Hi
@docknits. Im now at almost 7 weeks post op and im having trouble with controlling my urge to try new foods. I k ow its normally but its things that have no nutritional value. #ugh
Im not craving.. The urges are trying food i haven't eaten in more than 2 months
I think docknits was responding appropriately to these posts of yours. It sounds like you want to eat junk food "that have no nutritional value," and that is definitely a craving, IMO. And your "urges" are definitely mentally driven, because you can eat nutritious foods.
But more to the point, most of us could use a therapist (or at least a support group like this one) because it's not about actual hunger, but a strong craving for sugars or fats or whatever you're probably not eating because you're trying to be healthy. That doesn't reflect negatively on any of us, because we took the big step of getting surgery after not being able to control these urges, and we became obese.
I feel your pain because I went through agony after surgery, even though I was losing weight like crazy. I totally missed eating anything I wanted to eat and having to weigh and measure and all that. In my case, as I lost weight, I was constantly berating myself for getting fat in the first place because I was thin and had a fabulous wardrobe and drooling men in my wake before I turned to food to be my best friend.
The disease that leads us to obesity is very much like alcoholism, and it's not unreasonable to look for a therapist for help, as well as a support group. I mean, you can't tell your friends all the things you're feeling. That's not what they're there for.
I hope you're feeling better by the day. It seems to take so much time, especially if you've been overweight for a long time and don't have any "skinny" clothes in your closet. And we don't generally acknowledge that it took a long time to gain all the weight, so it seems contrary that it takes so much time to lose one or two pounds. We need a lot of help and love, or at least validation that we've done a brave thing and have turned our lives around.
So, seriously, I hope you're feeling better and I hope this group is helping. We're all here for you. Is there anything we can say that could help you with your urges to eat food that's not good for you?