I am 8 months post op...and weight wise ...I am doing good...Problem is that I think about lunch...even while I am eating breakfast....and so on and so on thru out the day....In the past before surgery, I was always hungary...The hunger would just never seem to go away...But the more I would eat...the worse I felt...Then the next day would start...and I would think about trying to NOT think about food...And the hunger would set in...Didn't matter how much I ate ...It didn't fill me up....I am 5'1" tall and at my worst...I was 260...Well, I finally had the surgery last year in October...And at first...I was mostly sick ...and couldn't eat much more than a few bites....Things seemed to get better after the first 3 months....I don't mean to ramble...point is ...I have a problem with food...and If I don't get a handle on it real soon...I could end up gaining all of my weight back....Just today found out that I need to get rid of dairy...and glutten from my diet....And I am diabetic so they want me to have very little carbs....I need to get over this and do not know when to start...My relationship with food is going to drive me NUTS! If anyone has any advise....PLEASE share it with me...Thanks!
My Relationship with food ......
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TwoMas
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Hi K Taylor, Welcome. It sounds like you are in a place that you don't want to be in and I can really relate to that. What I did was start seeing a councilr, I suggest you make a call to your doctor ASAP and discuss what you are going through and get a referal, your WLS doctors have helped others like us before so they should know someone in your area. Also go to as many support groups as you can go to so you can talk with other folks that are going through the same thing, they can be a great asset for us, I still like to go, at my last one I admitted I was getting hooked on surgar free icecream and I had to stop or cut back. I thought I was sgoing nuts about a year ago because I developed an isatiable thirst for alcohol and could not stop, before WLS I woas a regular drinker but I had some control, about 1 and a half years out I lost all that, I know they are different addictions but they both trigger endorphans in the brain that make us feel good. So don't be afraid to ask for help, remeber that is one reason we chose to have WLS because we could not do this on our own, it is only a tool and sometimes we need help learning how to use it. Please come back and let us know how you are doing, we are all here to help and support each other. 
Tom
Tom
Pat99
Member
K-Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your weight loss, GREAT JOB!!!
Tom summed things up nicely and I agree that professional counseling is in order. Maybe during your psyc evaluation this issue was discussed or at least identified as being a potential problem after surgery. In any event please make arrangements to at least have a consult with a counselor so you can get a handle on things before they get out of control. Afterall, you have worked so very hard to lose the weight that you have and don't need this ghost in your closet. Good luck to you and make sure to come back to the forum to let us know how you are doing.
Tom summed things up nicely and I agree that professional counseling is in order. Maybe during your psyc evaluation this issue was discussed or at least identified as being a potential problem after surgery. In any event please make arrangements to at least have a consult with a counselor so you can get a handle on things before they get out of control. Afterall, you have worked so very hard to lose the weight that you have and don't need this ghost in your closet. Good luck to you and make sure to come back to the forum to let us know how you are doing.