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Food Has Always Been My Friend Preop And Nervous



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It's as the title says I'm nervous. My surgury is sept 19th. And I'm trying to talk myself out of it. I have always used food as a comfort. I've always told people I eat if I'm depressed and I eat if I'm happy. Stressed etc. I'm scared that I will have trouble dealing with issues in life if I can't turn to food. Addiction runs on my mothers side of the family. I've never smoked drank or did drugs and do ever seeing me do it but without food there I'm not sure how things will go. When my mother passed away I gained almost 75lbs. I know if I don't do something I'm going to die at a young age. But I'm really scared of never getting the same comfort I have for years. I've lost 27lbs on my pre op so far and 12lbs before that I was at a peak of 352lbs at 5'10" I'm now 315lbs. And feel better and know I'll feel even better if I lose more. But I'm really scared of life after surgury. Has anyone been through this?

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Help is available through counselors, etc. I was a little afraid of the same thing. I am 1 week post op and this is the best gift I ever gave myself. Really the hunger is all in my head and looking in the mirror is much more satisfying than anything I can put in my mouth.

You are young, change your life now. I wish I had done it 30 years ago!

Good luck.

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I've been going to a counselor for about 6 month but I'm getting close and I guess scared as well. Thanks for the encouragement.

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Six months is not a long time when you think about how long you have felt 'food love'...If you feel like the counselor isn't getting anywhere, choose another. Its normal to get scared, its a scarey thing but it is being done many times each day and reading through the posts, most are rocking their sleeves! I got mine after my daughter lost here 100 lbs!

YOU GOT THIS!

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