Eating compulsion...

staramorcita · May 3, 2005

I know many of you eat emotionally. After banding, did the compulsion to eat still come over you, though physically you couldn't accomodate it? How did you deal with that? What did you learn?

DeLarla · May 3, 2005

Boy oh boy oh boy... yes. I'm still suffering horribly with the compusion to eat, even after a year. I'm not sure what to do about it. I realize I should be going to Overeater's Anonymous meetings (which have helped in the past) but my allergies & sinuses keep me in constant headaches, so I don't feel like going anywhere after work.

I keep a list of Banded friends' phone numbers, and I spend a lot of time clucking on the phone with them. Once I asked for appointments to keep me busy every day of the week, and that seemed to work. As long as there's a phone in my mouth I can't eat.

My problem is that I've always been a night time eater. My band is tight in the morning, so I can't eat much during the day. But my band opens up at night, so I can get quite a bit of junk in. Yesterday I quit my "newly developed" Pepsi at 3:00 p.m. habit. Today I'm going to try no sugar... none. I was much better last night, but I still ate chips & cake even after a bowl of fresh fruit. One day at a time... there's always tonight to try again.