Sorry for all the typos!! Touch screen tablets are not my friends lol

I totally understand you. It is like I have a devil and and angel and they keeping fighting with themselves. I wish they would just stop.

That is it exactly! At least I know I'm not alone. I hope that angel and devil make nice one day lol

I have been struggling with the same issue... constantly fighting with myself because I still crave foods I shouldn't have and want to eat when I am bored, or stressed or anxious about something. I have to keep reminding myself that this is a learning process... the surgery helps keep me from "over doing it" when i eat, but I still have to do the mental work to be sure I am eating what I should, when I should and not any other time. I ordered a book online (through Amazon) called "Emotional First Aid after surgical weight loss" and I am waiting for it to come. It was recommended to me by a friend who had the surgery a year and a half ago.

Maybe something like that might help for you ? Hang in there.

I know what you are talking about.. I hope you Can stop fighting this demon soon!

Absolutely!!

Have you tried reading any of Geneen Roth's books on emotional eating? They helped me understand what was happening and how to start dealing with it (I don't think we are ever "cured").

JJ

Thanks JJ i just requested some of her books from the Library :) I am not a compulsive eater so to speak but i eat when i get really bored although lately i have tried not to do that. You always have such great suggestions for books and i truly appreciate it.

I will have to look into that at tax return time and buy some books! Thank you all for the suggestions :)

Oh, yes. I used to eat rather than rest when I was tired or stressed. I ate when I was low or lonely.

I'm two years PO now, and I've gained 10 lb. from stress eating. I'm working on getting back in gear and taking it off again.

The hardest part of this GBS journey is not the surgery, it's learning new ways of dealing with our emotions. For me, that means allowing myself to be aware of my emotions as they are occurring rather than stuffing them.

Hang in there. You will get better at this the more you work it. It's a learning curve, but at some point, it becomes second nature. :)

check with your Library to see if they have the books its cheaper and if it turns out something you want in your library then buy it.

These books are wonderful for helping with emotional eating.
A course for weight loss
Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
When Food is Food and Love is Love.
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating. She has others too.
Excuse be Gone how to change lifelong self defeating thinking habits by Wayne Dyer
Losing your pounds of pain, breaking the link between abuse, stress, and overeating by Doreen Virtue
Constant Craving
What your food cravings mean and how to overcome them.