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The substance is at least partly the issue because the substance is doing something to alter your brain's chemistry. Sugar is shown to be almost as addictive as heroin. There is a reason that heroin is sometimes cut down with table sugar.

My feeling is that I'm a recovering food addict. My addiction is to food and it will not go away. Each day I have to make the choice to not let food run my life. In the past my world was centered on food. Going out to eat 3-4 times a week, getting together with friends at restaurants, looking to eat that next dish I saw on the food network. Today my focus is on my health. The main reason for my WLS was due to all of my medical conditions and the amount of medications that I was taking to control them. Eventually, the medications would have caused me to have liver and kidney problems and the underlying problems would only progressively get worse. WLS has given me a jump start to better health. I know that eventually I must make the changes needed so that I don't let my food addiction take over take my life again. I'm trying each and every day by trusting in the process, trusting in me and most of all taking it one day at a time. If I break up my recovery by a single day I seem to manage it well. I don't want to overeat one day and say I'll make it up tomorrow. My mindset has to be that I need to stay in the parameters set for the day and to reach that goal. 80 plus of proteins, 64 ounces of water, 30 or less of carbs, 1,200 or less calories. To do this I stay pretty much regimented as to what I eat. I don't stray off the plan and I don't experiment much. As I said in the past I'm the guy who can't just have one so I decided on taking none. I go on multiple WLS forums to get the expertise of the those who have succeeded over the long run. I don't look at how others have failed since I have many ways myself to fail. I need to see what others have done right and try to incoroporate those things for long term success. So, you're right to say that there are similarities to others who are addicted to other things.

Congratulations on your surgery and progress thus far. Many people find it difficult to meet their daily fluid and protein requirements. This is because there bodies are in a major heal mode. Just keep working towards those goals and at the end of the first month you should be there.

Just go do it and bring home lots of leftovers! And don't let him make you sit on the floor at his feet. You'll have a blast!

Hi! One week post op, still clear liquids, my doctor had advised me to sip up to 4oz every 20-30minutes. She said that in total, I should be getting 64oz for the day. I know I was below that. I hope this helps and congrats!

Yes I felt the same way. Sending you courage. Have faith everything will be ok. See if they will give you a Valium prior to them wheeling you into surgery. I had Valium and it really relaxed me. I too was terrified. Sent from my Nexus 5 using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm 6 weeks and 3 days out. Here is what my lunch was today (and you're damn straight I ate the crackers that came with it). I can only eat about 3-3.5oz at a time, so am eating about 4-5 meals a day totaling about 750-850 calls per day.

So I had my 6 months check up at the hospital on Thursday, 1 day before 7 months. I saw my surgeon who could not be more thrilled with me. I have lost 82% of my excess weight. (which is a little strange as I have lost 91% of what will give me a normal BMI) They don't want me to loose too much more weight as I'll start to look sickly. They don't think I'll need any plastics, as I don't have an over hang and my blood results are great (the doctor at my support group will probably disagree. All my values are within range, but some are in the lower end, and since she is a specialist on supplements for bariatrics, she prefers us in the upper range). They also have a score that they calculate, that I don't remember, but it was very high, and she called me a success case. I don't go back until my 1 year check up. (I'll just have blood drawn in 3 months and show my support group doctor) They were actually fully booked for the BIA test, but the surgeon wanted med to have one, so she called and asked if they could fit me in, and they could. They are done by the nutritionist. She was also very impressed when she saw me, and after the test she could not be happier. I have the values for all 3 tests (1 month pre op, 6 weeks post op and 7 months post op) I managed to gain another 4 lbs before starting my pre op diet, so it wasn't at my very highest. The only negative thing was my phase angle. It has dropped. It's a measurement that shows how well your muscles are getting nutrition. That along with my total protein (from the blood test) she wants me to eat more, and get more protein. Other than that, everything was great and she was so impressed, especially how much muscles I still have. All the working out and walking has helped tremendously. I have included pictures from about 6 months and 7 months post up. It's only like 5 lbs between the pictures, but I see several changes.

That's a scare! I'm jealous that you were awake after surgery! I could not wake up. Except to dry heave!

I have a 2 day clear liquid diet and surgery on Monday. TOMORROW!!!!!!! As said previously, all surgeons are different. I asked mine why his was shorter and he said in lower BMI patients he doesn't see a difference in a long vs short liquid phase so the shorter is adequate to shrink the liver.