Question:
Eating Out of Control- Need Someone to talk With

I'm scared, need to chat with someone that can help me get back on track My surgery was july 2001 and I can't seen to stop eating again.    — Bonnie L. (posted on July 18, 2003)

July 18, 2003
I feel the same way! I am 10mo post-op and I have been eating alot this past month, I feel like im failing. I even eat things that I know will make me dump. The only thing I can do is wake up and try to start over again. I do good during the day, but at night I munch non stop. I try to work out or do things to keep me busy, but the food just calls my name. I feel like im out of control, but at the same time im so enjoying the food again. I hope you can beat the food, im going to keep trying. I did'nt go through all this for nothing:o) Good luck to you hun!
   — Sandy M.

July 18, 2003
Bonnie, I can certainly relate to what your feeling and going through.. I find myself sometimes eating non stop through out the day and so the next day i try to get back on track... just because we spend a day being naughty dosnt mean we are failures..they operated on our tummys not our brains..dont beat your self up over this just remember if that scales goes up we must use our tool and make it go back down..good luck to you...
   — Deanna Wise

July 18, 2003
like the other poster, i too can hear the food calling my name. i sometimes feel so crazy just thinking about eating something i'm not supposed to, that i will go ahead and eat it so it will be gone and i won't have to think about it....but that is the dumbest idea because i always feel guilty after i have eaten it...strangelol. the best advise i can give is when you have that "i gotta eat something" feeling , is to think about the worst single moment you had being MO. keep thinking of that image and hopefully it will help with the willpower. good luck to you.
   — franbvan

July 18, 2003
I am in the same boat...and scared also!!! I am 2-1/2 years post op RNY open. I do not weigh as I am still in the state of avoiding the scale. Went to the doc two weeks ago and as I shut my eyes I told them do NOT tell me what it is. But, I am very scared and worried about obsession with food. I hope you hear from someone soon so I can see what they have to say for you. Good luck (to all of us)!
   — Betty Todd

July 18, 2003
are you a member of [email protected], if not give it a try. It is for people at least 1 year post op. Ther is an ongoing discussion of post op hunger, which I find very helpful.
   — faybay