a few months later did I finally realize that there is so much more in life.

Hi Michelle, You are not alone on this one. I ate like crazy before I finally made the decision to have surgery. I think its the fear of never being able to have certain things ever agqain. Let me assure you you will be able to eat them again, but in reasonable quantities and on rare occasion. In fact right now I am struggling with the same issue as a post op. Lately I haven't been making good choices because I am always on the go and its easier to get something quick than cooking something healthy. I am trying to get back on track, but food haas always been a struggle or I wouldn't have needed surgery in the first place. Just remember its a journey not a destination You will be alright! Big hugs, Sara