The Opportunity Cost Of Weight Loss Surgery

[CJ_Redux 137]

Excellent piece Carla. Prior to surgery I only thought about all of the good results that WLS would bring. I had never even thought about the intense food mourning that I would experience - and am still experiencing now. Anyone who says that WLS is an easy way out is wayyyyy wrong. They have no idea! This is by far the hardest thing I have done in my entire life.

CLK thank you so much for this post - and all of your posts for that matter. You give me hope!

Good luck to everyone!

Ditto!

[Bypassjourney 88]

I was really struggling with that food "break up". I go to a psychologist and for me personally, it has helped a lot. He compared my relationship with food to a previous unhealthy relationship I had in my marriage. I would say I was fed up with him and would want to seperate, only for me to get sad a few days later and feel like I couldn't live without him. The same with a diet. I would get fed up with my food addiction and vow to break up with it. Only to get sad later and reconcile with my unhealthy eating.

He ended up leaving for someone else. At first I was completely devastated. But as time went on and I started to heal emotionally, I could see just how very toxic that relationship had been and I probably would have kept going back had he not found someone else. I relate this to how now that I have had surgery, my break up is final. I am facing some long buried emotions and it isn't always easy. But the weight of the world is literally being lifted off my shoulders both physically and mentally.

Carla, your post was great and something we can all identify with. Thanks for taking the time to post.

[Laceyloveland 21]

Great posts! I am pre op and have been asking myself the same questions. I'm going to go to counseling, just for that reason. I'm hoping I will learn to like exercise, and that will fill the void. What did you all do to fill the "food void" in your life, if anything? Really appreciate some help!