Congrats Cat28! This is going to be an amazing journey. I am 4 days post-op and feeling good.

I use to say that I was not an "emotional eater." It wasn't until I really examined my behavior that I realized that was false. I didn't eat gallons of ice cream, or 5 candy bars at a time, but at the slightest stressful moment, I would find myself eating.

I come from a huge family and everything we do centers around food. Food is our recreation. I am sure this new way of life will not be easy, but I am grateful for the change and looking forward to the new me!

I wish you the best!

Thank you. Yes, my family eats for recreation as well. The highlight of our day sometimes is going out to eat and getting coffee afterwards. Tonight was a bit of a challenge. Eat out for the first time since the change and stayed with the not drinking while eating thing. I also had grilled chicken and salad as opposed to a giant buritto. I had two cups of hot tea later at home when I started craving a latte. Just got scheduled for all of my pre-op appointments today and feeling nervous about the next few months. A good nervous..