How the heck is a person going to tell me that I am being very unrealistic about my weight loss goals and timeframes I set for myself? Telling me not to be surprised when it doesn't happen the way I want it to.

I said I will be my goal weight come August. That's 18.5lbs per month at this point. Not too bad... not outlandish either. It's attainable.

I know there will be fast and slow times. I expect that but I do not, I repeat, I do not like people putting stop signs in front of me.

If I can do it and it's possible then damnit I'm doing it. I don't need a Gastric Bypass patient telling me that it's not going to happen for me and it's just unrealistic.

Thanks for listening. Just had to vent for a hot NY second.

Through a little bit of research, there actually IS an obsessive-compulsive eating disorder. What it actually is would be obsessive compulsive disorder with the symptoms manifesting as eating/not eating versus compulsive handwashing or locking of doors or cleaning or a variety of other potential compulsions. Eating is the symptom rather than the disease itself. In fact, anorexia and bulemia can be obsessive compulsive disorders depending on how the symptoms manifest. If it interferes with your daily activities and crosses the line into obsession and you cannot stop yourself from engaging in the activities then it is compulsive. On the swing side, compulsive overeating is a well-documented eating disorder.

*The most common eating disorders are Anorexia, Bulimia, Compulsive Eating, and Binge Eating Disorder. (copied from psychotherapist.net regarding eating disorders)

Just my 2 cents.