VSG Maintenance Group
Question for all the Veteran Maintainers
For those of you who were emotional eaters, how the heck did you learn to handle your feelings (both good and bad) when you can no longer use food to cope with them??
I knew this was an aspect of the surgery but it's the first time it's really ht me hard. Nothing seems to be helping - journaling, etc.
I need a little help.
Thanks!
Lisa
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson
Lizanne
There is no sense in saying that the sleeve will not let you eat when you feel emotional . I can still eat candy, chips, all sorts of junk food. I have to have some willpower here too, cause if I see the scale creep up, I freak out. The sleeve does not do all the work.
hope you find some ways to address this. D
a very good post, Diane, the further out I get the more it is about LIFE and not about eating. do you mind sharing what you changed your work to? I am looking for a change, for sure!
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