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My name is Jeannette, and I got the gastric sleeve on 8/21/13. Having some problems with low blood pressure (likely hydration issues) but weight loss is trucking along. I'm a single mother of two small girls, ages 3 & 7. I'm having a hard time with my emotions though, never really realized just how much I depended on food to make me "feel better"--I totally used it as a crutch, was an emotional eater, and am now a big mess. I don't know that I have a big story (or at least one that I can type quick) but basically, was 278, insurance paid for my surgery, and I didn't have to fight that thank God. I did have to do 6 months of the Kaiser protocol with their nutritionist etc. I just decided, especially with the girls that enough was enough--my insides didn't match my outsides--inside was a sexy beast waiting to be free, the outside was a scared fat girl who was punishing herself for a life of poor choices by eating herself to death. I didn't have high blood pressure or diabetes, was generally fat and "healthy". But wow, these emotions are something else. Can't wait to meet folks who have been there and "done that." Thanks for having me!

This is exactly why I'm here. So glad I decided to find some online support. As you can tell, I'm totally new. First post ever. But the raw emotions have me pretty freaked out. I never realized just HOW dependent I was on food for my emotions, and BAM. Now that I'm not eating like that, I'm faced with dealing with everything with no crutch. Feel like I've given up everything I found pleasure in, my coffee, soda, food, carbonation in general (can't even have that beer). ARG.