yes I emotionally eat....

[aloudwhisper 176]

The truth is the light. I hope to be able to talk with more people that struggle with emotional eating.

[Motherinlaw69 1]

Hello,

I also am an emotional eater. This was very hard to say, but once I did there was a weight lifted of my shoulder. Then I decided to have weight loss surgery. I know the surgery will not stop the emotional eating. It is a matter of talking myself through the emotion now.

[aloudwhisper 176]

Its so hard to accept the things about us that we don't like. I think that taking the time to really know ourselves can help to reshape us into the people we deserve to be.

[divalushious 1]

I am also an emotional eater. My sleeve surgery is May 1st. I'm exited, nervous, so many emotions but always hungry. I know my life will change now, i'm happy about it, just afraid of going through it alone. Glad to see there are others like me.

[ForeverFat? 9]

Hello all,

I am new.

I got my lap band in 2010 and am down 60 lbs. Surgery weight was 340 and today I am 280ish. i Usually yoyo between 265-290. I am an emotional eater. I come from an upbringing that when things are good (i.e. there is money available) then we eat WELL as in A LOT. When things are not financially good, we didn't eat well.

I think I have trained my mind to believe that a full belly = stability and good things. It feels very weird to type this out, because I know that the condition of one's life is not determined by a full belly. it sounds completely nuts.

I just found out at the doctor that my lap band pouch has stretched, because I am stuffing myself with food I should not be eating. He had to unfill me to ease the inflammation. I am hungrier than ever.

I return on 6/13/14.

My back is hurting worse than ever. My asthma is worse than ever. I do not want this any longer.

My better half is loving and supporting. He just wants me to be happy. I have 2 great kids, a dog, and just got a graduate degree.

If I can just control my eating....If only....

[Sportgirl63 4]

I, too, am an emotional eater! Say what you want about WLS, but if you don't learn to control the emotional eating, WLS just isn't going to work. Not only am I an emotional eater, but I also have some pretty bad eating habits (snacking in front of the TV, eating on the go, snacking at my desk). I would bet most WLS patients have tried just about every diet known to man, hoping that "this is the one" that will change my life. I thought WLS would change my life. I thought it would force me to eat smaller portions. I thought I would get sick if I had things like pop, salty/fatty Snacks, sweet treats, etc. But, no, nothing has changed. I get up every morning thinking that today is a new day, one free of eating mistakes. I'm going to be strong, eat healthy, get some exercise. HA! Every night when I go to bed I'm thinking tomorrow is a new day, I'll do better tomorrow. One of these days, it's all going to sink in....I'm just hoping sooner than later.