Deidra

So first off I want to say Hi. I am a new member here and I have just recently started looking into getting a band. I am 24 years old 5'5 and 287lbs. I have struggled with weight issues my entire life it seems, and always end up on the loosing end. I first started weight watchers when I was 14 and I started at 167lbs and got down to 124lbs. That by far was the smallest I had ever been in my life. After having my child (he is now 4..turning 5 this September ) my weight went way out of control. So now I am to the breaking point and after re-trying WW and failing miserably I have decided to look up and research other options. My question is, can food addiction and eating disorders cause me to fail at lap band as well. I know I read several posts before I decided to post, but I am fairly sure I have a eating disorder by overeating. So I was wondering on the posts where people are saying they are not full, is it because they really arn't full, or is it because they have a eating addition as well? I eat when I know I should be full, by my brain just tells me I'm not. So i was just curious if anyone else has ever had to deal with a problem like mine and seen a specialist on eating disorders before having lap band surgery? I hope I made sense in this thread and didn't do a whole lot of rambling! Thanks for reading, Deidra

Well please share whatever information you find. I can't really bring my-self to going to a O.A either, lol. I will be going to see a specialist in eating disorders as soon as I can get an appointment (i am going to call tomorrow) and I guess I will update this thread with any information I find out. (: