newbie here- question about food addiction and lap-band

[itsme 0]

hello everybody!

I am looking into this surgery. I am morbidly obese, due to my food addiction. I do not have obese relatives, or slow metabolism. I am addicted to eating- alot! I have been food addicted for 20 yrs now. (i'm almost 40). I have tried therapy, group support, weight loss groups, etc etc- with no results-- because i can not control my urges to overeat.

my questsion is- does lap-bad surgery help with this crazy overeating compulsion??? i am afraid the surgery will not help me because my eating has nothing to do with "feeling hungry". actually i almost never feel true physical hunger. but i want to pig out all the time.

any replies would be very much appreciated!

congratulations to all of you who are getting healthier!

itsme

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I suspect that is the case for most of us as well. That's why we got a band.

In my case, I'm a recovering fast food junkie.

[transformer 1]

Welcome!

I can say that with proper restriction, food no longer runs my life (which is a major miracle)! Do lots of research before making your final decision since not everyone experiences the same positive results I've been blessed with so far!

Good luck!!!!!

[DonHoll1 0]

Once you reach the right restriction ( three fills for me) You really can not overeat on solid foods. You can however eat around the band on soft junk, ice cream, candy, ect. The band does help control my appetite a good deal though, so it is pretty easy for me to stay away from junk. Donna

[wsb 0]

I no longer live to eat, I eat to live, and have to remind myself at times I need to eat.

[footballmom104 0]

Itsme, I can totally relate. I've started my six-month pre-op medically supervised diet and am starting to get very anxious about the "food addiction" part of my problem. I really hope the band will help me get to the place where I no longer live to eat -

[juliegeraci 7]

My relationship with food has completely changed. Because I can't consume as much I choose very wise food choices now. I no longer want junk because I need to keep my energy high with good lean Proteins and good nutrition. Hopefully that will be the same for you too. Good luck.