Question:
I am almost 4 months post-op and down over 100lbs and I am very proud

of myself..but I am realizing that I havent lost my eating habits from before. I thought this surgery would fix my need to overat complusively but it hasnt and I am so scared that I am screwing this up..when you have been a complulsive eater for 20 years like myself even with this surgery its hard to stop..Did anyone else have this fear..It seems like I have been eating so much lately, Can anyone give me some advice?    — tylerswife (posted on May 13, 2002)

May 13, 2002
It depends if you are eating because you are hungry or if you are eating because you are trying to fill another void(head hunger). If you are truely hungry, up the protein. If it is head hunger, that is an entirely different story. You'll have to do some soul searching and figure out what it is that is making you want to eat compulsively. I know that when I am stressed out or upset about something, that monster wants to rear his ugly head. That is when I will find something to do with my hands or even leave the house if I have to. Anything until it passes. Exercising helps at those times for me. Give it a try.
   — livnliter

May 13, 2002
Rebecca, I am 4.5 months out and I realized that I wanted food for comfort and that compulsive eating was trying to sneak its way back into my life. I made an appointment to see a therapist - someone who specializes in eating disorders. It was the hardest phone call I ever made, but I've had 2 appointments with her already and I feel a huge weight lifted from my shoulders already. She's helped me to see some of my behavior and the reasoning behind it. As my therapist put it "You've dealt with stress and anxiety with food and now someone has taken that away from you...Of course you're feeling bad!" The wisest words I've ever heard. get yourself to a therapist NOW!! Good Luck!!!
   — Pamela P.