Psychological Journey.... Looking for honest answers

I have been researching the WLS journey and came accross a book written by Ranesa McNally, LCSW-C titled, Gastric Bypass Surgery: The Psychological Journey and want to ask you guys something. In her book she discusses self exploration..."Do I know myself? Do I know if I eat out of emotion, not our of hunger? Is food my best friend or worst enemy? Do I know those foods I can refrain from and can I do it long term? No sugar, no carbs, no or low fat? Am I aware that some foods I will not be able to eat again because I will be ill or won't be able to digest them? Do I know the consequences of "a bit too much?" Do I currently have a bad habit of just not thinking about what I put into my mouth as a result have become a mindless eater? Do I take the time to enjoy my food? Do I have a food addiction? Do I eat in secret? Do I binge eat? Do I feel excessive guilt if I eat a "bad" food? Do I have an obsession with the scale? Do I know how to do this forever? (p.6-7, McNally). This list is not all inclusive. She talks about being painfully honest in answering and exploring the self. So, I guess what I am trying to ask is, how many of you did this self exploration and really worked on these issues and for those that haven't how are you doing post op? How many of you answered yes to at least one? How do you work through this? This is what I know about me- I am a mindless eater, I am an emotional eater, I am obsessed with food. I know what I should do to change this and fix this, but I don't... why? Also, My 'weight' story is yo-yo diet childhood. Everytime I get going good on the weight loss I 1-cheat and fall off bandwagon 2- get sick and comfort self with bad foods. 3- everytime I receive compliments I seem to fall backwards. I know I am hiding behind the fat. So, this is my psychological journey thus far. I really want this journey to be sucessful, I am doing my research, I attend support groups and my first appointment is Jan 29th. I am thinking, if I can't loose weight on my own, what makes me think I will be able to do it with the surgery? That is one side of my thinking. The other is I will have an extra tool. Any advice?????? Or do I sound totally insane?????

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