A comment and a question.

Hi All, I'm almost 4 years post op and have experienced WONDERFUL success following WLS. My life has changed tremendously and now WLS is my full time career. Still, as many of you understand, I am plagued with grazing demons. I experienced a 15 pound regain over a year ago and have held steady since then but would love to lose these 15 pesky pounds. I thought I made poor food choices because I simply had a love affair with food. And it's no doubt - I DO HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR WITH FOOD. But, I also believe there are other issues as well. Issues I've chosen to ignore or stuff so far down inside that I'll never know what they were. Still, I can't understand why, when I've enjoyed so much being "normal" again why I can't find the willpower or determination to drop those 15 pounds. What's up with that? I know I need to exercise more - I know I need to cut out carbs - I KNOW everything I need to do. I just don't know why I don't do it. I have started seeing a counselor and have had 2 sessions. I can't say after only 2 sessions that I'm sure of how helpful it will be. However, I'm convinced that postoperative therapy is vital for some people to achieve long term success. We tell people "We're operating on your stomach and not your brain" but we don't offer them a good solution for this. I doubt if new post ops experience as much of a problem with this but I think it's probably the most overlooked component of a good WLS program for long term patients. What do you think? Have you had therapy or counseling? Did it help you? What did you discover about yourself? So far I've only discovered that I'm a control freak (like I didn't already know that - ha ha) Thanks much!

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